Skyfire Consulting recently helped three different police departments secure BVLOS approvals to create their own Drone First Responder programs.
According to a statement, Skyfire not only helped the departments secure BVLOS approvals, it also helped them get the COAs (Certificate of Operation) under which they operate as part of the same effort.
The three departments are located in Collier County, Florida, Brookhaven, Georgia, and Elizabeth, New Jersey.
That range of locations is telling.
Police departments have been using drones more and more in their work over the last several years. And the fact that Skyfire has helped three departments get approval to launch DFR programs all at once could indicate the beginnings of a trend.
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