IQ FIREWATCH: A GLOBAL SUCCESS STORY

The reasons for fires in forests and industrial areas can be very diverse, but the way to detect them at an early stage in order to avert damage to people, the environment and nature can be very similar: With the system of IQ FireWatch.

IQ FireWatch already protects over 24 million hectares of land on four continents worldwide day by day. Whether it's hilly or flat forests, industrial facilities, or residential neighborhoods surrounded by forests, IQ FireWatch can be used for a wide variety of local conditions, as the following examples illustrate.

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IQ FireWatch protects the surroundings of the National Palace of Pena in Sintra, Portugal

Learn more about what makes IQ FireWatch an award-winning solution and how the unique sensors, in combination with the self-developed algorithms, detect forest fires around the Pena National Palace in Sintra, Portugal at the earliest possible stage.

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IQ FireWatch in wildland-urban-interface in Chile

The image shows a detection from early February 2021, where the system detected a wildfire at large distance in such a mountainous area in the southern part of Chile.

In addition, another IQ FireWatch system was installed around Santiago de Chile in 2023 to protect the metropolitan area from devastating wildfires.

Detection of the "Glass Fire" in Napa Valley, California

Particularly noteworthy is the major "Glass Fire" in Napa Valley, one of the most famous wine-growing regions of the USA in California, which occurred in fall 2020. This fire was detected in the middle of the night very quickly by two of our sensors independently of each other under difficult conditions in this hilly area, which was not directly visible for both sensors.

The following pictures show the images of the night sensor, shortly after the detection of the fire, as well as the extent a short time later.

IQ FireWatch protects parts of the Amazon region

Colombia has 59 million hectares of forest, with 39 million hectares in the Amazon. Due to illegal deforestation, this area is particularly endangered, including its special species. IQ FireWatch is part of a protection program.

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IQ FIREWATCH IN GERMANY: HIGH-RISK AREA BRANDENBURG

SINCE 2001, MORE THAN 100 IQ FIREWATCH SENSORS ARE SUCCESSFULLY PROTECTING THE NATIONAL FOREST OF BRANDENBURG

In Germany, the risk of forest fires has increased dramatically in the past few years, especially in Brandenburg. 108 IQ FireWatch systems are therefore in use to detect smoke clouds in the early stages of a forest fire in order to prevent a major fire.