Mayor sends City Council a $500,000 drone donation for LAFD first responder program
The LA Fire Department Foundation would give drones and related equipment valued at $500,000 to start a Drone as a First Responder program.
The Fire Department would receive drones and equipment valued at $500,000 from the LA Fire Department Foundation to launch a program sending drones to emergency calls. The Board of Fire Commissioners approved it July 7, 2026, and the Mayor transmitted it to the City Council for consideration.
What happens next
City Council consideration of the donation
How the Council voted on this file
Yes No Absent
- 14–0–1
Karen Bass
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