(TNS) — Greeley police will test sending drones to calls for service next week to see how the program can increase efficiency for the city’s public safety departments.
The program, in partnership with Skydio, will run from Monday, Sept. 22 to Friday, Sept. 26, testing the drones in real-world situations to see how they can better support police as well as the Greeley Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management and Public Works’ traffic team, according to a Greeley police news release.
“We feel like, following the data in our call load, if we can deploy a drone from a dock on top of a fire station — or any city-owned building — and it can get there within 60 to 90 seconds, we’ll be able to get eyes on and provide information to responding officers,” Turk said last month…