I of course have been writing about drones for years. Just recently I had the opportunity to interview Brandon McDonald who owns and operates a more sophisticated drone about how they work and what some of the operational parameters are for his particular quad-copter. Check out DZTV: Drones for a 30-minute program on the topic.
There are myriad ways that drones, also called UAV or UAS, can provide a public benefit to emergency management and first responder programs. This program also touches on a few of those potential uses.
With all the negative publicity that surrounds drones, we also need to get the message out about how they provide a tremendous public benefit.
Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.
