Firefighters, police officers, search and rescue teams and other emergency responders in Oldham County will soon have assistance from eyes in the sky, with several newly acquired drones serving as the key piece of a local Aerial Response Team.
The Oldham County Aerial Response Team is housed out of the Ballardsville Fire and Rescue department in Crestwood.
Ryan Baker, assistant chief of the department, said he and Oldham County Emergency Management Director Jerry Nauert had been in the "planning stage of creating a drone team" for the past three years.
The team finally became a reality thanks to a clay pigeon shoot fundraiser in May that raised more money than expected.
Rogers Group Inc., which has quarries in Oldham and Jefferson counties and is the largest privately owned construction aggregate company in the U.S., supported the Aerial Response Team with roughly $30,000 in proceeds from its charity clay shoot that also helped pay for a picnic for emergency responders and their families.
Brian Dillard, the firm's area vice president, told The Courier Journal that "Rogers Group has always strived to be good industrial neighbors and support the community."
Dillard said proceeds from the clay shoot generated about $45,000, with roughly $30,000 going to the purchase of equipment for the Aerial Response Team.
Continue reading: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/oldham/2021/09/07/oldham-county-aerial-response-team-police-drones-emergency-rescue/5680625001/
The Oldham County Aerial Response Team is housed out of the Ballardsville Fire and Rescue department in Crestwood.
Ryan Baker, assistant chief of the department, said he and Oldham County Emergency Management Director Jerry Nauert had been in the "planning stage of creating a drone team" for the past three years.
The team finally became a reality thanks to a clay pigeon shoot fundraiser in May that raised more money than expected.
Rogers Group Inc., which has quarries in Oldham and Jefferson counties and is the largest privately owned construction aggregate company in the U.S., supported the Aerial Response Team with roughly $30,000 in proceeds from its charity clay shoot that also helped pay for a picnic for emergency responders and their families.
Brian Dillard, the firm's area vice president, told The Courier Journal that "Rogers Group has always strived to be good industrial neighbors and support the community."
Dillard said proceeds from the clay shoot generated about $45,000, with roughly $30,000 going to the purchase of equipment for the Aerial Response Team.
Continue reading: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/oldham/2021/09/07/oldham-county-aerial-response-team-police-drones-emergency-rescue/5680625001/
