Daily Archives: 1 August 2023

During the next edition of REAS, the third edition of the national conference dedicated to the use of drones in emergencies will take place. This year the meeting will concern the use of unmanned aircraft for the identification, monitoring and extinguishing of forest fires, which flare up throughout Italy especially in summer. The dozens of planes and helicopters coordinated by the Civil Protection Department, in the summer firefighting campaigns are increasingly joined by multirotor and fixed-wing drones, used by the Forest Carabinieri, the Fire Brigade and also by the regional Civil Protection organizations to control the territory , detect the flames early and perhaps catch any arsonists in the act.

On the occasion of the conference, two brand new “made in Italy” fixed-wing and solar-powered drones, capable of flying during the day for many hours in a row even over long distances, will be presented: the “FireHound Zero LTE”, a drone equipped with a sophisticated infrared sensor to identify fires and capable of transmitting the precise coordinates of even a small bonfire, and the “Fire Responder”, a vertical take-off and landing drone capable of carrying six kilograms of extinguishing material to be dropped directly on the flames. Both of these drones were developed by Vector Robotics company, in collaboration with NPC Spacemind. More information: www.vector-robotics.space.

At the conference, speeches are also expected from representatives of public bodies, the armed forces and state bodies involved in the fight against fires, also with the use of drones. The organization is managed by the Roman company Mediarkè, in collaboration with the two reference professional events of the drone sector in Italy, Rome Drone Conference and Sea Drone Tech Summit.

DRONES IN FIRE-FIGHTING MISSIONS
The use of unmanned aircraft for the identification, monitoring and extinguishing of forest fires

Friday 6 October 2023
15:00-16:30
Sala Scalvini (first floor, central entrance)

Organizzazione:

Official partner:

PROGRAM:
Egidio Accettulli, official, National Fire Brigade
Gerlando Cuffaro, senior commissioner, Forestry Corps of the Sicilian Region, CFRS Drones contact person
Domenico Costarella, director of Civil Protection of the Calabria Region
Andrea Beggio, administrator, Vector Robotics
Gabriele Giorgini, chief operating officer, Vector Robotics
(other speakers awaiting confirmation)

Moderate:
Luciano Castro, journalist, president of Roma Drone Conference and Sea Drone Tech Summit

Participation in the conference is free for REAS 2023 visitors.
For information or contacts: reas.ufficiostampa@mediarke.it

The conference “Civil Protection and Air Rescue” will present the characteristics and geographical distribution of the network of 1,500 public and private aeronautical infrastructures (airports, airfields/heli/hydrosurfaces and airfields) present in Italy: in practice, one aeronautical landing place for every five municipalities , thirteen for each province, an average territorial coverage of one landing place every 150 sq km.

During the conference, the unpublished “Air Rescue Network Aeronautical Chart” map will be distributed free of charge, representative of this national network, which Legislative Decree 120/2021 plans to enhance with petrol stations, hangars, workshops, modernization of take-off runways specifically for the contrast of forest fires and support for the national Civil Protection service.

This map is a unique publication, an exceptional and unprecedented knowledge tool for pilots, professionals, operators and public administrations which, in this geographical and regulatory context, will be called upon to carry out support interventions and preventive strategic planning actions.

“Air Rescue Network Aeronautical Chart” is created and published by Avioportolano, a leading company in Italy in the production of AIS (Aeronautical Information Service) certified cartography for air navigation, in joint venture with EIL Systems, an Italian company that produces patented light tower systems , made on design and with aeronautical construction technology. Further information: www.avioportolano.it.

CIVIL DEFENSE AND AIRCRAFT RESCUE
The scenario of aeronautical infrastructures in Italy in the national map “Air Rescue Network Aeronautical Chart”

Friday 6 October 2023
11.00-12.30
Sala Scalvini (first floor, central entrance)

Organization:

PROGRAM (updating):
Guido Medici, director of Avioportolano srl, author of the map “Air Rescue Network Aeronautical Chart”
Fabrizio Bovi, Avioportolano press office – aeronautical journalist, member of the Union of Italian Scientific Journalists (UGIS)
Rodolfo Biancorosso, editor in chief of the magazine “VFR Aviation”

Participation in the conference is free for REAS 2023 visitors.
For information or contacts: reas.ufficiostampa@mediarke.it

Aeronautical technology and experimentation applied to field and emergency portable lighting are the factors that led the Italian company EIL Systems to create the first inflatable light tower equipped with the latest generation integrated batteries, patented all over the world.

The “Towerlux-Series®” systems, of which the integrated battery solution constitutes the most advanced point of development, are the result of experiences developed in the field in close and continuous collaboration with national and international civil and military entities operating in the fields of civil protection, environmental safety and rescue in scenarios of maximum criticality. These systems have in fact been used in numerous emergency operations, such as those following the earthquake in Amatrice, the avalanche in Rigopiano and the railway accident in Lac-Mégantic.

From feedback from field experience to new inventions, the conference intends to focus – with the direct testimony of the protagonists – on the path and the technological solutions adopted, which allow EIL Systems to present for the first time at REAS 2023 a system of field lighting for large areas, unique in the world for lightness, portability, speed of installation, autonomy, visual comfort and power of light. Further information: www.eilsystems.com.

TOWERLUX-SERIES
The use of portable lighting towers with latest generation integrated batteries in scenarios of maximum operational criticality

Saturday 7 October 2023
14.30-16.00
Sala Scalvini (first floor, central entrance)

Organization:

PROGRAM:
Luca Verna, commander of the Pescara Fire Brigade, technical director of the rescue operations in Rigopiano
Cristian Salutari, head of the People’s Volunteer Fire Brigade Detachment (PE), general secretary of the National Association of Volunteer Fire Brigades (ANVVFV), writer of the experience report
Guido Medici, EIL Systems Technical Office
Federico Medici, EIL Systems Communications Office

Participation in the conference is free for REAS 2023 visitors.
For information or contacts: reas.ufficiostampa@mediarke.it