Drone Search and Rescue - Wake Forest Fire Department

The Wake Forest Fire Department in North Carolina is at the cutting edge of Drone Search and Rescue technology. They use a Webcaster X2 to livestream from the drone to incident commanders. This unique aerial perspective provides "instant information" that can have an impact on saving lives.
To learn more about the Wake Forest Fire department visit:
www.wakeforestfire.com/
To learn more about public safety drone technology visit:
psflight.org/
Webcaster X2 for Live Streaming:
www.epiphan.com/products/webc...
Special thanks to Steve Rhode, Ron Early, Matt Strawbridge and everyone at the Wake Forest Fire Department.
Epiphan Video makes reliable, easy-to-use products for streaming, switching and recording pro quality video. To learn more about Epiphan products visit www.epiphan.com

[@Epiphan]

Did you know that some Fire Departments now use drones? Leave a comment letting us know what you think...

[@quentintyler]

Great use of UAVs! My Fire Department is moving in that direction.

[@cellblock776]

Yes. Many have been using them of quite a while. I am a pilot for our hospital Public Safety (Security) UAV team.

[@blue280485]

Great video about how tech and drones are improving Public Safety👍
Webcaster X2 addresses lot of issues public safety agencies face with drone live streaming, plus the great thing about X2 is that, it is convenient, portable, low priced, reliable solution, which works with just a powerbank & a hotspot!
X2 could turn out to be a good valuable solution for live streaming drone camera feed to C.I.C (Central Incident Command) and to ground personal, over TH-cam private stream, from an incident site. Another great tool in the toolbox for public safety agencies, to help save lives!

[@funshootin1]

Fire retardant nomex flight suit .. comfy , not sure that's required though

[@brofessormex]

Man Steve I'd love to come do a podcast with your team.

[@zackedwards7803]

Very Cool vid, Thank you folks for all you do and the sacrifices you make for others to remain safe. I am interested in joining a local search and rescue team here in WF, what would be my first step?

[@Epiphan]

Hi Zach - Epiphan is 100% in support of our search & rescue heroes. Perhaps contact your local city municipality and ask for the contact information of the search and rescue organization in your area.

[@VTwin4Christ]

flight suit???

[@john1242]

cool

[@johnramirez3548]

Very nice video. Would love to have your drone film the drone that we are purchasing dropping firefighting balls (demo).

[@mixforyou923]

And one drone can carry 4 to 5 people using strong door stair during fire fight for save mamkind life
Thank you very much

[@TriPham-xd9wk]

If drone carry gravity and magnetic orientation to bring in rain is also help for emergency rain needed and observation in search and rescue and to forest patrol and scene evaluation but laser communication is needed otherwise we can be hallucination by hacker

[@susad4838]

What the is the model of the drone and camera setup?

[@Epiphan]

Hi Susa - To learn about the Wake Forest Fire department and the technology (drone etc) they use, contact
www.wakeforestfire.com/
For more about public safety drone technology, see
psflight.org/

[@TriPham-xd9wk]

Can high resolution recorder video camera record cc of drone and so programming drone and laser communication is great

[@TriPham-xd9wk]

Streaming is danger of copy by recorder and so pulse communications only when needed is better

[@remittingaxe]

This is what happens when you let PROFESSIONALS manage. Let those that are hired do their jobs, listen to what they tell you about how "their FD/PD/EMS Dept." will operate best. Listen to the members of the Dept. If those charged with running these operations are dpoing a good job there will be NO QUESTION. Bottom line if the departments morale is good, then your leaders are doing their job and your community is in good hands. If the men and women of the dept. give you ANY indication that morale is low or could be better then it deserves to be checked out. FFs, Police, EMS are the backbone of every community. Without real support everyone is just an actor playing a part.
Examples such as what you can see above are what 'm talking about, not only will this save civilian lives, responders lives, but it proves that the COMMUNITY believes in Public Safety and that is the beginning of your continued MORALE success story.
And don't start with me on the use of the word PROFESSIONAL...just because you may not work as a FF/ PD/EMS on a FT basis has NOTHING to do with being a PROFESSIONAL.
Those of you who actually read the last line will know exactly what I'm saying.
Good luck to everyone out there today, remember your job is to be able to go home at the end of your shift and see your family so... USE YOUR HEAD !!!

[@mixforyou923]

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