Episode 158: Episode 5-15 – Chief Charles Werner – New Technology in Public Safety

It is our pleasure to welcome back Chief (ret) Charles Werner, the Executive Director of
Drone Responders – The Public Safety Alliance. With nearly 40 years’ experience in the fire service, Chief Werner has always been interested, not only in new technology, but how it can and does benefit the Fire Service and other branches of Public Safety.

In this episode, Chief Werner discusses the unimagined growth of Drone Responders, as well as the use of drones in all branches of Public Safety. Additionally, Chief Werner explains the many advantages that the use of drones provides today, but also, what experts are seeing in the not-to-distant future.

We also talk about new technology that allows us to find a “tagged” firefighter, LEO, EMS personnel, etc., on a 3-D map of an involved structure, from a one-story, ranch home to a high-rise. This breakthrough allows the IC to find his/her personnel within THREE meters of their exact location. Add to this the rapidly evolving use of FirstNet®, to allow preemptive communications on an emergency scene and we have the tools that will allow us to gain a new mastery of an emergency scene.

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