The “smart” early fire detection system will warn the Fire Department of a possible fire in the forest of Parnitha
THE Independent Electricity Transmission Operator (ADMIE) utilizes the high voltage pylons to protect the Parnitha forest from fires, installing an “intelligent” early fire detection system at selected points of the electrical network, which were indicated by the Fire Brigade.
In particular, the innovative pilot project, which is launched with the support of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, foresees the placement of 540 sensors, as well as optical and thermal panoramic cameras on 135 towers of the Administrator, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres in the wider area of ​​Parnitha.
A state-of-the-art information processing and fire risk assessment system will collect, integrate and evaluate in real time the data from the cameras and sensors that will be placed at four different points of each pillar, sending, in the event of a fire, an emergency signal to the National Coordination Center for Operations and Crisis Management (ESKEDIK). In combination with the sensors, the optical cameras will transmit a live image during the day, while the thermal cameras will warn of a possible start of fire during the night hours as well. The data will be transmitted with high geographic accuracy via a LoRa network and a fourth generation (4G) mobile broadband network.
The “smart” fire detection system through sensors, which was designed by Grid Telecom, a subsidiary company of ADMIE in the telecommunications sector, will be energy autonomous and will be powered exclusively by solar energy.
The operation of this new system, even in its pilot phase, is expected to significantly facilitate the difficult work of the firefighting forces and enhance their ability to quickly and effectively intervene in new outbreaks of forest fires, as a large forest area with dense vegetation will monitored on a 24-hour basis.
The Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Mr. Christos Stylianidis, said in this regard: “This important initiative of ADMIE, with the support of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, will make a substantial contribution to the battle we wage every day against forest fires. With the climate crisis making fires increasingly dangerous for humans and our natural environment, the utilization of the country’s electrical infrastructure at the service of the Fire Department is an excellent practice that we must encourage and support.”
For his part, the President and CEO of ADMIE, Mr. Manos Manousakis, said: “ADMIE uses its electricity network to protect forests with solutions that are at the cutting edge of technology. We hope that the “intelligent” system that we will install in Parnitha will help the difficult work of the Fire Brigade and Civil Protection, in an area of ​​enormous environmental importance for Attica”.
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