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Briefing
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- Police and Fire Department Drone Use – Police and fire departments in Connecticut exploring drone use in performing functions, such as daily operations, search and rescue, and emergency response
- Cost-Efficient Option – Helicopter and search and rescue dogs cost $6,000 per hour, while drone with thermal heat-sensing camera costs $20,000 as one-time expense, with some options only at $800 to $1,400
- Drone Benefits – Include collecting information from fire scene, locating firefighters, surveilling hotspots, targeting camera on points-of-interest, reading license plates, and monitoring hazardous materials
- Federal Laws on Drones – U.S. Federal Aviation Administration rules treat emergency response officials as commercial drone operators, banning flights before dawn
- Sales Demonstrations – Government drone distributor Drone USA targeting Connecticut and New Jersey, demonstrated quadcopter and airplane-type drones to police departments in Connecticut summer of 2017
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Accelerator
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Business Model and Practices
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Sector
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Government (excluding military), Military and Security
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Organization
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Danbury Fire Department, Drone USA, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Westport Police Department
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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January 6, 2018
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