The complete extent of the devastation wrought by the fires still encircling Los Angeles will take years to fully tally. Hopefully, though, local and federal authorities can move fast to develop new strategies for fighting such disasters, as well as ones to prevent fires from igniting.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/01/16/los-angeles-california-fires-spread-containment-updates/

Easing conditions will help crews battle L.A. fires

The complete extent of the devastation wrought by the fires still encircling Los Angeles will take years to fully tally. Hopefully, though, local and federal authorities can move fast to develop new strategies for fighting such disasters, as well as ones to prevent fires from igniting.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/01/16/los-angeles-california-fires-spread-containment-updates/

Nate

As we continue to invest billions on far away things, hopefully wildfires is one of the thing #Artificial Intelligence can help with. 

https://www.businessinsider.com/new-technology-ai-sensors-california-wildfire-detection-2025-1?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Artificial Intelligence

As we continue to invest billions on far away things, hopefully wildfires is one of the thing #Artificial Intelligence can help with.   https://www.businessinsider.com/new-technology-ai-sensors-california-wildfire-detection-2025-1?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Firefighters in California are using technologies ranging from AI-powered sensors to kerosene-powered aircraft to beat back the 27,000-acre fires.

AI cameras are watching the California hills to detect the spread of wildfires

Sam Mendoza

They’re waiting for the government to wise up and then shake up how it has done things in the past—just as it has done by embracing private space companies like SpaceX. When that happens, more venture capital will flow. 

Based on the cutting coming from the Trump administration and DOGE, they may be waiting for a long long time

They’re waiting for the government to wise up and then shake up how it has done things in the past—just as it has done by embracing private space companies like SpaceX. When that happens, more venture capital will flow.   Based on the cutting coming from the Trump administration and DOGE, they may be waiting for a long long time

Jerome Cody

In November, a group of startups did what every industry should when it wants to cajole Uncle Sam: They formed an official lobbying group, the Association of FireTech Innovation. 

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/11/wildfire-tech-startups-launch-lobbying-group-00189103?utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-14356&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg

In November, a group of startups did what every industry should when it wants to cajole Uncle Sam: They formed an official lobbying group, the Association of FireTech Innovation.   https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/11/wildfire-tech-startups-launch-lobbying-group-00189103?utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-14356&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg

Entrepreneurs want to sell their products to utilities and governments battling damaging wildfires.

POLITICO Pro: Wildfire tech startups launch lobbying group

Bobby

One obvious move would be to throw some substantial government dollars at the increasing number of startups and companies developing anti-wildfire technology.
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 Clearly the infrastructure we have right now isn’t working—or isn’t enough—and these companies are underpinned by the type of disruptive thinking that could really make a difference.

One obvious move would be to throw some substantial government dollars at the increasing number of startups and companies developing anti-wildfire technology. 💔❤️‍🩹  Clearly the infrastructure we have right now isn’t working—or isn’t enough—and these companies are underpinned by the type of disruptive thinking that could really make a difference.

Nate

A group of likeminded people in ScholER are talking about this.