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“The tech is evolving fast, and we need it,” says Brian Fennessy, the veteran fire chief appointed in January to lead the newly formed US Wildland Fire Service.
Gift link to a Bloomberg piece on the work we're with doing with @Sikorsky alongside pioneering fire agencies like @SBCOUNTYFIRE, and forward-thinking utilities like @PGE4Me .
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Introducing Maxwell Brodie 👏 Speaker at TEDx South Lake Tahoe: Beneath the Surface. Max offers a compelling lens on how autonomy, aviation, and abundance thinking can shift global climate outcomes.
🎟️ Tickets available! Link in bio 🤩
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We needed real tech for fire suppression and management. Its here now!
“The tech is evolving fast, and we need it,” says Brian Fennessy, the veteran fire chief appointed in January to lead the newly formed US Wildland Fire Service.
Gift link to a Bloomberg piece on the work we're with doing with @Sikorsky alongside pioneering fire agencies like @SBCOUNTYFIRE, and forward-thinking utilities like @PGE4Me .
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Drones. Balloons. Sound waves. This is the new frontier of firefighting.
A new @Bloomberg Businessweek feature explores the technologies transforming wildfire response, including Convective portfolio companies @rainindustries and @Seneca_Systems
We’re proud to support the teams pushing wildfire response forward.
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Privileged to work alongside @PGE4Me earlier this year, and honored to be featured in their wildfire safety video now. youtu.be/KBpd3iKVoDQ?si=H56O…
"The concept that Rain and Sikorsky are proposing suggests that we would be able to get these aircraft in closer and quicker to be able to suppress fire." — @CALFIRE_CHIEF Joe Tyler nbcnews.com/video/helicopter…
Code that fights fire.
Autonomy that saves lives.
A team that finds a way.
We’re hiring software engineers: rain.aero/careers 🔥
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Hesperia, CA - San Bernardino County Fire is continually pursuing new ways to enhance service through technology, innovation, and strong partnerships. In late April, County Fire hosted a demonstration featuring an autonomous water-dropping helicopter designed to support early wildfire suppression.
Developed by @rainindustries and @Sikorsky (a @LockheedMartin company), this advanced aerial system integrates two separate autonomy platforms. Together, they enable the helicopter to operate with or without a crew, track fire movement, fill its water bucket, and deliver targeted drops with precision.
The demonstration also featured support from Wildfire Water Solutions, which provided a 189,000 gallon water tank for the operation. This company is contributing new tools to help suppress large-scale wildfires through rapid response strategies.
#SBCoFD remains committed to identifying the most effective resources available to contain wildfires quickly. Technology like this supports rapid suppression during the early moments of a fire, protecting lives and property across the communities we serve.
"There's so much that autonomy can bring immediately to help improve the safety of today's existing operations."
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We are excited to share the results of the first California demonstration of Rain's wildfire mission autonomy + @Sikorsky's MATRIX flight autonomy system
.@Sikorsky, a @LockheedMartin company, and @RainIndustries demonstrated and tested autonomous wildfire suppression techniques using Sikorsky’s optionally piloted MATRIX flight autonomy system layered with Rain’s wildfire suppression planning software.
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.@Sikorsky, a @LockheedMartin company, and @RainIndustries demonstrated and tested autonomous wildfire suppression techniques using Sikorsky’s optionally piloted MATRIX flight autonomy system layered with Rain’s wildfire suppression planning software.
As wildfire risk continues to grow, the American West must significantly expand & scale wildfire response capacity. Technology is the force multiplier that makes this possible. latimes.com/business/story/2…
There's no shortage of fire news today, but bookmark this. These 17 authors say that the way we're fighting today's fires—and how we must live with fire in the future—calls for comprehensive, cross-sector approaches to funding, research and action.
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🗣️Voices from the Red Sky Summit: Genny Biggs from the Gordon & Betty Moore Fdn. highlights how the latest insights into fire modeling & behavior allow stakeholders to make more informed investments & strategic resource allocations while working towards a fire-resilient future.
Fire News, Now🔥 collected and summarized every month—a fresh one out now linkedin.com/pulse/so-focuse…
It was hard to believe I actually had a 22,000 lb Hawk under my control—Chief Deacon, Air Tactical Group Supervisor, HLCO, on using Rain Wildfire Mission Autonomy to command a @Sikorsky Black Hawk™ helicopter flying with MATRIX® flight autonomy youtu.be/vR4FTu-TKrI
From coast to coast, the nation faces an unseasonably dry fall—and the red flag warnings and wildfires along with it. A poignant moment to demonstrate new tools for firefighters alongside @LockheedMartin and @Sikorsky
.@Sikorsky, a @LockheedMartin company, and @RainIndustries successfully demonstrated how an autonomous Black Hawk® helicopter can be used to rapidly find and suppress small fires. Learn more 👇
Alongside @Sikorsky we have been working to show that autonomous aerial firefighting solutions exist today, using high TRL systems and battle-proven aircraft already familiar to fire services worldwide.
#firetech #wildfire #autonomy
Watch as a Black Hawk takes flight to battle a fire—no pilot required!
We partnered with @RainIndustries, whose wildfire mission autonomy system commanded the autonomous Black Hawk to take-off, find the fire, and drop water onto the flames.