Animal Fire Alarm

23.04.2025 | Corte, Corsica

Often, only human communication channels are considered in forest fires. Initial approaches to involving animals and plants in dealing with forest fires are primarily investigating how animals can warn us  and recognize fires earlier. At the same time, we know that a complete forest ecosystem includes thousands of species. The aim of this project is to […]

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Animal Fire Alarm

Often, only human communication channels are considered in forest fires. Initial approaches to involving animals and plants in dealing with forest fires are primarily investigating how animals can warn us  and recognize fires earlier. At the same time, we know that a complete forest ecosystem includes thousands of species. The aim of this project is to present a fire alarm that is controlled by LoRaWAN and uses ultrasound to warn animals of sources of fire and scare them away in the right direction. At the same time, a version of the fire alarm can serve as an art object to promote advocacy work for climate protection at a political level. The aim is to make a contribution to comprehensive climate and disaster protection that takes into account the entirety of ecological interrelationships. This prototype pictures a very simple version of the design implemented in the forest or as an art object without LoRaWAN but simple buttons and only one ultrasound as an example.