Drones could be used to fight fires after a proposal in this regard was unanimously approved by the Northern City Council yesterday. Councilor Mohamed Al Dosari, who is spearheading the move, believes drones can provide much-needed help in extinguishing fires faster. It reduces traditional water and chemical expenditures and ensures that firefighters and those involved in fire and smoke are kept out of harm’s way.
For firefighters, drones are the eyes in the sky, providing situational awareness, thermal imaging, and rescue capabilities. “Tall buildings pose a huge challenge to fire services,” said Al Dosari. “Ground level equipment makes it difficult to control” to prevent fires at higher levels,” he said while presenting his ideas to his colleagues during a regular meeting at Congress headquarters in Budaya. explained.
“In such a scenario, civil defense agencies believe it is necessary to acquire dual fire extinguishing drones with a large payload, strong wind resistance, high projection accuracy and the ability to carry fire extinguishers.” At the same time. , spraying is also possible. The lawmaker said firefighters need to be trained in new technologies that can leverage artificial intelligence.
“Such drones are now helping the United States, China, Japan, and several other countries fight fires in a safer, faster and more efficient manner.” Get quick access to high-performance cameras.
“With an ultra-strong load-bearing and anti-vibration design, combined with a high-performance scope and a high-frame-rate camera with night vision, it has high firing accuracy to accurately extinguish fire extinguishers remotely even under complex fire weather conditions. ”Through the images transmitted by the drone, the target is visible to ground controllers in real time, which greatly improves firing accuracy and rescue efficiency. “The intelligent obstacle avoidance system using laser radar technology is a precision sensor,” Al Dosari added.
“The laser range reaches 100m, it can recognize obstacles other than 3-15m (adjustable) in front, and brake to slow down to prevent accidental operation.” With double protection against obstacles and ranging, Making flights safer and increasing the chances of rescue Mr Al Dosari said custom-made drones could also be ordered based on Bahrain’s firefighting needs.
“We are not calling for full deployment without first understanding the exact needs and costs of fire suppression technology, so we can buy some drones and test them out. .This allows for adjustments and even custom-made drones to suit local needs,” he said.
“However, if successful, we need to develop a plan to introduce drones across the country.” The proposal was sent to the Regional Office for forwarding to Interior Minister General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa for consideration. -Referred to Minister of Agriculture Wael Al Mubarak. @gdnmedia.bh
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