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Wildfire Reforestation Company DroneSeed Raises $36 Million In Series A

DroneSeed announced it has raised $36 million in its Series A funding round. This funding round was led by Social Capital and Seven Seven...

San Diego County’s First ‘Heli-Hydrant’ Ready For Duty As Wildfire Season Peak Approaches

Just in time for the peak of wildfire season, San Diego County’s first heli-hydrant is now accessible to the region’s fleet of fire-fighting helicopters...

Shoot From the Stars: Startup Provides Early Detection of Wildfires From Space

Wildfires are responsible for about 6 percent of the planet’s CO2 emissions, according to Earth System Science Data. Australia’s bushfire season of 2019-2020 alone saw over 46...

Portugal: Critical wildfire period ends with lowest number of rural fires in last decade

The critical rural fire season which mobilises the largest number of firefighting resources, ends on Thursday, with the lowest number of fires and the...

Big Sky Shedhorn Fire at 74 acres, suppression efforts stall due to drones

BIG SKY, Mont. – Cooler temperatures and calm winds have aided firefighting efforts in the Custer Gallatin National Forest but civilian drones have caused problems and additional fire...

‘Looks can be deceiving’: Sheriff’s office warns that despite rain, Ptarmigan Fire remains active

The Ptarmigan Fire didn't grow overnight, but remains active despite rain over the Silverthorne area, fire officials said Wednesday morning. "Looks can be deceiving," the...

With favorable weather, firefighters to aggressively attack Caldor

The cold front moving through the region Monday night into Tuesday brought high winds and dropped some rain on the Caldor Fire, and officials...

Ptarmigan fire grows in Summit County; over 500 homes impacted by evacuation and pre-evacuation

The Ptarmigan fire, burning near Silverthorne, continued to grow Tuesday, with no containment reached as firefighters protected nearby neighborhoods. Currently the blaze is between 85...

Why Aren’t California Wildfires Fought With Best Technologies?

In Sunday’s edition of “60 Minutes,” the CBS News program raised troubling questions about California’s wildfire fighting efforts. Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy...

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