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Manchester police have introduced a new tool in the department that they said has already helped to save a life. The new drone unit rolled out about a month ago.>> Download the FREE WMUR appThe unit is so new to the department, most of its members are still in training. …

Frantic parents call 911 to report a child has wandered away from a state forest campsite. An unexpected storm strands hunters deep in a wilderness preserve. The U.S. National Park Service documented almost 3,500 search and rescue missions in 2017 alone. And speed is essential when someone goes missing, so …

Confusing regulations and high costs are keeping some Canadian search and rescue organizations from using drones, even though the devices are described as one of the “greatest tools” in a first responder’s tool kit. In parts of the country, search and rescue drones use infrared cameras to spot people missing in …

Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press Published Wednesday, March 6, 2019 10:34PM EST Rescue crews didn’t have to stumble through every destroyed building in their search for victims after a tornado ravaged a corner of Alabama this week: They used heat-seeking drones to let them know whether there was anyone beneath …

Reporting by WVUA 23 Reporter Keldreck Conwell Soon, a drone will become a part of the Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue Department’s assortment of tools. The drone will have many key components, taking on duties to help the fire department search for anyone who goes missing. The equipment costs about $25,000. …

Drones were originally used in military applications in situations deemed too dangerous for humans, but they are growing in popularity and deployed for other purposes such as policing, surveillance, product deliveries and aerial photography, just to name a few. Crow Wing County’s drone program has been up and running for …

Attendees fill the South Hall as the doors open on the first day of CES 2019 on January 8, 2019 in Las Vegas January 9, 2018. ― AFP pic LAS VEGAS, Jan 12 ― After catastrophic wildfires in southern California late last year, the Israeli startup Watergen sent in its …