Commercial UAV Expo debuts a two-day DRONERESPONDERS Program Management Course and unveils the 2026 Summit agenda, headlined by World Cup airspace security lessons. Commercial UAV Expo recently announced the debut of the DRONERESPONDERS Program Management Course and the full session program for the 2026 DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Summit. Both take place at Caesars Forum in … [Read more...] about DRONERESPONDERS And Commercial UAV Expo Bring FIFA Insight to Event
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Conroe Police Launch DFR Program Funded by Criminal Asset Seizures
City’s DFR program financed by asset forfeiture funds By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Images: Jim Magill When the city of Conroe, Texas was considering establishing a Drones as First Responders (DFR) program, cost was a major issue. The city’s leaders solved that problem by arranging to have the bad guys pay for the program. In a recent press conference announcing … [Read more...] about Conroe Police Launch DFR Program Funded by Criminal Asset Seizures
BRINC Partnership Gives Public Safety Agencies an “Immediate Upgrade” in Incident Intelligence
BRINC and Nova Partner to Add Advanced Mapping and Thermal Intelligence for Public Safet Public safety drone manufacturer BRINC has announced a new partnership with Nova Software Company aimed at bringing advanced aerial mapping and data analysis capabilities to first responders. The companies say the integration will allow agencies using BRINC drones to turn aerial imagery … [Read more...] about BRINC Partnership Gives Public Safety Agencies an “Immediate Upgrade” in Incident Intelligence
Uruguayan Government Announces New Drone Dispatch Program
The Montevideo deployment, run in partnership with Uruguayan technology firm Timerix, ties gunshot-detection alerts to automated drone dispatch and live aerial feeds for police. FlytBase has announced a new autonomous drone program for Uruguay's Ministry of the Interior, deployed in partnership with Uruguayan technology firm Timerix S.A. According to the San Jose, California … [Read more...] about Uruguayan Government Announces New Drone Dispatch Program
Fort Worth Takes a Vendor-Neutral Approach to Building Its DFR Program
Fort Worth PD ‘test drives’ vendors’ DFR systems By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As police departments across the country are increasingly adding drones as first responder programs to their arsenal of law enforcement tools, each agency has to make decisions as to what set of DFR systems will best fit the needs of their particular community. The Fort Worth Police … [Read more...] about Fort Worth Takes a Vendor-Neutral Approach to Building Its DFR Program
