But how does it compare to current fire surveillance methods?

Many fire departments rely on aerial fire surveillance when dealing with large-scale wildfires, but many of these existing methods are not only expensive and inefficient, they are also dangerous.

Drones remove the danger from fire surveillance and make it easier to survey a larger area of land, but as any drone programs rely on manual flight and interpretation, these programs are prone to inaccuracies.

Robotto Fire takes the power of a drone and multiplies it with the power of AI. The software enables your drone to identify fire, alter course to hug the edge of the fire (thus protecting the equipment), calculate and report data back to the controller in real-time.

See how they compare below and visit www.robotto.ai/fire to learn more about Robotto Fire.

Drone Stations

Today, many fire departments in rural areas, prone to forest fires, utilize stationary cameras for surveillance and fire detection. This system requires a constant viewership, much like security cameras at a building. Not only is this system expensive in man-hours, but the reliance on human identification also leaves a margin for error. (Error which could have an even higher cost.)

At Robotto this potential for loss of life and the increased financial burden of wildfires on departments across the globe motivates us to innovate and set goals for the future. Innovation is our lifeblood, and we've considered how advancements within drone technology have the ability to improve response times from identification of fire to surveillance, analysis, and action. We're well on our way with the introduction of Robotto Fire, our advanced drone software, powered by AI, but we're excited just thinking about the impact a drone in-a-box solution could have!

They hold the possibility to shorten response times, getting powerful drones like ours into the air, decreasing burn sizes even more, and making firefighting more efficient.

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How to Buy from Firerescue1

Implementing drones into firefighting has long been a, at points, tricky task. In a Facebook group, we asked fire drone users how long it took them to start their program. Responses ranged from 6 months to 6 years. This wide array of answers indicates an improvement when it comes to implementation, as many departments have become more aware of the general benefits of using drones in their fire-fighting operation, and the timeline from consideration, to purchase, to implementation has shortened greatly.

At Robotto we've always believed that implementing technology has the ability to improve dirty, dangerous, and at times, dull tasks, and any resources that help organizations understand and implement this technology should be shared!

FireRescue1 has created this lengthy and thorough guide on how to buy drones, including considerations for your department and key questions to ask drone vendors.

Check out the guide here!