(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) A drone team is being created in Beaver County thanks to an investment. Kevin Whipple, the Beaver County deputy director of emergency management stated that these drones will help firefighters and both hazmat and SWAT teams. The Beaver County Commissioners also helped to donate for the drones and Commissioner Dan Camp proclaimed the amount was around $200,000. There are now twelve drones as well as technology to monitor emergency scenarios around Beaver County.