Forest Fire Reporting App

Forestry and Wildlife Department

About this app

This Forest Fire Reporting app empowers authorized officers to report, document, and monitor wildfires in the field using their mobile devices, integrating geospatial data, time‑stamps, and media capture into a single workflow.
Advantages of the App
• Secure, Role‑Based Access: Ensures only authenticated personnel can log and view fire incidents.
• Comprehensive Incident Capture: Gathers reporter details, fire characteristics, geographic coordinates, environmental factors, and estimated losses all in one form.
• Geo‑Enabled Reporting: Allows uploading KML files and capturing map snapshots to precisely delineate affected areas.
• Time‑Stamped Action Tracking: Records exact timestamps for each response action for post‑incident analysis.
• Integrated Media Documentation: Supports in‑app photo capture (during and after fire) and PDF report downloads
Key Features
🔐 User Authentication & Validation
Secure login gateway with invalid‑user handling.
📋 Fire Incident Reporting Performa
• Reporter & Timestamp: Who and when reported.
• Fire Details: Type, characteristics, terrain accessibility, temperature, estimated losses.
• Administrative Info: FIR number, recommendations, organizational unit.
• Geolocation: Latitude/longitude entry, KML upload, map image capture.
🌲 Forest Selection & Workflow Control
Displays officer’s assigned forests and enforces completion of all fields before proceeding.
📸 Media & Evidence Module
Capture photos during and after fire phases, upload geographic boundaries via KML, and save all images.
⏱️ Response Action Recorder
Multi‑action form for interventions (e.g., field formation, coordination) with time‑stamp logging.
📥 Downloadable Incident Report
Exports a consolidated PDF containing all input data, media, KML boundaries, and action logs.
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📱 Short Description (80 characters max)
Digitally report and track forest fires with geotagged media and incident logs.
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📝 Long Description (up to 4000 characters)
Forest Fire Reporting Mobile Application is an official tool developed by the Forest GIS Lab, Punjab Forest Department to empower forest officers with real-time wildfire documentation, geospatial tracking, and secure data submission—all from their Android devices.
Built specifically for field conditions, this app simplifies how fire incidents are reported, monitored, and archived with precision and accountability.
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🔑 Key Features:
✅ Secure Access
Login required to ensure only verified forest officials can record incidents.
📍 Geolocation & Mapping
Log exact coordinates, upload KML files, and capture map images for detailed fire boundary mapping.
📝 Fire Reporting Performa
Complete structured forms including fire type, terrain, temperature, financial loss, FIR info, and unit details.
📸 Photo Evidence Collection
Capture and save images from the field—both during and after the fire—to support ground-truthing and verification.