Paris, 12 October 2022 \u2013 Autonomous drones are making their d\u00e9but at the Paris Fire Brigade (BSPP). As the sun rises, the Skeyetech drone climbs into the sky above the capital\u2019s 6th<\/sup> arrondissement. Without pilot, it heads over the River Seine and drops a lifebuoy to a drowning victim.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n In keeping with its culture of innovation, the Paris Fire Brigade has become the first fire and rescue unit in the world to deploy an autonomous solution in urban areas, in partnership with Azur Drones, the leading French company in the field of drone-in-a-box solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Technology saves lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Every year, the Paris Fire Brigade carries out around 300 rescue operations in the River Seine, saving people in difficulty in the water. To increase the chances of victim survival, it is studying the integration of the Skeyetech unmanned drone into its operations. After receiving a call for help, the drone automatically deploys to the area where the person is drowning. It is the first to arrive at the scene and provides rescue workers with smart video via automatic victim detection using its day and night cameras. Once positioned above the person to be rescued, the drone releases the buoy. The victim can then cling to it while waiting for the swimmers and divers and the drone continues its mission of supporting the operations in progress.<\/p>\n\n \u201cWith its automated operations and sensors, the Skeyetech system enables us to save a considerable amount of time on the average intervention. There is no need for a remote pilot. The teams on the ground concentrate on the most important part of the operation, i.e. victim rescue and assistance. Before the rescuers get to the victim, our teams have a real-time situation update: number and condition of the victims, context and progress of the mission\u2026 Thanks to Skeyetech, we will certainly be able to improve our efficiency and intervention time<\/em>,\u201d explains Major Mathieu Giroir, initiator and coordinator of the project within the Paris Fire Brigade\u2019s Forward Planning & Research Department.<\/p>\n\n Time is a firefighter\u2019s most valuable resource. With Skeyetech, Azur Drones is providing firefighters a ground-breaking solution that changes the game in terms of operational constraints and increases their operational potential. This is a real asset for the Paris Fire Brigade, which could considerably strengthen its capacities for intervention in the event of a drowning in the River Seine.<\/p>\n\n \u201cWe are particularly proud that the Paris Fire Brigade has placed its trust in Azur Drones for this world first. Our solution is already present in the most sensitive installations in Europe and the Middle East; it meets the needs of major industry players in terms of security, operational support and environmental protection. Alongside the Paris Fire Brigade, a prestigious military unit operating in a very specific urban environment, today we are opening up to a new application full of meaning: victim assistance.<\/em>\u201d comments Jean-Marc Cr\u00e9pin, CEO of Azur Drones.<\/p>\n\n