One of the highlights of the conference was being able to have our Director of UAS Training, Tim Martin speak on a panel among other industry professionals, discussing the importance of UAS used for Public Safety. The panel titled, “Drones in Public Safety: An End-User’s Perspective”, was centered on last year during the series of unfortunate natural disasters the United States experienced where drones proved their worth as an essential tool in public safety. With programs in place, emergency response personnel from fire to police and search and rescue, were able to execute operations efficiently and effectively.

This panels discussion focused on real-world applications for using drones in public safety, and the best equipment and strategies to use in dire situations. Tim specifically spoke about his industry-specific incidents where UAS were able to help, and also touched on the future of public safety with UAS.