A drone as first responder program sends an unmanned aircraft to an emergency call ahead of ground units, so dispatchers can see the scene before anyone arrives. The concept is easy to state, but the vocabulary around it is not. DFR, dock-based DFR, remote operations and automated ...Learn More

Rural and small agencies often cover huge areas with few people, which makes drones as first responders especially interesting. When the nearest deputy may be many minutes away, an aircraft that reaches a scene first can show dispatchers what is happening and where help is most ...Learn More