Developed since 2019 by Australian National University students, FireApp is an innovative application that harnesses the power of AI to efficiently schedule and oversee volunteer firefighters. FireApp stemmed from the devastating black summer bushfires that occurred in Australia between 2019 and 2020, which highlighted the necessity of enhancing emergency response capabilities in view of the growing dependence on these critical services. FireApp is the result of a collaborative effort between the students and Accenture.

Problem

The Black Summer Fires of 2019-2020 burned an area the size of Belgium on Australia’s east coast. Millions of native flora and fauna were destroyed.

The current incident response relies on email and phone calls to schedule volunteers.

The administrative burden ultimately falls on the volunteers.

Solution

In semester 1 of 2023, our team developed the following features:

• AI volunteer scheduler
• Dietary requirements management
• Volunteer management