Drones as first responders

British Transport Police is using drones as first responders (DFR) to watch over the rail network and give them a level of situational awareness they’ve never had before.

The Met police is carrying out more than 170 drone as first responder flights a week, here Superintendent Taryn Evans shares how this works from the heart of the control room in central London.

Every London borough will see drones in use by the Met Police as the capital’s police force expands its drone capability after the success of pilots showed strong results and could see the creation of a London-wide emergency services drone network.