New tech to help AFD prepare for future wildfires

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Despite the recent rain, most of west Austin is just a notch below being listed as a very high risk of wildfires.
“In a summer like this summer, the wildfire risk is still high,” said Keri Hines of Texas A&M Forest Service.
Hines’ agency has several Simtables, a high tech tool that allows them to map out wildfire simulations and develop strategies to fight them. With a large sand box and interactive projector overhead, the table simulates the