San Francisco’s fire chief has explicitly banned firefighters from using helmet-mounted video cameras. Chief Joanne Hayes-White said she issued the order because, “There comes a time that privacy of the individual is paramount, of greater importance than having a video,”.
Critics questioned the chief’s order and its timing due to the possibility of Fire Department liability.
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