Remotely piloted aircraft : an integrated domestic disaster relief plan / Lindsay Totten.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Totten, Lindsay, author.

Contributor:

Air University (U.S.). Air Command and Staff College

Air University (U.S.). Air Force Research Institute, issuing body.

Air University (U.S.). Press, publisher.

Series:

Wright flyer paper ; no 49.

Wright flyer paper ; no. 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense.

Civil defense--United States--Planning.

Civil defense.

Drone aircraft--Management.

Drone aircraft.

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

Intergovernmental cooperation--United States.

Intergovernmental cooperation.

Civil defense--Planning.

Emergency management--Evaluation.

United States.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 29 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Integrated domestic disaster relief plan

Place of Publication:

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : Air University Press, Air Force Research Institute, 2014.

Summary:

"How should government agencies integrate remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) 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 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. Some DOD agencies have developed concepts of operations and employment for defense support of civil authorities (DSCA). Based on a presidential directive in mid-2011, FEMA is reassessing its disaster response system by rewriting its doctrine and developing a full-spectrum preparedness program. With Congress's approval of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, the FAA is not only funded, but also energized to substantially improve its efforts to integrate RPAs into the national airspace system (NAS). All these efforts present a critical window of opportunity where agencies should capitalize to integrate RPAs into the NAS, even if only temporarily. First, FEMA should integrate RPA support into its incident management systems, be familiar with their contributions, and be able to interoperate with them during a major disaster response. Furthermore, the FAA should establish RPA deconfliction procedures for immediate and temporary use in a disaster-stricken area. Finally, DOD crews should be trained to successfully complete the mission of supporting civil agencies in any domestic disaster response. These activities combine to ensure that the most capable assets are employed to effectively react to national emergencies."--Abstract.

Notes:

"December 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-29).

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Air University Press, viewed on September 28, 2016).

OCLC:

959410762