Early Fire Detection & Monitoring Systems

FIRE PREVENTION

Detect Fires Early, Avoiding Costly Damage and Loss

Fires that are not caught early can cause serious financial, environmental, and commercial distress for a company, and the community.

Most current fire detection systems are designed to contain a fire once it starts, which is often too late. However, using non-contact thermal monitoring, automated infrared cameras can pinpoint hot spots and provide live temperature data updates up to 60 times per second, helping stakeholders make the fast, informed decisions needed to stop devastating fires before they fully ignite. This advanced fire monitoring capability ensures potential risks are identified and mitigated before a disaster occurs.

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With the cameras and thermal imaging concept, we can see that there is a hot spot in this pocket so we can go in and mitigate that problem right then and there.

Nick Admi, Biomass One, Operations Supervisor

We had already worked successfully with Flir on the previous fire detection project in the Alta Murgia National Park. Over the years, Flir’s thermal cameras have performed flawlessly, proving their reliability. So, for the new project protecting the Ionian arc, we chose Flir cameras again.

Luca Papandrea, Operations General Manager, CAE

The intangible but invaluable benefit, finally, is the knowledge that we can sleep soundly even while managing a high risk business, having done everything possible to protect the company, our employees, and the health of the people living nearby.

Luca Checchinato, Chief Administrative Officer, Ecologica Tredi

Instead of installing detection cables on each tank, we now have a cost-effective fire detection system that allows us to scan the entire area with just three cameras.

Thibaud Berardi, Project Manager, SPSE

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Flir Fire Detection Systems: Industries and Applications

BESS

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are essential for storing renewable energy and ensuring grid stability. However, their implementation comes with inherent risks, particularly related to lithium-ion battery fires. Where flame detectors fall short, thermal imaging cameras can significantly improve protection and prevent fires before they ever reach combustion.

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Biomass Piles

Biomass is at risk for spontaneous combustion as biomaterials are prone to self-heating during decomposition. The heat generated inside large biomass piles can’t escape and can suddenly ignite. Flir thermal imaging cameras provide reliable fire monitoring, detecting warming materials early in the fire development process before smoke particles or flames form.

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Data Centers

Overheating servers, densely packed racks, and stressed UPS or electrical panels are everyday fire risks inside modern data centers. Miss a hidden hot spot and you could face costly downtime, hardware damage, or even threats to staff safety and critical data. Flir’s advanced thermal imaging solutions give you the power to detect danger before smoke appears, helping you safeguard uptime, protect infrastructure, and keep your clients’ services running 24/7.

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Manufacturing

Proper condition monitoring with continuous thermal cameras can be an efficient and effective way to maintain uptime and prevent costly production stops. Thermal automation cameras detect temperature changes that are early indicators of equipment deterioration, non-uniform temperature profiles on products, and hot spots.

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Ports and Shipyards

Failing equipment, hidden hot spots, and ignition hazards during fueling are all fire risks that ports and shipyards must manage daily. Miss a potential source of fire, and lives could be endangered, operations disrupted, or cargo damaged. Flir’s advanced thermal imaging solutions give you the power to detect danger before smoke appears, ensuring safer yards, smarter fueling, and more secure voyages.

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Power Substations

Transformer oil ignition, arcing inside switchgear, and heat building in underground cable vaults are everyday fire risks for modern power networks. Miss a single hot spot and the result can be unplanned outages, costly equipment damage, and safety incidents that impact thousands of customers. Flir’s advanced thermal imaging solutions give you the power to detect danger before smoke appears, helping you keep substations safer, switchyards smarter, and energy flowing reliably from ground to grid.

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Oil & Gas

To maintain safety and meet regulatory requirements, the Oil & Gas industry must be proactive about fire hazards—equipping refineries, storage facilities, and pipelines with the tools to detect potential hazards before they escalate. Advanced technologies such as gas imaging cameras and smart thermal cameras not only safeguard workers and assets but also prevents costly shutdowns—all while ensuring compliance with stringent safety regulations.

Traffic Incidents

Quickly responding to incidents on roadways and in tunnels is an essential component of any effective traffic management system. Flir thermal traffic cameras allow traffic operators to detect hot spots, see through smoke, and alert first responders before a fire can spread.

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Warehouses

Even though warehouses are equipped with fire alarms and firefighting systems, asset damage is almost inevitable once a fire starts.  Flir thermal imaging cameras provide an early warning response with programming that alarms on high temperatures at multiple target spots.

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Waste and Recycling

Waste is potentially flammable when stored. Self-combustion, heat development due to pressure, spontaneous chemical reactions between disposals and methane gas-building are all potential fire hazards. Thermal imaging cameras can help prevent fires by identifying hot spots with potential to flare up.

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Wildfire Management

Thermal imaging cameras allow response teams to see directly through the smoke, providing crucial data—including fires that have broken off and could reignite into another large blaze. By identifying spot fires quickly, ground firefighters can extinguish the hot spot before fire spreads further.

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Wood Products

With the ever-present danger of spontaneous fire, wood processors must be more than vigilant—they have to be proactive. Early fire detection using automated thermal cameras is the most efficient, effective way to protect employees, equipment, and facilities.