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Charles Werner, your host, is joined by Mark Bathrick to today\\u2019s episode. Mark is a retired Department of the Interior Aviation Services Director, he and Charles look back to the programs he worked on since he was involved in the development of the Unmanned Aircraft System Fleet and DOI which had a great impact on the Public Safety field.

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Key Takeaways:

[1:25] Mark shares a bit about his background and how he got to work at the Department of Interior.

[3:12] Mark talks about his motivation to get involved in drones and DOI.

[4:27] Mark shares the challenges he faced trying to introduce the use of drones at DOI.

[6:02] Mark explains how he convinced others of the amazing benefits of using drones.

[7:52] Mark speaks about the migration process to a totally new idea of leadership.

[10:06] Mark talks about the origins of the immersion of drones at DOI.

[11:25] Mark shares how they achieved across-the-board successes.

[12:46] At DOI they needed to change the course and go in a different direction than the original, Mark explains this process.

[15:07] Using drones not only saves lives but also time and money.

[15:36] With drones you can do so much with so little!

[16:53] Mark talks about the four aspects that really define their program.

[18:26] Mark talks about the change in the acceptance of drones during the robust hurricane season of 2016.

[22:40] Mark shares about missions with drones in wildfire situations.

[28:40] Mark speaks about the experience for his people to start using drones during hurricane season.

[33:22] Mark shares what he would have done if he still worked for DOI.

[35:03] Mark talks about the support he got from the FAA.

[38:30] The biggest challenge is data, drones are collecting more data than it can be analyzed.

[41:00] What are the future opportunities on the horizon for drones in Public Safety?

[44:10] How can the analysis of data collected by drones be improved?

[48:35] Mark shares what is on the horizon for him, now that he is retired.

[50:32] Charles invites Mark to become one of the board of advisors for Drone Responders.

[51:19] Mark shares his advice to people thinking about starting a drone program.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Airborne International Response Team

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AIRT and DRONERESPONDERS 2020 Drones in Public Safety Survey

Drone Responders Events

DOI UAS Fleet. U.S. Department of the Interior

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