Drones a game changer for US emergency responders


  • TECH
  • Friday, 27 Sep 2019

The new FLIR C360 Muve gas detector is seen on a DJI Matrice 210 drone, during a demonstration at the Los Angeles Fire Department ahead of DJI's AirWorks conference in Los Angeles, California. Drones are proving to be a game changer for emergency responders who are increasingly using the technology to spot fires, detect toxic gas or to locate missing people or suspects, experts say. — Photos: AFP

LOS ANGELES: Drones are proving to be a game changer for US emergency responders who are increasingly using the technology to spot fires, detect toxic gas or to locate missing people or suspects, experts say.

"Where we cannot go, we will now be putting an unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Where we can't see, we can now put a UAS," Richard Fields, battalion chief with the Los Angeles Fire Department, told AFP at a conference on drones this week in Los Angeles.

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