Category level 2 Grain Store Fire Survey
Revealing the Thermographic Possibilities from the Air

The Use of Thermography in Fire Detection
and Fire Management

Using Thermography in Fire Management
Using Thermography in Fire Detection

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Thermal imaging from the air has never been easier than with a drone and the DJI Zenmuse XT radiometric. By combining DJI’s unmatched expertise in gimbal technology and image transmission with FLIR’s market-leading thermal imaging technology, the Zenmuse XT radiometric is the ultimate solution for rapid and reliable aerial thermal imaging. Capturing thermal data quickly and precisely across broad areas, and recording for study and thermographic reporting.

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The Integrated Infrared Camera’s High Thermal and Spatial Resolutions Ensure Success

Due to their high spatial resolution, or a sufficient number of pixels, the use of high-performance infrared cameras for early fire detection systems enables detection of even the tiniest pocket of embers. If the number of pixels is inadequate for the region to be monitored, more infrared cameras can be easily integrated into the system DJI Zenmuse XT radiometric. The sphere of operation of the fire detection system can be further increased while maintaining a constant spatial resolution by putting the infrared camera on a remote-controlled pan-tilt head gimbal.

Apart from meeting the highest spatial resolution requirements, the infrared camera system also optimises the thermal resolution, this combination enables early detection of minute temperature changes or hidden pockets of high temperature sources.

Observation and Investigation: Benefits of Thermography in Industry

  • Constant observation and process control of construction sites, manufacturing operations, and warehouses

  • Maintenance savings resulting from the low-maintenance nature of infrared measurement and monitoring operations

  • Staffing cutbacks and manual controls

  • Constant operation is possible as a result of specially designed industrial instrumentation.

  • Use in even the most adverse industrial conditions

  • Alarm and process data transmission to higher-level control systems

  • Enhanced production and improved plant security

  • Preventing fires, interruptions, and shutdowns

Using Thermography in Fire Detection and Fire Management

Fire Management Services: Grain Store Explosion-Port of Tilbury London

Thermography solutions can be used to monitor fire in buildings as well as open spaces, for example, the detection of fire behaviour.

Drone Media Image were commissioned to work with the Port of Tilbury London and emergency services following a grain store explosion in July 2020. Certified as level 2 thermographers and specialising in aerial thermal imaging specifically, we provided the Port of Tilbury London and the attending emergency services with hourly, daily, and weekly calibrated temperature assessments that demonstrated the evolution of the grain store fire over a 13-month period.

Comprehensive reports, thermal imaging, RGB photography and video imagery were used to present the data to successfully manage the disaster until the successful demolition of the building in late August 2021.

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    Thermal Fire Monitoring Following a Grain Store Terminal Explosion

    Grain Store Explosion and Year-Long Fire – July 5, 2020 – Tilbury Port, London On July 5, 2020, a series of events (possibly by a spark) triggered a large dust explosion and a subsequent fire at the Grain Store Terminal at the Port of Tilbury in London. This was a serious event that required the attention of a large-scale emergency response to get the subsequent grain fire under control and avoid additional explosions. No one was seriously hurt, which is nothing short of a miracle given the number of people on the scene and the amount of reinforced concrete and debris thrown high into the sky before raining down on the surrounding buildings.

    Traditional firefighting methods and techniques are ineffective in the case of grain storage fires. Using water to extinguish the inferno is ineffective with grain and dust fires, and the added weight might have caused a catastrophic structural collapse, exacerbating an already challenging situation. As a result, London fire teams were on the scene for days while a proper fire strategy and plan was developed and implemented, with staff always remaining on-site to monitor the situation over the following weeks.

    Throughout this early period, there was always the possibility of more explosions and the fire spreading since the grain stored in the linked silos generates dust that may ignite if the temperature is high enough. Drone Media Imaging was contracted to fly thermal imaging flights to collect temperature data to estimate fire spread and track fire management efforts over time. For instance, were the temperatures rising, falling, or remaining constant?

    We began operations on July 7, 2020, flying three flights each day, seven days a week initially, to compare temperatures and report back to crisis management teams and emergency service gold commanders. We eventually completed our thermal imaging missions one year and a month after the initial Grain Store explosion in late August 2021! While not all of the silos were full with grain, many were, and several were burning at temperatures far beyond 800°C. Before the fire could be quenched, the building had to be entirely demolished. Temperatures more than 80°C were still being recorded in the grain that remained on the ground after demolition 13 months later.

    Gaining safe access to the terminal to fly was not without difficulty, as emergency services had imposed a 50m exclusion zone surrounding the terminal due to the possibility of additional explosions. As a result, our risk assessments and method statements had to be developed specifically for this circumstance and rigorously tested to assure both safe drone flights and the most accurate thermal data gathering at this vital juncture.

    We continued to provide the Port of Tilbury London and the accompanying emergency services with daily and weekly calibrated temperature measurements that documented the progress of the grain store fire over 13 months. As thermal infrared aerial specialists, we provided data in the form of detailed reports, thermal imaging, RGB photographic and video footage.