Drones a game changer for emergency responders

    LOS ANGELES -- Drones are proving to be a game changer for U.S. emergency responders who are increasingly using the technology to spot fires, detect toxic gas or to locate missing people or suspects, experts say. "Where we cannot go, we will now be putting an unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Where we can't see, we can now put a UAS," Richard Fields, battalion chief with the Los Angeles Fire Department, told AFP at a conference on drones this week in Los Angeles. Fields said his department, one of the first major metropolitan fire departments to have a significant drone program, has deployed the devices in at least 300 incident-related missions since 2017. ...

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