Flying High: shaping the future of drones in UK cities
Supporting the fire and rescue service in Bradford Using drones as a rapid response to fires •
Fast observation drones can reach the scene quicker than the emergency services
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Emergency services can get aerial imagery of the scene and improve their response
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Drone imagery can also be used to manage and inform firefighters’ response to the fire’s evolution in real time
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We find this use case is both technically and economically feasible
This use case focuses on emergency response drones for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service. Drones would provide high-quality information to support mission planners and controllers to direct resources when the alarm has been raised, arriving on the scene faster than is currently possible and helping staff plan an appropriate response for the seriousness of the incident.
A fire is detected (1) and the drone (2) rapidly gets eyes on the scene. It feeds back live information such as video and thermal imaging (3) to incident controllers and firefighters.
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