DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,
March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Rescue teams can find themselves having to face fires, but
also emergency situations involving hazardous materials (Hazmats),
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE)
substances. These incidents are more frequent than expected: the US
Department of Transportation published a Hazmat Intelligence
Report, denouncing almost 17 000 incidents in the US in only one
year, which means on average 46 incidents every day.
First responders can benefit greatly from using DJI
drones in emergency situations: they offer an invaluable
chance to tackle problems efficiently but at the same time maintain
safety. In fact, they can attach to the drones equipment such as
video cameras, thermal cameras and other payloads that help detect
hazardous materials and send data in real-time. This enables
operators to assess a hazmat situation before exposing themselves
to a potentially highly dangerous zone.
"For us to be able to get in the situation in just a few minutes
and determine what type of hazard this is, if this is something
that is going to blow up or something that's going to poison
people, it tells us which direction to take the incident,"
explained Chris Gould, Battalion
Chief of Southern Manatee Fire Rescue and the county's Hazard
Materials Team Coordinator. During a recent hazmat drill, his team
utilized DJI's trusted Inspire 1 platform and newly released
DJI Matrice 210 with thermal (XT2) and zoom (Z30) cameras.
Battalion Chief Gould has seen drone technology help his team in
multiple ways.
Drone fleets can drastically reduce the time needed to complete
tasks. This is extremely valuable, especially when saving time
could mean saving lives. By using drones on-site, responders are
able to identify problems, confirm or deny questionable intel, and
determine the most appropriate actions to take with maximum
accuracy.
Using DJI drones to aid in emergency response also notably cuts
down costs, not only thanks to quicker interventions, but also by
allowing to reduce usage of costly single-use apparatus such as
hazmat suits.
The SMFR Hazmat team chose to use the DJI Zenmuse XT2 and
DJI Zenmuse 30 cameras on the M210 drone platform, a
combination that provided accurate information while enabling
intelligent decision making through added machine intelligence
features. The DJI XT2 flaunts a thermal sensor and 4K visual camera, which allows users to quickly
interpret data from the visual image overlaid on the thermal data
stream. This means the crew can identify the substance in a tank or
locate a lost person by simply analyzing the images recorded by the
drone.
Using drones also allows a bird's eye view of the site,
allowing the incident commander to continually reassess any
additional hazards that may develop during or after crews entered
the hot zone.
AirWorks, DJI official dealer in Dubai, offers rescue teams its consulting
services and enterprise products to find the best drone
solutions to meet their needs. Any operation can be improved and
made more efficient by deploying UAVs.
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