SKYDIO X10: SEEING THROUGH SMOKE
The Skydio X10 is a robust, adaptable drone built specifically for public safety applications, including firefighting, law enforcement and emergency response.
The Skydio X10’s FLIR Boson+ thermal sensor allows firefighters to see through smoke, identify hotspots, and locate individuals in dangerous and hard-to- reach places. It can be deployed in under 40 seconds, and provides shareable real-time videofeeds using 5G broadband wireless. The Skydio Dock for X10 is an autonomous docking station that can be positioned to deploy the X10 remotely, in 20 seconds or less.
“Skydio recently added a new addition to our drone fleet, the R10,” said Jason LaFond, the company’s customer success manager for public safety. “The R10’s compact size makes it easy to carry and quick to navigate in tight indoor spaces, such as searching a collapsed building or assessing an indoor
hazardous materials leak.”
Boston Fire, Tulsa Fire, Nashville Fire, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, Orange County Fire Rescue (Fla.), Tallahassee Fire Department, and Southern Manatee County Fire & Rescue are some of the departments currently using Skydio drones to assess fire size and spread before responders arrive, to identify hotspots during operations, and to provide live updates and streaming video to command centers during these incidents.
Skydio X10 operated by Tulsa Fire Department
A case in point: During Hurricane Milton’s sweep through Florida, a critical oil facility suffered significant damage, with a floating roof tank collapsing and releasing flammable gasoline vapors invisible to the human eye. “However, with a Skydio X10 drone equipped with a high-resolution thermal imaging camera, it can be easily seen,” LaFond said. “This is why Rich Gatanis, firefighter/ hazmat/UAS specialist with Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue, used Skydio drone technology to safely inspect the damaged infrastructure and evaluate the site’s condition while livestreaming the operation.”
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