The Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department in Stoneville is the first department in Rockingham County to purchase a drone for emergency services, and it has already used it to assist the Madison Fire Department with a fire case.
“They had a structure fire and were not sure if it was arson, so we flew the drone over the house, took pictures and helped them see the fire pattern,” said Robert Stanley, the fire chief for the Shiloh Fire Department.
The department also helped with the investigation of Thursday’s explosion at the KFC Van Buren Road in Eden.
Stanley said they plan to use the drone not only to assist in the Rockingham County community but surrounding ones, as well.