--- title: DJI – Insights Blog | Chief Wayne Baker description: Wayne Baker is a 26 year veteran of the fire service and recently retired after 10 years as the Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Joshua. Throughout his career he consistently sought out new technology that could save the lives of the public as well as public safety personnel. Over the past five years he operated UAS on numerous fires, rescues incidents, assisted on law enforcement operations, as well as disaster response. He serves as one of the founding members of the North Central Texas Public Safety UAS Response Team (PSURT) with whom he has deployed to such disasters as Hurricane Harvey and most recently the Dallas Tornado Incident of October 20, 2019. --- [![DJI Enterprise](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/hubfs/img/logo.svg "DJI Enterprise")](https://enterprise.dji.com/) - Industries - [Public Safety](https://enterprise.dji.com/public-safety?site=insights&from=nav) - [Geospatial](https://enterprise.dji.com/geospatial?site=insights&from=nav) - [Inspection](https://enterprise.dji.com/inspection?site=insights&from=nav) - [Products](https://www.dji.com/products/enterprise?site=insights&from=nav) - [Drones](https://www.dji.com/products/enterprise?site=insights&from=nav#drones) - [Payloads](https://www.dji.com/products/enterprise?site=insights&from=nav#payloads) - [Remote Drone Operation Solutions](https://www.dji.com/products/enterprise?site=enterprise&from=nav#dock) - [Software](https://www.dji.com/products/enterprise?site=enterprise&from=nav#software) - [Developer Technologies](https://developer.dji.com/?site=insights&from=nav) - [Accessories](https://www.dji.com/products/enterprise?site=insights&from=nav#enterprise-accessories) - [AI Challenge](https://developer.dji.com/innovation-contest?site=insights&from=nav) - Ecosystem - [Ecosystem Solution Catalogue](https://enterprise.dji.com/ecosystem?site=insights&from=nav) - [DJI Developer](https://developer.dji.com/?site=insights&from=nav) - Insights - [Learning Center](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/learning-center?site=insights&from=nav) - [Blog](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/blog) - [User Stories](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/user-stories) - [News](https://enterprise.dji.com/news?site=insights&from=nav) - [Rescue Map](https://enterprise.dji.com/drone-rescue-map/?site=insights&from=nav) - [Events](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/dji-enterprise-events?site=insights&from=nav) - Support - [Data Security](https://enterprise.dji.com/data-security?site=insights&from=nav) - [Service Request and Inquiry](https://www.dji.com/support/repair?site=insights&from=nav) - [DJI Care Enterprise](https://enterprise.dji.com/djicare-enterprise?site=insights&from=nav) - [DJI Maintenance Program](https://enterprise.dji.com/enterprise-maintenance?site=insights&from=nav) - [Find a Dealer](https://www.dji.com/where-to-buy/enterprise-dealers?site=insights&from=nav) - [UTC Training](https://www.uastc.com/us/?site=insights&from=nav) - [Fly Safe](https://fly-safe.dji.com/home?site=insights&from=nav) - [English](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/user-stories) - [Français](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/fr/user-stories) - [Español](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/es/experiencias) - [Italiano](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/it/user-stories) - [Deutsch](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/de/user-stories) - [Pусский](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/ru/user-stories) - [日本語](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/ja/user-stories) [![Contact Us](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/5569287/d4b2d0a1-8dc6-4ce9-aced-aff4647e25a9.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/5569287/d4b2d0a1-8dc6-4ce9-aced-aff4647e25a9) - [Blog](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/blog) - [User Stories](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/user-stories) - [Learning Center](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/learning-center) - [English](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/user-stories) - [Français](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/fr/etudes-de-cas) - [Español](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/es/experiencias) - [Italiano](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/it/user-stories) - [Deutsch](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/de/benutzergeschichte) - [Pусский](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/ru/user-stories) - [日本語](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/ja/user-stories) - [한국어](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/ko/user-stories) # User Stories ## How industry leaders are putting drones to work -- All Industries -- Public Safety AEC & Surveying Oil & Gas Electricity Agriculture Drone Ecosystem Other ## Chief Wayne Baker ![Chief Wayne Baker](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/hubfs/author%20headshots/author%20headshot%20-%20Chief%20Wayne%20Baker.png) Wayne Baker is a 26 year veteran of the fire service and recently retired after 10 years as the Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Joshua. Throughout his career he consistently sought out new technology that could save the lives of the public as well as public safety personnel. Over the past five years he operated UAS on numerous fires, rescues incidents, assisted on law enforcement operations, as well as disaster response. He serves as one of the founding members of the North Central Texas Public Safety UAS Response Team (PSURT) with whom he has deployed to such disasters as Hurricane Harvey and most recently the Dallas Tornado Incident of October 20, 2019. ### Recent Posts ### Matrice 30 Series Resources Learn more about how this new flagship platform redefines standards for industrial drones [![Learn More](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/5569287/36068469-d55b-42b8-ad84-5b21f64293b8.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/5569287/36068469-d55b-42b8-ad84-5b21f64293b8) ![](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20featured%20images/Featured%20Image%20-%20Pilot%20Profile%20Penny%20Ritter.png?width=200&name=Featured%20Image%20-%20Pilot%20Profile%20Penny%20Ritter.png) Public Safety ## Pilot Profile: Alameda County Sheriff Office’s Criminalist III, Penny Ritter Looking back to our teenage years, many of us can consider the career we wanted to have back then as a fantasy. A whim from our youth, that of course .. ![Chief Wayne Baker](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/hs-fs/hubfs/author%20headshots/author%20headshot%20-%20Chief%20Wayne%20Baker.png?length=50&name=author%20headshot%20-%20Chief%20Wayne%20Baker.png) by Chief Wayne Baker March 8, 2023 ![](https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20featured%20images/Featured%20Image%20-%20M30T%20Cleburne%20Fire.png?width=200&name=Featured%20Image%20-%20M30T%20Cleburne%20Fire.png) Public Safety ## Matrice 30T Makes Quick Work of Grasslands Wildfire in Cleburne, Texas As we brace ourselves for the effects of climate change, one of the greatest threats immediately facing us is that of wildland fires. 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