橙县警长办公室启动「无人机先遣」计划：首批覆盖 Laguna Hills、Lake Forest 与 Stanton
位于加州橙县的橙县警长办公室（Orange County Sheriff's Department）10月20日宣布，将于2026年10月启动「无人机先遣」（Drone as a First Responder，DFR）计划第一阶段，首批覆盖与该部门签约的 Laguna Hills、Lake Forest 与 Stanton 三个城市。
该计划使用无人机（UAV）响应服务呼叫与重大事件，在巡逻人员抵达之前或同时赶到现场，向警员提供实时画面，帮助他们在到场前了解现场情况、作出更安全的处置决定。警长办公室表示，无人机在条件允许时也可支援邻近签约城市的部分区域。
橙县警长 Don Barnes 表示：「『无人机先遣』是公共安全技术的一项重大进步。无人机提供的实时信息能帮助我们提升安全水平、更有效地调配资源，并确保警员在响应社区呼叫时掌握尽可能充分的信息。」
警长办公室强调，该计划是补充而非取代现有应急响应：警员、调度员与其他急救人员仍是每次响应的核心。无人机不携带武器，由持有联邦航空管理局（FAA）认证的人员操作，仅用于经授权的公共安全目的。无人机可被派往服务呼叫、失踪人员以及重大或危险事件现场，其画面也可用于现场记录与案件调查。
为保障透明度，警长办公室将在其官网的 DFR 专页公布飞行报告等公共信息。警长办公室称，10月启动的第一阶段是把无人机先遣能力逐步扩展至其整个服务区域的更长远规划的开端。
Orange County Sheriff Launches Drone as a First Responder Program in Three Cities
The Orange County Sheriff's Department in Orange County, California, announced on October 20 that it will launch the first phase of its Drone as a First Responder (DFR) program in October 2026, bringing the new public safety resource to the contract cities of Laguna Hills, Lake Forest, and Stanton.
The program uses unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to respond to calls for service and critical incidents. In many cases, the drones can arrive before or alongside patrol personnel, providing deputies with real-time information about conditions on scene and helping them make informed decisions before they arrive. The aircraft will also be available to assist with incidents in portions of neighboring contract cities when operationally appropriate.
"Drone as a First Responder is an incredible advancement in public safety technology," said Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes. "By providing real-time information, DFR helps us improve safety, deploy resources more effectively, and ensure our deputies have the best possible information when responding to calls for service in our community."
The department said DFR is intended to supplement, not replace, existing first responder services: deputies, dispatchers, and other emergency personnel remain central to every response. The UAVs are unarmed, are operated by FAA-certified department personnel, and are deployed only for authorized public safety purposes. They may respond to calls for service, missing persons, and critical or hazardous incidents, and their video may assist with scene documentation and investigations.
Flight reporting information will be published on the department's DFR webpage as part of the program's transparency measures. The October launch is Phase 1 of a broader plan to expand DFR capabilities across the department's service area in future phases.
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