New York – New York City Firefighters Use Drone To Help Battle Blaze

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    On March 6, 2017, FDNY launched its first ever tethered drone to respond to a fire in a 6-story building on Crotona Park North in the Bronx.New York – Fire officials in New York City say a drone was used for the first time to help put out an apartment fire.

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    Officials say the fire broke out around 6:20 p.m. Monday in the Bronx. Authorities say they used the $85,000 drone, which is equipped with high definition and infrared cameras, to determine the condition of the building’s roof as they contained the blaze.

    FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Dan Donoghue says crews knew to move when the drone’s visual feed captured the apartment roof beginning to fail.

    The fire was contained around 8 p.m. Officials say two firefighters were taken to Jacobi Hospital with minor injuries.

    An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.


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    ralph1527
    ralph1527
    7 years ago

    Could have done it with a $149 Parrot drone .