A review of forest fire research directions: Different approaches for one goal

Forest fires cause environmental and economic damages every year, especially in the southern part of Europe. Approaches to estimate the fire risk vary from practical to scientific, since different professions as firefighters, meteorologists, soldiers and foresters are involved. The Internet of Things enables to connect different sources of information in one place, however, the understanding of usage and processes that caused the disaster sometimes is missing. The aim of this article is to give a comprehensive overview of nowadays possibilities for fighting with the fires and categorization of different methods, techniques and approaches. Considering the timeline of the information about fires we are dealing with, we propose three categories: past which mostly refers to analysis, present which encompasses monitoring and future covering forecasting. Each of the categories is described in detail, confirmed with related work and examples, and enriched with challenges and future directions. Dealing with forest fires is very complex, therefore it is difficult to deal with all proposed categories at the same time. However, due to the growing amount of available information and increasing interest of scientists from different research fields, there are more examples of intertwined areas dealing with forest fires. It is expected that in the future it will be possible, in real time, to handle various sources of data and forecast fire danger and risk with high spatial and temporal resolution. Šumski požari uzrokuju prirodne i ekonomske štete svake godine, a posebice u južnim dijelovima Europe. Pristup procjeni rizika od šumskih požara može varirati od praktičnog do znanstvenog budući da su razne struke uključene kao što su to vatrogasci, meteorolozi, vojnici i šumari. Internet Stvari omogućava povezivanje različitih izvora podataka na jednom mjestu, ali razumijevanje upotrebe podataka i procesa koji su uzrokovali štetu često nedostaje. Svrha ovog članka je pružiti sveobuhvatan pregled trenutnih mogućnosti u borbi s požarima te kategorizirati razne metode, tehnike i pristupe. Uzimajući u obzir vremensku crtu informacija o požarima s kojima raspolažemo, predlažemo tri kategorije: prošlostkoja se uglavnom odnosi na analizu, sadašnjostkoja obuhvaćapraćenje trenutnog stanja i budućnostkoja se odnosi na prognozu. Svaka od kategorija je detaljno opisana, potvrđena dosadašnjim radovima i primjerima te obogaćena izazovima i budućim smjernicama. Bavljenje šumskim požarima je