Canadian Provincial Government has selected Draganfly to provide drone pilot crews and drone technology to assist with firefighting mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. Draganfly claims that its advanced drone technology and highly trained personnel will aid emergency services in their mission to protect lives, property, infrastructure, and ecosystems.
As a part of the assignment, Draganfly will help conduct night-time missions, identify fire line breaches, and detect hidden hot spots using thermal imaging technology.
“These services will enhance the firefighting operations, which protect critical infrastructure, towns, valuable natural resources, and help mitigate air quality hazards from the devastating impact of these wildfires,” Draganfly said in a statement.
"Draganfly is humbled to have been selected, and we are 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 Cameron Chell, president, chief executive, Draganfly. "By deploying Draganfly’s highly trained drone pilot crews and technology, we aim to enhance the situational awareness of firefighting operations to save time, money, and lives.