Welcome to the Drone Use by Law Enforcement: The 400′ View training course. This seminar will explore ways departmental guidelines and procedures should be established before such uses. An overview of the latest FAA and state regulations will be provided, along with a discussion of the benefits and risks posed by drones during emergencies and search and rescue operations, as well as best practices and next steps in law enforcement drone operations.
This course will also focus on areas including:
- Establishing departmental drone policies and procedures
- Understanding current FAA and state drone regulations
- Evaluating risks, benefits, and best practices in drone deployment
Our training experts recommend this course for all officers, ranks, and command staff.
Instructor: Mickey H. Osterreicher, Esq.
Mickey H. Osterreicher serves as general counsel to the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA). He is an award-winning photojournalist with over forty years’ experience in print and broadcast and has been a uniformed reserve deputy sheriff with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) since 1976. Osterreicher was a member of the IACP Public Recording of Police advisory committee and helped draft the manuals and provide training on this issue. He has also instructed at previous Use of Force Summits as well as numerous annual IACP and National Sheriffs Association (NSA) meetings and provided training on this subject to many law enforcement agencies nationwide, including: Washington, D.C., Tampa, Cleveland, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Denver and Milwaukee. He is also certified under the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) honored him in 2015 as a “Fellow of the Society,” the highest professional honor given by the Society for extraordinary contribution to the profession.
- Credit Hours: 1
- Class ID: 24-61-5-A1
- Area: 206
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