# Public-safety drone use — Fort Collins / Larimer County - **Publisher:** FoCo Observer — independent local news for Fort Collins and Northern Colorado - **Published:** Sep 18, 2026, 3:23 PM MDT (2026-09-18T15:23:47.556865-06:00) - **Section:** Safety - **Canonical URL:** https://foco-observer.com/fort-collins/drone-log/ 38 times a public-safety drone was flown or requested (19 flown), as heard on public fire and EMS radio traffic. Compiled automatically. Unofficial and approximate. - **Location:** Fort Collins / Larimer County, CO - **Path note:** Shaded paths are projections, not records. Drones sent from a base fly from PFA Station 1 or Station 5; the shading runs from the nearer station to the approximate incident area. The actual route was not heard on the radio and may differ. - **Disclaimer:** This log is compiled automatically from public fire and EMS radio traffic. It lists only drone use mentioned on those channels — police radio is not included, so it is not a complete count. Locations are approximate areas. Unofficial and provisional — not an official record. - **Item count:** 38 - **Flown count:** 19 - **Latest flown:** When: Sep 17, 2026, 2:57 PM MDT · Summary: A fire-agency drone was flown to check for hot spots in the 1600 block of North College. · Area name: North College corridor - **Flown last 7d:** 3 - **Launch sites citation:** Url: https://services1.arcgis.com/dLpFH5mwVvxSN4OE/arcgis/rest/services/Stations_pfa/FeatureServer/0 · Source: City of Fort Collins GIS — Poudre Fire Authority stations layer ### Items - Lat: 40.61 · Lon: -105.075 · When: Sep 17, 2026, 2:57 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: North College corridor · Launch site: pfa-1 · Duration sec: 0 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.55 · Lon: -105.075 · When: Sep 11, 2026, 7:31 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: at_scene · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: Midtown Fort Collins · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-09-11 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.525 · Lon: -105.055 · When: Sep 11, 2026, 1:56 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: from_base · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: Harmony corridor · Launch site: pfa-5 · Duration sec: 51 · Incident day: 2026-09-11 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 2 - Lat: 40.55 · Lon: -105.075 · When: Sep 8, 2026, 12:37 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: Midtown Fort Collins · Launch site: pfa-5 · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-09-08 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.525 · Lon: -105.02 · When: Sep 6, 2026, 10:17 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: at_scene · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: Harmony corridor · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-09-06 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 2 - Lat: 40.595 · Lon: -105.185 · When: Sep 5, 2026, 1:45 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: unknown · Area name: Bellvue · Duration sec: 2,899 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 7 - Lat: 40.71 · Lon: -105.015 · When: Sep 2, 2026, 3:21 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: fire · Area name: Wellington · Duration sec: 1,953 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 5 - Lat: 40.615 · Lon: -105.07 · When: Aug 27, 2026, 2:27 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: fire · Area name: North College corridor · Duration sec: 58 · Incident day: 2026-08-27 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 2 - Lat: 40.54 · Lon: -105.05 · When: Aug 23, 2026, 6:23 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: at_scene · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: East Fort Collins · Duration sec: 0 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.545 · Lon: -105.1 · When: Aug 19, 2026, 10:48 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: fire · Area name: Midtown Fort Collins · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-08-19 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.555 · Lon: -105.06 · When: Aug 11, 2026, 6:12 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: unknown · Area name: Midtown Fort Collins · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-08-11 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.55 · Lon: -105.07 · When: Aug 11, 2026, 4:54 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: from_base · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: Midtown Fort Collins · Launch site: pfa-5 · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-08-11 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.535 · Lon: -105.08 · When: Aug 9, 2026, 6:51 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: at_scene · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: Midtown Fort Collins · Duration sec: 16 · Incident day: 2026-08-09 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 2 - Lat: 40.575 · Lon: -105.045 · When: Aug 6, 2026, 8:47 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: at_scene · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: Mulberry corridor · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-08-06 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.59 · Lon: -105.075 · When: Aug 6, 2026, 2:31 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: at_scene · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: Old Town Fort Collins · Duration sec: 0 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.57 · Lon: -105.115 · When: Jul 29, 2026, 6:27 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: fire · Area name: West Fort Collins · Duration sec: 0 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.625 · Lon: -105.035 · When: Jul 27, 2026, 7:02 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: from_base · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: Mulberry corridor · Launch site: pfa-1 · Duration sec: 20 · Incident day: 2026-07-27 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 2 - Lat: 40.525 · Lon: -105.025 · When: Jul 24, 2026, 5:50 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: at_scene · Status: flown · Operator: other_agency · Area name: Harmony corridor · Duration sec: 0 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.52 · Lon: -105.055 · When: Jul 23, 2026, 10:13 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: unknown · Area name: Harmony corridor · Duration sec: 1,549 · Incident day: 2026-07-23 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 6 - Lat: 40.55 · Lon: -105.03 · When: Jul 22, 2026, 12:56 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: fire · Area name: East Fort Collins · Duration sec: 0 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.525 · Lon: -105.075 · When: Jul 16, 2026, 5:12 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Area name: South Fort Collins · Launch site: pfa-5 · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-07-16 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 1 - Lat: 40.573 · Lon: -105.002 · When: Jul 15, 2026, 10:22 PM MDT · Agency: Larimer County Fire/EMS/SAR · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: unknown · Area name: I-25 corridor (Fort Collins) · Duration sec: 179 · Incident day: 2026-07-15 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 2 - Lat: 40.6 · Lon: -105.1 · When: Jul 13, 2026, 6:37 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: fire · Area name: City Park · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-07-13 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 1 ### Unlocated - When: Sep 14, 2026, 3:03 PM MDT · Agency: Larimer County Fire/EMS/SAR · Launch: unknown · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-09-14 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 1 - When: Sep 9, 2026, 2:27 PM MDT · Agency: Larimer County Fire/EMS/SAR · Launch: from_base · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: other_agency · Duration sec: 109 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 2 - When: Sep 2, 2026, 6:00 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: from_base · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Duration sec: 240 · Incident day: 2026-09-02 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 4 - When: Aug 28, 2026, 1:27 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: police · Duration sec: 0 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 1 - When: Aug 27, 2026, 11:56 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: other_agency · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-08-27 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 1 - When: Aug 18, 2026, 7:29 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_not_flown · Operator: fire · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-08-18 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 1 - When: Aug 2, 2026, 7:07 PM MDT · Agency: Larimer County Fire/EMS/SAR · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: fire · Duration sec: 0 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 1 - When: Aug 1, 2026, 8:58 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: at_scene · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Duration sec: 1,324 · Incident day: 2026-08-01 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 14 - When: Jul 30, 2026, 6:49 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: unknown · Duration sec: 3,290 · Incident day: 2026-07-30 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 12 - When: Jul 29, 2026, 6:09 PM MDT · Agency: Larimer County Fire/EMS/SAR · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: unknown · Duration sec: 42 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 2 - When: Jul 24, 2026, 1:25 PM MDT · Agency: Larimer County Fire/EMS/SAR · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: other_agency · Duration sec: 60 · Incident day: 2026-07-24 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 2 - When: Jul 14, 2026, 10:52 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: at_scene · Status: flown · Operator: police · Duration sec: 1,306 · Incident day: 2026-07-14 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 2 - When: Jul 13, 2026, 2:44 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: unknown · Status: requested_outcome_unknown · Operator: fire · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-07-13 · Nature generalized: drone requested · Transmission count: 1 - When: Jul 13, 2026, 1:39 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: at_scene · Status: flown · Operator: police · Duration sec: 3,172 · Incident day: 2026-07-13 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 8 - When: Jul 12, 2026, 7:20 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Launch: at_scene · Status: flown · Operator: fire · Duration sec: 0 · Incident day: 2026-07-12 · Nature generalized: drone flight · Transmission count: 1 ### Launch sites - Key: pfa-1 · Lat: 40.58122 · Lon: -105.07249 · Name: PFA Station 1 · Address: 505 Peterson St - Key: pfa-5 · Lat: 40.5231 · Lon: -105.07122 · Name: PFA Station 5 · Address: 4615 Hogan Dr ## Sources - [Emergency-radio archive (auto-transcribed scanner traffic)](https://www.broadcastify.com/) ## More from FoCo Observer - [This story (web)](https://foco-observer.com/fort-collins/drone-log/) - [Safety section](https://foco-observer.com/section/safety/) - [Front page](https://foco-observer.com/) - [All pages for LLMs](https://foco-observer.com/llms.txt) - [News feed (RSS)](https://foco-observer.com/rss.xml)