New Innovative Tech to Fight Wildfires in Utah and Across Western Forests

There are worries this year about wildfires due to the dry conditions in Utah and the rest of the west. Here are some of the new technologies that have been developed to battle fires in hard to reach places.

Innovative Drone Technologies: Enhancing Firefighting Efforts

Using drones to deliver fire suppressing chemicals to reach strategic parts of the fire that would be too dangerous for helicopters and planes has proven effective. They can also work all night and when visibility is low.

Drones with flamethrowers seems backward, but firefighters can make a fire line in front of a fast moving wildfire that will starve the oncoming flames. This is a dangerous procedure and puts the drone at risk rather than a person.

Drones can also deliver supplies to fire fighters on the ground. It can also give real time information with cameras and sensors that let ground teams know what the fire is doing and what is happening around them.

Rapid Response: Efficient Water Delivery in Challenging Terrains

A vehicle made for clearing forest quickly and delivering water to hot spots has been developed and can be operated by one person. It is called the Fawcett Cannon and was developed by a man who has spent a career fighting wildfires.

It covers a lot of area and can put up to 12,000 gallons of water on a fire in one hour. It refills quickly and it can handle challenging terrain. You don't need a road as it can make its own.

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The technology is developing quickly to fight the fires that burn in western forests. This could be crucial as temperatures continue to rise.