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Pueblo City launches "drones as first responders" program; council hears city updates
Summary
At a July 7 work session, Pueblo City officials described a new police "drones as first responders" program, neighborhood safety events, transportation planning outreach and other city updates including a parks reopening and pothole blitz.
At a Pueblo City Council work session on July 7, 2025, city Chief of Staff Brian McCain described a series of city updates, including a newly launched Pueblo Police Department "drones as first responders" program, an August neighborhood safety event, upcoming transportation planning meetings, a parks ribbon-cutting and results from a recent pothole blitz.
City context: The Pueblo Police Department went live with its drones-as-first-responders program on Friday, McCain said, operating initially within a roughly 2-mile circumference around the PMCJ. The program currently has two real-time crime center (RTCC) technicians trained to fly the drones; pilot training for RTCC technicians occurred on July 3. McCain said the department has received FAA waivers that allow flights up to 200 feet without an observer and that additional drone sites are planned on the East Side and South Side of town. Year two of the program is planned to expand to five drones to cover a larger portion of the city. The department will conduct test flights over…
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