Knoxville PD used drones at UT vs. Georgia game to help with gameday security
September 14, 2025
Knoxville Police Department (KPD) used its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program to improve public safety and traffic management during the University of Tennessee vs. Georgia football game. With Skydio autonomous drones and a Skydio Dock stationed on campus, officers gained real-time aerial awareness to monitor crowds, manage traffic flow, and support emergency response. The same technology that helps KPD locate missing persons and support critical incidents is now transforming how they secure large public events, bringing faster insights, safer responses, and smarter operations to every mission.
- Well, Knoxville Police have a new way to keep an
- eye out on the traffic and the
- crowds at football games now. KPD tested its new
- drone as first responder technology during yesterday's football
- game. A drone dock was temporarily stationed on campus to
- help with
- event security, traffic flow, and emergency response.
- KPD has used the drones to help manage large events, locate
- missing people, and support critical incidents.
- The department says this new technology gives officers real
- time and real eyes on a scene before they
- arrive
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