Published date: Jun 02 2020

Journal Title: KnE Engineering

Issue title: International Congress on Engineering — Engineering for Evolution

Pages: 670–679

DOI: 10.18502/keg.v5i6.7088

Ana Bernardobernardo.catarina32@gmail.comUniversidade da Beira Interior, departamento de Informática

Pedro SilvaUniversidade da Beira Interior, departamento de Informática

Paulo FazendeiroUniversidade da Beira Interior, departamento de Informática

Several of the fighting weaknesses evidenced by the forest fires tragedies of the last years are rooted in the disconnection between the current technical/scientific resources and the availability of the resulting information to operational agents on the ground. In order to be effective, a pre-emptive response to similar disasters must include the articulation between local authorities at municipal level - in prevention, preparedness and initial response - and the common citizen who is on the field, resides there, and has a deeper knowledge about the field of operation. This work intends to take a first step in the development of a tool that can serve to improve the civic awareness of all and to support the decision-making of the competent authorities.

Keywords: Internet of things, Citizen science, Fire weather index

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