Which statement about agency adoption of sUAS is supported by the material?

• A. U.S. law enforcement agencies have been more proactive in utilizing sUAS than U.S. fire departments.
• B. U.S. fire departments have been more proactive in utilizing sUAS than U.S. law enforcement.
• C. Both agencies have adopted sUAS at the same pace.
• D. Neither agency uses sUAS.

Answer: (A)

Understanding adoption pace for new tools like sUAS depends on mission needs, training, and regulatory readiness. The material indicates that law enforcement agencies have pursued and integrated sUAS more aggressively, using them to support investigations, reconnaissance, and incident response, while fire departments faced more barriers to rapid uptake. That makes the statement about law enforcement being more proactive the best-supported one, because it matches the observed pattern of earlier adoption driven by surveillance and investigative uses and often quicker access to funding or pilots. The other ideas—fire departments adopting more quickly, adoption occurring at the same pace, or neither agency using sUAS—aren’t supported by the material, which shows a clear lead by law enforcement.