In its first year of using drones, the Phoenix Fire Department has flown more than 700 flights and credits the unmanned aircraft system with increasing safety and saving money.The flights, totaling more than a hundred hours, have been used on fires, mountain rescues and investigations. Executive Fire Chief Scott Walker said during a recent brush fire, the drone revealed a
City officials presented a three-phased plan on Wednesday for how it would like its departments to begin flying unmanned aerial devices within the next year.