First task is to verify the detection of vegetation fires.  I needed a inexpensive platform w/a infrared sensor to verify detection of a heat source.  My solution came as a Texas Instruments CC2650 SensorTag which is a fun and versatile device.  

The CC2650 SensorTag comes populated w/a variety of sensors such as lux sensor, pressure, accelerometer, humidity, ambient and object temperature (infrared).  This device has a bluetooth low energy (BLE) radio so it can communicate w/a smart phone or tablet.  TI is nice enough to provide a nice companion application ("SimpleLink") for Android devices.

Now that I have a infrared temperature sensor, the next step is an experiment.  Time to play with fire!

TI SimpleLink (screen shot)

TI CC2650 SensorTag