Towards the end of 2007, West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) became the first fire and rescue service in the UK to successfully bring into operation an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The first deployment of the UAS was to provide live video for fire investigators at the warehouse site in Atherstone on Stour in Warwickshire, where a major fire in November 2007 resulted in the deaths of four firefighters. This article gives a brief insight into the Incident Support Imaging System (ISiS), the UAS now used by the service, and its benefits in assisting incident management.rnUAS consist of a remotely piloted or self-piloted aircraft or drone that can carry cameras (sensors), communications equipment or other payloads. The complete system includes a base station capable of receiving and interpreting data, and a set of operating protocols, including testing and maintenance records.
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