RAPID WILDFIRE DETECTION with FIREBird
Protect and Defend Your Community and Facilities
FIREBird protects you and your assets by automatically detecting nearby fires while they are still small, shortly after ignition. Its heat-based fire detection works regardless of time-of-day or atmospheric conditions. FIREBird is for when you don’t have time to wait for smoke to be detected from miles away.
- Use along wildland urban interfaces where wildfires threaten homes, communities, and commercial buildings.
- Install along rights-of-way where the chance of fire ignition is high, such as power lines and roadways.
The unique risks with all these locations call for defensive fire detection methods that don’t wait for 911 calls.
The FIREBIRD Process
Fast Detection Means More Time
The FIREBird system detects wildfires while they are small, and automatically notifies you, an alarm company, or first responders, typically within 2 minutes. The result is more time, which can:
- Reduce the likelihood of small wildfires in high-risk areas going unnoticed.
- Reduce the fire-fighting resources needed to control an event.
- Increase the time available to fight and/or escape a fire.
- Increase public safety.
- Reduce property damage.
QUICK DETECTION
Don't Wait for Smoke to be Noticed from Miles Away
Advanced thermal sensing technology looks for heat instead of smoke.
Why is this Important?
- Fire can be detected before smoke is even visible.
- Thermal detection works day or night.
- Heat detection is not affected by weather.
“The FIREBird system has the potential to save significant costs and resources. Early detection allows local jurisdictions to effectively respond to wildfires at its earliest stage with a goal to minimize fire spread thereby decreasing overall number of resources committed to the incident.”
– Mike McCliman, Fire Chief, City of Rancho Cucamonga, California (1)
DETECTION WHERE IT MATTERS
A Fire Near You Should be Detected Near You
Many wildfire detection systems and programs watch for wildfires at a distance. Detection occurs only once the fire becomes large enough to sense.
FIREBird detects fires that ignite close to homes and property, near valuable commercial properties, or along high-risk rights-of-way like power lines.
Why is this Important?
Localized detection saves time because:
- It eliminates time spent waiting for a distant camera to see smoke from a fire that is posing an immediate threat.
- First responders are notified sooner and are provided with the exact location of the fire. The result in faster response to smaller fires.
MORE THAN JUST FIRE DETECTION
A complete solution
Each FIREBird device provides:
- Continuous, 360-degree, monitoring provided by 14 wildfire-specific thermal detectors and optical cameras
- 2-minute detection-to-reporting time (typical)
- Measurement of fire-critical weather data including windspeed, wind direction, temperature and humidity
- Right-of-way condition monitoring
- Self-contained cellular communications
- Integrated web reporting
- Direct connection to dispatch centers
Fire Timeline Without Early Detection
Based on an actual event, this fire started about 18 minutes before it was reported. At that time, it was one-acre in size.
In the 21 minutes that it took fire fighting resources to arrive, prevailing weather and terrain resulted in a fire that had spread to 100 acres.
Fire Timeline With Early Detection
Early detection and notification of a small fire shortly after ignition can recover lost time.
Mathematic modeling predicts that fire fighters could have arrived to a more easily contained 2-acre fire with early detection.
Why FIREBird?
FIREBird continuously monitors the surrounding area, detecting very small fires up to 400 feet away and detecting larger fires out to 900 feet.
The system provides immediate notification by email and text to designated persons or groups.
Real-time photos of detected fires can be viewed from your laptop or mobile device.
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