As DRONERESPONDERS is poised to kickstart its next set of educational forums with AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Orlando Florida on April 25th to 28th, we sat down with Christopher Todd, Executive Director of AIRT (Airborne International Response Team and home to DRONERESPONDERS) to talk about the challenges, trends, and future of drones in Emergency Response, as well as what topics will be discussed over the course of this year's programming, including blue sUAS, hazmat applications, integrating ground and air robotics, drones as a first responder, and more.