Having eyes on the scene of emergencies can be the difference between life and death, and Today in Ohio podcast hosts were surprised Friday at the the often-backward city of Cleveland’s bold proposal to transform its response to 911 calls with drones.
Cleveland is actively exploring the deployment of remote-controlled drones to police, fire and EMS scenes fast, before police and firefighters can get there, to get crucial intelligence to to the first responders to help them be ready.
The city has reached out to tech firms for proposals on implementing a “drone as first responder” program, said Courtney Astolfi in Friday’s podcast episode. These wouldn’t be your ordinary consumer drones—the city is seeking advanced technology capable of traveling at impressive speeds…