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Seattle Fire Dept to Fly Drones in 2027 | Seattle News
Seattle’s Fire Department is set to soar into the future with a new drone program, aiming to deploy three aerial units by 2027 to give first responders a real-time bird’s-eye view of emergencies—from raging fires to water rescues. Designed to save lives and shave critical seconds off response times, the drones are part of a broader push to keep Seattle’s emergency services at the tech forefront, following cities like San Francisco and Boston. Crucially, the program is built on public trust: under Seattle’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, community input is mandatory, and the drones won’t…
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