Edinburg Police Department makes Valley history with new 'Drone First Responder' program

Edinburg Police Department makes Valley history with new 'Drone First Responder' program

EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Police Department will become the first law enforcement agency in the Rio Grande Valley to launch a Drone as First Responder (DFR) program. The DFR is modeled after other nationally recognized programs and is designed to deploy drones to respond to emergency calls, including motor vehicle accidents, crimes in progress, critical incidents, and search-and-rescue operations. The drones are equipped wit…