Report from the Sarthe region on the fires of July 2025
Fires: Forests under surveillance by drones and ADELIE cameras
This report was filmed in July 2025 in the Sarthe region of France. It illustrates how PARATRONIC forest fire detection cameras are used to protect against fires in the Sarthe department. It shows how the ADELIE PARATRONIC's ADELIE system cameras were used to detect forest fires at an early stage during the summer season.
By nightfall, reconnaissance aircraft can no longer fly. That's when thermal cameras and drones take over. Complementing optical cameras like those from PARATRONIC, these technologies enable us to maintain constant vigilance and detect hot spots invisible to the naked eye.
However, technological tools are no substitute for manpower, but considerably enhance his ability to anticipate and react. Thanks to triangulation between several cameras, SDIS can pinpoint the exact location of a fire, even before the smoke is visible from the ground.
With wildfires likely to increase in number over the next few years, the use of artificial intelligence and early detection cameras is becoming crucial. Every second counts in the fight against forest fires, and today, technology is making the difference.
In July 2025, forest fires are multiplying across the country.
In Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône, 240 hectares of forest went up in smoke. 1,000 firefighters were mobilized to contain a particularly fast-moving blaze, fanned by dense vegetation and strong winds. Although no homes were affected, hundreds of residents were evacuated and two firefighters were slightly injured. The origin of the fire remains unknown.
Further north, in the Brocéliande forest (Ille-et-Vilaine), a 90-hectare fire also mobilized 300 firefighters. The fire spread at a rapid rate, and its origin was undetermined.
In the Ardèche region of France, an agricultural machine was the cause of a fire that ravaged 40 hectares. Once again, the rapid intervention of the emergency services saved the homes.
PARATRONIC forest fire detection and surveillance camera system.
ADELIE system on SDIS 72 premises
To detect fire outbreaks more quickly, SDIS (Services Départementaux d'Incendie et de Secours) are increasingly relying on new technologies: thermal imaging cameras, drones and artificial intelligence have become essential allies. The aim? Expand the surveillance zone, save time and act in the first few minutes.
In Coulaines, in the Sarthe département, 48 PARATRONIC forest fire detection cameras have been deployed throughout the region. These cameras, mounted on watchtowers or masts, each cover a radius of up to 20 kilometers.
In the field, Chief Warrant Officer Gilles Bazile of SDIS 72 can take control remotely:
- " So right now I'm remotely taking control of the different cameras, so if there's anything going on I'll see it right away. "
- " We couldn't anticipate a few minutes, a few minutes for us on a major fire start it's a hyper efficient tool. "
PARATRONIC would like to thank the Sarthe SDIS72 for explaining our ADELIE forest fire detection and prevention system.
Capturing images from ADELIE cameras
PARATRONIC would like to thank SDIS72 de la Sarthe for explaining our ADELIE system.
And thanks to the France 2 team for the report.
The ADELIE PARATRONIC system detects and locates forest fires, but is only part of the forest fire prevention and control actions carried out by the SDIS and the entities of the Ministry of the Interior's General Directorate for Civil Security and Crisis Management.
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RDF Radio interview of July 4, 2025. Thanks to Jean Baptiste LABEUR
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