IoT-Based Smart System for Fire Detection in Forests

A number of fire accidents in forests occur around the globe every year which amount to catastrophes beyond all sorts of comprehensions. Behind this, many houses and lot of trees pose a serious threat to forests grown in an ambient and healthy environment. This paper enunciates an innovative methodology for detection of fires in forests using the concept of Internet of Things (IoT). IoT has gained a lot of attention due to latest advancements in technology. This work is capable of detecting forest fires in early manner by implementing a smart system integrated with temperature, moisture and humidity sensors. The system employs IoT for transmission of data to the authorized person over internet thereby increasing the efficiency of the fire detection process. The detection is intimated by means of an alarm in that specific location. The data is validated using a sensor threshold value thereby achieving maximum reliability for prevention.