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Flock Safety says its Drone as First Responder system averages a 71% reduction in response time and clears 20% of calls without sending patrol units. Those are company-reported figures, not guarantees for every agency or incident.

Why it matters

The system combines drone launches and live video with dispatch access, responder coordination and mission records. Flock’s new guide describes how agencies might use it in searches and urgent calls, and what they should consider before starting a programme. The numbers make a punchy case for getting aerial eyes on a scene sooner. The question is what evidence agencies should demand before treating vendor averages as a reason to deploy.

Discuss: Should agencies use vendor-reported response-time gains to justify drone programmes, or require independently checked results first?

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