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=== Observation #4: Concerning drones === | === Observation #4: Concerning drones === | ||
'''''Drone reconnaissance could have added value to response intelligence and planning.''''' | '''''Drone reconnaissance could have added value to response intelligence and planning.''''' | ||
The evacuation area encompassed over 23 acres where evacuees came and went freely. A complete operational picture required at least three surveys of the site on the ground each day to get a count of evacuees and track resources. NET volunteers took accurate counts and used maps effectively by redrawing them during most shifts. However, aerial shots of the parking lot taken several times a day would have provided a clearer understanding of evacuee traffic for NETs, PBEM, and Clackamas County; and, would have provided a more accurate picture quicker than drawn maps. | |||
Naturally, deploying any drones connected to government activity should be considered carefully, and in partnership with the evacuee population if possible. Drone activity may stir up concerns around privacy rights, particularly among persons recently traumatized. How volunteers use a drone also matters. For example, a drone lifting and hovering vertically for half a minute to 40 feet, snapping a picture and then landing is less intrusive than a drone buzzing through the camp on a flight path at 15 feet. | |||
'''Recommendations:''' | |||
* Further develop drone operation capacity in NET to provide drone reconnaissance during deployments over large areas through training and team building. | |||
[[File:CTC.Evac Notice.jpg|alt=Card handed to evacuees at the Clackamas Town Center before the evacuation center closed.|thumb|''Card handed to evacuees at the Clackamas Town Center before the evacuation center closed.'']] | [[File:CTC.Evac Notice.jpg|alt=Card handed to evacuees at the Clackamas Town Center before the evacuation center closed.|thumb|''Card handed to evacuees at the Clackamas Town Center before the evacuation center closed.'']] | ||
== References and Notes == | == References and Notes == | ||