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Redmond, WA Police Take Innovation to New Heights with Drone First Responder Program
- Redmond, Washington Police Department launches drones as first responders (DFR) program to protect public safety.
- FAA granted permission to fly BVLOS missions, without the need of visual observers, to police in Redmond.
- Redmond operates the only full-time DFR program in the state and was the second police agency on the West Coast to receive BVLOS waiver.
- The DFR program utilizes technology to help assess structure fires, locate missing persons, clear the interior of buildings, document crime and crash scenes.
- The department currently employs drones dispatched from two nests, one located in the city’s Municipal Campus and the second one in a city-owned facility.
- The drones have thermal-imaging and visual cameras, which enable them to help officers locate and track fleeing suspects in thickly wooded areas.
- The department will continue to use both BRINC and Skydio equipment throughout the current year.
- The program has logged more than 500 missions and has assisted police officers with making a number of arrests.
- Data collected through DFR program doesn’t infringe on the privacy of city residents and deleted if not related to crime
- Redmond plans to expand DFR program to the next level and explore the possibility of regionalization.
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