Firefighting & Search‑and‑Rescue
Task, brief and track aerial response with live status and clear handovers.
SAROpsDuty
Built for the season and the storm
Coordinate aircraft, crews and agencies without losing the thread.
Fireground Tasking
Assign drops, recon or support tasks with clear objectives and frequencies.
- Objectives & comms
- Post‑flight notes & tasking records
- Handover details
SAR Coordination
Define patterns, assign crews, and track status through to extraction or stand‑down.
- Search plans & waypoints
- Crew roles
- Status timeline
Safety & Oversight
Maintain eligibility and approvals with audit‑ready change history.
- NVG & winch currency
- Approvals
- Reports
Operations Picture
Live status across aircraft and agencies with notifications for changes.
- Live mission board
- Notifications
- Handover timestamps
What you’ll gain
Faster coordination
Cut briefing cycles and keep multi‑agency teams aligned.
Operational assurance
Eligibility and approvals reduce risk during fast‑moving ops.
Clear after‑action trail
Post‑event records support incident reporting and improvement.
Outcomes
- Reduced time to task
- Higher mission success
- Better incident reporting
Frequently Asked Questions
Firefighting & SAR on Aerotalon
Coordinate the response, not the chaos
Built for aerial firefighting and SAR realities.
Further reading
- A Gantt Chart Shows You the Plan. The Hard Part Is Showing You the TruthA timeline view turns aircraft movement control into something you perceive rather than calculate. Why the shape works, and the harder question of showing what is true rather than what was planned.
- Garmin inReach + Aerotalon OCC: Whole-Fleet Visibility in One PlaceAerotalon's aviation operations platform integrates Garmin inReach satellite flight following into the OCC, schedule, and dispatch board - against the right tail and the right flight.
- Your Safety Management System Is Measuring How Hard It Is to File a ReportA falling safety report count is the most ambiguous number an SMS produces: it measures friction and expectation far more than it measures hazards.