Miami Dade Drone Use

Using a drone for fireground recon

(Miami Dade Fire Rescue, YouTube)

Miami Dade Fire Rescue – Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) uses drones for reconnaissance, command and control. This video shows the first few seconds of a fire in a scrap yard and a fire at an asphalt plant. The split screen of actual video/forward-looking infrared (FLIR) images enables firefighters to direct streams to the hottest portions of a fire.

This video demonstrates potential value of using drones for reconnaissance; another set of eyes for incident commanders.

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