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Richland police brief council on planned Public Safety Aerial Response (SAR) drone program
Summary
Police briefed council on a Public Safety Aerial Response (SAR) drone program intended to provide real-time aerial situational awareness for police, fire and EMS; the department said it will start with two Skydio X-ten drones for the SAR program, retain data on Axon servers for about 30 days unless evidence retention is required, and use vetted civilian operators with background checks.
The Richland Police Department presented an informational briefing on Jan. 20 about a planned Public Safety Aerial Response (SAR) program that will provide real-time aerial situational awareness to support police, fire and emergency medical responders.
Chief Marty Pilcher introduced the briefing and said the capability is intended to benefit "public safety as a whole, not merely law enforcement." Operations Commander Chris Mason described SAR as an operational-support capability that streams live video to officers and supervisors, is not autonomous or armed, and is governed by written policy intended to comply with Washington state law and FAA…
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