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Cal Fire uses new tech to train helicopter crews to fight fires at night

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Cal Fire uses new tech to train helicopter crews to fight fires at night

SACRAMENTO – Cal Fire is in its first few years of using a new device that enables the agency to train helicopter pilots and crews to battle flames from the sky at night. It marks a significant shift in fighting wildfires as nighttime helicopter suppression used to be impossible. Cal Fire’s S70 Hawk helicopters mobilized … Read more

Cal Fire’s fire detection AI named one of the best inventions of the year

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Cal Fire’s fire detection AI named one of the best inventions of the year

Cal Fire AI tech receives national recognition Cal Fire AI tech receives national recognition 02:03 SACRAMENTO — Cal Fire is getting national recognition for a piece of technology that is helping in the firefight. Time magazine named the agency’s fire detection artificial intelligence program one of the best inventions of 2023. “I know a lot … Read more