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Birmingham Police Department: Drones

A police officer uses a remote control to fly a drone.
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH
Agency Birmingham Police Department
Location Jefferson County, AL
Technology Drones
Vendor Birdstop, SkyFire

The Birmingham Police Department bought its first drone in 2023 and launched a drone as first responder pilot program in 2025.

Links
News article (ABC3340)
News article (C&G Newspapers)

More about this technology

Remote-controlled aerial vehicles that police use to gather footage from the sky.

A police officer uses a remote control to fly a drone.
An example of a DJI police drone.
Credit: Dublin Police Department, OH