LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg went to great heights to provide a hands-on demonstration of the city's new Drone as First-Responder program from the roof of one of the city's firehouses.

Greenberg posted a video of the demonstration on his X account on Oct. 3.

"We know that in the case of an emergency, seconds count, and that's why we're installing this program," Greenberg said in the video. "So whether it's fire, police, EMS, any one of our emergency services personnel can be here to get to the scene quicker, to provide information to the first responders who are on their way to help you, using new technology to keep you and Louisville safe."

Greenberg said the Skydio team is in the process of installing the drones on the roof of Louisville's firehouses. 

The drones, unveiled earlier this year, allow dispatchers to help prepare first responders as they are on the way to a call. 

The drones will launch from eight firehouses across Louisville and be controlled from one central location.

First responders will handle the calls based on the information from emergency callers. Officials said drones will largely focus on the address that's given to dispatchers.

Nearly $1 million has been invested in the Drone as First responder" program.

Greenberg said the drones will be responding to emergency scenes soon, but didn't give an exact date.

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