Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (ECFRS) does hold the information you have requested.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 - Does your Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) use any of the following technologies: Fred (also known as ‘Fasty’) Rosenbauer RTE Robot Drones Emergency One Scorpion Rosenbauer Stinger Others ?
Drone technology is employed by ECFRS.
Question 2 - Does your service use any technologies not listed above and if so, what are they?
4 DJI Matrice 30T drones for our Urban Search and Rescue Team.
Question 3 - If your service does use any of the listed above, does your service require firefighters to undergo training to operate these pieces of technology?
Yes the relevant licenses for flying a drone above A1/A3 category are required which includes training.
This is expanded with an additional staff for spotting for VLOS and operating the camera.
We hope you find this information useful.