21-03-2019 06:40 via sacramento.cbslocal.com

Firefighters Looking To Artificial Intelligence Technology To Help Fight Wildfires

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Putting a wildfire out quickly is great, preventing one from starting in the first place is even better. How to do that was a hot topic at the Wildfire Technology Innovation Summit Wednesday at Sacramento State.
It turns out, the future of firefighting includes a whole lot of artificial intelligence.
Enview’s artificial intelligence system warns utilities about threats that could cause wildfires. It can identify issues such as trees that are too close to power li
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