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Mansfield to test autonomous drones for faster eyes‑on response to priority calls
Summary
Police and fire staff described a grant‑funded pilot to deploy three autonomous drones across the city to provide near‑immediate visual response to priority calls, with dispatch‑to‑drone dispatch taking about a minute and an expected two‑minute arrival window in many parts of the city.
The Mansfield Police and Fire departments briefed the City Council on July 14 about a grant‑funded autonomous drone program under evaluation that staff said could give first responders ‘eyes on’ incidents faster than traditional units.
The chief said the pilot would place multiple drones around the city (staff suggested three in different zones) and use GPS and dispatch integration so a call taker…
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