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Interview: Jean-Simon Chaudier, CEO of FireTracking and Franck Abishirra of Emerton Data Thanks to early detection technology based on AI, the startup FireTracking wants to enable faster intervention in the face of fires. Its CEO, Jean-Simon Chaudier, and Franck Abihsirra from Emerton Data, a technological partner, explain the operation and ambitions of this project.

The FireTracking consortium, Emerton Data and Axione, is deploying its artificial intelligence solution to detect forest fires in Indre-et-Loire

In Indre-et-Loire, AI-powered cameras will monitor forests to detect fires starting in less than three minutes. Twenty-two French departments are now equipped with such equipment.

The start-up FireTracking, in partnership with Emerton Data and Axione, has developed an early detection system for forest fires based on deep learning algorithms and a network of smart cameras. After a successful test in New Caledonia, the system is currently deployed in Indre-et-Loire to monitor nearly 95% of forest areas and allow rapid intervention by firefighters.

French infrastructure operator Axione has secured a new contract in the Indre-et-Loire department, as part of a consortium created in partnership with French start-up FireTracking and Emerton Group subsidiary Emerton Data, which provides software engineering and AI consulting services. The contract covers the deployment of twelve fire detection points to help local firefighters detect and monitor wildfires in forested areas across Indre-et-Loire’s territory. Axione will bring to the project its expertise in multi-service networks to provide connectivity for FireTracking’s AI-powered detection system, which includes smart connected cameras installed on high points.

Faced with the resurgence of fires, the departmental council is entrusting AI with the automatic detection and location of fires in natural areas in the territory.

Thanks to a system that combines high-definition cameras and advanced algorithms, the French start-up FireTracking is developing an artificial intelligence solution to detect forest fires early and reduce the rate of false alarms. After an initial deployment in New Caledonia, the company set up in Indre-et-Loire to monitor nearly 95% of the department's forest areas.

In order to help firefighters intervene quickly in areas prone to forest fires, FireTracking has developed a SaaS solution combining several AI models and camera networks that transmit information on the territories concerned live. After an initial successful deployment in New Caledonia, the start-up is heading for Indre-et-Loire where it plans to install its devices on 12 sites to monitor 95% of the forest areas in the department.

This young company identifies and precisely locates incipient fires to reduce the number of false alarms and facilitate the work of firefighters. She has just won her first contract in mainland France with the department of Indre-et-Loire.