Improvement of information support fire intelligence groups at fire building monitoring using infrared technology

Introduction. The tactical capabilities of fire intelligence groups depend on various factors. It is also important to use information from mobile and stationary fire monitoring systems. The aim of this work is to assess the tactical capabilities of fire intelligence groups without using and using infrared technologies in the fire monitoring system. The paper solves two problems: the analysis of the electromagnetic light spectrum; a model for assessing the tactical capabilities of fire intelligence groups in the monitoring of fire in the building using short-wave infrared technologies.

Methods. In the paper there were used mathematical methods, including the method of decomposition of the normalized index of tactical capabilities in theTaylorseries to describe the tactical capabilities of intelligence groups in the fire.

Results and discussion. Based on the calculations of the performance and the area of the search area for intelligence teams, the graphs of the search area versus the indicator of the tactical capabilities of the fire intelligence groups and the normalized indicator of the tactical capabilities of the fire intelligence groups were plotted. It is shown that the performance of the intelligence teams depends on the speed of the units of the gas and smoke protection service, the number of units, the effective distance between the units and visibility conditions. In the paper it was proposed the use of short-wave infrared cameras to improve visibility in the smoke during the search and rescue of victims.

Conclusion. In the end, it is assumed that the system using infrared technologies will improve 10-15 % visibility for fire links, as well as improve the coordination of fire links. This, in turn, will allow to increase the efficiency of management decision-making in the search and rescue of victims in an inhospitable environment.

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