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Los Altos council backs exploring drone‑as‑first‑responder program; staff to return with vendor and policy
Summary
After a police presentation and public comment, council signaled support for developing a Docked Drone/DFR program to speed situational awareness for in‑progress calls, asked staff for vendor analysis and cybersecurity review, and requested a robust policy and oversight plan returned on Oct. 28.
The Los Altos City Council signaled general support for a police “drone as a first responder” (DFR) program after a detailed presentation by Captain Krause on existing drone operations, limitations and the expected benefits of an automated, docked system integrated with the city’s computer‑aided dispatch.
Captain Krause described a recent missing‑child call as an example in which the existing drone program took roughly 30 minutes to launch because the certified pilot and spotter had to travel to the scene; a DFR system, he said, could launch automatically from a dock and arrive in seconds to…
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