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Reno approves drone-as-first-responder pilot; police chief highlights safety, medical uses
Summary
The City of Reno approved a contract for a drone-as-first-responder pilot with Motorola Solutions and Bridal Technologies. Police Chief Catherine Entz said the pilot — four sites to start — aims to improve officer safety, speed situational awareness and deliver emergency medical supplies.
Reno city leaders have approved a contract enabling a pilot "drone as a first responder" program for the Reno Police Department, and Police Chief Catherine Entz told the city podcast the technology is intended to give officers faster situational awareness and improve public safety.
Chief Entz said the city is partnering with Motorola Solutions and Bridal Technologies as the drone provider. "Drone as a first responder is ... an opportunity for when certain types of calls for service occur, we are able to self‑deploy the drone, and it will fly to the area where the problem is happening and get first‑hand look of what is going on there and relay that information back to our officers," she said.
Entz emphasized officer safety as a primary benefit, saying the drones can provide "eyes on a…
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