Southern California city launches drone program to monitor illegal fireworks

On the heels of the largest wildfire in the city’s history, new enforcement tools are launching in Riverside to crack down on illegal fireworks.

The city says its will begin deploying small unmanned aerial systems, aka drones, to help police, firefighters and code enforcement teams detect and document illegal fireworks violations from the air.

The new program is made with last year’s Hawarden Fire still fresh in the minds of residents and city leaders…

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