FIFA World Cup: Drones, cameras among heightened security measures
Toronto police outlined some of their security plans for the upcoming FIFA World Cup including drones and video cameras.
Toronto officials shared details of their FIFA security plans on Tuesday, including a new $12.5-million police command centre.
Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw described a state-of-the-art operations centre that will bring a variety of expertise and decision-makers into one space.
Along with police, the Toronto Integrated Safety and Security Unit Area Command Centre (TACC) will host staff from Toronto Fire Services, Toronto Paramedic Services, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto Hydro, Toronto Water, the Ontario coroner’s office, Metrolinx and the TTC.
Police say they will be able to monitor things like crowd movement and traffic conditions in real time using drones and traffic cameras. Police are also temporarily deploying cameras in key locations such as the FIFA Fan Festival at the Fort York National Historic Site and The Bentway.