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Drones buzzed over Tallahassee Thursday as part of a hurricane season preparedness training exercise facilitated by Florida State University.
Seventy-five police officers, firefighters and emergency management personnel took part in the two-day unmanned aircraft systems-focused training, headquartered out of Apalachee Regional Park.
The teams traveled to Tallahassee mostly from all over Florida but also from Alabama and Texas and were sent out on missions across the county, flying drones at places like the Talquin dam and Northwood Centre.
David Merrick, director of Florida State University s Center for Disaster Risk Policy explained the missions: They re doing mapping, and damage assessment and infrastructure assessment, he said. These are the types of missions that we would do after a hurricane to see how bad things are or where help is needed.
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