Public Safety
UAV Benefits
- Provide quick response to emergency situations
- Maintain surveillance from a safe distance
- Improve efficiency during search and rescue or man-hunt missions
- Identify hot spots in fires
- Assist in hazardous materials situations
UAV Challenges
- Finding public funding for emergency equipment
- Developing licensing and training opportunities to meet FAA requirements
- Case law is very new for UAV usage
Public Safety Examples
![Thermal image cameras for searching, image at night](_media/thermal-image.jpg)
Search and rescue or manhunt missions
Finding people in an emergency situation can be difficult, especially at night. This picture...
![Image of a building taken at night (Thermal image cameras)](_media/observing-persons-thermal.jpg)
Police surveillance
Drones allow a police officer to operate in a safer environment by observing persons of interest...
![Image of a railroad](_media/railroad.jpg)
Railroad safety
As part of Fred Whitford’s new railroad safety topic, presented at field days and to Purdue...
![Image of a collage of several images inside a building](_media/collage-images.jpg)
Building clearing
Police officers can use a drone to look for people inside a building in active shooter or hostage...
![Image of a fire in the forest, picture taken from above](_media/nature-image.jpg)
Fire hot spots
Fire departments and public safety professionals can use a drone with a thermal camera to see hot...