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Researchers Testing AI Drone Swarms For Wildfires. Want “Constant Forest Surveillance To Deter Arsonists.”
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Researchers Testing AI Drone Swarms For Wildfires. Want “Constant Forest Surveillance To Deter Arsonists.”

The Forest Service hires Llamas. California gets their C-130s operational.
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On Today’s Show:

  • Researchers from the University of Bristol are starting to test AI drone swarms to detect, suppress, and surveil forests for wildfires. “We can keep fires small.”

  • The Swarms consist of 30 autonomous drones at a time, 24 hours a day, with each aircraft having a 30ft wingspan. Researchers say states like California can utilize these swarms to deter arsonists by having them constantly overhead.

  • The Forest Service hires pack Llamas. Not something you see every day. They can carry 80 lbs of gear each.

  • California finally gets some of their C-130 aircraft operational over wildfires. These came from the Coast Guard and was an 8-year process.

  • PNW fires slow down, Idaho and Montana still busy.

  • Full operational update.

  • Plus more.

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