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Drones Could Multiply Wildfire Protection Area by 400x to 900x

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.@DanielleFong explains how drones could be used for fighting fires:

"Think of the LA fire... people love to build right up next to hilly brush land that's extremely flammable. You can't reach it with trucks."

"With a continuous launching of drones, you could put out fires in any of those areas."

"When you increase the range of firefighting drones by a factor of 20 or 30, you increase the amount of area you can protect with the same drones by 400x to 900x."

"Convective Capital estimates the total health burden just from wildfires on the West Coast at about $100 billion a year."

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Drones Could Multiply Wildfire Protection Area by 400x to 900x

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#259

Original post

Danielle Fong 🔆#259

MTS@MTSlive

.@DanielleFong explains how drones could be used for fighting fires:

"Think of the LA fire... people love to build right up next to hilly brush land that's extremely flammable. You can't reach it with trucks."

"With a continuous launching of drones, you could put out fires in any of those areas."

"When you increase the range of firefighting drones by a factor of 20 or 30, you increase the amount of area you can protect with the same drones by 400x to 900x."

"Convective Capital estimates the total health burden just from wildfires on the West Coast at about $100 billion a year."

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☀️ Garrett@garrettjsawyer

100% agreed, and the biggest unlock is using drones before a massive wildfire ever starts, not just after.

powerline inspections, aerial ignition for prescribed burns in hard to reach areas, lidar fuel mapping, brush clearance flyovers.

high energy density power packs give them way more range, so deployed earlier on the timeline it’s orders of magnitude cheaper than chasing the thing once it’s already ripping. and when a fire does start, those drones expand search and rescue/medical response coverage right when timing matters most, fire or not! @DanielleFong

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.@DanielleFong explains how drones could be used for fighting fires:

"Think of the LA fire... people love to build right up next to hilly brush land that's extremely flammable. You can't reach it with trucks."

"With a continuous launching of drones, you could put out fires in any of those areas."

"When you increase the range of firefighting drones by a factor of 20 or 30, you increase the amount of area you can protect with the same drones by 400x to 900x."

"Convective Capital estimates the total health burden just from wildfires on the West Coast at about $100 billion a year."

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Danielle Fong 🔆@DanielleFong

@MTSlive shout out @nhfoley @convectivecap

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