{"id":10025,"date":"2018-01-25T13:59:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T13:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=10025"},"modified":"2018-01-25T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T14:03:28","slug":"public-safety-agencies-come-together-for-ncdot-drone-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/north-carolina\/public-safety-agencies-come-together-for-ncdot-drone-workshop\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Public Safety Agencies Come Together for NCDOT Drone Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10028\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10028\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/NC-Public-meetings-drones-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"Drones are capable of delivering emergency equipment, such as this walkie-talkie, to victims that can't otherwise be reached. \" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NC-Public-meetings-drones-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NC-Public-meetings-drones-1024x550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NC-Public-meetings-drones.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><em>Drones are capable of delivering emergency equipment, such as this walkie-talkie, to victims that can&#8217;t otherwise be reached.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Law enforcement, fire fighters and EMS across North Carolina have already started using drones to save lives.\u00c2\u00a0 The N.C. Department of Transportation wants to bring various agencies together to share how this emerging technology can be included in their operations.<\/p>\n<p>A capacity crowd of more than 150 police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders was on hand Wednesday as NCDOT\u2019s Division of Aviation Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS, or drones) Program Office hosted a free workshop for public safety agencies that have already, or would like to soon, incorporate drones into their operations.\u00c2\u00a0 It was held at the Gaston County Citizens Resource Center in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>The program included scenario-based live flight demonstrations, such as a hostage situation and missing person, as well as a panel discussion of current regulations and presentations from agencies that have already been using drones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrones are another tool that public safety agencies can have in their tool belt to help make their operations safer and more efficient,\u201d said Basil Yap, UAS Program Manager for NCDOT.\u00c2\u00a0 \u201cAttendees of our workshop should now have a better understanding of the possible applications for drone technology, and what it takes to effectively implement drones into their operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NCDOT uses these free workshops to show how safe this emerging technology can be, and to encourage businesses and government entities to explore how drones can be beneficial to their activities.<\/p>\n<p>This was the fifth drone workshop NCDOT has hosted across the state since 2017, and the first of the new year.\u00c2\u00a0 The next one will take place over two days in Nags Head in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Law enforcement, fire fighters and EMS across North Carolina have already started using drones to save lives.\u00c2\u00a0 The N.C. Department of Transportation wants to bring various agencies together to share how this emerging technology can be included in their operations. 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