Smoke Detector
Catch a fire before
it becomes a disaster
AI-based detection of smoke and open flame right in the camera’s view — indoors, outdoors, and across wide areas. No special sensors, no dedicated hardware: it runs on ordinary computers and almost any camera, in live mode, and reacts the moment danger appears.
What the Smoke Detector is
The moment smoke or fire is detected, the module triggers whatever reaction you’ve set: an alert to staff, a text message, a sound alarm, or a command to an outside system — for example, to call a fire brigade or start an extinguishing routine through a smart-home automation system.
Because the analytics run on the software side, no special cameras are required — it works even outdoors and over large open spaces.
Where it helps
From the family home to a forest belt
The same module serves private, commercial, and public needs alike — anywhere smoke or fire going unnoticed could cost lives, property, or environmental damage.
Flammable & explosive substances
Where a business handles or stores flammable compounds or explosive materials, safety is the highest priority and the hardest challenge. The detector analyzes the camera image 24/7 — no breaks, fatigue, or distraction — making it a low-cost, powerful addition to the safety system. A great fit for gas stations, power plants, factories, and stores of fuel and other flammable liquids.
Safety at home
Almost every home has potential sources of ignition — a fireplace or gas stove, candles, garlands, heaters, and other electrical appliances — plus wiring or gas faults nobody can foresee. If something goes wrong, the detector spots the smoke or flame at once and, tied into a smart-home system, can trigger extinguishing, call for help, or simply notify you so you can decide what to do next.
Business & public institutions
Fire-prevention measures are a must for any organization — schools, hospitals, malls, restaurants, factories, parking lots, storage sites. Weak or ineffective ones can lead to fines, a shutdown, or a real disaster. Xeoma is multi-purpose: the same system improves fire safety alongside 30+ other video analytics capabilities, so one solution covers many needs.
Open spaces & wildfires
A forest fire only looks impossible to miss once it’s already catastrophic — like every fire, it starts small and snowballs. Catching smoke in the underbrush or dry grass early makes putting it out many times cheaper than fighting a blaze miles wide. For nature reserves, parks, and forest belts near settlements, the Smoke Detector may be the only adequate option — price included — to spot the source while it’s still manageable.
Two modes in one module
The Smoke Detector recognizes two kinds of danger — smoke and fire. Enable the mode you need, or both at once, right in the module’s settings.
Smoke detection
Catches the very first wisps of smoke — often the earliest sign of trouble, before any flame is visible. Ideal for enclosed spaces and slow, smouldering ignitions. Works on Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.
Fire detection
Spots open flame directly in the frame — indispensable for fast-spreading fires and open areas where smoke disperses. Currently available on Windows and Linux.
Simple and accessible
Easy setup
A simple interface and fully automated operation. Add the module to the chain, choose the area to watch — and the system starts looking for smoke and flame on its own.
Privacy and security
The module runs on your own hardware, with no data transfer and no internet access required. Saves bandwidth and eliminates delays.
Smoke and fire, many reactions
Detects both smoke and open flame, and can be paired with any reaction Xeoma offers — from an SMS or sound alarm to a command that starts extinguishing.
Why Xeoma’s smoke and fire detection is better
No Cloud or special equipment
All computation happens on your hardware, with no data sent to cloud services.
An ordinary modern computer handles the load, and you can use almost any camera — no fire sensors needed.
Live, without delay
The module works in real time, with no latency between the danger and the alert — so a fire can be tackled within seconds of appearing.
Round-the-clock operation means it never blinks, even when no one is watching the monitors.
Affordable
Both smoke and fire detection are included in the Xeoma Pro edition, no separate Additional license is required.
One-time payment.
How it works
Set up in a few steps
Download and run Xeoma in Trial mode, then connect the Smoke Detector module in the chain — directly to the camera, or after your filter modules. Add the reactions you need — SMS, sound alarm, or an HTTP Request Sender to notify a fire brigade or trigger extinguishing.
Open the module’s settings and choose the working mode: fire only, or smoke and fire together. From here you can fine-tune:
- the postrecord time — how long reactions keep firing after the event itself has ended;
- continuous operation for search — records everything 24/7 (no filtering, no alerts) but tags the archive with smoke and fire metadata, so episodes stay searchable;
- the recognition interval — how often the smart detectors analyze the scene;
- a minimum duration that filters out brief flare-ups, such as a stove burner flaring up in a kitchen;
- a split-into-segments option that divides the frame into virtual parts to improve accuracy — most useful for long-range cameras, where smoke and fire appear small.
The smoke-and-fire mode adds a recognition-accuracy setting and a drawable detection zone. Powered by enhanced AI algorithms, it detects smoke and fire with even higher accuracy. This mode requires an NVIDIA GPU with CUDA support on the server, plus extra resources that download automatically on first use.
Requirements
Minimal hardware requirements
No dedicated computer or server is required just for this feature — an ordinary, off-the-shelf machine and almost any brand or model of cameras will do.
Please note. *Smoke detection runs on Windows, Linux, macOS (with or without GUI), and Android. Fire detection currently works on Windows and Linux. The optional “Smoke and fire detection with CUDA” mode requires an NVIDIA GPU with CUDA support. Smoke and fire detection is included in the Xeoma Pro edition, which can be combined with other Xeoma Pro licenses, Additional module licenses, and even the Xeoma Standard edition.
Quick start
Test it in a couple of minutes
Download and launch Xeoma. The program starts in the Trial edition, where almost everything is available. For convenient testing, you can get a demo license.
Let Xeoma find cameras in the network automatically, or add a camera manually by IP address. Any camera type is supported.
Add the module to the camera chain after the “Universal camera” module.
Click the module in the chain to open its settings. Choose the working type (fire only, or fire with smoke), and the recognition interval, along with a minimum time the fire or smoke must stay in the frame to trigger. For the fire-and-smoke option you can also set the recognition accuracy and the area to monitor. This option needs extra resources, which are downloaded automatically the first time you use it.
Recording to the archive, an email, a sound alarm, an HTTP command to a fire brigade or extinguishing system — choose the result you need from Xeoma’s arsenal.
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See it in action
A short walkthrough of the Smoke Detector at work in Xeoma.
Ecosystem
Related Xeoma tools
Xeoma has more than 100 features. These pair naturally with the Smoke Detector when you’re protecting an industrial site, a building, or an open area.
Color Recognition
The Color Recognition module offers an alternative way to spot fire or smoke — by their color.
AI Observer
A universal detector: it finds almost anything in the frame based on your text description. One module instead of dozens of separate detectors.
Construction Site Safety Detector
Another safety module: it checks whether the people in view are wearing protective gear — helmets and work uniforms.
Camera-Embedded Detector
Lets you use the camera’s own built-in motion detector — the analytics run on the camera itself, and Xeoma receives the ready signal with no load on the server.
And this is only part of it — explore all of Xeoma’s video analytics.
Doesn’t quite fit your case?
If the module doesn’t cover your specific need, we can build the functionality you’re after and add it into Xeoma as paid development. See details →
Try the Smoke Detector for free
Download Xeoma, run it in Trial mode, and set the detector up on your own cameras in minutes. A free edition and a trial period — with no commitment.