Drones

D.R.O.N.E.S.Drone-supportedResponseOfNYCEmergencyServices An Innovative Solution to Improve Emergency Response TechniquesLeo Y.Age: 10New York

Each year there are 11 million 911 calls in New York City Thats 20 calls per minute!More than half of these are non-emergency callsNew York also has significant traffic congestionWhich means that response times for 911 calls can be long

Past efforts to facilitate emergency response includeThe creation of Fire LanesTraining 911 personnel to screen callsCreating 311 (for non-emergency calls)

My solution isTo create a fleet of drones to support 911 dispatchersThe drones would avoid traffic and reach the scene faster than first responderscollect and transmit data and images to 911 and other first respondersFirst responders will use that data and information to react to the emergency

1Step 1: A call comes into to 911 call center

Step 2: 911 dispatches drone & fire department

Step 3: Drone quickly travels to the site of the emergency & reports to call center & fire department

Step 4: Fire department can direct drone to report on traffic, sample the air, & take other actions

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4How a drone network would work

Camera:

Air Sampler:

GPS/Navigation:Radiation Detector:

Design of Drones:-Must be aerodynamic -Must be light-Must be strong-Must be cost effective

Tour of Drones Features(Click on image to view)Actual Drone Videos(Click on image to view)

I tried to add monitoring-type equipment to a model drone to see if the drone would still be aerodynamic. Comments/Suggestions:Improvements:Distribute the drones throughout New York City, it will make response time faster.- JulianaThere would be one drone at every checkpoint (e.g., every fire station).All footage should be archived.-MeAs soon as the footage is sent back to the call center, it would immediately be saved and stored in chronological order.Connect the data sent by the drone to the call center, as well.-SandyThe data would be sent to the call center, as well as the Fire department.**See Sketch it page for detailsHelpful Feedback

Traffic congestion in New York City is common, and it can be dangerous. In this series of events, one fire truck is delayed by another fire truck. According to witnesses: the fire trucks were stuck in the jam for five minutesuntil a police car came. The five minutes that the first responders lost could have been vital, lifesaving moments. Drones would save both time and lives.

Thank youDrones avoid traffic delays and can improve the quality and speed of emergency response.