{"id":17993,"date":"2021-03-16T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=17993"},"modified":"2021-03-16T12:48:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T12:48:05","slug":"kansas-state-polytechnic-to-host-free-webinar-on-uas-ops-in-public-safety-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/kansas\/kansas-state-polytechnic-to-host-free-webinar-on-uas-ops-in-public-safety-organizations\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Kansas State Polytechnic to Host Free Webinar on UAS Ops in Public Safety Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Public safety agencies are one of the fastest-growing\nadopters of unmanned aircraft systems technology. Utilizing UAS provides\nopportunities and advantages to law enforcement officers, firefighters and\nemergency management personnel, but knowing where to start in developing a UAS\noperation can be complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kansas State Polytechnic is offering a free webinar and live\nquestion and answer session from noon to 1 p.m. CDT Thursday, April 15, to\nprovide guidance to public safety and emergency management organizations on how\nto start a UAS operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The free webinar will cover identifying a need, budgeting,\ntechnology decisions, training and legal considerations. Law enforcement\nofficials currently managing a UAS operation will also join the webinar to\ndiscuss lessons learned, including how to gain leadership and community buy-in,\nand identifying funding sources. Kansas State Polytechnic UAS experts will be\navailable to answer questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The webinar is free, but <a href=\"https:\/\/polytechnic.k-state.edu\/research-training\/applied-aviation-research-center\/training\/public-safety-operation\/\">registration<\/a> is required by noon CDT Friday, April 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;K-State Polytechnic strives to support fire, law\nenforcement and emergency management professionals and their use of UAS,&#8221;\nsaid Kurt Carraway, UAS department head and UAS executive director of the\nK-State Polytechnic Applied Aviation Research Center. &#8220;In 2018 we launched\nour UAS Law Enforcement training course. In 2019, we began to offer first\nresponder scholarships to our sUAS Commercial Remote Pilot training. And in\n2020, we released our UAS Fire and HAZMAT Response training. We recognize the\nimportant role UAS plays in public safety and want to support organizations in\nembracing UAS.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kansas State Polytechnic is a nationally recognized expert\nin the UAS industry and has been part of numerous research projects advising\nrules and regulations in the industry. In addition to two nationally ranked UAS\nbachelor&#8217;s degrees, K-State Polytechnic provides numerous UAS training\nopportunities. Nearly 40% of training attendees with Kansas State Polytechnic\nare professionals in law enforcement, fire and emergency management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact K-State Polytechnic Professional Education and\nOutreach with questions at <a href=\"mailto:profed@k-state.edu\">profed@k-state.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public safety agencies are one of the fastest-growing adopters of unmanned aircraft systems technology. Utilizing UAS provides opportunities and advantages to law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency management personnel, but knowing where to start in developing a UAS operation can be complicated. 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