This is the future of firefighting

Imagine this: A lightning strike ignites a fire, but “within seconds, a satellite detects the anomaly and triggers an alarm,” the researchers write. Los Angeles Times.

“An autonomous helicopter flies and zooms in on the fire, using sensors to locate the source and Artificial Intelligence to create a plan of attack.”

“It measures wind speed and fire movement, communicating constantly with the unmanned helicopter behind it and the one behind it. Once it’s over the spot, it drops a load of water and soon the flames begin to die down. Without a single human being needed, the fire never exceeds 3,5 square meters.

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"This is the future of firefighting."

One morning in San Bernardino, state and local firefighting experts gathered for a demonstration of the first versions of this new reality.

An autonomous Sikorski Black Hawk helicopter, using technology from Lockheed Martin and a California-based software company called Rain, is on display at the Victorville airport — the word “EXPERIMENTAL” is painted on its military green-and-black door. It’s one of many new tools on the cutting edge of firefighting technology, which experts say is evolving rapidly as private industry and government agencies grapple with a worsening global climate crisis.

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