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SFFD unveils draft drone policy; commissioners push two-month timeline
Summary
Assistant Deputy Chief Shane Francisco briefed the commission on a draft drone policy for a one-year city pilot; commissioners pressed for privacy safeguards, estimated costs, and a timeline and asked the chief to return with a budget and proposed staffing model within about two months.
Assistant Deputy Chief Shane Francisco presented the Fire Department's draft policy and operational concept for a city pilot program on July 26, describing the policy's focus on approved use cases (emergency response, search and rescue, disaster operations and training), privacy and data-retention safeguards, and FAA compliance options.
Francisco said the city has authorized five departments to run one-year pilots and that each department must finalize its department-specific policy for approval by department administration, commission review and COIT (Committee on Information…
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