Huntington Beach is the Latest City in Orange County to Deploy Police Department Drones as First Responders

The City of Huntington Beach announced on Tuesday that it will launch a Drone as First Responder (DFR) program in the coming weeks, deploying three drones city-wide to support public safety operations. The drones – located at strategic rooftops throughout the city – can be operated remotely and are expected to improve police response times from five minutes to two minutes, according to city officials.“Law enforcement’s been using drones for several years; we’ve had our program since 2018. Traditionally, officers have to go on scene, open their car, get their drone out, fly their drone and start operating that way,” Huntington Beach Police Department Lieutenant Chris…..

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