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European emergency services are being trained on how to use consumer drones in rescue operations and emergencies, including chemical spills, car accidents and widespread fires. Ireland's Donegal Mountain Rescue Team has been using advanced drone software to help coordinate search and rescue missions in remote areas, while the Greater Copenhagen Fire Department in Denmark will be taught how to use drones to combat fires, chemical accidents and pile ups in both urban and over-water conditions.

The Phantom and Inspire drones have been supplied by Chinese hobby drone company and market leader DJI in a partnership with the European Emergency Number Association (EENA), providing pilot teams with the sophisticated technology.

The partnership could be extended across other organisations in Europe following the EENA's annual conference this week.
How drones can save lives

Romeo Durscher, DJI's director of education, said drones were improving the future of human responses to dangerous situations without further endangering lives.

"Drones are transforming the way first response and civil protection missions operate by not only helping commanders make faster, smarter and better informed decisions, but also by providing first responders with more detailed information from an aerial perspective," he said. "The technology is easy to deploy and can be used in dangerous situations without risking pilots' lives. This ultimately saves lives and property."

Earlier this year it was reported more than a quarter of the 43 police forces in England and Wales were considering using drones in high risk operations and to trace burglary suspects.

Steve Barry, the Association of Chief Police Officers' lead on drones, said they were likely to become a common sight and used in a wide range of criminal investigations.

"If someone breaks into your shed and then makes off, and there are dozens of back sheds he might be hiding in ... drones could be the perfect solution. They would be quicker than dogs," he said.

Tokyo's police force introduced an elite fleet of interceptor drones designed to chase and catch suspicious-looking drones in nets flying over sensitive locations amid concerns for the prime minister's safety late last year.

Riot police will control the camera-equipped interceptor drones to chase after private drones they feel may be spying on buildings, including the Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's office, and ensnare them in large nets before returning to the ground.

Those controlling the force drone will first warn the suspicious drone's operator to cease the flight, before pursuing them.

UK retailers saw sales of consumer drones rise 24 per cent over Christmas 2015.

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