Training is the tip of the spear with today’s first responders. That’s why, on December 15th, Adorama Business Solutions hosted an insightful webinar entitled “UAS Training for Public Safety: The Unmanned Tactical Group Partnership.” During the webinar, Adorama and the Unmanned Tactical Group place the best instructors Public Safety has to offer in front of your agency to provide experience, expertise, and technical know-how to your agency’s front-line professionals.
Presenters in the Webinar
Chad Collier – Collier currently serves as the Chief UAS Pilot at Adorama. He boasts a 10+ career in Law Enforcement in the state of Michigan and 1,000+ hours UAS commercial operations. Collier is a Mid-Atlantic Aviation Program Certified Pilot, 1 of 25 nationally designated specialists for confined space drone operations, and was 1 of 6 piled in a case study for nationwide waivers including flight over people and BVLOS. Collier is also a certified instructor for BRINC Drones.
Brandon Karr – Karr is from Pearland, Texas. He started his interest in aviation in 2006 where he earned his Commercial and Certified Flight Instructor licenses for manned fixed wing single-engine, mulit-engine, and instrument ratings. Karr used his aviation knowledge and experience in law enforcement and major incident response to assist over 200 agencies start or develop their programs across the nation. He has developed programs to be integrated into patrol, K9, SWAT, crash reconstruction, and crime scene functions.
Scott Mlakar – Mlakar is an Assistant Chief (Ret) with the Wiloughby (OH) Fire Department where he has served for 37 years. He is a paramedic, hazmat specialist, technical rescue coordinator, fire investigator, FAA Remote Pilot. He serves on the Fire Chief’s Special Operations Committee in Lake County. Mlakar developed and is the Chief in charge of the Lake County Public Safety Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) team, composed of Firefighters and Police officers. It provides UAS support to all of Lake County’s emergency services, special teams, and government agencies.
As Public Safety professionals with decades of experience in the management, policy, and implementation of these programs, Adorama wanted to bring the leaders in the industry to the forefront offering affordable training which covers all disciplines from the foremost experts in the industry today.
UAS Training Discussed
During the webinar, the presentors discuss these in-person trainings which Adorama now offers with its partnership with the Unmanned Tactical Group:
- Search and Rescue – 2 Day Course
- Disaster Response – 3 Day Course
- Crash/Crime Scene Mapping – 3 Day Course
- Tactical Operations – 3 Day Course
- Night Operations – 2 Day Course
- Public Safety Program Intro – 2 Day Course
- Public Safety Program Management – 2 Day Course
- Legal Concerns for UAS Public Safety Applications – 1 Day Course
- Augmented HAZMAT Response – 3 Day Course
- Part 107 Ground School – 3 Day Course
