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Originally Posted by Muta
Perhaps fire staffing/resourcing and programming, structural and technology-based prevention measures, and quality fire fighting training will need to be added (increased?) to Alberta's permanent funding model. Intense fires seems to be the new normal, so the best we can do as a province is be as ready as possible to fight them seasonally.
There's a documentary on Netflix that came out last year (forget what it's called) that showcases drone technology and other new technologies; one of them is Lockheed's new fire mapping system using AI that predicts where fires will spread to and how fast. It seemed incredibly interesting and useful for attacking fires in places before they even get there. Hopefully that is something Alberta looks to utilize in the near future.
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New tech? Nah, we're here to slash budgets, sorry.