As a spate of natural disasters unfolded in the US over the past year, UAS technology, equipped with various payloads, was on hand to provide vital support to first responders working in dangerous circumstances. Post-Hurricane Harvey in Texas, UAVs were used to coordinate necessary evacuations from structurally unsafe buildings. In addition, as lava flowed from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii in May, a drone successfully guided a trapped resident to safety.
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