How French firefighters used drones to tackle the Notre Dame blaze
By Natasha Frost
The French government has a daunting task ahead. The fire at Notre Dame de Paris destroyed its roof and spire and damaged a 62-foot stained glass window along with one of the world’s largest pipe organs. Priceless stonework was likely weakened by the extreme heat organs. Priceless stonework was likely weakened by the extreme heat.
Repairs will be arduous and expensive. Still, the damage might have been much worse, if not for the drones Paris firefighters borrowed from the culture and interior ministries.
(The fire brigade does not yet have its own drones capable of working at sufficient heights.)

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Firefighters used two commercial models made by the Chinese manufacturer DJI—the Mavic Pro and Matrice M210—both of which feature thermal cameras. These were used to track how the fire was spreading and trace where the flames may have originated. In turn, as the French newspaper Libération reports, the images were used to work out the most effective way to position fire hoses. The aerial vantage points guided the strategy for tackling the blaze. By contrast, according to the report, a helicopter would have been less flexible and more expensive.
Great use of Drones, sad circumstance though.

terrible loss - although thank fully not completely gone

A sad sight.  glad the drones helped.

Just having a drone in the air so they can see the hot spots is a great help. Terrible loss and will never be back to the same.

Hi, thanks for sharing this footage with us. We're sorry to know about what happened on this said incident. However, it's glad to know that our drones helped with fire fighters during this situation. Cheers!

Thanks for sharing!

Very sad . but happy no-one was hurt.

What a terrible sight. At least the main building structure remains standing - a lot of work ahead but could have been worse

Very bad sight.

Firefighters used two commercial models made by the Chinese manufacturer DJI—the Mavic Pro and Matrice M210—both of which feature thermal cameras.


If it had a thermal camera it must have been a Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual but the reporter wrote a good story about using drones which seems to be a rarity for the news media nowadays

so very sad for the loss, glad to see that drone was giving a helping hand.

An other video from Paris

Very sad to see.

What terrible day

BobB Posted at 4-16 15:33
Just having a drone in the air so they can see the hot spots is a great help. Terrible loss and will never be back to the same.

True but historical buildings have burned down through the centuries, either through wars or accident.

Most are always rebuilt and after a few years happily adopt their new parts.

In some ways it can add historic interest to the the rich tapestry and background of a structure.

There are always two ways of looking at it. One pessimistic the other ...

Sad to saw that