🚁 The Port St. Lucie Police Department is taking public safety to new heights with its first-ever Drone as First Responder (DFR) program. In 2025, PSLPD finalized a contract that will allow drones to respond to emergency calls within seconds and provide real-time aerial views to officers and the City’s upcoming Real Time Public Safety Center.
📡 The program includes six drone air docks placed strategically across the City, with each dock capable of launching multiple drones. Advanced radar technology allows the drones to safely navigate the skies, detect objects up to 7 miles away, and avoid collisions.
🚔 PSLPD also received 13 indoor drones to support SWAT and day-to-day operations at no additional cost. The department says the innovative program will help improve response times, situational awareness, and public safety across Port St. Lucie.
