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Across the United States, communities regularly face natural disasters,  large-scale emergencies, or critical incidents — hurricanes, wildfires,  floods, infrastructure failures, and other disasters. In many cases,  these events occur in remote or hard-to-reach areas, or situations  evolve so rapidly that traditional response assets such as  law-enforcement helicopters are either unavailable, cost-prohibitive, or  carry significant risk and liability. As a result, first responders  often lack reliable, timely, and sustained aerial surveillance and  situational awareness — leaving communities, critical infrastructure,  and vulnerable populations exposed to danger and delayed rescue/relief  efforts.

In times of disaster or crisis, affected populations may include  residents of impacted towns or rural areas, first responders, emergency  management agencies, and critical-infrastructure operators (utilities,  transport, communications). These individuals and communities depend on  fast, accurate, and enduring monitoring to coordinate search and rescue,  resource allocation, disaster response, and public-safety decisions.  Without effective surveillance, vulnerable communities — including  rural, low-income, or isolated regions — disproportionately suffer the  consequences of delayed or inadequate emergency response.

Traditional aerial surveillance — typically helicopters — carries high  operating costs, limited endurance, and significant carbon footprint and  liability. Many law-enforcement or disaster-response agencies lack the  budget, pilots, or logistical capacity to deploy helicopters rapidly or  sustain long mission durations. As a result, there is a systemic gap:  when crises strike, there may simply be no practical way to deploy  aerial assets that provide continuous high-definition surveillance. That  gap threatens lives, property, and public safety. The urgency of this  need increases as severe weather events, natural disasters, and complex  emergencies become more frequent and unpredictable.

Consequences of Inaction

If this need goes unaddressed:

• First responders may be forced to make life-or-death decisions with  incomplete, outdated, or no situational data — increasing risk to  civilians and responders.
   
• Disaster relief and public safety operations may be delayed, leading  to loss of life, increased property damage, slower recovery, and  heightened trauma for affected communities.
   
• Vulnerable or underserved regions may face systemic inequities in  emergency response — worsening existing disparities in safety and  resilience.
   
• Over time, repeated lack of adequate surveillance may erode community  trust in emergency services, reduce participation in preparedness  efforts, and leave populations more exposed to future threats.
   

Why AroVue Non-Profit Is the Right Organization to Respond

AroVue Non-Profit is uniquely positioned to bridge this gap. With two  ready-to-deploy, extended-range DoD-spec UAVs that can be airborne  within 6 hours’ notice and operate up to 500 miles from incident  centers, AroVue offers over 12 hours of continuous, high-definition  surveillance using certified FAA pilots. Our UAVs deliver night, thermal,  and zoom-capable video directly to command centers — offering the same  critical coverage as a fully outfitted  and manually operated police helicopter, but at a  fraction of the cost, carbon footprint, and liability risk. This  innovation turns aerial surveillance from a scarce, expensive resource  into a deployable, scalable, and sustainable public-safety service.

Proposed Approach 

AroVue Non-Profit will deploy these UAV assets during  certified disasters or critical incidents — nationwide and cost-free to  participating agencies — operating under pre-established incident  protocols in coordination with the agency in charge. By offering this  service as an external resource, AroVue not only supplements existing  emergency response infrastructure, but makes continuous aerial  monitoring accessible to agencies and communities that otherwise could  not afford it. All of this without any assets on the ground needed. 

Call to Action

We are scaleing AroVue’s capacity — enabling  rapid nationwide deployment of our UAV surveillance service during  disasters and critical incidents. With funding, we can ensure that more  communities, especially underserved and high-risk areas, have access to  the critical “first-on-scene” situational awareness that saves lives and  reduces harm. Together, we can modernize and democratize aerial  public-safety surveillance — protecting communities from the sky when it  matters most.