An apparatus configured to perform a prescribed burn of vegetative ground fuel comprises a movable platform configured to traverse ground that contains the vegetative ground fuel, and a burn chamber disposed on the movable platform. An ignition source is disposed in the burn chamber and configured to ignite vegetative ground fuel within a prescribed burn region of the ground. A containment arrangement is situated relative to the burn chamber and configured to confine burning of the vegetative ground fuel to the prescribed burn region. A discharge apparatus is positioned relative to the burn chamber and configured to expel residual effluent from the burn chamber. An extinguisher system can be included to extinguish residual flames and embers. A smoke filtration system can be included to filter residual effluent expelled from the burn chamber.

The present disclosure provides generally for a system and method for planting flora, fauna, and dispersing various organisms through drone delivery. The system may comprise of a drone with seedling box that may hold and drop the pods containing flora or fauna. The seedling box may hold the pods with the flora or fauna in them and at specific intervals drop the pod with the flora or fauna. The seedling box may also hold various organisms or other materials and drop these organisms or materials when directed. A seedling box may comprise loading mechanism and deploying mechanism to facilitate accurate, timely deployment of the pods containing the seedlings. A pod may comprise a weighted tip with hollow cavity for seedling placement and a vertical rod for securing seedling during deployment. Where the system comprises uneven number of seedlings, seedling box may include counterweights to provide stability in configured flight patterns for duration of seedling deployment.

The present disclosure provides generally for a system and method for planting flora, fauna, and dispersing various organisms through drone delivery. The system may comprise of a drone with seedling box that may hold and drop the pods containing flora or fauna. The seedling box may hold the pods with the flora or fauna in them and at specific intervals drop the pod with the to flora or fauna. The seedling box may also hold various organisms or other materials and drop these organisms or materials when directed. A seedling box may comprise loading mechanism and deploying mechanism to facilitate accurate, timely deployment of the pods containing the seedlings. A pod may comprise a weighted tip with hollow cavity for seedling placement and a vertical rod for securing seedling during deployment. Where the system comprises uneven number of seedlings, seedling box may include counterweights to provide stability in configured flight patterns for duration of seedling deployment.

A system for suppressing fires from an aircraft has a munition deployment system suspended beneath the aircraft. A shield is suspended between the aircraft and the munition deployment system to protect the aircraft. The munition deployment system has munitions compartments containing munitions for deploying vertically from the munition deployment system, and for detonating over a fire. A controller within the aircraft communications with a sensor package in the munition deployment system and directs the order of munition deployment.

The invention includes an air mover device used for fire mitigation and protection. The core component is an air mover unit whose discharge airstream can be positioned using air rudders to provide air flows in optimum directions and capacity to counter unwanted fire progression or to promote fires in cases of back-burns. Additional support components include a power supply, its fuel source, a speed control mechanism for the air mover, an air mover inlet protective screen, a sparger unit to impart suppressant or retardant into the airstream, and instrumentation and controls to ensure function and safety of equipment and personnel. This device can be on a static or mobile platform, towed or self-propelled and can be locally or remotely controlled.

The present disclosure provides generally for a system and method for planting flora, fauna, and dispersing various organisms through drone delivery. The system may comprise of a drone with seedling box that may hold and drop the pods containing flora or fauna. The seedling box may hold the pods with the flora or fauna in them and at specific intervals drop the pod with the flora or fauna. The seedling box may also hold various organisms or other materials and drop these organisms or materials when directed. A seedling box may comprise loading mechanism and deploying mechanism to facilitate accurate, timely deployment of the pods containing the seedlings. A pod may comprise a weighted tip with hollow cavity for seedling placement and a vertical rod for securing seedling during deployment. Where the system comprises uneven number of seedlings, seedling box may include counterweights to provide stability in configured flight patterns for duration of seedling deployment.

The invention includes an air mover device used for fire mitigation and protection. The core component is an air mover unit whose discharge airstream can be positioned using air rudders to provide air flows in optimum directions and capacity to counter unwanted fire progression or to promote fires in cases of back-burns. Additional support components include a power supply, its fuel source, a speed control mechanism for the air mover, an air mover inlet protective screen, a sparger unit to impart suppressant or retardant into the airstream, and instrumentation and controls to ensure function and safety of equipment and personnel. This device can be on a static or mobile platform, towed or self-propelled and can be locally or remotely controlled.

An apparatus for processing incendiary capsules for the purpose of prescribed burning. The apparatus includes a reciprocating injector tube driven by a crankshaft and a reciprocating mechanical pump driven by a cam. In order to synchronize these reciprocating motions the crankshaft and cam are joined together as a single part. The incendiary spheres exit a hopper and line up in series in a tube which deposits them one by one into a nest. Each individual sphere is punctured in the nest by a needle then injected with reactant. Each sphere is then withdrawn from the nest and dropped through a discharge opening before the next incendiary in line is processed in the same manner.

Based on the losses incurred after devastating forest fires both in human and material costs, I have come up with methods to substantially minimize these losses. The 2018 Paradise fire in California led to the loss of 58 human lives including property and extensive damage to the environment. My new methods include measures I have put in place with new applications. There is no magic way to effectively control and manage wild forest fires, however, the methods I intend to put into use may substantially if properly applied lead us into a new era of forest fire management and control.

An apparatus for processing incendiary capsules for the purpose of prescribed burning. The apparatus includes a reciprocating injector tube driven by a crankshaft and a reciprocating mechanical pump driven by a cam. In order to synchronize these reciprocating motions the crankshaft and cam are joined together as a single part. The incendiary spheres exit a hopper and line up in series in a tube which deposits them one by one into a nest. Each individual sphere is punctured in the nest by a needle then injected with reactant. Each sphere is then withdrawn from the nest and dropped through a discharge opening before the next incendiary in line is processed in the same manner.