IoT based Android App using MIT App inventor for Automatic Fire Detection and Alert system

Dr.S.V.Tresa Sangeetha, Ms. Analene M. Nagayo, Zaima Abdullah Al-Mazroui, Malak Khalaf Masoud Saleh Al-Oufi,
Naif Saif Al-Shukaili
UTAS –Al mussanah- Engineering Department-Sultanate of Oman
Abstract: Aims & Objectives:
Conventional Fire Emergency Evacuation system has fixed Exit path and the incumbents are trained by Fire wardens to exit the To develop an IoT based Data logging, Monitoring and Alert
room on hearing the fire bell and reach the safe area through repeated drills. The source of Fire has to be reported to the Fire system for Rescue team using a network of particle photons
Evacuation Team. Although the emergency evacuation plan with exit signs and evacuation maps provide the required details and that logs temperature, humidity, and occupants in firebase
instructions for their safe evacuation, failure to save lives is due to crowd panic, lack of knowledge of the fire source and delay cloud.
in preparing an effective emergency evacuation by the rescue team due to inadequate real-time information about the fire source
and the number of occupants at the instant of disaster. This Project designs and develops a Mobile App using MIT App inventor To develop an android app that displays the data logged in
to detect and report the source of fire and the number of incumbents to the Fire Evacuation Team ,Fire Warden and also triggers firebase cloud and alert the incumbents and the fire warden
a voice signal to the incumbents about the source of Fire so that the evacuation is made easy. This project enables the with the source of fire.
firefighters to instantly know the source of Fire and the number of incumbents in each room which will avoid the delay in
analysing these data that helps in quick evacuation plan.

Methodology:Fig . 1 illustrates the floor plan for testing and
evaluating the entire system. It is located on the ground floor
of the UTAS-Al Musanna Business Building and has 9 rooms
and 4 exit doors. Fig.2 shows a block diagram of the Room
monitoring and alert system. A measurement system, a processor, a
display, and an alert system are all part of it. Using an IoT cloud
platform, all events are recorded and communicated to the proper
authorities.Fig 3 illustrates how the MIT App inventor program is
written to access data from Firebase cloud and display in the Mobile
App
By using MIT inventor, we can send messages with all Results : Fig 6 show the user interface of MIT App inventor,
details of room (Temperature, humidity, gas, and number Fig 10 shows the actual user interface in mobile phone, Fig
of people). If temperature more than 39 degrees in the room, 8,9,10 shows the screen display for Electrical ,business and
the message will be sent along with automatic calls to the mathematics building.
Fire Warden ,Fire Evacuation Team and the occupants are
given instant announcement on source of fire. Fig 4 and Fig
5 is the flowchart and MIT app inventor program for
automatically sending SMS to all authorities concerned .

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Sample Table of Findings and Observations Fig 11 shows the image with the location of the building sent to 3 phone numbers .Fig 12 shows the parameters of the room sent as
sms in the event of fire with the details of source of room. Fig 13 tabulates the function of each screen in the Mobile App Fig 14 tabulates the action taken in the event of fire.

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Conclusions:
IoT based Android App using MIT App inventor for automatic Fire Detection and Alert system is
a network of Node MCU based temperature, humidity , and occupancy sensing system which is
installed in all rooms of the building. This data is continuously logged in Firebase cloud which is
continuously displayed in the Mobile phones of the stake holders of the fire evacuation team. In
the event of fire this mobile app sends text message with the location of the building along with
other parameters like Temperature , Humidity and the no of occupants in the room. MIT App
Inventor is an online platform that enables students to construct mobile applications by dragging
and dropping components into a design view and programming application actions using a visual
blocks language. This platform is used in IoT based Fire detection systems to identify fires early
when there is still enough time for occupants to safely evacuate. This App is also essential for
ensuring the safety of emergency response personnel. This app is found to aid in quick evacuation
plan and thus reduce downtime of the operation.
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