New equipment for fighting fires has been purchased in the Orenburg region. By the end of this year, the regional authorities plan to purchase 10 more drones to monitor the territory of the forest fund. This was announced by the Governor of the Orenburg Region, Denis Pasler.
In 2023, the Lesokhranitel video monitoring system for landscape fires was launched in the region. It records fires and transmits information about the fire to the regional dispatch service of the forest protection and to the district forestry.
Technical characteristics of the Lesokhranitel video monitoring system:
- Monitoring radius — up to 35 km.
- Smoke coordinate error — no more than 150 m.
- Overview — 360°.
- Number of specialists — 1 dispatcher for every 30 cameras.
- Operator notification methods — light and sound signals, messages in messengers and in e-mail.
The integrated platform automatically detects a fire during the day and at night. It reacts to both black and white smoke.
Thanks to the Lesokhranitel system, the number of forest fires in the Orenburg region has decreased by more than 4 times. The area of the fire has decreased by 29 times.
Earlier www1.ru reported that in Moscow developed a system for detecting fires using drones and charging towers.
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