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Emergency Services & Fire Management

Drone systems for authorised response and fire-management teams.

Explore mapping and thermal equipment for preparedness, situational awareness and recovery assessment. Match the system to your team's procedures, operating approvals and mission requirements.

Low flames from a ground fire moving through forest litterRepresentative image

What a drone could help with

Preparedness

Capture site and access information for planned fire-management activities.

Authorised thermal operations

Explore equipment for hotspot observation and situational awareness.

Recovery assessment

Document conditions following fire, flood or storm events when access is authorised.

Operational capability

Assess aircraft, power, communications and support for the team's intended work.

Example application — illustrative scenario

Documenting an area after a planned burn.

An authorised land-management team wants imagery following a prescribed burn. A planned drone workflow could collect visual and thermal observations within the incident arrangements and approved operating conditions. The team would use those observations to guide follow-up checks rather than treating the imagery as confirmation that the area is safe.

What to discuss for your project

  • Mission type
  • Authorisations
  • Coordination arrangements
  • Communications
  • Imagery needs
  • Equipment and support requirements

Options to agree in a scope, not automatic inclusions.

Build your own capability

Relevant equipment

DJI Matrice 4T

Portable thermal and zoom aircraft for inspection, wildlife and night work.

  • 640 × 512 thermal
  • Three 48 MP visual cameras
  • 49 min max flight
Price: On quoteAvailability: Confirm with sales

DJI Matrice 400

Long-endurance heavy-lift platform for interchangeable payloads, including LiDAR and thermal.

  • 59 min max flight (with H30T)
  • 6 kg max payload
  • IP55
Price: On quoteAvailability: Confirm with sales

DJI Zenmuse H30T

Wide, zoom, thermal and laser rangefinder in one payload.

  • Thermal + zoom
  • For M350 RTK / M400
  • Quote with aircraft
Price: On quoteAvailability: Confirm with sales

DJI Matrice 4E

Compact mapping aircraft with a mechanical-shutter wide camera and two zoom cameras.

  • 20 MP 4/3 mechanical shutter
  • Two 48 MP zoom cameras
  • 49 min max flight
Price: On quoteAvailability: Confirm with sales

Not sure which fits? Try Find My Drone or get a system recommendation.

Need the work done instead?

Planned support

Planned support is discussed only after scope, authorisation and capability are confirmed. This website is not an emergency dispatch channel.

Questions

Can I fly near a bushfire or emergency?

Keep your drone grounded around emergency operations unless the emergency agency has given permission and all applicable operating requirements are met. Uncoordinated drones can interfere with response aircraft. CASA: flying near emergencies and wildlife

Does DRONES180 provide an emergency call-out service?

No. This page supports equipment and planned-project enquiries. It does not advertise an on-demand emergency response service.

Next step

Discuss agency or fire-management requirements

Tell us what you manage, where you work and what you want to achieve. We'll come back to you about the equipment or service pathway that fits.

This form is for equipment and planned-project enquiries. It is not monitored as an emergency channel.

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