fireSENSE™ by Thermal Radar™
360° Thermal Early Fire Detection for Maximum Protection
fireSENSE™ adds advanced early fire detection to Thermal Radar's patented 360° rotating thermal technology, providing continuous wide-area monitoring for developing fire events alongside human and vehicle detection.
Using an inside-out approach, Thermal Radar monitors line-of-sight areas beyond, at, and inside the protected perimeter. fireSENSE analyzes thermal activity for the characteristics of a developing fire, including heat sources that increase in size and intensity over time. At the same time, Thermal Radar can continue detecting and tracking multiple human and vehicle events, providing a single platform for early fire detection, perimeter security, and wide-area threat detection.
Geospatial, location-based alerts identify where detected activity is occurring, while customizable detection zones allow organizations to prioritize areas based on the specific risks and requirements of the site.
Tracking Developing Fire Growth in Real Time
fireSENSE™ continuously analyzes line-of-sight heat sources for changes in size and intensity over time. A developing fire typically becomes both larger and hotter as it grows, creating a changing thermal signature that fireSENSE can identify and monitor.
Rather than relying solely on visible smoke or flames, fireSENSE evaluates thermal activity as it develops, allowing potential fire events to be identified earlier and triggering alerts that can help personnel investigate and respond before conditions escalate.
Continuous 360° Thermal Monitoring
Multiple Simultaneous Detections
Lower Total Cost of Ownership
Accurate Fire Detection, Even at a Distance
Thermal targets do not appear the same at every distance. fireSENSE™ is designed to account for this by allowing detection settings to be adjusted based on distance and the specific conditions of the site.
This helps fireSENSE accurately evaluate potential developing fire events across both close and extended line-of-sight ranges, providing wide-area thermal fire detection that can be configured around the actual environment being protected.
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Dependable Early Fire Detection, Day or Night - Thermal imaging detects emitted heat rather than depending on visible light, allowing fireSENSE™ to continuously monitor line-of-sight areas during both the day and night. This makes thermal early fire detection especially valuable for large, remote, industrial, and other environments where developing heat conditions may not yet be visually obvious.
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Advanced Thermal Analytics Designed to Reduce False Alarms - Not every heat source represents a fire. fireSENSE™ uses proprietary adaptive analytics to evaluate thermal activity and help distinguish developing fire events from other heat sources within the monitored environment. Known conditions such as machinery and other non-fire thermal activity can be accounted for through system configuration, helping reduce unnecessary alarms while maintaining sensitivity to developing fire threats.
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Minimal Infrastructure, Maximum Coverage - Thermal Radar's rotating 360° architecture can monitor a wide line-of-sight area from a single position, reducing the number of fixed thermal cameras that may otherwise be required to monitor multiple directions. Fewer devices can mean less supporting infrastructure, installation labor, network connectivity, software licensing, and ongoing maintenance. For large sites, that can significantly simplify deployment while helping reduce the total cost of ownership of wide-area thermal fire detection and perimeter security.
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Seamless Integration with Existing Security Systems - fireSENSE™ integrates with existing security infrastructure to bring early fire detection into a broader physical security environment. When integrated with a compatible PTZ camera, a detected event can support real-time slew-to-cue, directing the PTZ toward the location of the potential fire threat for targeted visual assessment. This combines wide-area thermal detection with focused visual verification, helping operators quickly investigate what fireSENSE has detected.
Advanced Fire Detection Built for Real-World Environments
fireSENSE™ brings advanced fire analytics to the edge, allowing thermal data to be analyzed directly as part of the Thermal Radar platform. Combined with configurable detection settings, geospatial alerts and optional PTZ slew-to-cue, the system gives operators actionable information to investigate potential developing fire events.
Because fireSENSE operates on the same Thermal Radar platform used for human and vehicle detection, organizations can add early fire detection to a broader wide-area security and perimeter protection strategy without creating an entirely separate monitoring architecture.
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Tailored Fire Detection Sensitivity for Different Environments - Every environment has its own thermal profile. Equipment, operating processes, surrounding surfaces, and ambient conditions can all affect what a thermal camera sees. fireSENSE™ allows fire-detection sensitivity to be customized for the specific site, including how the system responds to different heat levels. This allows detection parameters to be aligned with the environment and the areas where developing fire activity is of greatest concern.
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Wide-Area Critical Infrastructure Fire Detection -fireSENSE™ provides early fire detection for large and complex sites where a developing fire can threaten critical equipment, stored materials, infrastructure, and operations. From oil and gas facilities and battery and vehicle storage to electrical substations, recycling centers, and other critical infrastructure, fireSENSE uses Thermal Radar's 360° thermal monitoring to continuously watch line-of-sight areas for developing fire activity. Geospatial alerts identify the location of a potential fire event, helping operators investigate and respond before the threat escalates.
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Built for Demanding and Varying Conditions - Critical infrastructure and industrial environments are not always clean, controlled spaces. fireSENSE is designed for thermal monitoring in demanding, remote, and high-risk environments where conditions can vary throughout the day and across the site. Because the technology uses passive thermal detection, it does not require visible illumination to identify heat activity. As with thermal imaging technology generally, performance depends on appropriate system placement, line of sight, distance, environmental conditions, and site configuration.
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Continuous Precision That You Can Trust - Effective fire detection requires the right balance. Too much sensitivity can lead to unnecessary alarms, while too little sensitivity could mean missing a developing fire. fireSENSE™ combines customizable fire sensitivity with adaptive analytics, allowing detection settings to be adjusted for specific heat levels and site conditions. This helps maximize detection of developing fire threats while minimizing unnecessary alerts from other heat sources.
360° Coverage for EARLY Fire Detection
fireSENSE™ by Thermal Radar™ provides continuous 360° line-of-sight thermal coverage, helping to detect developing fire events earlier across large areas.
See where the Early Fire Was Detected
Geospatial, location-based alerts identify where potential fire activity is detected, helping operators investigate and respond quickly.
Fire + Security in a SINGLE Platform
Detect developing fires while Thermal Radar simultaneously monitors multiple human and vehicle events across the protected area.
Lower Total Cost of Ownership
360° wide-area monitoring can reduce camera count, infrastructure, installation, licensing, and maintenance requirements over the life of the system.
Why Choose fireSENSE for Early Fire Detection?
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Earlier Awareness — Detect changing thermal activity associated with developing fires before a threat escalates.
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Wide-Area Monitoring — Extend early fire detection across large line-of-sight areas using Thermal Radar's 360° rotating thermal technology.
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Configurable Detection — Adjust sensitivity, detection areas and parameters around the thermal conditions and fire risks of the site.
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Actionable Location Data — Geospatial alerts identify where potential fire activity has been detected for faster investigation.
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Security + Fire Detection — Monitor developing fires while Thermal Radar continues detecting human and vehicle activity across the protected environment.
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Lower System Complexity — Reduce the number of devices, infrastructure, licenses and maintenance points that may be required for wide-area monitoring.
Ready to Safeguard Your Site with fireSENSE?
Every site has different fire risks, sightlines and detection requirements. Work with Thermal Radar and our network of security partners to determine how fireSENSE™ can add 360° thermal early fire detection to your site's security strategy.
Frequently Asked Questions Early Fire Detection with fireSENSE™
What is fireSENSE™?
fireSENSE™ is Thermal Radar's early fire detection capability. It uses thermal imaging and advanced analytics to identify heat activity associated with developing fires while Thermal Radar™ continuously monitors the surrounding line-of-sight environment for other thermal events.
How does fireSENSE detect a developing fire?
fireSENSE™ analyzes thermal activity over time, including changes in the size and intensity of a heat source. Developing fires generally become larger and hotter as they grow, allowing fireSENSE to identify thermal activity that meets configured fire-detection criteria.
What is the difference between fireSENSE and a traditional thermal camera?
A traditional fixed thermal camera continuously monitors one field of view. Thermal Radar™ uses patented rotating thermal technology to monitor 360° from a centralized position, allowing fireSENSE to extend thermal fire detection across a wide line-of-sight area while potentially reducing the number of fixed cameras required.
Can fireSENSE detect fires and security threats at the same time?
Yes. Thermal Radar™ can detect and track multiple human and vehicle events while fireSENSE™ simultaneously analyzes thermal activity for developing fire events. This allows early fire detection and perimeter security to operate together on the same wide-area thermal platform.
Can fireSENSE detect fires at night?
Yes. Thermal imaging detects emitted heat rather than relying on visible illumination, allowing fireSENSE to monitor thermal activity during both daylight and darkness.
Can fireSENSE be adjusted for different environments?
Yes. fireSENSE provides customizable sensitivity and detection settings that allow the system to be configured around different heat levels, distances, areas of interest, and site-specific thermal conditions.
Can fireSENSE integrate with PTZ security cameras?
Yes. fireSENSE supports slew-to-cue integration with compatible PTZ cameras. When a potential fire event is detected, the PTZ can be directed toward the event location to provide targeted visual assessment.
What types of facilities can use fireSENSE?
fireSENSE can be used for wide-area early fire detection across applications such as oil and gas facilities, battery and vehicle storage, electrical substations, recycling facilities, industrial sites, critical infrastructure and other locations where line-of-sight thermal monitoring can provide earlier awareness of developing fire activity.