Drone Programs for the Fire Service.
Practitioner-built resources for fire and rescue agencies running thermal, wildland, and incident-command-integrated UAS operations — from first-due size-up to multi-day campaign fires.
How Fire agencies actually use UAS.
Structure fire size-up
Roof condition, rapid 360, smoke column read, and thermal hot-spot identification for the IC.
Wildland & vegetation fires
Perimeter mapping, spot-fire detection, and night-ops thermal coverage for line crews.
Hazmat stand-off
Plume tracking, label reads, and reconnaissance from outside the hot zone.
Water & swift-water rescue
Victim location, drift modeling, and PFD delivery support to crews on shore.
Post-incident documentation
Origin and cause photogrammetry, structure mapping, and after-action visual records.
Mutual-aid coordination
Shared TAK/ATAK feeds, regional fireground integration, and command-post overlays.
Templates built for Fire programs.
The Agency Toolkit includes templates, SOPs, and workflow tools across every DFPSA operating-model stage — the items below are the most-used by Fire programs.
Explore the full Agency Toolkit- Fireground SOP Templates
- Thermal Imaging Operating Guide
- Mission Briefing Form — Fireground
- Command Center Integration Patterns
DFR Launch Kit
Adaptable for fire-based DFR / rapid-response drone models — checklist, 90-day roadmap, and sample SOP outline.
- Practitioner-built
- Email-gated · no sales call
Membership unlocks the full vault.
Agency Members get the full Resource Vault — SOPs, policy templates, DFR/BVLOS readiness tools, training records, and procurement language — plus member pricing at the National Summit.