# xCell at San Diego, California, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `217a844f-d70e-425b-a0aa-63d4302cc32a`

[Firestorm Labs](/companies/firestorm-labs.md) headquarters and production facility in San Diego. ~80 employees as of July 2025, expanding to a facility three times the size of its 14,000 sq ft warehouse. Customers include Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, and Mexico border operations.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-11_

- **Slug:** firestorm-xcell-san-diego-california-usa
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [xCell](/models/firestorm-xcell.md) (id: `02ad0805-fc4f-4b1f-b322-a0b3b0f43925`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Firestorm Labs](/companies/firestorm-labs.md) (id: `78c1141e-e19d-43a3-a918-30b73b6ff00b`)
- **Location:** [San Diego, California, USA](/locations/san-diego-california-usa.md) (id: `41c563b4-523a-4fc0-a95b-295a6eec0c4b`)
- **First seen:** 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Exclusive: Firestorm Labs Raises 47M Series A to Expand Operations in San Diego** · https://businessofsandiego.substack.com/p/exclusive-firestorm-labs-raises-47m · 2022-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the xCell deployment at San Diego, California, USA?

xCell, built by Firestorm Labs, is recorded as a deployment at San Diego, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Firestorm Labs operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates xCell at San Diego, California, USA?

Firestorm Labs, the manufacturer of xCell, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the xCell deployment at San Diego, California, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the xCell deployment at San Diego, California, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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