A little later On November 8, 2018 at 6:25 pm, 911 dispatcher received the first report of fire near Po Dam in Northern California. Nineteen minutes later firefighters saw what would be known as Camp fireThe drought had dried the plants in the area, and a city, 10 miles in the south -east, strong winds were flowing in the direction of heaven. Fire Chief Matte McKenzie reported to return the incidence command.
An hour later, hot embers were raining on the south side of heaven, sparking spot fire before the main front. Fire, the main fire reached the city in front of the fire within 40 minutes of the first place. Camp fire will go on to burn for one and two weeks, destroy heaven and kill 85 people. It is one of the most expensive, recently with La Fire Forest fire In American history.
The speed and devastation of the recent wildfire focus on initial detection – it is expected that the fire will get enough time to catch the fire shortly after the fire, before it becomes uncontrollable. Cameras, satellites, and tree-mounted sensors are all deferred as ways to identify the blazes, but the firefighters have warned that there are early detection limitations-and in some cases any of the initial detection The volume cannot exclude the worst fire. Control.
As the camp was in the case of fire, 911 calls still form a majority of the first detection, called the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Wildfire Technology Research and Development Deputy Chief Marcus Hernandez. A network of more than 1,144 high-definition cameras across the state also uses alertcalifornia across the state, which can see 60 miles a day and up to 120 miles in the night. The camera network is based on UC San Diego and is monitored by fire professionals at command and control centers across the state.
In mid -2023, Alertcalifornia added the ability to detect smoking columns automatically with its camera footage using AI. Says Hernandez, “Just the strategic awareness that comes from strategically located cameras was already a benefit before the huge leap related to detecting AI discrepancy.” Cal Fire also uses a system called fireguard that uses military satellites to detect heat from forest fire. “It just puts us on alert to check our other equipment for fire. We are going to send automatically. ,
Dryad Networks, a startup located in Germany, fitting trees with remote sensors wants to improve the detection of the initial wildfire that can detect wildfire smoke. “It is a low cost, solar-powered gas sensor like an electronic nose. It is similar to what is in its home on the roof, but it has AI and is made in wireless communication, ”says the company's cofounder and CEO Carston Brinkuscult.
According to Brinkchulte, the cost of each device is approximately $ 104 and it can save about a hectare forest. About California alone 13 million hectares In the forest, but BrinkCult says that his company wants to focus on very small, high -risk areas where wildfires are more likely to start. Interesting areas for Drede include train lines, roads, hiking routes and power lines, which are more connected 3,600 more than California Wildfire Since 1992, including camp fire.