A 911 call comes in. Before a police car even rolls up, a drone can already be overhead. That is Calgary this week — and Calgary just joined a growing list. Police launched a 90-day Drone as First Responder trial with two Skydio X10 drones from a dock in the northeast. A trained officer watching incoming calls can send one to selected incidents in the northeast and southeast. Police say it can cover about four kilometres and be on scene in roughly 90 seconds, streaming live video to responding officers. They are not first. Red Deer RCMP launched a DFR program in June. Vancouver put six docked drones on rooftops the same month. Durham and York are running pilots. Peel was reported as having one in 2025. Delta, B.C., announced a version in 2024. Medicine Hat just finished a short test. Toronto Police say they are reviewing it. On a weapons call or a missing person, that early look can matter. Officers often arrive with almost no picture of what they are walking into. Most of these programs use the same talking points. Not surveillance. Not recording on the way there. No facial recognition. The pilot decides when to hit record. Calgary has not published a clear list of which calls get a drone. They also have not said how long footage is kept, who else can watch the live feed, or whether video from one call can later be searched for another investigation. These drones can carry high zoom and thermal imaging. That is a backyard, a balcony, a window, and heat signatures at night — quieter, lower, and cheaper than a helicopter. Police getting another set of eyes is one thing. City after city rolling it out while the public is told to trust the fine print is another