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The year 2025 will remain one of the most significant in the recent history of forest fires in France. Marked by repeated heatwaves and episodes of prolonged drought, it has put territories under pressure. Faced with this intensification of risk, the challenges related to detection and intervention strategies have never been so central to controlling fires and limiting their impacts.

Faced with the climate emergency, some territories are becoming real privileged observation points to invent the protection of tomorrow. New Caledonia is one of them. It is there, in the heart of a rich ecosystem but extremely vulnerable to fires, that FireTracking laid the foundations for its development. A demanding field of experimentation that made it possible to design, test and validate a fire detection solution, thanks to artificial intelligence, which is now deployed in metropolitan France.

Each year, Indre-et-Loire faces more than 300 fires. A threat amplified by global warming and the drying up of vegetation. To strengthen its resilience, the department has chosen to set up our AI fire detection system on its territory in order to help the emergency teams in the field.

From October 8 to 10, FireTracking participated in the National Firefighters Congress, an unmissable event for all civil security actors. Alongside AXIONE, we presented our solution for the ultra-early detection of forest fires using artificial intelligence, which has already been successfully deployed in Indre-et-Loire. A look back with Jean-Simon Chaudier, CEO of FireTracking, on these three days of events and on the prospects to come.

When a fire breaks out, every minute is decisive. Between the moment when the first smoke appears and when the flames get out of control, the speed of detection and intervention can change everything. At a time when artificial intelligence is emerging as a major lever in tech and innovation, it can also become a real ally in protecting populations and maintaining territories. That is precisely the aim of FireTracking. With our advanced fire monitoring technology, we are putting the power of AI into the fire department to give them a head start in the face of the speed of fires.

Today, forest fires represent one of the most destructive plagues for our territories. Every year, thousands of hectares go up in smoke, leaving behind devastated landscapes, fragile ecosystems and scarred populations. This risk is compounded by global warming, the intensification of droughts, the abandonment of certain areas or even human neglect. Faced with this growth, how can we prevent the flames from spreading too quickly, to the point of becoming uncontrollable? Perhaps one of the answers lies in ultra-early detection, which saves precious minutes and helps contain a fire before it turns into a disaster.