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KING 5 followed Snohomish County’s Emergency Management team as they fly drones to help prepare for emergencies. SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — High above the newly constructed Index-Galena Road, a 4 1/2-foot-long drone snaps pictures. The aircraft is mapping out the road for Snohomish County’s 911 system. “Once we got the …

Virginia Department of Emergency Management joins the VIPC and the Virginia Institute of Spaceflight and Autonomy (VISA) to support technology demonstrations. The Port of Virginia and the surrounding area in Hampton Roads are integral to international trade and Virginia’s economy. It’s critical to identify innovations to protect these vital assets.” …

MUNCIE, Ind. — The Ball Brothers Foundation has awarded more than $50,000 this year to fund the purchase of drones and to create a program to train emergency responders on how to use the devices in their work. “We rely on grants to fund equipment like this,” Kyle Johnson, Delaware …

GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — In Wewahitchka on Monday, technology took flight. Skyborne Technology, in partnership with Gulf Coast State College and Gulf County are testing an inflatable airship; it’s one of the first of its kind in the entire world.  “This is sort of a one of a kind …