Building fires · Netherlands
≈1% more risk per minute
A 2018–2022 building-fire analysis found each additional response minute raised the probability of large damage by about one percentage point on average.
Fire Safety Journal, 2025
Industrial safety robotics · Bangladesh
FireGuard I.0
Walk into the fire,
so humans don’t have to.
1,500°CHeat-rated
70 mWater reach
6–7 hOperation
01 / The reason we build
Every minute before entry matters.
Industrial fires become more dangerous when heat, smoke, toxic gas, or blocked access delay the first response. FireGuard is built to enter that gap—giving responders eyes, data, and suppression power without sending a person into the heat zone first.
A machine can be rebuilt.
A life cannot.
Bangladesh · A documentary record
Behind every alarm is a human story.
Rescue, loss, recovery, and remembrance across Bangladesh. These photographs provide documentary context only; FireGuard was not deployed at these incidents.
The blaze
Dhaka · 2023
Bangabazar Market fire
Smoke and flames rise above the Bangabazar market complex during the April 2023 fire.
Photo: Lord Gajin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The national fire burden
Delay has a human cost.
Bangladesh recorded more than 27,000 fires in a single year. The figures below are attributed to Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence data reported in national media.
2023 Fire Service data · Dhaka Tribune27,624fires recorded · 2023
102people killed · 2023
281civilians injured · 2023
Tk 792.36 crestimated property loss · 2023
Why arrival time matters
Fire keeps developing while help is moving.
Residential fires · Sweden
Longer time, higher fatality risk
A peer-reviewed study of Swedish residential fires found fatality risk was a non-linear function of response time, with shorter responses associated with fewer deaths.
Fire TechnologyLives behind the totals
Four fires.
Hundreds lost.
Death totals can change during identification and reporting. Each figure is tied to the named source and its publication date.
Evidence note: The response-time findings are international research, not a Bangladesh-specific estimate. They should not be used to calculate lives or money FireGuard would save. National totals are Fire Service data reported by media and may use different definitions across years.
FG / I.0Industrial response platform
Tracked mobilityRemote operationMulti-agent
02 / Multi-agent response
One platform.
Three attacks.
Water
3,200 L/min high-flow attack for warehouses and turbine halls.
CO₂
Clean remote suppression for live electrical cabinets.
Acoustic
Low-frequency waves suppress flame without water.
Field film · 42 seconds
See the machine move.
A closer look at FireGuard I.0’s tracked movement, manual and remote controls, pressure control, and water-monitor operation.
FireGuard I.0 · Demonstration film
Tracked mobilityDual controlPressure controlWater monitor
03 / Detailed systems explorer
Open the machine.
Select a risk profile, then open any matching system for images, operating details, and engineering context.
9 of 9 systems shown
3,200 L/min
Water monitor
A high-flow monitor with twin water inlets, direct manual aiming, and remote actuation for stand-off firefighting.
- Vertical firing angle: 0°–95°
- Maximum stated water-column height: 230 ft / 70 m
- Manual wheel-and-button operation
- Remote monitor control
- Twin hose inlets for the high-flow supply
04 / Recognition
Built here.
Recognized here.
Gold Medalist at the 8th Bangladesh National Round of the World Invention Competition & Exhibition 2026, and selected among the Top 50 innovators at Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026.
TOP 50
Innovations selected nationally
More field proof
From live display to the winners’ stage.
FireGuard I.0 has been presented as a working physical platform while the Infernotics team continues earning recognition in Bangladesh’s innovation community.
05 / Purpose in practice
Protect people.
Keep industry moving.
Developed by a student-led team at East West University and tested with Bangladesh Fire Service, FireGuard targets the realities of dense factories and high-risk industrial sites.
SDG 3
Good health and well-being
Remote firefighting can reduce responders’ direct exposure to extreme heat, smoke, toxic gases, and unstable structures.
Deployment starts with a conversation