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False alarm study : increase fire safety by understanding false alarms – analysis of false alarms from fire detection and fire alarm systems in Europe

Festag, Sebastian (ed.) - 2022 - 2nd ed. 2022.

The book deals with carefully examined statistics on fires and, in particular, the number of fire alarms due to fire … detection and fire alarm systems and the false alarm rate. The book describes a scientific approach on how to qualify and …

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Optimal Number and Location of Watchtowers for Immediate Detection of Forest Fires in a Small Island

Sakellariou, Stavros; Samara, Fani; Tampekis, Stergios; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental … 8 (2017) 4, pp. 1-19

A crucial factor for prevention and immediate confrontation of destructive fires and their socioeconomic and environmental consequences constitutes the early detection and spatial localization of fire ignitions, so that the firefighting forces to be activated and act within the critical time of...

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Active Fire Detection for Fire Emergency Management: Potential and Limitations for the Operational Use of Remote Sensing

San-Miguel-Ayanz, Jesus; Ravail, Nicolas - In: Natural Hazards 35 (2005) 3, pp. 361-376

years. However, limitations in the fire detection capabilities of the sensors and/or the lack of adequate re-visit frequency … positioned on fixed fire-watch towers have also been used for active fire detection. These instruments are often positioned in … article evaluates the use of existing remote sensing systems for active fire detection, with emphasis on the applicability of …

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