The General Directorate of Forestry (OGM) in Türkiye has partnered with Amazon, one of many world’s main expertise corporations, to develop software program that can present on the spot knowledge of personnel concerned in forest fires in Antalya. The software program will embody a button that updates the placement of personnel when their lives are in danger.
The first assembly for the software program, which is deliberate for use this summer season in Antalya, was held final week beneath the supervision of the OGM’s Regional Director Vedat Dikici. Other officers from related establishments attended the assembly, and sensible experiments had been carried out in the course of the manufacturing part of the software program.
“Early detection and better communication between firefighting teams are vital for controlling forest fires, saving lives, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” mentioned Dikici.
The groups additionally assessed a digital system for speaking with firefighting groups on the scene.
“Türkiye experiences forest fires every year, and last year alone, there were 135 forest martyrs, 14 of whom were foreigners, and 121 were Turkish. This alarming situation emphasizes the need for us to enhance our rescue measures to prevent deaths,” Dikici emphasised.
“Studies show that the panic button can warn us instantly. When the personnel presses it, we can immediately trace their location and intervene,” he maintained.
Wildfires, aggravated by the fallout from local weather change, threaten Türkiye’s evergreen land. The nation noticed 226,845 hectares of forests broken or fully burned between 2012 and 2021, with greater than 61% of this loss going down in 2021 alone.
Data from the OGM reveals that 27,150 forest fires occurred throughout the nation previously decade. Fires, although not unusual, seem to have elevated in depth, one thing blamed on robust winds spreading them and searing temperatures additional aggravating the scenario.
Though final yr could appear the worst when it comes to the dimensions of the forests that succumbed, the very best variety of fires occurred in 2013, at 3,755, one yr earlier than the nation recorded its least fires in a decade at 2,149.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
