County’s new multi-use eyes in the sky

Doug Dodge drops a launch pad on the lawn outside the county courthouse, places a small spider-like contraption on the mat, fiddles for a few seconds with a hand-held controller and…whoosh!

Jefferson County’s newest emergency vehicle has taken flight.

In early July, more than two months after its approval, county agencies finally received their sleek new AZNU Raptor T drone, complete with heat-detecting thermal camera and 56X zoom imaging.