drones that can be carried in by backpack. This is the approach used by North Shore Rescue (NSR), a volunteer SAR group based in Vancouver that responds to


incidents in British Columbia and


neighboring Washington State. “We get a lot


of hikers, skiers, and


mountain bikers getting lost or injured, and that’s the majority of the calls,” said Grant Baldwin, NSR’s drone operator. NSR uses foldable, compact DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones for search operations. They weigh less than two pounds yet fly for up to 30 minutes on a single battery charge, and feature sophisticated cameras and sensors. “We decided to not go with the larger drones that are intended for search and rescue due to the mountainous terrain that we’re dealing with,” Baldwin said. “You have to be able to carry the drone on your back. We use the DJI Enterprise drone because it’s portable, you can carry lots of batteries, and it does have a decent thermal camera on it.”


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