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Everett installs first drone docks, plans six-site network with Flock Safety
Summary
Everett Police Department told the Community Health and Safety Council Committee it has installed two drone docks at the South Precinct, conducted training flights, and plans a six-dock deployment across the city with a two-year contract once the final dock is online.
Robert Getz and Lieutenant Jeff Albright of the Everett Police Department updated the Community Health and Safety Council Committee on Oct. 1 that the department has installed two drone docks at the South Precinct and began training flights, with plans to operate a six-dock network covering the city.
"We hope by the end of next week that we are starting to respond to actual 9 1 1 calls," Robert Getz said, describing the department’s timeline after initial training flights. Getz said the city negotiated with vendor Flock Safety to increase the planned deployment from two docks to six to achieve citywide coverage.
Deployment and timeline: Getz said two docks were installed on the South Precinct and that the department expects two additional docks to be delivered by October, with those to be installed on top of what presenters referred to as "EMV." Final placement for the central-area docks is under discussion with a private partner;…
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