Dronefly.com, the largest thermal drone provider in North America has just released its second infographic, this time it is all about the applications of drones and firefighting.

Dronefly, a leader in commercial drone solutions has been working alongside officials to identify and develop solutions for firefighting and rescue operations. Our goal with this infographic is to educate the public and other first responders on the many benefits of drones. These benefits include a quickly deployable aerial overview, a lower cost compared to manned aircraft, payload drop systems, and thermal camera payload options.

The Four Key Firefighting Uses

• Scene Monitoring - Rapid aerial assessment of burning structures. See through smoke with thermal imaging cameras and identify hotspots.
• Search & Rescue - Search over large areas of hard to reach land and identify missing people with thermal drone cameras.
• Wildland Firefighting - Understand current fire conditions and reduce risk through better ground crew monitoring.
• Post Fire or Disaster Assessment - Survey and map the scene to assess damage or to search for missing people.
  

“The application of drones to work alongside public safety agencies is the future as they have the ability to reach and see places where humans cannot. With cameras, payload drop systems and flood lights drones can be configured to assist ground crews in any situation. Why wouldn't a public safety agency want to use this technology especially if it could keep fire crew safe, making sure they get home at the end of their shift?” said Robert Scott, Vice President of Business Development at Dronefly.com.

For more information about Dronefly's Firefighting Drone Infographic, visit: https://www.dronefly.com/pages/firefighting-drones-drones-in-the-field-infographic.

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) announced that it will be hosting its fourth Training Summit on June 1-2, 2018, in Concord, North Carolina. The NVFC is now accepting proposals from qualified instructors and speakers for presentations to educate first responders about critical issues in the fire and emergency services. Submit your proposal by January 7, 2018.

The Training Summit provides an opportunity to share ideas and best practices, network, and participate in classroom training regarding first responder health, safety, and fire prevention topics. Each session will be two hours in length. Examples of relevant presentation topics include, but are not limited to:

• Specific physical health issues, such as cancer or heart disease
• Behavioral health (including suicide, addiction, and PTSD)
• On-the-job safety (such as traffic incident management)
• Personal protective equipment
• Functional fitness
• Fire service family support
• Leadership development
• Volunteer staffing, recruitment, and retention
• Fire prevention

To submit your speaker proposal, complete the form at https://nvfc.wufoo.com/forms/2018-nvfc-training-summit-call-for-presentations by January 7, 2018. A peer review team will evaluate all presentation proposals. Selections will be made based on quality, relevance, focus, practical application, and the presenter’s experience and credentials. Selected presenters will be notified by the end of January. The NVFC will cover travel expenses and provide a stipend for the selected presenters.

Learn more about the NVFC Training Summit at www.nvfc.org/summit. Read about the 2017 Training Summit here. Questions? Contact Rachel Buczynski, Event Planner, at Rachel@nvfc.org or 571-969-7590.