Draganfly Receives Contract from Canadian Provincial Wildfire Services
by DRONELIFE Staff Author Ian M. Crosby
Award-winning drone leader Draganfly Inc. announced that it’s going to be supplying a Canadian Provincial Government with drone pilot crews and drone technology to help in firefighting mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. The corporate’s sophisticated drone technology and expert pilots will assist emergency services in working to guard lives, property, infrastructure, and ecosystems.
Draganfly will support emergency services in carrying out night-time missions, determining fire line breaches, and locating hidden hot spots through using thermal imaging technology. The corporate’s services will augment firefighting operations, increasing protection for critical infrastructure, towns, and invaluable natural resources, in addition to helping to reduce air quality hazards resulting from wildfires.
“Draganfly is humbled to have been chosen, and we’re committed to our pilot crews and drone technology being a key component in helping ensure wildfire services has the tools needed to combat devastating wildfires,” said Draganfly President and CEO Cameron Chell. “By deploying Draganfly’s highly trained drone pilot crews and technology, we aim to boost the situational awareness of firefighting operations to avoid wasting time, money, and lives.”
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