Scott Mlakar is an Assistant Chief (Ret) and now serves as an Administrative Officer with the Willoughby
(OH) Fire Department where he has served for 38 years. He is a paramedic, hazmat specialist, technical
rescue coordinator, fire investigator, FAA Remote Pilot. He serves on the Fire Chief's Special Operations Committee in Lake County. He developed and is the Chief in charge of the Lake County Public Safety Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) team, composed of Firefighters and Police officers. It provides UAS support to all of Lake County's emergency services, special teams and government agencies. He has presented at various National UAS conferences including Interdrone, Commercial UAV Expo Americas, and the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) on Public Safety UAS Programs. He has published articles for Fire Engineering magazine on Public Safety UAS. He serves as lead Instructor at Tri-C Community College as part of their Public Safety Drone program, and as an Instructor for Unmanned Tactical Group LLC training public safety professionals across the country.
Scott Mlakar is an Assistant Chief (Ret) and now serves as an Administrative Officer with the Willoughby (OH) Fire Department where he has served for 38 years. He is a paramedic, hazmat specialist, technical rescue coordinator, fire investigator, FAA Remote Pilot. He serves on the Fire Chief's Special Operations Committee in Lake County. He developed and is the Chief in charge of the Lake County Public Safety Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) team, composed of Firefighters and Police officers. It provides UAS support to all of Lake County's emergency services, special teams and government agencies. He has presented at various National UAS conferences including Interdrone, Commercial UAV Expo Americas, and the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) on Public Safety UAS Programs. He has published articles for Fire Engineering magazine on Public Safety UAS. He serves as lead Instructor at Tri-C Community College as part of their Public Safety Drone program, and as an Instructor for Unmanned Tactical Group LLC training public safety professionals across the country.
