An apparatus for launching incendiary spheres for prescribed burning is provided. This apparatus receives charged, or injected, spherical incendiaries, then launches them in a controlled direction at a controlled distance. The charged incendiaries are first emitted from a conventional Plastic Sphere Dispenser (PSD) into the intake of the apparatus whereupon they are moved along a lower pathway by a delivering wheel to a launching point relative to a spinning wheel or a plurality of spinning wheels. These spinning wheels convey velocity to each incendiary sphere, which is thereby launched in a trajectory that is determined by the azimuth of orientation, and the rotational velocity, of the spinning wheels.

The invention relates to a method for fighting and/or extinguishing a forest fire comprising the steps of detecting a fire source in a forest area, locating the fire source and automatically fighting and/or extinguishing the fire source, and to a forest fire fighting device with a fire sensor, a locating system and an automatic extinguishing unit.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be configured for fire suppression and ignition. In some examples, the UAV includes an aerial propulsion system, an ignition system, and a control system. The ignition system includes a container of delayed-ignition balls and a dropper configured, by virtue of one or more motors, to actuate and drop the delayed-ignition balls. The control system is configured to cause the UAV to fly to a site of a prescribed burn and, while flying over the site of the prescribed burn, actuate one or more of the delayed-ignition balls. After actuating the one or more delayed-ignition balls, the UAV drops the actuated one or more delayed-ignition balls from the UAV onto the site of the prescribed burn.

A forest fire suppression system includes one or more satellites having a thermal imaging sensor configured to detect hot spots that are indicative of a forest fire. The satellites are further configured to transmit an alert signal to an emergency authority via a wireless network when a hot spot is detected. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is remotely controlled by an individual at the emergency authority. The UAV is configured to carry a crate filled with a plurality of fire suppression foam bombs. Each individual fire suppression foam bomb includes a housing configured to be filled with a pressurized foam material, a denotation mechanism, a microcontroller, and an outlet nozzle on the housing. Each individual fire suppression foam bomb is adapted to disperse the foam material when dropped by the UAV from above the forest fire. The system provides a cost-effective and efficient way to detect and extinguish forest fires.

A fire suppression device may be launched from a hand-held, stand alone, or object- or vehicle-mounted device. The fire suppression device may be propelled by a first accelerant ejected out of a proximal end of the fire suppression device. The fire suppression device may be ruptured by a second accelerant after a predetermined amount of time. A fire suppressant may be dispersed on a fire when the fire suppression device is ruptured.

Disclosed herein is a fire-extinguishing agent dropping device for fire suppression. The fire-extinguishing agent dropping device includes: a body configured such that an accommodation chamber is formed therein; an altitude detection part provided in the body, and configured to detect a preset reference height; a pressure generation part provided in the front area of the accommodation chamber, and configured to generate an explosion pressure when the altitude detection part detects the reference height; and a plurality of fire-extinguishing agent accommodation parts provided in the rear area of the accommodation chamber, and configured to store a fire-extinguishing agent therein.

A device for extinguishing at least one fire on open land, in particular in well-wooded surroundings, includes at least one means for introducing at least one extinguishing medium into the source of the fire. The extinguishing medium is a shatterproof detonating device. The means for introducing at least one extinguishing medium may be a gun, a cruise missile, a plane, a drone or a different aircraft