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City Of San Diego Launches New Technology For Public Safety

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host

Published August 10, 2018 at 1:16 PM PDT

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San Diego Fire-Rescue Department tests its new drone. Aug. 10, 2018.

The city of San Diego will have eyes in the sky to help out in an emergency.

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On Friday, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department tested a new drone during a mock emergency .

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The drones will be used to visually assess situations so crews can determine whether they need more resources or to scale back their response.

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“What this is going to do is support those resources and provide more situational awareness to see the big picture. See what’s going on. To make sure we have people in the right spots. Make sure that when we think fires are extinguished they stay that way. That we have effective control and containment measures in place," said Capt. Jeff Ring, San Diego Fire-Rescue.

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The city says the technology will make emergency responses more efficient, reduce cost and potentially help save lives.

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City Of San Diego Launches New Technology For Public Safety

The city of San Diego is testing drones to help first responders in emergencies under a new federal program.

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Jade Hindmon is KPBS Midday Edition co-host. Prior to making San Diego home, Jade worked in markets across the Southeast and Midwest, building a network of sources to tell the stories of people in each community. She worked as a multimedia journalist and anchor at WRTV in Indianapolis. While there, she launched “The Weekend Edition of Good Morning Indiana” and generated breaking news content for both broadcast and digital platforms. Prior to Indianapolis, she was an anchor and multimedia journalist at FOX Carolina in Greenville, SC. As part of that Emmy Award winning team, she covered elections, landed exclusive interviews, and interviewed presidential candidates. Jade also had the opportunity to cover international news and was able to travel to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. Jade is a three-time Emmy nominee, a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Finalist, and the recipient of a South Carolina Associated Press Award. She is a proud graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

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