In February I received a call from the Wyckoff Fire Department. They were performing ice rescue training on the pond near my house, and they asked if I would film it for them. Well, I didn’t have to be asked twice. It also happened to be the day my new Panasonic GH5 arrived, and so …
Upon arrival, the Decorah Fire Department deployed a drone. Thanks to the aircraft’s thermal imaging camera, it was able to locate three of the women within 10 minutes. Without the drone, Kerndt said, “It would’ve been really hard to find them.” “In years to come, I could see almost every fire department having one,” he said. “It gives …
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