PREGLED UPOTREBE PASIVNIH SENZORSKIH SUSTAVA U DETEKCIJI I BORBI PROTIV ŠUMSKIH POŽARA
OVERVIEW OF PASSIVE SENSOR SYSTEMS IN THE DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION OF WILDFIRES

Summary/Abstract: The report presents an overview of certain technical advances in the realm of wildland fire detection and monitoring with the use of new multi-sensor passive surveillance systems that can be land-based or airborne. Using the basic observable signatures of fire (light, smoke, heat), modern photocell or heat-sensing infrared detectors can spot fires from a considerable distance and allow for their early detection, sense of direction and spread as well as the effectiveness of applied suppression methods. Most fires in Bosnia-Herzegovina are often in an inaccessible and rugged, mountainous terrains, frequently in unsafe areas that are mined, littered with unexploded ordnance or are otherwise too dangerous for access and any firefighting procedures, hence the aerial action remains the preferred option. Described sensor systems can be adapted to the requirements and capabilities of various organizations and can offer significant advantages in firefighting, especially within a complex operating environment such as BiH. The use of infrared sensors should be particularly considered when planning for and procuring aerial surveillance and suppression equipment as described in the previous studies. With relatively little investment in equipment procurement and training, firefighting procedures and approaches can be significantly improved at various levels of the organizational command chain.

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