B.C. sets up program to test new tech for firefighting, emergency management

B.C. is creating a program to allow companies that make technology used for wildfire suppression and flood mapping to test their gear in real-world applications through an InnovateBC “testbed.”
This platform is being provided so the industry can test new tech, while the province gets a chance to see what works best.
Forests Minister Ravi Parmar announced the program as floods continue to wreak havoc in the Fraser Valley.
“We know the technology has to play a bigger role in help