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Victorville approves drone-as-first-responder program, allocates $831,929 for launch
Summary
The City Council approved a contract with Brink Drones Inc. to implement a drone-as-first-responder program, authorizing up to $831,929.18 from the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund and a three‑year vendor agreement that includes hardware, software integrations and operations support.
The Victorville City Council voted unanimously Oct. 7 to award a professional services agreement to Brink Drones Inc. to implement a drones-as-first-responder (DFR) program and to amend the fiscal year 2025–26 budget to authorize up to $831,929.18 in Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund expenditures for the program.
City staff said the program will place three drones at municipal launch sites — the police station and Fire Stations 311 and 312 — integrate them with the city’s computer-aided dispatch (CAD), ALPR and ShotSpotter systems, and operate them by FAA‑licensed police pilots. “Drones are able to get on scene to 9‑1‑1 calls in about 70 seconds on average,” Brink founder Blake Resnick said, describing what he and his company call the citywide DFR capability.
City officials and the vendor said the initial deployment is expected to be operational in early 2026. The system proposal includes: three purpose-built emergency response drones with red/blue lights and sirens; recharging…
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