The Cloud’s Role in Public Safety & Emergency Management (Day 3)
Drones and robots can extend the capabilities of first responders. In December 2024, a search and rescue team in Colorado used drones to find a 10-year-old boy who was lost in the mountains south of Denver. The team also used a drone to deliver a plastic bag with protein bars, gel packs, water, a winter hat and a thermal blanket for him until authorities arrived at the site. In Alaska, firefighters used a robot to drop needed supplies to crews on the ground.
This kind of equipment offers first responders the tools to reach locations that otherwise are inaccessible.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify what drones and robots can contribute to helping first responders in dangerous and time-sensitive circumstances
- Understand the differences in capabilities between drones and robots, and the conditions where each is best suited
- Evaluate the training, systems, and procedures that each technology requires to reach its potential use
Speaker Details
Frank Ragains
Fleet and sUAS Manager
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
Mark Sloan
Director,
Coordinator, Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Harris County, TX
John Breeden II
Contributing Editor,
FedInsider
Event Topic
Cloud Computing, Emergency Management, Public SafetyRelevant Audiences
All State and Local Government, All Federal Government, National Guard, Air Force, Coast Guard, City Government, County Government, Municipalities, State Government, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA), Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute of Health, National Security Agency, U.S. Agency of International Development, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Postal Service, Veterans AffairsOther Agency
Office of the President (includes OMB), Other Federal Agencies, Judicial Branch Agencies, Foreign Governments/Agencies