Skydio X10 Helps Police Department Achieve 10-Second Takeoff and 120-Second On-Scene Response

The West Spokane Police Department has publicly demonstrated the significant operational improvements achieved after deploying the Skydio X10 drone into its frontline response workflow.

The Pain Points of the Old System

Before adopting the new system, simply relaying a dispatch call to officers in the field took more than 4 minutes — a delay that severely hampered first-responder reaction times.

The Revolutionary Change Brought by the X10

Since integrating the Skydio X10, response times have improved dramatically:

• Takeoff time: The drone is airborne within 10 seconds of receiving a dispatch
• On-scene arrival: The drone reaches the incident location within 120 seconds of takeoff

In practical terms, this means the drone is already deployed and providing a live aerial view of the scene before officers would have even received the dispatch call under the old workflow.

System Integration: Skydio × Prepared

The key to this leap in efficiency lies in the deep integration between the Skydio drone platform and the Prepared computer-aided dispatch system. Deputy Chief Manny Gomez stated that connecting the two platforms has fundamentally transformed how dispatch information flows and how drones are tasked, enabling frontline commanders to gain situational awareness in the shortest possible time.

A New Benchmark for Law Enforcement Drones

With its advanced AI autonomy and rapid-deployment capabilities, the Skydio X10 is emerging as a flagship example of the Drone as First Responder (DFR) model among U.S. law enforcement agencies, providing compelling evidence for the digital transformation of police operations.

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