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LAND
OCEAN
ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIETY
SPACE
FOREST FIRE ALERT SYSTEM
INDIAN FOREST FIRE RESPONSE AND
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (INFFRAS)
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55% of Indian Forests are prone to recurrent fires
annually.
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Forest fires typically occur during January – June
every year with a peak in March-April.
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Daily near real-time day & night TERRA/AQUA
MODIS based active forest fire alerts are generated
and disseminated via BHUVAN.
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Typical satellite overpass time for MODIS is 1030
and 2230 hrs (TERRA) and 1330 hrs and 0200 hrs
(AQUA).
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SMS alerts on active fires are sent to H.P. and
Karnataka.
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In-season rapid burnt area assessment is carried
out using IRS AWiFS data based on user-specific
request.
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Rapid burnt area assessment was carried out for
Nagaland, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh during
2014.
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INFFRAS inputs are utilised for fire mitigation and
management by respective State Forest Departments.
Forest Burnt Area (Karnataka) information on BHUVAN
www.isro.gov.in
Active fire alerts through BHUVAN
Month
Active Fire Detection
February 2014
March 2014
April 2014
May 2014
June 2014
State Boundary
Rapid Burnt Area Assessment in Nagaland
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
Total
No. of
Active
Fires
1375
12137
10471
1129
1051
25037
Ground truth/feed back
Indian Space Research Organisation