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Drone as First Responder
Palm Desert Eyes Police DJI Drones Amid Privacy Questions
Palm Desert is the latest Coachella Valley community where police drones are moving from “something other cities do” to “something coming here,” and a local NBC Palm Springs commentary framed the arrival with the question every city eventually has to…
Skydio, BRINC and a Robot Dog Join Louisiana Patrols
A district attorney in Louisiana is doing something most prosecutors never touch. He’s buying the drones. Tony Clayton wants 911 response on the west bank of the Mississippi to fall from minutes to seconds, and he’s funding a three-year program…
St. Louis OKs Six BRINC Drones Amid ‘Rushed’ Vote
St. Louis is getting six police drones, and how the city approved them says as much as the program itself. On Wednesday its Board of Police Commissioners signed off on a Drone as First Responder program built on BRINC hardware,…
Nashville Police Launch 45-Day Skydio DFR Pilot
The Metro Nashville Police Department started flying drones over the Madison precinct on Tuesday, May 26, the first day of a Drone as First Responder trial that will run up to 45 flight days. Three Skydio aircraft are involved, on…
Dallas PD Drone Saves Man From I-45 a Day After DFR Launch
The Dallas Police Department’s new Drone as First Responder program made its first save on Thursday afternoon, one day after the program went live. A man was walking into rush-hour traffic on Interstate 45, a Skydio drone reached him before…
Eight Skydio Drones Now Fly Dallas 911 Calls
The Dallas Police Department officially launched its Drone as First Responder program on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, deploying eight remotely piloted Skydio aircraft from Dallas Fire-Rescue stations across the city. Each drone covers a two-mile radius from its base, with…
Vanderbilt’s Campus DFR Goes Live With Skydio X10
Vanderbilt University Public Safety has launched a drone first-responder program for its Nashville campus, with installation and personnel training completed in April 2026 and initial operations conducted during Commencement week. The fleet is built on Skydio X10 platforms, equipped with…
Why Fulshear PD Chose DJI Matrice 350 RTK Over Skydio X10
The Fulshear Police Department launched a Drone as First Responder program on April 6, 2026, and the platform doing the work is the DJI Matrice 350 RTK rather than the U.S.-built Skydio X10 that has become the default for many…
Bloomington Tests Skydio X10 DFR Drones for First Response
The City of Bloomington, Minnesota, will spend the next two weeks running a Drone as First Responder pilot using Skydio X10 aircraft and the Skydio Dock, the city announced on May 15. The testing period begins the week of May…
Chula Vista PD’s DFR Drone Program Crosses 25,000 Missions
The Chula Vista Police Department announced this week that its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program has surpassed 25,000 missions since launch, making the agency that pioneered the entire model in 2018 the clearest proof yet that drone-led emergency response…
Fresno’s Skydio X10 Drones Catch Dick’s Sporting Goods Thieves
Fresno Police arrested two suspects last week after a Skydio X10 drone tracked their getaway car from a Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Northwest Fresno, marking another high-visibility win for the city’s recently launched Drone as First Responder program, as…
Paladin Drones Floats $8,000 30-Day DFR Trial As Flock Hands Out Free Pilots
Paladin Drones is offering public safety agencies a 30-day pilot of its Drone as First Responder system for $8,000, with the entry fee credited back against a full contract for up to three consecutive 30-day periods. The Houston company announced…
