The Costa Rican Fire Department (CRFD) has begun implementing drones into its emergency operations. The goal of our project was to develop a protocol for the efficient application of drones by the CRFD in their emergency response program to ensure human safety by supplementing manpower with aerial surveillance. We found that there were five main scenarios in which the CRFD could use drones as well as three adverse conditions that impacted the use of drones. We gave the CRFD recommendations of how to improve the technology it currently owns and its teaching methods to expand the drone program. Further research should be conducted to improve the drone technology of the CRFD and expand implementation into other organizations.

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Creator

• Simon, Oliver Eugene
• Sierra, Samuel
• Alvarado, Joseph Alejandro
• Sharp, Tara Jean

Subject

• Well-Being
• Learning
• Security
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050216-200226

Keyword

• Fire protection engineering
• Fire prevention

Advisor

• Belz, Melissa
• Rosbach, Derren

Year

• 2016

Center

• San Jose, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• The Costa Rican Fire Department (CRFD)

Date created

• 2016-05-02

Location

• San José

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright