The Redmond Police Department on Thursday will demonstrate drone technology that officers will use to respond to incidents.
FILE - The Redmond Police Department responds to a crime scene in this file photo. Pictured are police siren lights on a patrol vehicle.
The drones as first responders program was launched for emergency responses, police said. The program enables a pilot to fly a drone to an incident, "quickly assess a situation and possibly de-escalate it without directly exposing officers and community members to harm," police added. Drones will be dispatched along with officers. The intent is to arrive faster and provide real-time information to responding officers, “unlike other agencies that use drones as a resource after officers arrive on the scene," according to Redmond police.
Officials said a trained pilot will fly the drone remotely from a flight control center. This will allow them to assess the situation on the ground and immediately send that information to responding officers.
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