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A Santa Fe Skydio Drone Found an Unconscious Man in Four Minutes
Santa Fe first responders located a 47-year-old man unconscious and not breathing near Las Acequias Park after receiving a call Wednesday afternoon.
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Michigan’s Third-Largest City Just Went All-In on DFR
Warren, Michigan did not test the waters. When the city decided to launch a Drone as First Responder program, it built one that covers both police and fire response simultaneously, funded by a millage voters passed in November, and it went fully operational on March 5. It is the first program of its kind in…
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Gilroy Greenlights Drone as First Responder Pilot
The Gilroy City Council just approved its first Drone as First Responder program. The city gets the whole first year for free, as KSBW reported. That’s not a minor detail. That’s the kind of low-stakes entry point that gets hesitant councils off the fence. From “After Officers” to “Before Officers” Gilroy’s existing drone program has…
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Skydio DFR Command Hits 10 Million Calls
Skydio just announced that its DFR Command software platform has crossed 10 million calls for service processed — making it the most
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Durham Regional Police (DRPS) Launches Drone as First Responder (DFR) Program, Ask Your Questions TODAY
Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is officially jumping into the Drone as First Responders world, announcing a new Drone First Responder (DFR) pilot project and hosting a community information event tonight, Thursday, February 26, 2026. If you have followed DFR programs in the U.S., you’ll be familiar with the general idea of using drones to…
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Skydio X10 Drone Finds Missing Alzheimer’s Patient in 24 Minutes
A 76 year old woman with Alzheimer’s walked out of her home into a cold Colorado evening. Within 24 minutes, a drone had found her standing in live traffic. That is not a futuristic concept. It happened last week in Commerce City. Drone as First Responder Moves Fast On February 17, just before 7pm, the…
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Orlando approves $6.83M Skydio drone program after trial drone beat officers to the scene one-third of the time
Orlando City Council approved a $6.83M Axon Skydio DFR program. During a seven-week trial, the drone beat officers to the scene on 33% of emergency calls.
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Washington County Tests DFR Drone Program
In Washington County, deputies just gained a new pair of eyes in the sky. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has launched a Drone as First Responder program, and it is already turning routine calls into coordinated aerial operations, as KGW8 NBC reports. This is not a drone sitting in the trunk of a patrol car.…
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