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Drone Solutions for First Responders

UVT was founded to ensure our nation's First Responders always have a resource they can rely on when duty calls.
Our public safety drone solutions and comprehensive, responsive technical and operational support services ensure mission success.

Law Enforcement

Whether you're searching for a fleeing suspect, providing overwatch, or mapping an accident scene, drones are a vital tool for law enforcement.

Firefighting

Because of the vantage point drones provide, fire departments are able to easily evaluate incidents and immediately respond with critical decisions related to fire attack or extraction, while also monitoring units on the ground.

Search & Rescue

Search and Rescue drones allow you to quickly assess the situation, engage subjects and deploy the right resources where they’re needed most, saving time and lives.

2,400+ agencies have trusted UVT with their public safety drone fleets.

We are grateful for the opportunity to support you and your agency with anything and everything drone-related.

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The Power of Drones in Public Safety

When life and property are on the line, there is no bigger force multiplier than our purpose-built, public safety drones and robotic solutions.

 Rapidly deployable.

Drones enable you to gain the advantage and safely mobilize the right resources within minutes of arriving on scene. Our public safety drone bundles are designed to give you everything you need right out of the box and be airborne in less than a minute with a quick-deploy solution.


 Enhanced situational awareness.

The situational awareness provided by drones is unmatched. The live video feed from just a single drone on scene can give Incident Command the information necessary to make critical decisions and position resources. Have members of command that are offsite? No problem. UVT ProLine Fleet has live streaming capabilities enabling those decision-makers who are offsite to securely view the live video from anywhere in the world.


 Cost-effective, superior aerial advantage.

Drones cost a fraction of what it takes to purchase and maintain manned aircraft and with lower flight ceilings, they provide a superior aerial advantage to any manned aircraft. Our public safety drone solutions are designed to provide you with the most benefit for your budget. Need American-made solutions? No problem. We have the most diverse product catalog of any drone dealer in the United States and that includes a number of Made in USA drone options.

Consider This...

We manage our own drone programs as First Responders and have worked with countless agencies to help them grow and scale their fleets. We used that experience to put together some key considerations when you're looking to start or scale your drone program.

Did that marketing video seem too good to be true? It probably is.

A drone dealer telling you to not buy into the hype of drone marketing probably seems weird but the fact is, public safety is the target of more sensationalized, deceptive marketing than any other industry. Your job is hard enough as it is. You shouldn't have to spend time in the car or back at the station trying to figure out what's hype and what's a legitimate feature or product that you should budget for. That's where we come in. If you haven't already, you'll figure out that we tend to call it like we see it and that goes for helping public safety pick the right equipment, too.

Tools don't need to be shiny and new. They need to work.

It's 2022 and public safety departments like yours are still dealing with one of the most difficult climates they've ever endured. Budgets are being cut and it's becoming even harder for you to get the tools you need so when you finally get them, you need to make sure they work and they work well. When life and property is on the line, you cannot afford to be somebody's beta tester.

The challenge we are all facing right now is the speed at which drone technology is moving. It seems like there's a new product or drone model coming out every week with very little mention of the tried-and-true workhorses in the field saving lives and protecting property right now. We're here to help you identify those solutions and ensure the equipment you buy will continue to be supported for years to come, not just until the next big thing that always seems to be "coming soon."

Reflection is often the best preparation.

We can name a handful of calls from our own agencies where we know without a doubt a drone could have saved a life. It's tragic and often difficult to think about, but the first recommendation we make to agencies, especially those just getting started with drones, is to look back on previous calls and identify several clear areas where drones could have immediately proved their value. They often involve the death or injury of citizens or, sadly, one of our own, but that is why we are here. We are here to equip as many public safety agencies with the tools they need to immediately save lives so that everyone gets home safe.

Your mission chooses the drone. The drone doesn't choose the mission.

Once you know your mission, choosing the drone gets a lot easier. By clearly defining where you'll use them, how you will use them, who will use them, and what intelligence you need from them, your choices will present themselves.

Looking for a portable, quick-deploy drone to keep in the car? Systems like the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced or Autel EVO II Enterprise 640T will be perfect. Looking for a larger drone that can fly longer and carry more powerful sensors and something like a spotlight or speaker? The DJI Matrice 300 RTK is the answer. All incredibly powerful, useful tools that can be put to work immediately saving life and property for your department and your citizens.

Avoid the hype. It's mostly just noise.

We've already covered this but it deserves to be repeated. You're going to be presented with more hype and noise than any other industry. Don't be overwhelmed by all of the options and specs. Let us help you make sense of it and relate it to how you'll actually be using it.

Don't let your department fall victim to "pay to play" sales strategies.

We've all been there whether it was a department purchase or our own. We buy the latest and greatest piece of technology only to find out that to do a portion of the awesome things the materials said it could do, you have to pay. But, what about the thousands we just spent to purchase the hardware? Odds are, the word "available" or that pesky little asterisk was somewhere in that material and when you see that, most of the time it means just one thing...licensing fees and $$$.

By working with us, you can rest assured we'll be the first to tell you about the capabilities and limitations that come out of the box, rather than selling you what's on our shelf and letting you figure it out later.

Software is where the rubber meets the road...and it's where you'll measure it, too.

We did just spend almost the entire last section warning you about the woes of software licensing. Hear us out. Software can bring the best out of your drone; whether it's mapping an accident scene or managing your fleet and live streaming the video back to command. But you have to be careful. There are some features and capabilities coming out on new drones or being added to older drones that require additional fees to enable them. Sadly, those fees are often hidden or wrapped into complex licensing agreements.

Everybody wants a piece of the pie.

From the app you use to fly the drone itself to the thermal software you need to interpret and report on the data, each manufacturer does it in their own way. The apps themselves are simple and easy to use, but figuring out and remembering which app or software does what for which drone can be daunting. As First Responders who actively deploy drones on our own calls, we're here to help make sense of it all and cut straight to the chase to show you the immediate value your drone will bring your department and your citizens.

One is none and two is one.

Odds are, your drone program is going to prove its value very quickly. The minute you fly a drone on a barricaded subject call and command is able to see the live video, you better believe a drone on every SWAT callout is going to become standard. To prepare yourself and your program for that, you need to be thinking about how you'll grow and scale your program effectively and efficiently. From battery compatibility to the app you use to fly it, ensuring a unified experience across your equipment is going to be critical when it comes to mission readiness.

We have almost every drone platform under the sun at our disposal and we've likely logged quite a few hours with it. We'll be here to help guide you from that very first drone purchase, all the way up to putting multiple drones in service on every shift and everything that goes along with it.

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We're here when you need us.

Our Solutions Specialists are standing by to provide you with a price quote, schedule an on-site demo, or just answer questions.

We use our experience as program managers and First Responders to help agencies like yours hone in on the perfect solution for your mission.

 Industry Expertise. We take an experience-driven approach when it comes to guiding our customers toward the right solutions.

 Low Pressure. Our entire sales process is low pressure from start to finish and tailored toward government purchasing to make sure you get the equipment you need, when you need it.

 Diverse Product Catalog. We've spent almost an entire decade cultivating a diverse product catalog with solutions that solve real world problems.

 Unwavering Dedication. When we say nobody can support you the way UVT does, we mean it.

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