Jason Pizzo, D-North Miami Beach, did not mince words about the approved drones either, calling the technology “s-ty” during the hearing. “That is going to put us in danger, the officers in danger, and the public in danger, when these drones continue to fall out of the sky.” “In one year and a half we had five failures with manufacturers on the (state approved) list. Meanwhile, a representative from the Orlando Police Department called the approved drones a hazard.
“One of our pilots, on his drive home, he heard ‘snap, crackle, pop,’ one of the batteries outside the drone, not plugged in, on the floorboard of his vehicle, caught on fire,” a representative from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.Ī representative from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said the approved drones have “limited capabilities,” cannot fly at night and their cameras are “not safe” to use. It had the consequence of grounding hundreds of drones statewide.īut representatives from local law enforcement agencies told lawmakers in a March hearing that drones made by state-approved manufacturers leave a lot to be desired. Ron DeSantis’ administration cited national security concerns in making the move.
The ban took countless drones used by and for government agencies out of the sky, mainly affecting those made by the world’s most popular drone company, DJI. MIAMI – There’s a bipartisan push in the Florida Legislature to return Chinese-made drones back into service for the state’s first responders after a ban took effect earlier this month.
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