A little later At 6:25 am on November 8, 2018, a 911 dispatcher was first reported on a fire near Podam in Northern California. 19 minutes later, the firefighter found something to be known as a camp fire. The drought dried plants in this area, and strong winds were blowing in the direction of paradise, a 10 -mile town to the southeast. “This may be a major case,” the fire department chief Mackenzie reported to the incident command.
One hour later, the hot remaining fire rained on the south side of the paradise, causing a spot fire in front of the main front. Within 40 minutes after the first spot ignited, the main fire front arrived in the town. The camp fire continued to burn for another two weeks, destroyed paradise, killing 85 people. It is one of the most expensive hills in the United States, along with the recent La Fires.
The speed and devastation of recent wildfires are focused on early detection. I hope that lighting it immediately after the fire will give you enough time to throw it before it can not be controlled. All sensors attached to cameras, satellites, and trees are advertised as a method of identifying flames at the start, but firefighters warn that early detection is limited. control.
As in the case of a camping fire, the 911 call still accounts for most of the first detection, said Marcus Hernandez, Deputy Secretary of the California Forestry and the Fire Defense Bureau of the Fire Defense Bureau. Cal Fire also uses AlertCalifornia. AlertCalifornia is a network of more than 1,144 high -resolution cameras in the state, 60 miles in the daytime and 120 miles at night. The camera network is based in UC San Diego and is monitored by firefighting experts at the state -of -the -art command and control center.
In mid -2023, AlertCalifornia added a function to automatically detect smoke from camera images using AI. “The status recognition from strategically placed cameras was already an advantage before a huge leap in AI abnormal detection,” says Hernandez. Cal Fire also uses a system called FireGuard, which uses military satellites to detect heat from wildfire. “It is only wary of us to check other tools and know if there is a fire. We will send it automatically.”
DRYAD Networks, a German -based startup, wants to improve the early wildfire detection by attaching a remote sensor that can detect the smoke of a wildfire to a tree. “It is a low -cost solar cell -type gas sensor like an electronic nose. It resembles what you have in your house on the ceiling, but there is AI and wireless communication is incorporated.” CARSTEN BRINKSCHULTE, a co -founder and CEO of the company.
According to BrinkSchUlte, each device is about $ 104 and can protect about one hectare forest. California alone 13 million hectares In the forest, Bringlte says that his company wants to focus on high -risk areas, which is much more likely to start a mountain fire. Areas that are interested in dryado include routes, roads, hiking passes, and power lines near the train. More than 3,600 mountain fire in California Since 1992, including camp fire, it has been a camp fire.
