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Burkburnett adopts drone program for police and fire, funds purchase from capital improvement fund
Summary
The board approved a joint police/fire drone program after a presentation by Fire Chief Dan King, passing an ordinance to allow a roughly $20,000 equipment purchase and noting $3,000/yr maintenance; policies, pilot Part 107 certification and flight-logging software will govern operations.
The Burkburnett Board of Commissioners approved moving forward with a joint public-safety drone program for the fire and police departments after a presentation by Fire Chief Dan King.
King said the program would be administered by the city’s emergency management office with one commander and two team leaders (a fire lieutenant and a police sergeant). He described the proposed platform—a DJI Matrice 4TD—highlighting thermal imaging, high-zoom optics, built-in AI…
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