How do you prepare for the unspeakable? With precision, coordination – and a few drones don’t hurt.
The Modesto Police Department and Stanislaus Union School District held a daylong active-shooter training exercise Saturday at Prescott Junior High. The drill allowed Modesto SWAT teams to practice real-world school-shooting scenarios and allowed staff members at the north Modesto school district to improve their campus safety plans.
It was also the first time Modesto police deployed the department’s new drones (which it calls unmanned aerial vehicles) to assist in emergency response training. The department unveiled its new aircraft in August. The flying rigs are remote-controlled and equipped with cameras that can record and give real-time images to pilots on the ground. For the drill, a mobile command with video screens served as home base for the drone operators, who then relayed information to officers on the ground …
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Modesto (CA) Bee | Oct. 22, 2016
