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Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team provided crucial support to the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) during Mardi Gras 2025, deploying advanced Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for enhanced surveillance and safety. The team conducted over 140 flights totaling 45+ hours in the air, marking the first large-scale UAS deployment during Mardi Gras.
The collaboration aimed to improve situational awareness for first responders during the festivities, which generate over $1 billion for New Orleans' economy. The UAS overwatch missions helped with threat assessment and real-time decision making, while reducing risk to personnel and increasing operational efficiency.
Il team Verizon Frontline Crisis Response ha offerto un supporto fondamentale al Dipartimento di Polizia di New Orleans (NOPD) durante il Mardi Gras 2025, impiegando avanzati Sistemi di Aeromobili Senza Pilota (UAS) per migliorare la sorveglianza e la sicurezza. Il team ha effettuato oltre 140 voli per un totale di più di 45 ore in volo, segnando il primo dispiegamento su larga scala di UAS durante il Mardi Gras.
La collaborazione aveva l’obiettivo di aumentare la consapevolezza situazionale per i soccorritori durante le festività, che generano oltre 1 miliardo di dollari per l’economia di New Orleans. Le missioni di sorveglianza con UAS hanno supportato la valutazione delle minacce e la presa di decisioni in tempo reale, riducendo i rischi per il personale e migliorando l’efficienza operativa.
El equipo Verizon Frontline Crisis Response brindó un apoyo crucial al Departamento de Policía de Nueva Orleans (NOPD) durante el Mardi Gras 2025, desplegando avanzados Sistemas de Aeronaves No Tripuladas (UAS) para mejorar la vigilancia y la seguridad. El equipo realizó más de 140 vuelos que sumaron más de 45 horas en el aire, marcando el primer despliegue a gran escala de UAS durante el Mardi Gras.
La colaboración tuvo como objetivo mejorar la conciencia situacional de los primeros respondedores durante las festividades, que generan más de 1.000 millones de dólares para la economía de Nueva Orleans. Las misiones de vigilancia con UAS ayudaron en la evaluación de amenazas y la toma de decisiones en tiempo real, reduciendo riesgos para el personal y aumentando la eficiencia operativa.
버라이즌 프론트라인 위기 대응팀은 2025년 마디그라 기간 동안 뉴올리언스 경찰서(NOPD)에 중요한 지원을 제공하며, 고급 무인항공시스템(UAS)을 배치하여 감시 및 안전을 강화했습니다. 이 팀은 총 45시간 이상, 140회 이상의 비행을 수행하며 마디그라 기간 중 대규모 UAS 배치의 첫 사례를 기록했습니다.
이번 협력은 축제 기간 동안 긴급 대응 요원들의 상황 인식을 높이는 것을 목표로 했으며, 마디그라는 뉴올리언스 경제에 10억 달러 이상의 수익을 창출합니다. UAS 감시 임무는 위협 평가와 실시간 의사결정을 지원하며, 인력의 위험을 줄이고 운영 효율성을 높였습니다.
L'équipe Verizon Frontline Crisis Response a apporté un soutien crucial au département de police de La Nouvelle-Orléans (NOPD) lors du Mardi Gras 2025, en déployant des systèmes avancés d’aéronefs sans pilote (UAS) pour renforcer la surveillance et la sécurité. L’équipe a effectué plus de 140 vols totalisant plus de 45 heures de vol, marquant le premier déploiement à grande échelle d’UAS durant le Mardi Gras.
Cette collaboration visait à améliorer la conscience situationnelle des premiers intervenants pendant les festivités, qui génèrent plus de 1 milliard de dollars pour l’économie de La Nouvelle-Orléans. Les missions de surveillance par UAS ont aidé à l’évaluation des menaces et à la prise de décisions en temps réel, tout en réduisant les risques pour le personnel et en augmentant l’efficacité opérationnelle.
Das Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team unterstützte das New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) während des Mardi Gras 2025 entscheidend, indem es fortschrittliche unbemannte Luftfahrtsysteme (UAS) für verbesserte Überwachung und Sicherheit einsetzte. Das Team führte über 140 Flüge mit insgesamt mehr als 45 Flugstunden durch und markierte damit den ersten groß angelegten UAS-Einsatz während des Mardi Gras.
Die Zusammenarbeit zielte darauf ab, die Situationswahrnehmung der Ersthelfer während der Feierlichkeiten zu verbessern, die über 1 Milliarde US-Dollar für die Wirtschaft von New Orleans generieren. Die UAS-Überwachungsmissionen unterstützten die Bedrohungsbewertung und die Echtzeit-Entscheidungsfindung, während sie das Risiko für das Personal verringerten und die operative Effizienz steigerten.
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What you need to know:
- The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team supported the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) support during the busiest week of Mardi Gras.
- The NOPD requested the support of the Verizon Frontline team due to their experience with advanced UAS technology and long-standing commitment to meeting the mission-critical communications needs of the public safety community.
- The team conducted more than 140 flights, totalling over 45 hours in the air, to assist NOPD in its mission of keeping officers and festival attendees safe.
NEW ORLEANS, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team recently completed a deployment in support of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) during the city’s annual Mardi Gras celebrations.
To help enhance situational awareness for first responders during Mardi Gras, the NOPD requested the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team provide UAS overwatch support during the busiest week of festivities. The team conducted more than 140 flights, totalling over 45 hours in the air, to assist NOPD in achieving its mission of keeping the festivities safe.
UAS overwatch missions assist public safety agencies with threat assessment and real-time decision making while helping reduce risk to personnel and increasing efficiency of operations.
“We’re honored to be asked to support New Orleans first responders during a large-scale event like Mardi Gras,” said Chris Sanders, a senior manager who leads the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team’s UAS program. “This is the first time UAS is being used on a large scale during Mardi Gras, and to be asked for by name speaks to how much our public safety partners trust us and how Verizon Frontline remains on the cutting edge when it comes to leveraging technology to support our nation’s first responders.”
“Mardi Gras is one of the largest events the NOPD manages each year, and ensuring the safety of our residents and visitors is our top priority,” said Officer Reese Harper, NOPD director of communications. “Utilizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems during this year’s festivities provided our officers with enhanced situational awareness, helping us monitor crowds, respond more effectively to potential concerns, and keep the celebration safe for everyone. We are always exploring ways to strengthen public safety through innovation and strategic resources.”
Held annually, the Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans date back to the 16th century and the city’s origins. The multi-day celebration consists of parades and carnival festivities, where millions of people attend. Mardi Gras also generates over
The mission of the NOPD is to provide professional police services to the public in order to maintain order and protect life and property. In order to accomplish this mission, the NOPD is committed to the philosophy of Community Oriented Policing as a means to inform organizational decisions and prioritize crime fighting and quality of life initiatives by engaging each neighborhood and community organization in collaborative problem-solving partnerships.
The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team provides on-demand, emergency assistance during crisis situations to government agencies and emergency responders on a 24/7 basis at no cost to the supported agencies. Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team members set up portable cell sites, Wi-Fi hotspots, charging stations and other Verizon Frontline devices and solutions that enable communications and/or improve network performance.
Verizon Frontline is the advanced network and technology built for first responders – developed over three decades of partnership with public safety officials and agencies on the front lines – to meet their unique and evolving needs. Learn more at our site.
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