Early Fire Detection

Thermal monitoring for early fire detection uses infrared cameras to continuously scan critical areas for abnormal heat patterns or rising temperatures—often before smoke or flames are visible.

By detecting hot spots early, these systems provide automated alerts that enable rapid response and help prevent costly damage, downtime, or safety risks. Ideal for high-risk environments like scrap yards, waste facilities, battery storage, and warehouses, thermal EFD is a proactive and reliable solution for fire prevention.

STOP FIRES BEFORE THEY START—THERMAL MONITORING IN REAL TIME

Fast, real-time cloud-based analysis and notification.

  • Real-Time Analysis: Continuously analyses information to detect potential or ongoing fires, filtering out false alerts effectively.
  • Immediate Notifications: Sends alerts to selected users via SMS and email, ensuring prompt communication to monitoring centres or field users.
  • Localised Alerts: Provides visual and audio alerts for precise localisation.
  • Data Archiving: Stores information in an archive for replay, trend analysis, post-event analytics, and AI training.
  • Non-Intrusive and reliable in dusty, dark, or hazardous environments.
  • Scalable: Site modes and multi-site configurations.
Early Fire Detection on mobile

Cloud-based analytics

24/7 Monitoring

AI Intelligence Integration

Timeline of Fire Development

Timeline of fire development
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See the Danger Before It Ignites

When every second counts, thermal monitoring gives you the power to detect hidden heat sources long before flames erupt. By continuously scanning your facility for abnormal temperature changes, our early fire detection solution helps you act fast—protecting your people, your assets, and your business.

Early Fire Detection with Thermal Imaging

  • Early Fire Detection (EFD) in waste facilities, stockpiles, and battery storage
  • Condition Monitoring of motors, bearings, and electrical systems
  • Process Control & Quality Assurance in manufacturing and food production
  • Perimeter & Asset Protection through thermal security automation
  • Environmental Monitoring – detect temperature anomalies in remote sites
Early Fire Detection Mounds

Applications for Early Fire Detection Solutions

Scrap metal yards

Scrap metal yards

Thermal and infrared monitoring helps scrap yards detect and respond to heat build-up in metal heaps before it becomes a fire risk, improving site safety and reducing downtime. By identifying hotspots early, operators can act faster, protect assets, and maintain compliance—key factors in promoting operational reliability and environmental responsibility.

  • Risk: Lithium battery fires, spontaneous combustion of stockpiles.
  • EFD Benefit: Detects hot spots in piles, conveyor belts, and storage areas before ignition.
  • Outcome: Prevents large-scale fires, reduces insurance costs, improves compliance.
Lithium Battery Storage

Lithium battery storage

Thermal and infrared monitoring helps detect early signs of overheating or thermal runaway in lithium battery storage, especially for e-bike batteries, allowing quick intervention to prevent fires and ensure safer storage conditions. Cameras allow operators to intervene quickly, isolate affected units, and prevent fires, ensuring safer storage conditions and reducing the risk of large-scale incidents.

  • Risk: Thermal runaway in lithium-ion battery cells or packs.
  • EFD Benefit: Pinpoint detection of overheating cells in BESS, EV charging hubs, or UPS rooms.
  • Use Case: Often paired with gas detection or off-gas sensors for layered safety.
Recycling & Waste Management

Recycling & waste management

Thermal and infrared monitoring helps recycling and waste management facilities quickly detect heat build-up in waste piles, allowing early intervention to prevent fires and improve site safety. This is especially important in areas storing flammable materials or batteries, where temperature spikes can signal serious risks.

  • Risk: Flammable mixed waste, gas buildup, deep-pile heat.
  • EFD Benefit: 24/7 automated monitoring in hard-to-see or remote areas.
  • Tools: Pan/tilt thermal cameras, AI analytics, integration with alarms/sprinklers.
Warehousing & Logistics

Warehousing & logistics

Thermal and infrared monitoring in warehousing and logistics helps detect abnormal heat levels in stored goods, equipment, or battery packs, allowing early action to prevent fires and protect inventory. It enhances safety, reduces risk, and supports uninterrupted operations in high-density storage environments.

  • Risk: Electrical faults, overheated machinery, stockpile fires.
  • EFD Benefit: Real-time alerting before flame/smoke, especially useful in high-rack storage or pallet areas.
Conveyor system

Conveyor systems

Thermal and infrared monitoring helps detect overheating in conveyor systems caused by friction, motor faults, or material buildup. Early detection prevents equipment failure, reduces fire risk, and ensures continuous, safe operation.

  • Risk: Belt friction fires, overheating motors, underground equipment heat.
  • EFD Benefit: Monitors moving parts and confined spaces where human access is limited or delayed.
Substation

Substations & transformers

Thermal and infrared monitoring in substations and transformers helps detect overheating in components like bushings, connections, and coils before failure occurs. This early warning reduces fire risk, prevents outages, and supports proactive maintenance to keep power systems running safely and efficiently.

  • Risk: Electrical faults, overheated machinery, stockpile fires.
  • EFD Benefit: Real-time alerting before flame/smoke, especially useful in high-rack storage or pallet areas.

Value-Add Features

AI Analytics: Intelligent alarm thresholds, false positive filtering, heat trend analysis.

PTZ Integration: Pinpoints alarms and zooms in for thermal + visual confirmation.

Cloud Dashboard & Alerts: Mobile notifications for remote monitoring and audit logging.

Integration: Fire panels, SCADA, VMS, BMS, sprinkler systems.

Infrared Imaging for Proactive Asset Management.

Infrared imaging technology to monitor equipment health in real time, reduce unexpected failures, and optimise asset performance across industrial environments.

Early Fire Detection Devices

FLIR A40 Compact Thermal Smart Sensor Camera

Compact Thermal Smart Sensor Camera

Multispectral Fixed Camera for Perimeter Protection.

A500f – A700f Advanced Smart Sensor

A500f – A700f Advanced Smart Sensor

Fixed-Mount Thermal Camera

Camera for Condition Monitoring and Early Fire Detection.

FLIR Axxx-Series Smart Sensor

Fixed-Mount Thermal Camera

Camera for Condition Monitoring and Early Fire Detection.

Smart Monitoring for Industrial Reliability.

Smart thermal solutions help detect equipment issues early, ensuring reliable operations and reducing costly downtime.

ESDH Teledyne Construction – Call 1800 900 272