The versions of the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Drone used for rescue are adapted with special equipment, which increases its price. The model is also on the market, according to company data.

The Chapala Fire Department and Civil Protection of Chapala received a luxury donation. The head of the Liaison with the Foreign Community, Héctor España, who was accompanied by the municipal president of Chapala, Moisés Anaya, delivered a rescue drone with specialized equipment, in a ceremony held on the morning of July 29, in the esplanade of the Chapala fire department’s central base. 

The drone has specialized equipment that allows it to locate someone underwater or in the mountains, whether during the day, at night or during a fire, explained the foreigner James Miller, who will be in charge of teaching the use of the drone to the riverine firefighters. 

The Director of Civil Protection received the rescue drone from the hands of the Municipal President of Chapala, Moisés Alejandro Anaya.

The interviewee also said he had been a volunteer firefighter for much of his life in the United States and had been certified as a drone pilot professionally a few years ago, so he feels honored to train firefighters in Chapala. «I won’t always be able to do this and those who stay will have to keep doing it, it’s a pleasure to be able to instruct them,» he said.

Likewise, the firefighting team will be trained so they can use the drone correctly, in addition, a rescue demonstration will be held in Lake Chapala, to demonstrate the capacity of the new acquisition of the fire department, it was explained at the ceremony of delivery of the apparatus.

It is thanks to the coordination of the Foreign Community Liaison, Hector España, in coordination with Harry Bublin, who worked collectively for three months to raise almost 100,000 pesos needed for the acquisition of the equipment. 

Chapala President Moisés Alejandro Anaya; to his left, Civil Protection Director Eduardo Aceves; in the center, one of the initiators of the collection, Harry Bublin, followed by Héctor España, Foreign Community Liaison and James Miller, former volunteer firefighter.

The DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Drone had a cost of 98 thousand pesos due to the specializations that have been added to the equipment: in addition to the 4K resolution camera it has an infrared light, two night lights, horn and microphone, as well as an intelligent controller, a controller with an anti-glare screen, three batteries with charger, spare propellers and a backpack for easy transport. A basic vertical rescue kit was also received as a gift from the brand. 

 This drone model is popular among rescue forces in other countries, as it can fly up to seven kilometers from its control point, soaring up to more than one and a half kilometers; each battery has a duration of approximately 30 minutes, with three batteries it has a time of up to 1 hour and a half of continuous flight, according to the specifications of the brand. 

«Civil Protection and Firefighters of Chapala has one of the best and most practical equipment currently used to save lives in extreme situations,» said Héctor España, to the director of Civil Protection of Chapala, Eduardo Aceves. 

Héctor España (right) is proud of this team achievement.  «Firefighters and Civil Protection take care of all of us, up there and in the lake» – mentioned the public official.

The drone was made possible thanks to the collaboration of many volunteers, some of whom donated on more than one occasion.

Drone trainer James Miller and Chapala President Moises Anaya. James hopes to eventually connect the drone command center to a monitor in the central cockpit of the fire base.

This is how the esplanade of the Chapala Fire and Civil Protection Department looked at the beginning of the presentation and delivery of the specialized search drone.