Fire Services Department Deploys Drones for Hill Patrols at Chung Yeung Festival, Extra Staff at 12 Hill Fire Black Spots

For its Chung Yeung Festival hill fire special operation, the Fire Services Department has introduced a remote aerial detection system for the first time. Firefighters can operate drones remotely for patrols, with images transmitted in real time to an artificial intelligence image analysis platform to identify suspicious situations such as hill fire smoke, and it has introduced large drones equipped with a water bomb dropping system. The department has identified 12 locations with higher hill fire risk and is deploying extra staff for patrols today and tomorrow, 2 days.