Eyes in the Sky: Birmingham council weighs drone program for police response

Editorial: Police drone program has value. But once again, it’s done with no local input.

What sometimes gets lost in heated public policy debate is that two things can be true at once. For example, it can be true that using drones to augment city police protection is a good idea. But at the same…

City Council advances drone program to aid Birmingham Police responses

The drones can give information to officers responding to emergency calls.

Eyes in the Sky: Birmingham council weighs drone program for police response

Birmingham leaders are considering a drone program that could give police an aerial look at a scene before officers arrive.

Birmingham Weighs Police Drone First-Responder Ordinance

Birmingham City Council considered a drone-as-first-responder ordinance Tuesday, building on a $1.5M Skyfire deal and 16 drones bought in 2025.