Kinéis and Entente Valabre are deploying—under the France 2030 program—a system designed to detect fire outbreaks as early as possible and to continuously monitor the water and retardant stocks essential to the French fire and rescue services (SDIS). The goal is clear: alert faster and secure operations, including in coverage dead zones.

This summer, at the Pont du Gard site (southern France), more than 120 Silvanet Dryad sensors were installed over 313 hectares with the firefighters. Connected to the Kinéis constellation, they transmit alerts to civil protection services from the combustion phase onward—even where terrestrial networks are absent.

In parallel, sensors placed on tanks track water levels in remote areas (resupply and logistics) and retardant levels at air-tanker reload bases, strategic points for replenishing aerial assets—helping anticipate resupply and accelerate operational decision-making.

“It’s the Minority Report of wildfire,” sums up Lieutenant-Colonel Philippe Meresse, Director of the Innovation Center at Entente Valabre. As summers continue to be marked by major fires, this approach saves precious minutes, optimizes resource deployment, and strengthens the protection of wildlife, flora, and communities.

Next step: expand the system to more than 10,000 sensors in France starting with the next fire season.