OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Drones are used every day for several professions, and that includes firefighters. They've embraced pretty much any tool they can to help them fight fires over the past century, and now that includes a tool with an eye in the sky.

The Oklahoma City Fire Department has nearly a couple of dozen of them to send information to responding crews before they even reach the scene.

"Having eyes in the sky is pretty important to us," Scott Douglas with the Oklahoma City Fire Dept. said. "Knowing what tools to take, seeing, you know, where the fire may be located, and there's actually thermal, thermal capabilities, too. So we can actually see the hottest parts of the structure."

The drones they use are operated by dispatchers. They'll send them into the air while crews respo

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