The solution: one eye, one brain, many hands
One drone that sees the whole area. Drones that go and look. A planner that keeps them one team. A person who decides.
The eye: a surveyor drone
Flies 400 ft above the ground over the whole search area, builds a live 3D model, scans with thermal and visible cameras and relays the radio over the ridges.
The hands: response drones
Three drones fly to every warm spot the surveyor flags, take a second look, and guide the ground team to a confirmed find.
The brain: CCR
Two AI planners propose where to search next; a referee checks the safety limits and explains the choice. The same core as on the wildfire side.
A human in command
The incident commander sees both proposals and decides. Ground teams and helicopters still do the rescue.