OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A police eye in the sky is nothing new in law enforcement, but a drone speeding to an emergency moments after the call comes in will be a novel experience for Oceanside residents. That is, if the city council gives the go ahead for a new drone first responder progra m. “We are going to immediately launch a drone we are probably going to there a minute or two minutes before cop car gets there,” John McKean, the assistant chief of police for the Oceanside Police Department, explained that as soon as a 9-1-1 call comes it, officers will immediately launch a drone. He said the drone will probably get to the scene a minute or two minutes before a cop car gets there. McKean says the heavy-duty drones would not be used for blanket surveillance but as an emergency forward operating tool to gather intelligence, assisting officers, firefighters and lifeguards to better help those in need. “For accidents, if people have fallen or missing kids on the beach, there’s all kinds of things we could be able to do for that," McKean continued. "And it’s not just crime related, it’s over all safety related." The initial proposed drone first responder area is from the border of Carlsbad to Camp Pendleton and west of the 5 freeway. Officers say they will have to be transparent with their drone work to gain public confidence and a website is being set up so community members understand what the drone might be doing zipping over their house. “We can tell the officers the best way to tactically approach a scene for safety reasons, or if there is backed up traffic, to be able to clear calls without that officer interaction when it’s not needed, making everything a lot safer,” said McKean. Overall, the Oceanside Police Department says they simply want to respond faster for service request calls and put the right resources in the right places at the right moment. ...read more read less