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Lee County emergency management warns proposed rule could ground county drones
Summary
Emergency management staff told the Lee County Public Safety Committee that a proposed federal rule targeting Chinese-made drones could render the county's DJI drones unusable and that no replacement funding is currently available.
Lee County emergency management staff told the Public Safety Committee that a proposed federal rule to restrict or ban Chinese-made drones could take the county’s existing DJI drones “out of commission,” and the county does not currently have funds to replace them.
Kevin, the county’s emergency management representative, said “the Bureau of Industry Commerce…
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