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Exciting developments in Canadian wildfire management. The upcoming WildFireSat will revolutionize wildfire monitoring with new intelligence. https://lnkd.in/dVSDE9A5 #WildFireSat #Canada

🔥For communities in fire-prone areas like Nan province #Thailand, being able to deal with the constant threat of wildfires is critical. Community members are combining traditional knowledge with modern techniques to tackle the root causes of these devastating fires. This means that they’re: ✅ Prepared to keep surrounding forests safe ✅ Equipped with tools to fight fires effectively ✅ Skilled in controlling and suppressing fires safely 👉Learn more https://lnkd.in/gFKBaWEv #CBFiM #ForestFire #IUFRO2024

Learn how the Living Atlas equips us with essential geospatial data for wildfire detection, evacuation planning, and community awareness. 🌲🚒 #WildfireResources #ClimateChange #GIS https://lnkd.in/epFvk9BD

I interviewed 100+ wildfire professionals throughout Europe. Despite differences across the continent, one message was echoed by every single person I spoke to. We're focusing too much on firefighting aircraft, and too little on healthy and resilient landscapes. Wildfire management suffers badly from a shallow media frame. We see fires, the enemy, and we see trucks and aircraft, our soldiers on the front line fighting the enemy. So we may think: if I want to be safe against wildfires, we probably need more airplanes and trucks. So we may hear our politicians say: I invested €200M in three new fighting aircraft, and we might feel more reassured. One person used this analogy: if you build a 5-story building completely of wood, without fire exits or smoke detectors, it doesn't matter how many fire trucks your town has, you'll be toast before help arrives. Resilient landscapes: 🌲🌳 Have high biodiversity 🔥Let fire happen when and where it's safe 🐑 Manage (dead) vegetation build up through crazing or cutting 🛑 Have sufficient fire breaks #learntolivewithfire #wildfires #if #biodiversity #climatechange

This landmark research reaffirms the need to improve early #wildfire detection to limit damage, and the role that satellite technology can play in providing a valuable source of information for authorities. As wildfires are projected to increase up to 33% by 2050, new research highlights early detection could reduce annual direct fire damage costs by approximately US$ 1.2billion across Australia, USA, and Southern Europe alone. Earth Fire Alliance asserts the most significant, and harder to quantify savings, will be from data-driven initiatives beyond suppression that discern beneficial fires from potential disasters, helping restore a natural balance with wildfire. Thanks to Mandela Partners for their research. Ali Moghimi Natasha Stavros, Ph.D. Ilkay Altintas, Ph.D.

With more than 100 active fires in Canada affecting the air quality as far south as Minnesota, wildfires are still creating havoc. Situations like these are not only endangering ecosystems and populations, but they are also demonstrating how difficult it is to control and mitigate wildfires in an environment that is constantly changing. At Fire Neural Network, we believe that limiting and slowing the rapid spread of wildfires can be achieved through the integration of our advanced AI technology. Our system offers real-time monitoring and predictive analytics, providing early warnings and actionable insights to help manage wildfire risks more effectively. Our technology is designed to assist in faster response times, better resource allocation, and ultimately, saving lives and protecting ecosystems. As wildfire seasons become more severe, innovative solutions like ours are essential. It is important that everyone stays alert and have an emergency plan in place as wildfire season draws near. By working together, we can increase awareness and proactively safeguard our communities. For more information, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eYfvYv_F

Let's revisit the Wildcat Fire that happened this past May in Arizona, as it's a great example of how we can calculate the affected area of a fire with our Burnt Area product! The Wildcat Fire sparked on May 18th near Bartlett Lake, Arizona, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) northwest of Phoenix. If you know anything about this area, it’s that it's incredibly hot and dry - rainfall is sparse, and temperatures routinely reach 26 - 32℃ (80 - 90℉) in early May. The area itself is mainly made up of low grassland and desert shrubs. This is the perfect fuel for a wildfire, especially when combined with the dry conditions. When we measure an area using the infrared spectrum, we measure the “reflection” of the plants and land. Infrared waves we measure are absorbed at different rates by different objects, with the rest being reflected back into the environment. In this case, we can measure the reflectivity of the grassland and shrubs, which are typically highly reflective, and compare them to the ground they sit on, making it fairly easy to distinguish between the two. This concept is essentially how we calculate the Burnt Area from orbit. Along with our wildfire data, we compare the reflectivity of the area pre-fire and post-fire, giving us an accurate representation of the area that has been burned. We use this technique everywhere on the planet. This gives land managers incredible insight into their affected land and a clear view of the restoration efforts ahead! #Wildfire #BurntArea #EarthOberservation #Infrared

Canada's Response to Wildfires: Leading the Way in Innovative Detection Technologies Canada's wildfire season is underway, starting with a blaze that sparked in northeastern British Columbia last Friday and several new fires in the past days. This is pointing to an urgent need for high-tech solutions such as SenseNet. This is where SenseNet comes in. With its state-of-the-art detection functionality, it enables much quicker responses, potentially saving millions of acres and lives. 🎯 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more updates about how Canadian innovation, such as SenseNet, is leading the charge in global wildfire safety. Check our website and learn how SenseNet can safeguard your community, wherever you are. https://lnkd.in/eGSx8ZaE www.sensenet.ca #wildfire #fireseason #sensenet #technology #earlydetection #fastresponse #Canada #innovation

A very severe wildfire has been raging in Santa Barbara County, California, since July 5th. The Lake Fire, which started 40 miles north of the city near Los Padres National Forest, has charred over 26,000 acres of grassland and timber and is still ongoing. To analyze the spatial pattern of burn severity in this county, I used the Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) with both Sentinel-2 (Visible, NIR, and SWIR2 bands) and Landsat 8 (NIR and SWIR2 bands) imagery. By calculating the pre-fire and post-fire NBR difference (dNBR), I classified the burn severity into categories: unburned, low, moderate-low, moderate-high, and high severity. This primary analysis indicated moderate to high burn severity in areas slightly west of Los Padres National Forest, such as Betteravia, Casmalia, Garey, and Sisquoc. The video shows a snippet comparing outputs from Sentinel-2 (Surface Reflectance) and Landsat 8 OLI. Sentinel-2 provided better spatial resolution results. However, some areas in the Landsat results show blank spaces due to the narrow date range and the recent event. According to a recent update from ABC News, more than 2,400 firefighters battling the blaze are making progress, increasing containment to 12% from 8%, according to Cal Fire. Satellite imagery from MODIS and VIIRS can also be used to locate active fires and assess severity. This type of analysis is crucial for suitability mapping for evacuation, shelter planning, and recovery and management efforts. I am still investigating why some coastal areas are showing moderate to high burn severity and hope to provide important insights soon. #California #Fire #SantaBarbara #Evacuation #BurnRatio #BurnSeverity

Canadians are taking dramatic steps to avoid more ruinous firestorms “To fight these alien monsters, Canada’s fire services are mustering drones that drop “dragon-egg bombs”, summoning the long-ignored wisdom of indigenous peoples & heeding the ancient counsel of an admonishing cartoon bear. That means relying on mitigation & preparation, rather than mere suppression, to deal with firestorms that many fear are Canada’s new normal. Bone-dry ground conditions after a season of scant snowfall & spring droughts across Canada’s north mean the floors of the forests are primed with plenty of material to ignite another catastrophic wildfire season. Smokey Bear, the dour ursine of the United States Forest Service, who for decades told North Americans that “only you can prevent forest fires”, has been reincarnated in the form of foreboding-filled fire officials like Dennis Craig. Hired by the resort town of Kelowna after about 200 homes last year were reduced to cinders, Mr Craig was given the newly created title of assistant chief of wildfire mitigation and preparation. Kelowna is one of many towns shifting its resources from fire-suppression to preparation. And the onus is on residents. 1/