Incident #: 2203024865
Type: BUILDING-DWELLING-1A
Time Received: 03/22/2022 22:18:12
Status: COMPLETE
Service: POLICE
Sector: L86 SECTOR 31 PENN TWP P868
Primary Agency: NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT
Responsible Unit: P86-8
Location: JERRY LN
Municipality: PENN TOWNSHIP
Cross Streets: DAVE CIR/LOCUST GROVE RD
Latitude: 40.2092927810846
Longitude: -76.3728484227087

Upon NLCRPD arrival on scene, the patrol observed smoke was coming from inside the residence. The fire department also arrived on scene at this time and began working on the suppression of the fire. The responding NLCRPD patrol deployed a thermal drone to assist fire services in identification of areas of high thermal signature. This immediate deployment of the UAV by the NLCRPD providing real time data and imagery from the NLCRPD UAV to the unified command center resulted in a more effective and successful fire suppression by the Penryn Fire Department and other first response stakeholders.

The capability of immediate deployment of NLCRPD integrated UAV technology is part of an ongoing program of NLCRPD to have a UAV available and on board in an on duty patrol application to provide assistive technology to public safety responders as quickly as possible.