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Murrieta council approves three-year Drone-as-First-Responder pilot using Measure T funds
Summary
The council approved a three-year Drone-as-First-Responder program and a $150,000 first-year funding allocation from Measure T, with a three-year contract value of $750,000 and an optional contingency for infrastructure costs.
Murrieta City Council voted unanimously Oct. 7 to approve a three-year Drone-as-First-Responder (DFR) program that the police department says will allow near-immediate aerial visuals on 911 calls and other emergencies.
Police Chief Matt Henry and Captain Jeremy Duran outlined the proposal: install three drone docks at city-owned sites (police department and two fire stations), add a central radar node to monitor airspace, and staff a dedicated DFR pilot to launch and monitor drones from a centralized station. The program would be delivered under a multi-year subscription-style agreement with the vendor named in…
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