For Government
Fire prevention at property and settlement level, for civil protection, regions and municipalities
The Problem
175,759
hectares burned in 2023 (EFFIS)
96,610
hectares in the Evros fire, 2023 (EFFIS)
1,757
burnt areas mapped 2016–2026 (EFFIS)
The property fire-protection regulation (ΦΕΚ Β' 3475/2023) covers every building inside or within 300 m of forest, forest land or grassland. To apply it, public bodies need to know which buildings are in scope, where exposure is highest, and where inspections and letters to owners should start.
The PYROSIM Solution
Inventory of buildings within 300 m
Every building near forest, with its distance and an indicative risk class, as GIS layers per settlement
Property check and engineer data
For citizens and engineers applying the regulation, covering criteria 5.1 to 5.6 of the official form
Fire-weather climatology (FWI)
Days of extreme fire weather per area from ERA5, for prevention planning
Historical fire replays
Exercise scenarios with real ERA5 weather, compared with the EFFIS perimeter
Hindcast: Evros 2023
The 2023 Evros fire replayed with real ERA5 weather and compared with the Copernicus EMS burnt-area maps.
View DemoQuantum Computing — Next Generation Prediction
Fira Software executed pilot quantum algorithms on European infrastructure (qPerfect MIMIQ)
Quadratic speedup in Monte Carlo sampling — critical for real-time evacuation decisions
Optimal fire station placement with quantum optimization (QAOA)
Access to Greek quantum supercomputers will enable nationwide scaling
Funding Opportunities
Direct award
Up to €30,000 before VAT (Article 118, Law 4412/2016); every inventory tier sits below the limit
Municipal fire-prevention allocations
Annual Ministry of Interior funding for fire prevention in municipalities
Green Fund
Calls for fire-protection zones and settlement perimeter-zone studies
Horizon Europe Cluster 3
Disaster-Resilient Society: research projects with civil protection bodies
Pilot Proposal
Meeting
Presentation to a municipality, region or civil protection service
Pilot Program
Inventory for one municipality or regional unit before the 2027 fire season
Evaluation
Field check of a sample of buildings and calibration with the service
Scale
Extend to every municipality in the region, with an annual refresh
The Company
Fira Software Ltd
United Kingdom
- •Physics, University of Cambridge
- •MSc + EngD, Cranfield University
- •UK Space Agency contract (ML-CAST) for space situational awareness
- •Same mathematical methodology: Bayesian estimation, anomaly detection
Contact
For a meeting or more information: