EENA 2018 - Airborne rescue: Drones and Helicopters
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The document discusses the challenges of using drones in emergency response operations in the Valencian Community of Spain. It outlines the current rescue model which involves different agencies coordinating under a single command. The organization aims to integrate drones to support manned aircraft operations for search and rescue, forest fire monitoring, and disaster assessment. Key challenges include obtaining proper equipment, coordinating flights in restricted airspaces, developing coordinated procedures between agencies, and transforming drone data into actionable information for emergency commanders. Case studies demonstrate the potential for drones to locate missing persons faster than traditional methods. Recommendations include taking a decision to develop own drone resources versus outsourcing, and ensuring specialized technical support for skilled pilots.
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EENA 2018 - Airborne rescue: Drones and Helicopters
- 1. Airborne rescue: Drones and Helicopters CHALLENGES OF USING DRONES IN AN EMERGENCY SERVICE EENA Conference 2018, Ljubljana, 26 th April, 2018
- 2. 1. Our organization: Valencian Agency of Security and Emergency Response 2. Reasons to use DRONES in rescue operations 3. Current model of rescue in Valencian Community 4. Evolution of our model 5. Integrating drones in emergency operations: challenges 6. Case Use and learned lessons 7. Recommendations for emergency & rescue services
- 3. EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER Valencian Community 1st level • TOWN COUNCIL 2nd level • AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES 3rd level • STATE PARTICIPATIONOFCITIZENSASVOLUNTEERS (PREFEREBLYTHROUGHVOLUNTEERING ASSOCIATIONS,NGOs) ORGANIZATION FOR THE RESPONSE IN EMERGENCIES IN SPAIN
- 4. • Difficulty to obtain location exactly • Problems to deploy terrestrial resources, because of the state of tracks • No possibility to activate manned resources by night • Resources dispatched at sunrise: – 2 helicopters, visibility problems because of the low level clouds. – Terrestrial resources: Rescue, sanitary, search • One of them was found at 15:18 • The other two hikers were found dead 28th February 2016 3 hikers are lost in the mountain, since the morning In the middle of a snow storm They call 1·1·2 asking for help at 0 h 10’ 22’’ REASONS TO USE DRONES IN RESCUE OPERATIONS Could something else have been done for them?
- 5. 1 HLC medicalized 1 HLC medicalized 1 (+1) HLC, search and rescue operations 1 HLC search and rescue operations 1 HLC maritim rescue 1 HLC, search and rescue operations CURRENT MODEL OF RESCUE IN VALENCIAN COMMUNITY ResourcesbelongingtodifferentAgencies Integrated in an only structure of response when a civil proteccion plan is activated UNDER A UNIQUE COMMAND
- 6. EVOLUTION OF OUR MODEL CURRENT MODEL: based on manned aircrafts WHERE WE GO: A mix model, with drones supporting manned aircraft operations In all types of emergencies: - Search and Rescue - Forest fires, Industrial fires - Characterization of affected areas after a forest fire, an earthquake, floods … - Technological emergencies: Chemical and radiological risk
- 7. OUR MODEL AS RPAS OPERATOR • Based on our own resources (experts in emergencies) • Authorised by Spainsh Regulation Organism (AESA) in July 2017 • Previous work of training pilots, preparation of procedures and purchase equipment PROS: • The know-how belongs and remains in your organization • The power of being an authority when you have to agree exemptions from airports, nuclear plants or other critical facility CONS: • A slower process • If extra resources aren’t hired, the own: • Not experts in drones technology • Detracted of your emergency taskforce
- 8. INTEGRATING DRONES IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS: CHALLENGES (I) TO BUY THE PROPER EQUIPMENT: • Specify the characteristics of the equipment • The administrative process to buy them 2 DJI INSPIRE 1 PRO - v2.0, with a Zenmuse X3 camera Thermal camera compatible with INSPIRE 1 for search and rescue operations and hot point detection in forest fire Hexacopter with RGB and Thermal cameras Fix wing with RGB and Thermal cameras NOW IN THE PROCESS OF A TENDER
- 9. INTEGRATING DRONES IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS: CHALLENGES (II) AREAS WITH FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS: • 3 airports (15 km from the axes of the tracks ) • 1 nuclear plant • Protected natural spaces Spanish laws let overfly them or reduce the restricted area: • Only in case of emergency (not for training or preparedness) • With the previous authorisation • Establishing coordination mechanisms with them NOW Defining procedures
- 10. INTEGRATING DRONES IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS: CHALLENGES (III) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES In emergency: • Several Agencies working under an structure with a unique command • Operations in the frame of a civil protection plan APPROVAL OF AN OPERATION PROCEDURE OF AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY REMOTE CONTROL IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GENERALITAT DOGV 16.6.2017 http://www.dogv.gva.es/datos/2017/06/16/pdf/2017_5348.pdf OPERATIONAL COMMAND DIRECTOR OF THE EMERGENCY UNITS WHERE RESOURCES ARE INTEGRATED (depending of functions)
- 11. PROCEDURE OF AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY REMOTE CONTROL IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GENERALITAT: BASIC PRINCIPLES • A previous register of the of RPAS belonging to public agencies and companies is needed • Operations only authorised by the operational command of emergency • The area where restrictions apply, is protected by the Unit of Security • A unit to coordinate RPAS operations is created and integrated in civil protection plans • Operations coordinated by the responsible of the RPAS Unit • All the information obtained during the emergency is available for the operational command of the emergency • Spreading images of the emergency must be authorized by the director of the emergency DIRECTOR CIVIL PROTECCION PLAN COMMUNICATION CABINET OPERATIONAL COMMAND UNITS OF THE CIVIL PROTECTION PLAN: INTERVENTION, SANITARY, SECURITY, LOGISTIC … RPAS OPERATION COORDINATION UNIT
- 12. Pilot Copilot Responsable for safety AVSRE OPERATOR Coordinator of RPAS Unit OPERATIONAL COMMAND OPERATOR 1 OPERATOR 2 OPERATOR n Coordinating with (….)
- 13. For flights: – Night flights – Over inhabitated areas – In urban enviroments – In controlled air space – EVLOS flights INTEGRATING DRONES IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS: CHALLENGES (IV) OPERATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES Exceptions in case of emergency But safety must be guaranteed Employing SORA Method NOW: Beginning the work with the support of the Valencian Politechnical University
- 14. INTEGRATING DRONES IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS: CHALLENGES (V) COORDINATED OPERATIONS BETWEEN MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS NOW Forbidden by our own procedure of aircraft piloted by remote control in emergency situations under the direction of the Generalitat FUTURE ACTIONS to analyse the way to make complatible the work of manned and unmanned aircrafts in emergencies AN HOMOGENEOUS RESPONSE 24x7 Ready to be dispatched automatically, with the basic structure that has been defined in our Agency
- 15. INTEGRATING DRONES IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS: CHALLENGES (VI) TRANSFORM VIDEOS AND IMAGES IN INFORMATION TO MAKE DECISIONS DURING THE EMERGENCY NOW •Thermal images NEXT FUTURE Video transmission to Operational Command Processing information in nearly real time
- 16. • A wide area to track • A big impact in the press: Agencies and Volunteers offers their servicies to collaborate with drones 19th August 2017 A child dispears swimming in a river A witness phones 1·1·2 at 18:39:52 USE CASE The need to organize the intervention with several agencies or volunteers’ drones • In the border of two Autonomous Communities Different communications systems • Resources Deployed: (both AACC) •Resources of terrestrial search •Diving resources •HLC • Procedure of aircraft piloted by remote control in emergency situations under the direction of the Generalitat is activated • The child’s body is found when the intervention with drones is beeing prepared
- 17. PRACTICES WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN RURAL SEARCH AIMS: - Zoning of work areas with different agencies operating together - Defining searching patterns - Develop working procedures for the the RPAS unit coordinator - EVLOS flights
- 18. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EMERGENCY & RESCUE SERVICES MY VIEW - For emergency & rescue services is ‘a must’ introduce new technologies in order to improve our work: HELPING PEOPLE - A decision must be taken: OWN RESOURCES vs. OUTSOURCED SERVICE - It is not an easy task: specialized resources and technical support is needed. SKILLED PILOTS IS NOT ENOUGH - Essential: SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTORATE
- 19. Thank you Inmaculada Piles Alepuz Valencian Agency of Security and Emergency Response piles_inm@gva.es