Visualization of Real-Time Forest Firefighting Inference and Fire Resource Allocation Simulation Technology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (1)
- A fire resource scheduling model for multiple fire stations was developed. By integrating forest fire spread characteristics with a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model, flexible resource scheduling was achieved across various fire scenarios and resource constraints, to minimize response time and firefighting costs.
- (2)
- A dynamic task allocation algorithm within a virtual environment was designed. By enhancing the ant lion optimization algorithm (ALO) and incorporating fire-related weighting, factors such as the density, distance, and wind direction of burning trees, priority firefighting targets were precisely selected, and resource allocation was optimized, thereby improving fire suppression efficiency.
- (3)
- A visual simulation of the forest firefighting response process was realized. Through the simulation of a virtual three-dimensional forest scene, incorporating three-dimensional models of trees, terrain, the environment, and firefighting resources, the movement of firefighting resources, firefighting actions, and water flow effects were accurately simulated, providing a more intuitive and effective method for forest fire suppression.
2. Related Research
2.1. Disaster 3D Visualization
2.2. Fire Resource Scheduling Model
2.3. Dynamic Task Allocation
3. Overview
4. Models and Algorithms
4.1. Firefighting Resource Allocation Model
4.2. Dynamic Allocation of Forest Firefighting Resources Based on the ALO Algorithm
5. Algorithmic Implementation
5.1. Scene Construction
5.2. Dynamic Allocation of Forest Firefighting Resources Based on ALO
5.3. Ant Lion Optimization Algorithm for Searching Optimal
Algorithm 1 Dynamic allocation algorithm |
Input: list of firefighters, list of burning trees, firefighter-tree allocation dictionary, list of assigned trees, list of unassigned firefighters
Output: firefighter’s assigned tree 1: For each t in T: 2: Obtain through the ALO algorithm 3: For each f in F: 4: If f is not assigned or is null: 5: Find the tree closest to f, , in 6: If is not null: 7: 8: Add to 9: 10: Firefighter f proceeds to to extinguish the fire 11: End if 12: End if 13: End for 14: Initialize 15: For each in A: 16: If t is fully extinguished: 17: Add f to 18: Remove t from 19: End if 20: End for 21: For each f in : 22: Clear the allocation relationship 23: End for 24: End for |
Algorithm 2 ALO algorithm searches for the best list of trees |
Input: list of firefighters, list of external burning trees, size of the optimal tree list
Output: list of optimal trees 25: If : 26: Initialize ants 27: Initialize ant lions 28: For each iteration do: 29: Set the ant lion with the highest fitness as the 30: Update the maximum and minimum values of ant variables 31: For each ant in ants do: 32: Select an ant lion using 33: Calculate new ant position using RandomWalk() based on ’s position and ’s position 34: Calculate the average value as the ant position using Equation (6) 35: Update the ant’s fitness and position using Equation (5) 36: If the ant’s fitness > ant lion’s fitness then: 37: Update the ant lion to the ant 38: End if 39: End for 40: End for 41: Else if : 42: Set to |
6. Results and Discussion
6.1. Firefighting Resource Dispatch and Scheduling Model
6.2. Dynamic Allocation Algorithm
6.3. Three-Dimensional Visualization
7. Limitations and Outlook
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Indicator | |
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i | The i-th fire station |
j | The j-th time period |
Set | |
t | Firefighting time period settings |
N | Set of fire stations |
Parameters | |
Unit transportation cost of fire trucks | |
Fire truck extinguishing cost | |
Firefighter extinguishing cost | |
Growth rate of burning materials in time period j | |
Firefighter extinguishing speed | |
k | Ratio of fire truck extinguishing speed to firefighter extinguishing speed |
Number of firefighters at the i-th fire station | |
Number of fire trucks at the i-th fire station | |
p | Fire truck capacity |
Decision Variables | |
Number of fire trucks dispatched from the i-th fire station | |
Number of firefighters dispatched from the i-th fire station |
Fire Station | Fire Trucks | Firefighters |
---|---|---|
Station 1 | 80 | 400 |
Station 2 | 180 | 1100 |
Station 3 | 150 | 700 |
Station 4 | 160 | 800 |
Fire Intensity Level | Affected Area (km2) | Number of Casualties |
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General Forest Fire | ≤0.01 | 1–10 |
Large Forest Fire | 0.01–1 | 10–50 |
Major Forest Fire | 1–10 | 50–100 |
Particularly Major Forest Fire | ≥10 | ≥100 |
Fire Severity Level | Fire Area (km2) | Fire Stations | Fire Trucks | Fire Fighters |
---|---|---|---|---|
General Forest Fire | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Moderate Forest Fire | 0.5 | 1 | 10 | 49 |
Major Forest Fire | 5 | 2 | 85 | 422 |
Severe Forest Fire | 11 | 2 | 152 | 760 |
Fire Severity Level | Fire Area (km2) | Fire Stations | Fire Trucks | Fire Fighters |
---|---|---|---|---|
General Forest Fire | 0.01 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
Moderate Forest Fire | 0.5 | 1 | 52 | 254 |
Major Forest Fire | 5 | 3 | 326 | 1629 |
Severe Forest Fire | 11 | 4 | 500 | 2497 |
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Yang, S.; Huai, Y.; Nie, X.; Meng, Q.; Zhang, R. Visualization of Real-Time Forest Firefighting Inference and Fire Resource Allocation Simulation Technology. Forests 2024, 15, 2114. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122114
Yang S, Huai Y, Nie X, Meng Q, Zhang R. Visualization of Real-Time Forest Firefighting Inference and Fire Resource Allocation Simulation Technology. Forests. 2024; 15(12):2114. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122114
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Siyu, Yongjian Huai, Xiaoying Nie, Qingkuo Meng, and Rui Zhang. 2024. "Visualization of Real-Time Forest Firefighting Inference and Fire Resource Allocation Simulation Technology" Forests 15, no. 12: 2114. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122114
APA StyleYang, S., Huai, Y., Nie, X., Meng, Q., & Zhang, R. (2024). Visualization of Real-Time Forest Firefighting Inference and Fire Resource Allocation Simulation Technology. Forests, 15(12), 2114. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122114