In a recent department statement, the Montgomery County Department of Police celebrated the first anniversary of its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program and highlighted significant advancements in emergency response, emphasizing the drones’ quick arrival times, effectiveness, and assistance in critical law enforcement situations.
Drones are used to quickly access situations in this initiative, which is the first of its kind to launch under the Major Cities Chiefs Association. With an average response time of 71 seconds, the unmanned aircraft have responded to over 1,670 calls in Montgomery County from three operational locations and, in an astounding 71% of occasions, arrived before patrol troops on the scene. Nonetheless, a lot of drones can fly to emergencies in less than a minute, giving authorities valuable extra time to assess the situation and respond appropriately.
The DFR program demonstrated the effectiveness of this high-tech endeavor by enabling police officers to avoid dispatch for roughly 257 cases, so freeing them up to perform other tasks. Meanwhile, according to a news release from the Montgomery County Department of Police program, the help these drones provided resulted in the recovery of over 450 people, including missing persons and criminal suspects.
An fight near Georgia Avenue and Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring was one of the key April 17 incidents in which the “Raven 1” drone was instrumental. In addition to filming the event, the drone also followed the suspect, resulting in an arrest that was notable for preventing harm or coercion. The footage was the first drone-captured evidence to result in a conviction in the county’s Circuit Court, objectively capturing the facts of the affair.
Chief Marc Yamada was extremely proud of the accomplishments of the Drone as First Responder program, saying, “I could not be prouder of the success of our Drone as First Responder program,” and he acknowledged the teamwork of community members and police executives who have trusted the department to run an open and efficient program. This sentiment was also echoed in the Montgomery County Department of Police’s official statement.
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