# Detroit Fire Department drone flights

Detroit, Michigan. Source: the agency's published Skydio transparency feed (ArcGIS Online), retrieved 4 November 2026.

Detroit Fire Department drones flew 435 times between 4 February 2024 and 9 March 2026, by the agency's own published record. 1 of those flights were in March 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flights |
|---|---:|
| Feb 2024 | 36 |
| Mar 2024 | 34 |
| Apr 2024 | 141 |
| Jun 2024 | 3 |
| Jul 2024 | 9 |
| Aug 2024 | 25 |
| Sep 2024 | 14 |
| Oct 2024 | 61 |
| Nov 2024 | 11 |
| Dec 2024 | 1 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 |
| Mar 2025 | 5 |
| Apr 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 40 |
| Jun 2025 | 10 |
| Jul 2025 | 3 |
| Aug 2025 | 1 |
| Sep 2025 | 6 |
| Oct 2025 | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 18 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1 |

## Purpose classes

| Class | Flights | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Training and testing | 203 | 47% |
| Patrol support | 196 | 45% |
| Other | 31 | 7% |
| Not stated | 5 | 1% |

## Duration

- Median airborne: 11 min
- 90th percentile: 29 min
- Total airborne: 101 hours

## Flight list, March 2026

| Date | Takeoff (EDT) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---:|---|
| 2026-03-09 | 12:21 pm | Other | 3 min | d4484e49 |

1 of 1 listable flights shown. Sensitive-purpose flights counted, not listed.

## Attribution

Source: Detroit Fire Department drone flight records published through the agency's Skydio transparency dashboard (ArcGIS Online, retrieved 4 November 2026). Records are published at the agency's discretion and may be incomplete. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Detroit Fire Department or Skydio.

Source query: https://services7.arcgis.com/mnhQTdIYDA7UoY2l/arcgis/rest/services/020f7282-0454-4e1b-b74d-b9579a1b0aca-production/FeatureServer/0