The Hollywood Fire Department is using new technology in an effort to help anyone struggling in the water and help save lives.

Hollywood Fire Rescue & Beach Safety on Tuesday gave 7News a demonstration of their newly launched drone-assisted rescue system.

“Somebody could hold onto that and buy them some time until a rescue could get to them,” said Hollywood Fire Rescue Battalion Chief David Guernsey.

Hollywood is the first fire department in Broward County to have this life-saving technology, which equips their drones with flotation devices to fly to people in distress.

“This is how it comes packaged. It is water activated; soon as it hits the water, it deploys and then turns into this,” said Guernsey.

The system is set to enhance emergency response times, with the drone capable of go

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