Earlier this year, the Dixie Fire became the second-largest wildfire in California’s history. And, as the Guardian reports, the U.S. wildfire season has been growing longer with each passing year, which scientists attribute to climate change.
“Wildfires are starting earlier, burning more intensely and scorching swaths of land larger than ever before,” the Guardian notes. “Risks for large, catastrophic fires like the Camp fire that leveled the town of Paradise in 2018 are rising.”
Against that backdrop, state agencies such as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CAL FIRE, and local fire departments have increasingly been turning to firefighting drones to help them battle fires. Drones equipped with advanced sensors can offer enhanced situational awareness to fire departments.
Together, the use of artificial intelligence, data analysis and drone technology are giving fire departments a new suite of tools to combat fires that are growing in size, frequency and intensity. These tools are also showing promise to help firefighters in urban environments.
How Are Drones Used in Firefighting?
Drones have been used for several years to help combat fires. A key function of drones in the firefighting context is that they provide situational awareness to commanders during what are inherently chaotic situations.
Continue reading: https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2021/12/firefighting-drones-help-localities-battle-blazes-wild-and-cities-perfcon
“Wildfires are starting earlier, burning more intensely and scorching swaths of land larger than ever before,” the Guardian notes. “Risks for large, catastrophic fires like the Camp fire that leveled the town of Paradise in 2018 are rising.”
Against that backdrop, state agencies such as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CAL FIRE, and local fire departments have increasingly been turning to firefighting drones to help them battle fires. Drones equipped with advanced sensors can offer enhanced situational awareness to fire departments.
Together, the use of artificial intelligence, data analysis and drone technology are giving fire departments a new suite of tools to combat fires that are growing in size, frequency and intensity. These tools are also showing promise to help firefighters in urban environments.
How Are Drones Used in Firefighting?
Drones have been used for several years to help combat fires. A key function of drones in the firefighting context is that they provide situational awareness to commanders during what are inherently chaotic situations.
Continue reading: https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2021/12/firefighting-drones-help-localities-battle-blazes-wild-and-cities-perfcon
