FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Whether you're towering above the crowds on stilts or cruising through the fairgrounds, safety remains a top priority at the Big Fresno Fair.

The annual 12-day event offers two layers of protection to attendees: Fresno Police and the fair's own private security company.

"It's by far one of the safest places in Fresno to be," said Lt. Anthony Dewall with Fresno Police.

Fresno Police will have a large presence at each of the four main entrances into the fair.

Once inside, attendees will see officers patrolling on the ground, in the air and across multiple camera screens inside its Police Command Station on the fairgrounds.

"There's also some artificial intelligence built in," Dewall said. "If we wanted to track somebody, if a suspect was involved in something,

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