Drone Programs for Search and Rescue.
Resources for ground, wilderness, water, and urban SAR teams integrating UAS into search planning, victim location, and incident command.
How SAR agencies actually use UAS.
Wilderness & ground SAR
Grid search support, last-known-point analysis, and probability-of-detection-aware mission planning.
Water search & rescue
Drift modeling, surface searches, and shoreline coordination for swift-water teams.
Urban SAR
Structural collapse reconnaissance, void mapping, and hazard ID for technical rescue squads.
Night & thermal operations
Thermal search patterns, IR signature interpretation, and pilot fatigue management.
ICS integration
Mission briefing forms, ICS-204 alignment, and operational period turnover for UAS resources.
Volunteer SAR coordination
Credentialing, mutual aid, and integration of volunteer drone teams under agency command.
Templates built for SAR programs.
The Agency Toolkit includes templates, SOPs, and workflow tools across every DFPSA operating-model stage — the items below are the most-used by SAR programs.
Explore the full Agency Toolkit- SAR Mission Briefing Forms
- Thermal Imaging Operating Guide
- ICS-Aligned UAS Resource Order
- Volunteer SAR Integration MOU
DFR Launch Kit
Adaptable for SAR rapid-launch and standing-search models — checklist, planning roadmap, and 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.