[openforce]

We should think about investing in smoke/heat sensors that can broadcast an emergency signal that can be placed in the wilderness areas close to human habitation. Just thinking through here, we need to determine the max radius of fire that can be confidently contained by the nearest fire department (taking into consideration some metrics such as time taken to reach the spot, how prone the area is for fire, wind speed averages, number/ability of the fire safety crew). Place a pole at the edge of such radius with sensors at different height , inbuilt GPS, and ability to broadcast its status to a remote control room. The number of poles in an area can be based on the above metrics.

I understand that some wood fires that start naturally, actually are part of the natural cycle and is necessary. So remote areas could be spared, but still monitored to check its spread.

Maybe a combination of such sensors and satellite data can help catch a fire when it is still small enough to be contained.

[jbob2000]

No. Manage the forests better. Don’t build in fire prone areas. A forest fire burning down your house is a warning from Mother Nature, not an attack.

Your system will just let debris build up even longer, leading to even bigger fires.

[openforce]

That might not work for already existing constructions.

The system can be designed to not add to the fire, we can possibly add this to the already existing power infrastructure.

This is a solvable problem.