Sonoma County. CA is piloting artificial intelligence software to improve wildfire response times

Sonoma County. CA artificial intelligence wildfire detection

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Sonoma County partnered with South Korea-based technology firm Alchera to use artificial intelligence software to alter fire dispatchers to the precise location of flames or smoke. The two-year pilot begins with fire dispatchers training the AI system to discern smoke from steam produced by the county's numerous geysers. When the AI system detects suspected wildfire smoke it will transmit an image to the dispatcher's camera which is expected to improve response times by up to an hour.

Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Public Private Partnership (PPP)Emergency Services Surveillance Pilot / POC

Sonoma County, CA

County in California

United States

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