A method of proactively defending combustible property against fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire. The method involves establishing wireless communication between a GPS-tracking anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid spraying system, and a wireless communication network supporting a network database. The GPS-tracking anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system is used to spray an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid over the exterior surfaces of a GPS-specified combustible parcel of property, and generating a GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records pertaining to the application of the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray over the exterior surfaces of the GPS-specified combustible parcel of property. The GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records are transmitted over the wireless communication network for storage in the network database. A computing system is used to access the GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records from the network database, so as to verify that the GPS-specified parcel of property has been fire-protected on particular date by virtue of the GPS-specified property being sprayed with the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid so as to proactively inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire.

A method of forming and maintaining GPS tracked and mapped environmentally-clean chemical-based firebreaks and fire protection zones on, over and/or about property surfaces that proactively inhibit fire ignition and flame spread when exposed to wild fire. The method involves wirelessly connecting a GPS-tracking anti-fire (AF) liquid spraying system to a wireless communication network supporting a network database. The GPS-tracking anti-fire liquid spraying system is used to spray particular GPS-specified ground surfaces with an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid so to form an environmentally-clean chemical firebreak over the GPS-specified property surfaces, while generating GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records pertaining to the application of the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray during the formation of the environmentally-clean chemical firebreak or fire protection zone. The GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records are transmitted over the wireless communication network for storage in the network database. A mobile computing system is used to access the GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records from the network database, relating to the formation of the GPS-specified environmentally-clean chemical firebreak or fire protection zone, so as to verify that the GPS-specified environmentally-clean chemical firebreak was formed at the GPS-specified property surfaces on the particular date, to proactively inhibit fire ignition and flame spread when exposed to wild fire.

A drone-based fire suppression system is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the system includes: an unloader configured to detach a detachable part from a drone; a charging station configured to charge fire suppressant to the detachable part of the drone; and a loader configured to attach the detachable part that is charged by the charging station to the drone.

Systems and methods are described for the global, rapid, and automatic detection of wildfire activity. Such systems and methods may also classify wildfires based on a new severity classification scheme. Wildfire activity may be tracked as wildfires migrate, grow, and combine. Additionally, because satellite systems currently collect over 4 million fire observations per year, a filtering mechanism is introduced to remove benign anthropogenic fires. To classify wildfire severity for generating alerts, the present disclosure also provides a logarithmic severity classification system based on 24-hour cumulative Fire Radiative Power (FRP).

One or more thermal images containing pixel-by-pixel radiation intensity data in two or more wavelength bands can be processed to accurately determine the location of fire within the image(s), regardless of the radiation-scattering effects of smoke. First, all pixels having radiation intensities above a fire threshold in the longer-wavelength band are classified as being aflame. Second, a threshold curve defining a fire threshold in the shorter-wavelength band is applied to the pixels, and those having radiation intensities above the fire threshold in the shorter-wavelength band are classified as being aflame. Third, at least the second group of pixels above is tested to see if each pixel classified as being aflame is part of a group of adjoining pixels which were all classified as being aflame, and if so, each such pixel is reclassified as not being aflame unless it also falls within the first group of pixels above.

A wide-area wildfire suppression system uses a network of geographically distributed water sprayers, and includes at least one wind sensor and a fire-suppression controller communicatively coupled to the water sprayers and the at least one wind sensor. The at least one wind sensor detects wind direction and communicates wind-direction information to the fire-suppression controller, which uses the wind-direction information to activate at least one of the water sprayers upwind of an asset or area to be protected. Parameters of the water spray, such as flow rate, droplet size, spray pattern, spray direction, spray elevation, or aeration, can be adapted based on wind direction or wind speed,

A wide-area wildfire suppression system uses a network of geographically distributed water sprayers, and includes at least one wind sensor and a fire-suppression controller communicatively coupled to the water sprayers and the at least one wind sensor. The at least one wind sensor detects wind direction and communicates wind-direction information to the fire-suppression controller, which uses the wind-direction information to activate at least one of the water sprayers upwind of an asset or area to be protected. Parameters of the water spray, such as flow rate, droplet size, spray pattern, spray direction, spray elevation, or aeration, can be adapted based on wind direction or wind speed,

Systems and methods are disclosed for fire suppression. One method of fire suppression may include sensing initial environmental parameters in an area of interest, and determining whether or not to enable the fire suppression system, based at least in part on the sensed initial parameters. Then subsequently sensing subsequent environmental parameters, and determining whether to enable or disable the fire suppression system, based at least in part on the sensed subsequent environmental parameters.

A dispatch system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) interface for interfacing with one or more UAVs for wildfire detection. The UAV interface transmits an instruction for a UAV to navigate to a location of a potential wildfire, and receives data captured by at least one sensor of the UAV. The dispatch system further includes a fire detection engine to process the received data to identify the presence of a wildfire, and a web server to provide a user interface that includes an alert regarding the wildfire. The alert may include the location of the wildfire.

A system is provided for minimization of fire damages which includes one or more first sensor for detecting animal activity; and one or more computerized module that performs analysis on the input received from the first sensor, to assess the likelihood and identify fire events. The first type sensor can be a kind of imaging device such as a visible light camera, infrared camera or radar. The analysis may include identification of animal response to signs of fire. Those signs of fire can include sound, sight, and smell. Animal response to the signs of fire can include panic. In many cases the identification of animal response to fire includes a detection of animals escaping away from the fire. The first sensor may be installed on an aircraft such as airplane, helicopter, drone, and balloon.

Also provided, a method which includes analyzing of animal activity for assessing likelihood and identifying fire event.