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Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems During Hurricane Florence Response and Recovery Oper
Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems During Hurricane Florence Response and Recovery Operations
09-16-2018 01:13 PM National Protection and Programs Directorate The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is warning drone owners and operators they may face significant fines if they interfere with emergency response operations in the areas affected by Hurricane Florence. Many aircraft that are conducting life-saving missions and other critical response and recovery efforts are likely to be flying at low altitudes over areas affected by the storm. Flying a drone without authorization in or near the disaster area may unintentionally disrupt rescue operations and violate federal, state, or local laws and ordinances, even if a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is not in place. Allow first responders to save lives and property without interference. Private sector drone operators with an FAA Certificate of Authorization (COA) or flying under Part 107 who want to support response and recovery operations are strongly encouraged to coordinate their activities with the local incident commander responsible for the area in which they want to operate (more details are below). Here is the information the FAA may require:
If drone operators need to fly in controlled airspace or a disaster TFR to support the response and recovery, operators must contact the FAA’s System Operations Support Center (SOSC) by emailing 9-ATOR-HQ-SOSC@faa.gov the information they need to authorize access to the airspace. Coordination with the SOSC may also include a requirement that a drone operator obtain support from the appropriate incident commander, coordinated through a state or regional Air Boss: Virginia Region III RRCC: Lisa Brennan, 202-360-1993, lisa.brennan@dot.gov North Carolina North Carolina Emergency Management: Gary Thompson, 919-819-0401, gary.thompson@nc.dps.gov; FAA: Gary Miller, 202-365-7371, gary.w.miller@FAA.gov South Carolina Air Operations: LTC Ian Toogood, 803-737-8884, aob@emd.sc.gov; FAA: Andy Gold (202-400-0988), Eric Cady (202-384-8493), Ryan Keenley (703-727-8654) Georgia Georgia State Patrol: Greg Mercier, 404-983-7880, gamercier@gsp.net # # # What DHS and FEMA are Doing https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-florence What the U.S. Government is Doing https://www.usa.gov/hurricane-florence Spanish: https://gobierno.usa.gov/huracan-florence Keywords: drone, Hurricane, Hurricane Florence, UAS Topics: Critical Infrastructure Security, Disasters More... |
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