Computers – backed up by humans – will monitor the video and data streams, alerting firefighters when wildfires spark
evolving to burn hotter, spread fasterThe Telluride Fire Protection District is partnering with the San Miguel Power Association and an artificial intelligence company – Pano AI – to use the technology to fight against wildfires, officials from the three groups announced Wednesday.
The year-long pilot program will use four high-ground sites across eastern San Miguel County with two cameras per site, John Bennett, Telluride Fire Protection District Chief, said. The system should be up and running by early summer. Not only will the AI detection system warn firefighters when wildfires ignite but it will also offer more information for prescribed burns, Satyam said. The San Miguel Power Association will also have access to fire data to make sure it can protect its electric grid and infrastructure., Satyam said. Pano AI has already partnered with the Aspen Fire Department and Boulder County, among others, and those systems started working late last year.
Typically the cameras have a range of about 10 miles but in Colorado’s more mountainous terrain that range is closer to five miles, Satyam said.
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