How UAS are Impacting the Future of Firefighting

Unprecedented surges in wildfire disasters globally have produced an exceptional emphasis on the need to effectively predict, prevent, and mitigate wildfires. One means by which wildfire prevention agencies can learn more about wildfires is through drones. By using uncrewed aerial system (UAS) wildfire agencies can research wildfires from above without risking manpower, thus protecting personnel and saving agencies money.

Ben Miller is the Director for the Colorado Center of Excellence for Advanced Aerial Firefighting and has decades of experience in public safety, with a focus on how drones and other UAS can be leveraged by safety agencies. On April 23, attendees of the Wildfire Technology Management conference in Pasadena, California will get to hear Ben explain how his home state of Colorado is leveraging technologies such as drones to enhance wildfire response and prevention across the state. Before the conference, IDGA sat down with Ben to learn more about his role in the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control and how the department plans to revolutionize wildfire management.

If you are interested in learning more about the Wildfire Technology Management conference, be sure to read the whole agenda. Besides thought-provoking sessions, the two-day conference will also allow attendees to collaborate on and advance solutions for the prediction, prevention, detection, suppression, and mitigation of destructive wildfires.