Application of IoT in Climate Change and Forest Fire

In the past three decades, climate change has doubled the total area burned by forest fires in the western states of America. Forest Fire Alert System (FFAS) is a student senior project to tackle this issue. It is an economical system which aims at solving the problem of wildfires experienced in the United States and other parts of the world. The system is based on the use of GPS (Global Positioning System) and Internet of Things (IoT). Upon detection of fire, Forest Fire Alert System (FFAS) unit can quickly report the presence of fire to the command center. Upon detection of fire, the command center will send an alert and trigger an alarm at the fire station so fire personnel can quickly start the required action. The main advantages of this student project are cost, size, the ease of mass production, and capability for connecting them as a network in the different parts of a forest.