Many agencies struggle to finalize DFR policy because they treat it like a traditional drone program and secondary to patrol operations. Minnetonka Police Department approached DFR differently. From the beginning, they viewed DFR as a response capability, not a specialized tool. That meant building structured flight standards, formalized procedures, and clear legal defensibility for every mission. In this session, Deputy Chief Jason Tait and Supervisor Garith Scherck will walk through how they structured, implemented, and operationalized their DFR policy to support daily flight operations under Minnesota state law. Key takeaways: - The structural difference between a specialized drone program and a fully operational response model - What operational discipline looks like in a program that flies every day - How to design reporting structures that ensure accountability and withstand public scrutiny - The early decisions Minnetonka made that allowed them to scale with confidence This webinar examines a working system used daily by an active DFR program. Attendees will leave with a clear framework for aligning policy, procedure, and documentation so DFR programs scale responsibly, transparently, and defensibly. Hosted by Noreen Charlton, Public Safety Strategy at Skydio, the session will conclude with live audience Q&A.

Traditional pre-incident planning (PDFs, CAD drawings, or static maps) does not prepare a unified command for the complexity of dense stadium environments, layered transit corridors, temporary structures, and evolving security perimeters. As agencies prepare for FIFA, planning cannot rely on static diagrams or assumptions. It requires accurate, real-world data of the environments you will be responsible for securing. This session brings together public safety leaders and 3D mapping experts to discuss how agencies are using autonomous, drone-captured imagery to generate high-fidelity 3D scans, photogrammetry-based point clouds, and measurable digital twins of stadiums and surrounding infrastructure. Skydio’s Jason LaFond and Noreen Charlton will be joined by Captain Tyler Grosser (Kansas City Fire Department) and Bret Gardner from GNext to share practical approaches to strengthening operational readiness for large-scale events. What you’ll learn: - How to capture stadium and surrounding infrastructure as measurable 3D planning environments - The difference between a visual 3D model and an operationally usable digital twin - How to use models for tabletop exercises and command-level scenario planning - Where 3D modeling reduces decision friction in unified command and interagency coordination - How to pressure-test infrastructure, staffing, and airspace plans before public scrutiny This session is built for agencies actively managing FIFA operations and seeking clear, implementation-focused guidance.

In this webinar, Jakee and Sujoy shared that multi-drone operations are now live and rolling out to agencies, enabling one pilot to operate up to four drones and fundamentally changing how DFR programs scale. The focus wasn’t just the feature, but the impact: reducing pilot staffing needs, lowering program costs, and increasing flexibility to handle overlapping or simultaneous incidents. They walked through how it works in Remote Flight Deck, how autonomy and deconfliction make it manageable, and the real-world ways agencies are using it today, from transitioning between calls to maintaining continuous coverage. They also covered the FAA path, which requires a new but familiar agency-level waiver, supported by documentation to streamline approval.