Public Safety Drone Solutions
Help your team respond faster, make safer decisions, and capture better incident data with drone solutions built for public safety operations. From search and rescue, water rescue, fire response, thermal detection, and tactical overwatch to mapping, measurements, photos, video, and pre-incident planning, drones give command teams a clearer view when it matters most.
Altohelix helps agencies choose and deploy the right DJI platform for their mission, including the Matrice 4TD for rapid thermal response, the Matrice 400 for advanced operations and payload flexibility, and Dock 3 for Drone as First Responder(DFR) workflows. We also support your team with training, program setup, software guidance, and ongoing operational support.
DJI Matrice 4TD
Fast thermal response
Best for teams that need a compact drone for quick deployment, thermal detection, overwatch, and active incident support.
Common missions:
- Search and rescue
- Water rescue
- Fireground awareness
- HAZMAT support
- Tactical overwatch
- Night operations
DJI Matrice 400
Advanced public safety operations
Best for agencies that need longer missions, advanced payloads, mapping, measurements, and large-scene documentation.
Common missions:
- Large-area search
- Disaster response
- Crash mapping
- Fire scene documentation
- Major incident support
- Investigation workflows
DJI Dock 3 + Matrice 4TD
Drone as First Responder
Best for agencies exploring remote launch, faster scene awareness, alarm verification, scheduled patrols, and DFR workflows.
Common missions:
- Early incident assessment
- Remote overwatch
- Facility monitoring
- Patrol response
- Recurring site checks
- Pre-arrival awareness
Compare the platforms
Two mission-ready aircraft. One right fit for your operation.
Model | DJI Matrice 4TD | DJI Matrice 400 + H30T |
|---|---|---|
Description | A compact, dock-compatible public safety drone with integrated visual, zoom, thermal, laser rangefinding, and NIR capabilities. Best for fast deployment, DFR, search and rescue, water rescue, thermal detection, and active incident overwatch. | A larger enterprise platform paired with DJI’s flagship multi-sensor payload. Best for advanced public safety operations that require stronger zoom, high-resolution thermal imaging, long-distance observation, and payload flexibility. |
Max flight time | 54 minutes | 53 minutes (59 mins with no payload) |
Thermal imaging | 1280 × 1024 infrared thermal camera with UHR infrared image function, plus wide/tele/visual sensors | Zenmuse H30T hybrid thermal + zoom camera with laser rangefinder capability |
Payload | Integrated wide, medium tele, tele, thermal, laser rangefinder, and NIR light | Up to 6 kg payload capacity, swappable payloads (Zenmuse H30T, P1, L2, third-party). H30T is the detachable flagship payload with high-resolution thermal, powerful zoom, laser rangefinder, and NIR light |
Ingress protection | IP55 | IP55 |
Dock 3 / DFR ready | Yes — Dock 3 compatible for Drone First Responder | No — crew-operated |
Best for | Fast response, thermal detection, DFR, search and rescue, water rescue, fireground overwatch | Advanced public safety operations, long-distance overwatch, major incidents, fire response, inspection, and complex scenes |
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Mission-ready gear for public safety, survey & inspection
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