The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) efficiently used synthetic intelligence to detect a brush fire for the primary time, the company introduced.
The company introduced Friday that final month, it used synthetic intelligence to detect and reply to a brush fire in Black Star Canyon.
“Whereas the company has been using AI in tandem with 9-1-1 calls to detect wildfires for a while, that is the primary fire that was positioned solely by AI,” OCFA stated in a social media submit making the announcement.
The blaze broke out at about 2 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2024. Dispatchers had been notified of the blaze from the College of California San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia digicam community’s synthetic intelligence.
Due to the early detection, firefighters had been capable of reply shortly and include the fire to lower than 1 / 4 acre. No properties or constructions had been broken within the blaze and the short detection and response led to no accidents or evacuations wanted.
“That is one instance of how we’re leveraging rising know-how and strategic partnerships to fight wildfires,” OCFA Fire Chief Brian Fennessy stated in a press release. “With wildfire hazards now a year-round problem, early detection and collaboration are essential to guard lives and property.”