On June 1, the city of Phoenix will launch a new drone program, which will first outfit fire mountain rescue crews with the technology, and then expand to other departments - including the Phoenix police.įire officials say the drones are a breakthrough technology for their operations, giving firefighters a way to scope out a dangerous scene from afar. If you're hiking along a hot and dusty trail this summer and spy a drone in the sky, it could be the Phoenix Fire Department, responding to a crisis on the mountain from above.
