Remotely Piloted Aircraft: An Integrated Domestic Disaster Relief Plan

Abstract

How should government agencies integrate remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) into emergency response plans in support of relief efforts following a major disaster? Highlighting two recent historical events, Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake, as cases for motivation and lessons learned, research will determine the feasibility of integration, identify the roadblocks, and suggest a way forward for agencies to move for RPAs to effectively participate in emergency response. The Department of Defense (DoD) should coordinate with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to integrate its RPAs into incident management plans in support of domestic disaster relief efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1030893

Entities

People

  • Lindsay M. Totten

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disaster Management
  • Emergency Response
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Organizational Structure
  • River Flooding
  • United States Government
  • United States Northern Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.