Florida State University’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program’s (EMHS) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) team has completed its urban search and rescue work following Hurricane Ian. The team, housed in FSU’s Center for Disaster Risk Policy (CDRP), deployed to Orlando a day before Ian made landfall in Florida on Sept. 28. The drones provide near-real-time […]
Members of FSU’s drone team on standby to assist Hurricane Ian search and rescue efforts
With Ian making landfall in southwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday, members of the Florida State University Center for Disaster Risk Policy drone team stand poised to help. CDRP Director David Merrick said seven members of FSU’s drone team, including four students, are supporting the state’s urban search and rescue efforts. “Our […]