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Rio Fire Department Launches Summer Beach Safety Operation With Mobile Rescue Posts and 'Speaking Drones'

Expanded staffing in tourist hotspots targets faster response during the peak season.

Overview

  • Operação Verão began statewide on December 19 with public simulations in Copacabana and will run throughout the summer.
  • Mobile rescue posts are being positioned along the coast to increase operational mobility and follow crowd flows and sea conditions.
  • Drones broadcast audible warnings to steer bathers from risky areas, with additional units using high‑resolution and thermal cameras for monitoring.
  • In the Região dos Lagos, 195 lifeguards are deployed, including 88 in Cabo Frio, where seasonal posts reopen and teams use jet skis, boats and quadricycles.
  • The corps expanded its additional service regime and partnered with municipalities, and a revitalized 2nd Maritime Group unit in Barra da Tijuca is slated for delivery to enhance response capacity.