The Security once again takes a central place Agenda of Villa Allende and the community is now relying on air technology as a key tool. The government ministerFelipe Crespodetails the initiative to integrate drones into the citizen security system with preventative patrol and emergency management functions.
“It is the main demand that Villa Allende has had for a long time: to restore the security that it had in the past, the city life with open lots and large houses that has been affected,” the official said, pointing to the context that encouraged the strengthening of the local security plan.
In this context, Crespo explained that when he last joined “a whole fleet of new mobile phones for the security of citizens“And the surveillance system has been improved. The next step will be to add a drone to the city patrol. “Soon we will also add a drone to patrol our city,” he explained.
Air Patrol and Emergency Management
As the minister detailed, the drone will have multiple functions. “We train the three drone pilots to use the drones both for the management of the reserve and for forest fires and accidents, that is, for emergencies and patrols in different areas of the city, which are pre-configured in this drone,” he explained.
The tool allows you to quickly reach different parts of the city and predict risky situations. “We do prevention, but from the air with the drone you can reach any point in our city in a few minutes,” noted Crespo.
One of the highlights is the advantage of aerial visibility. “The contribution of aerial vision is impressive.”aspect of what we achieve with trucks or motorcycles,” he said.
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Furthermore, the The drone will have a loudspeaker to be able to interact with people in critical situations. “You have a speaker on top of the drone that tells you, ‘Sir, don’t move if you’ve had an accident,'” he explained by example. It will also allow us to coordinate wildfires: “See where the fire is going, where there is a water source, where there is a path or people we need to take care of and notify.”
Investment and testing phase
Crespo confirmed that the equipment costs about 15 million pesos. Before the final purchase is completed, the community is in a test phase. “We came with the company and stayed with these drones for three months to determine the purchase that we have determined, but we will take the option of these three free months,” he explained.
This period requires the training of pilots, a phase that the municipality is already in. There will be three operators: one from Citizen Security, one from Civil Defense and one from the Surveillance Center, who will be responsible for managing the first drone to be integrated into the system.
“Let us hope that the blessed security plan reaches maturity,” concluded Crespo, making it clear that technology is not a magical solution, but an important tool to regain control, prevention and response capacities in the city.
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