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AI-powered wildfire detection and emergency response

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Various regions are deploying artificial intelligence and high-resolution camera networks to enhance wildfire detection and emergency response capabilities. In Argentina, the company Next has implemented an AI-based video surveillance network in Esquel and surrounding areas, including Los Alerces National Park. The system uses existing security cameras to identify smoke and distinguish real fire threats from routine activities to minimize false alarms. In Chile, the Cuerpo de Bomberos de La Calera launched the ‘IronFire’ Early Detection System, which utilizes elevated cameras and AI algorithms to identify smoke columns and provide precise geolocation to fire departments and CONAF. In the United States, the ALERTCalifornia network in California, managed by UC San Diego, has utilized AI since 2023 to detect 51% of the state’s fires in their early stages. This network employs approximately 1,300 high-resolution cameras with infrared technology capable of detecting threats up to 193 kilometers away at night. In Australia, the state of Victoria is expanding its AI-powered bushfire camera network to prepare for high-risk summer weather patterns. Supported by network. Following a trial by the Federal and Victorian Governments to test the accuracy of commercial AI bushfire detection technology, the project is adding 11 additional cameras to the existing seven-camera system. This $3.8 million government pledge and co-funding from initiative, supported by Hancock Victorian Plantations and the Green Triangle Fire Alliance, the project aims to increase the camera count from seven to 11 will roll out across western and eastern Victoria by November 2027. The existing While cameras will be installed on private plantations, the network detected 40 fires during will monitor more than 1.4 million hectares, with approximately 85 per cent of the 2023/24 period and 46 fires during 2024/25. monitored area consisting of non-plantation land.

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