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Commission adopts drone policy, staff to pursue FAA waivers and COA
Summary
The Fire Commission adopted a new drone policy to support damage assessment, search and rescue and incident awareness; staff will seek FAA Part 107 waivers and a city COA and complete pilot training before full operations.
The San Francisco Fire Commission voted unanimously Jan. 9 to adopt a department drone policy that sets a path for using unmanned aircraft for incident assessment, search and rescue and situational awareness while preserving data‑security safeguards.
Assistant Deputy Chief Michael Cochran told commissioners the policy responds to operational needs—rapid damage assessment during wildland or earthquake events, thermal imaging at night for search and rescue, and enhanced situational…
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