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Burlingame has 36 mapped plate readers. 22 carry the Flock Safety tag. 12 of 22 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Feb 11, 2024 and Oct 30, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long and who can search it.
Flock cameras in Burlingame: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 94128 has the most (1). Mounted on, where known: 13 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 11, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 11, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame PD | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 11, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 24, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 4, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burlingame Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | May 9, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | May 11, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94128 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Burlingame
12 of 22 say who runs them.
- Burlingame Police Department 11
- Burlingame PD 1
What the Flock cameras in Burlingame keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Tagged ones include Burlingame Police Department (11) and Burlingame PD (1).
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with. In California, a public agency may share only with other public agencies in the state.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. California requires one. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Burlingame
87 agencies can search reads from the Burlingame Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Burlingame Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 87
- Other organizations on its list
- 1
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 18
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 49
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Burlingame
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Burlingame were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from February 11, 2024 to October 30, 2026. 10 of the 22 were first mapped in 2024, with 4 in November alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Burlingame: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Burlingame?
22 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Burlingame, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Burlingame?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 94128 has the most (1).
Who runs the plate readers in Burlingame?
12 of 22 say who runs them, and Burlingame Police Department is tagged on 11. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within California law.
Which agencies around Burlingame use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Burlingame Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 22 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Burlingame change.
Free email alerts for new plate readers mapped near your places. One summary email a month.
- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in Burlingame, CA, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- California Civil Code §1798.90.51: the use and privacy policy rule for plate readers
- California Civil Code §1798.90.55: the rule on who a public agency may share reads with
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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