A drone operator used his unmanned aerial vehicle to rescue a man who was stranded in a flooded area in Guangxi, China. O ...

The Kansas City Fire Department is expanding the way it responds to emergencies by integrating new technology and highly ...

The video, which was widely circulated on social media, showed an area in the Guangxi region, in southern China, flooded with ...

A neighbor in China noticed that a man was stuck on a rooftop amid a flood and used his drone to lift him up to safety.

The drone, better known as a UAV, is a lifesaving tool the department can now fly. "Gives us the ability to get a birdseye view of the situation," he said. In this swift water rescue, ...

How drones help solve critical water rescue problems. With this innovative new approach to water rescue, microdrones have overcome two key challenges lifeguards face: lack of time and victim panic. An ...

Following the tragic flood in Swat that claimed fifteen lives, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced plans to ...

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Firefighters rescued a missing kayaker on the Staunton River on Saturday. Crews were dispatched ...

Drones to the rescue. Drones have some obvious advantages when it comes to disaster relief. Due to their small size, UAVs can fly in tighter spaces than helicopters, and hover closer to the action.

DULUTH, Minn.-Two Duluth firefighters floated in Lake Superior on Tuesday, waiting to be rescued, but it wasn't a human in a boat coming to their aid.A 24-pound unmanned water rescue drone sped ...

How drones could shape the future of water rescue. Smith hopes that the drone’s success story can help inspire others to use the tool to help eliminate water fatalities.

The Portage County Water Rescue Team is seeking nearly $17,000 in donations to purchase a rescue drone. "This drone will greatly increase our team’s efficiency and safety on water rescue ...