07/30/2025
3 Day - DRONE OPERATIONS IN FIREFIGHTING COURSE
15-17 Sep 25 - Waverley Legion
$665 p/Student (Book soon! limited spaces available). Nomadic Drone Media does not charge HST.
Course Overview: This 3-day course is designed to provide participants, particularly in fire services, with comprehensive training in Flight Planning for Firefighting Operations and conducting practical flying exercises and the operation of a Mobile Drone Operations Unit. The course will cover key topics in flight planning that will ensure drone operators show up on scene prepared to fly missions safely and effectively. The course also prepares students to fly missions legally in accordance with Transport Canada Regulations and the NFPA 2400 - Standard for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Used for Public Safety Operations. Students will be shown how to complete documentation and web requests for flying in controlled airspace and missions with associated risk. Practical flying operations take place over a 1.5 day period consisting of administering crew briefings, flying through a built up course and data collection which is disseminated electronically to the Drone Operations Unit. Wireless communication, coordination and report completion bring the separate facets of a drone team together. All visual data is monitored by students in the Mobile Drone Operations Unit. Tasks are assigned to 2 drone teams from the Operations Unit to an onsite drone coordinator which are then assigned to each drone team. Collected data is sent back to the Operations unit via a live stream from each team to 2 monitoring stations in the Operations Unit.
Students will also receive instruction to acquire the Restricted Operator Certificate (Aviation) “ROC(A)”. Students will receive the ROC(A) certification upon successful completion of the short exam.
Day 1
Morning Session (8:00 AM - 12:15 PM)
Introduction and Course Objectives
• Welcome and instructor/student introductions
• Course overview and learning outcomes
• Types of Public Safety Drone Missions
1. Pre-Flight Planning
o Mission Objectives
o Weather and Environmental Conditions
o Site Survey and Safety
2. Equipment Preparation
o Drone Hardware and Payload
o Communication Tools
3. Team Roles and Briefing
o Roles and Responsibilities
o Delivering Team Briefings
Afternoon Session (1:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
4. Operational Considerations
o Several topics are presented and discussed in detail to prepare students for drone missions.
5. Data Management and Analysis
o Introduction to Back-up Manager Software.
o Data Analysis and Reporting
o Introduction to DJI Thermal Analysis Tool
o Introduction to an Ortho-mosaic and a 3D Model
6. Post-Flight Procedures
o Several topics are presented and discussed in detail to prepare students to regroup post flight and complete all tasks require to bring the drone program back to a state of readiness.
7. Documentation
o Required documentation is covered in order to fly legally in accordance with regulations.
Day 2
Morning Session (8:00 AM - 12:15 PM)
1. Flight Planning Applications Introduction
• Complete Overview of the Drone Pilot Canada App
• Overview of Team Management on the Drone Pilot Canada App and Website
• Introduction to Nav Drone
o Nav Drone on the web
o Nav Drone App
o Flight Authorization requests for flying in controlled airspace
2. DJI Geo Zone Unlocking
• How to unlock your DJI drone to fly in locked DJI GEO Zones
3. VTA Charts Introduction
4. Canada Flight Supplement Introduction
5. SFOC’s Transport Canada
• What requires an SFOC?
• High Risk SFOCs
• Lower-risk SFOC-RPAS operations
6. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Introduce a complete set of Firefighting Drone specific SOP’s
• Introduce Operations Binder
• Introduce Operations Equipment Checklist
7. ROC(A) Instruction/ Exam info
Afternoon Session (1:00 PM – 1700 PM)
8. Use Checklists to perform crew briefing
9. Prepare for hands on drone operations (Site Setup/Survey)
10. Hands on practice using NDM Drones and or Fire Dept Drones.
Day 3
Morning Session (8:00 AM - 12:15 PM)
1. Flight preparations, crew assignment/briefings, practical exercise overview.
2. Practical exercise ex*****on
Afternoon Session (1:00 PM – 1700 PM)
3. Crew rotation/practical exercise ex*****on.
4. Debrief, course critique
5. Certificates
6. Closing remarks
Next steps for advanced training for emergency responders
• 1 Day Fire Dept specific Drone Introduction: Flight Controls and Software Mastery
• 3 Day Course – Don’t Crash: Flight Mastery Course
• 3 Day scene Mapping and 3d Modelling Course
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Materials Provided:
• Refreshments and Snacks
• Course handouts, checklists and reference guides
• Soft resources for Flight Planning, Data Backup and Thermal Analysis
• Certificate of completion
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The learning outcomes in this outline ensure participants gain theoretical knowledge enabling fire services personnel to plan, prepare for and execute drone operations safely and effectively.
Nomadic Drone Media is a drone training company with extensive training development and delivery experience. NDM is the only training provider in Atlantic Canada that delivers NFPA 2400 based drone training.
We can assist you with selecting and acquiring the appropriate drones and equipment for your operations. Additionally, our training program is geared towards familiarizing your personnel with setting up and managing a complete drone program for your department. Coupling this with the skills training will ensure your department has an effective and compliant drone program.
Our Chief Instructor and company founder, Terry Gracie, is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force Officer of 23 years. He has extensive knowledge and experience developing training programs and providing instruction on a wide variety of subjects. He has been a successful training developer and instructor in many fields including Construction Management, Project Management, Steam Heating, Real Property Management, Budget Management, Motorcycle Training, Advanced CNC Operator Training and notably, Advanced Drone Instruction for pilot acquisition of the Transport Canada Advanced Drone Pilot Certification.
Course Details:
Location: RCL Branch 90 - 2234 Rocky Lake Drive, Waverley B2R 1R4
Dates: 15-17 September 2025 – 8:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: $665 p/Student (Book soon! limited spaces available). Nomadic Drone Media does not charge HST.
Pre-requisites:
Students require at a minimum a Transport Canada – Basic RPAS(Drone) Pilot Certificate in order to fly the drones (online exam). https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/drone-safety/drone-pilot-licensing/getting-drone-pilot-certificate
Students can participate in Non-flying roles if no certificate is held. (Visual Observer and Command Roles).
Must be 16 Years of age or older.
ETrans [email protected] with Student Name and email in the ETrans Memo and a joining package will be sent to the student.
Contact Nomadic Drone Media via email for credit card payments (1.5% transaction fee). An online payable invoice will be sent to you.
Contact us today at (506)260-9902 or [email protected] , www.nomadicdronemedia.com we would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Ask about our other Fire Service Drone Training Courses!
