I served for 21 years in the fire service and currently a mountain rescue drone pilot in the Search & Rescue Aerial Association - Scotland. The area I aim to develop is the use of drones in the emergency and volunteer services sector.

Although drones have been used for search and rescue for a number of years, their use is still in its infancy. Limited practices and procedures are commonly shared, with many teams working in isolation. To gather information globally would aid in enhancing the use of drones in the UK by learning from others that are further developed.

With my fire service background and having been part of developing procedures in my own search and rescue drone team, I feel that others can benefit from; the establishment of an organisation that represents emergency and volunteer organisations, a range of practitioner events, appropriate training and a set of basic principles to aid in interoperability.