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Sunnyvale public-safety details drone program and promises public logs for uses
2774847 · March 26, 2025
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Summary
Officials said a drone program started in 2018 supports missing-person searches and incident assessments and that every drone deployment is logged on the city website; they also discussed research into a "drone-as-first-responder" model.
City public-safety officials described Sunnyvale's drone program, how the department logs use of drones and research into using drones as first responders for initial scene assessment.
Chief Pho Ngo said the department began a drone program in 2018 and uses it for missing-person searches, scene assessment after major incidents…
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