Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or “drones” are used for military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and extended for civil aerial photography and videography for cinema, construction, and agricultural jobs. Similarly, drone usage has usefulness for public safety entities specifically firefighting. UAS support firefighting operations by providing a bird’s eye view of the fire scene, which gives firefighters and command staff real time information about how a fire is progressing. UAS can give firefighters a quick, safe way to capture intelligence related to catastrophic natural events like floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes to help with quicker response times in devastated areas. Situational awareness is imperative when it comes to fighting fires and saving lives, utilizing UAS to create Orthomosaic maps of critical infrastructure prior to an incident is key for locating critical entry and exits points. Capturing the entire incident from a high vantage point can provide firefighters and command staff with valuable information post incident for investigation purposes and for training purposes so everyone can improve their approach and response techniques while identifying future training needs. As an emergency responder, you’re familiar with complex standards, training requirements and the systems you use every day. Integrating UAS into your agency is a complex process which requires an agency to be truly committed to the integration process. The goal in the aviation profession is to have as close to no risk as possible. Ultimately, UAS is a force multiplier which increases the safety and effectiveness of a fire response while decreasing the risk to everyone on scene. A portion of this presentation will be devoted to the Evaluation of Online UAS Survey (April 2020)