Protect Forest from wildfire.

A system that help us to detect, reduce, control and stop wildfire in forest during forest fire as soon as possible.

Globally, fires emit carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to the European Union every year. Their contribution to the climate crisis alone would be more than enough of a reason for the global community to treat their increase as a major threat. But that’s not all: wildfires also have severe consequences for human health and wellbeing, biodiversity, and economies around the world.

BIODIVERSIT

In Australia, the catastrophic wildfires in 2019-20 are estimated to have killed or displaced up to 3 billion animals, including already vulnerable species such as koalas.67 Twenty-six native species, making up 6% of the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act List of Threatened Fauna, were pushed closer to extinction as more than 30% of their habitat was burnt.68 Seven billion plants were also impacted by the fires.

26 NATIVE AUSTRALIAN SPECIES WERE PUSHED CLOSER TO EXTINCTION AS MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR HABITAT WAS BURNT

In boreal forests, frequent high-intensity fires are also disrupting natural balances: following extremely severe fires in Russia in 1998, more than 2 million hectares of forests lost their capacity to store carbon, cycle nutrients and perform other ecological functions, for as long as 100 years.

The economic costs of wildfires are going up all over the world as fires increase in frequency and severity.

 Australia’s 2019 bushfires are thought to have cost the country’s tourism industry $2.9 billion. Indonesia’s fire season also sees multiple tourist trips cancelled every year.

Indonesia’s economy has also suffered considerably from wildfires: in 2015, the costs were around $16 billion, equivalent to 1.9% of GDP.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Still, fire emergencies have major short, term impacts on local populations. In 2017, around 550,000 people worldwide had to be evacuated because of wildfires; and it can be a major challenge to meet the basic survival needs of those affected.

Indonesia’s 2015 fire season, meanwhile, led to the closure of schools and affected more than 5 million students, 7% of all the young people in the country.

Some of the 

Largest Wildfires in History:-

1. 2003 Siberian Taiga Fires (Russia) – 55 million Acres
2. 2019/2020 Australian Bushfires (Australia) – 42 million Acres
3. 2014 Northwest Territories Fires (Canada) – 8.5 million Acres
4. 2004 Alaska Fire Season (US) – 6.6 million Acres
5. 2010 Bolivia Forest Fires (South America) – 3.7 million Acres

My solutions works in steps as follows:

1) Detection of fire- In this process we use the cameras that are use by the forest department.We upgrade the cameras with AI(as cameras already have thermal detector) that detect the fire and send a signal to the control room.

2) Inform people- In this process we use siran and  mass media to inform people about that so that they get maximum time to escape from the fire.

3) Reduce,control and stop- In this process we build structures in the forest that store rainwater or take water from nearby water bodies and use that water to stop the fire.   

other uses:

1. the water that is collected during rain can also be use in case of draughts.
2. also help in case of floods by storing the water.          

4) How system looks and work:

1. base: contain pump that take water from water body and pump to the system and has a underground rainwater storage tank that store rainwater.
2. underground pipes : takes water from water body.
3. pillars: that support the concentric circular paths and pillars height is more than trees.
4. wheels: that help in rotating the system on circular paths.
5. concentric paths: provide base to the wheels to move and there will be at least 100 meter distance between the paths.
6. arc pipes: this whole system of arc pipes contain sprinklers and rotate on the circular path as like compass needle.
7. pipe: at the top of this pipe there is rotator that help in rotation of arc pipe system,also connect base to the arc pipe system.
8. large concave surface: help in rain water harvesting.
9. sprinklers: that sprinkle water.
10. forest: that we have to protect.

My solution serve each and every living thing on this planet.

Some major points are:

1) Protection of forest and wildlife: As we know that every year large area of forest is destroyed by wildfire and large no of animals are die(example Australian fire burn 42 million acre of forest and kill 3 billion animals).

2) Climate change: due to decrease in forest area and increasing forest fires also affect global average temperature.

3) Health and Wellbeing: Studies show that chronic exposure to wildfire smoke can cause asthma and pneumonia, and increase the risk for lung cancer, stroke, heart failure and sudden death.

4) Economy:economies are badly affected by these fires(example 2015 Indonesian fire cause loss of approximately 16 billion dollar, in 2018, wildfires caused a total of almost $28 billion in capital losses in California).

5) Ozone layer depletion: now, atmospheric chemists at MIT have found that the smoke from those fires set off chemical reactions in the stratosphere that contributed to the destruction of ozone

My name is Rishi Raj, and I am from India. I am a young, dynamic, and worthy first-year undergraduate student at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology studying Computer Science and Engineering. As a one-person team, I have the zeal and the determination to bring positive and impactful change in the world.

I strongly believe in the ideal of team-working, and in the nearest future, I hope to form a diverse and robust team to bring this project to a good end.

I gather all the information from different organizations websites, articles

and newspaper.

As we know that forest fires are one of the main problem by which the whole globe is suffering and no effective measures are taken to control this so i think that this will be an innovative solution.

My next year goal is to make a working model of this for testing and if there is any error than improve it.

The main technology involved in our solution is the center pivot irrigation system.Center pivots irrigate in a circular pattern around a central pivot point. Pivots are used for applying water.

Currently it just an idea that i want to implement.

it will serve all living things on this planet in coming years.

First i would like to implement this on most wildfires prone area.

1)Technical and Financial barriers-as i am just an university student i don't have that much technical and financial support.

2)Government support-as it completely depends on government, as they provide the budget to implement this.

Currently, I don't partnered with any organizations. It just a concept.

As mentioned its still a concept/idea.

International institutions that work on forest fire, organizations that work on sustainable development, donors and Government support.