Central Texas fire departments adopt AI modeling tool to predict and mitigate wildfire spread

Several Central Texas fire departments have adopted a new wildfire risk modeling tool to help firefighters better prepare and mitigate wildfire threats.
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Using data on half a million wildfire starts, researchers are working to predict their likelihood

The team, led by a Boise State University civil engineering researcher, looked at half a million wildfire starts, and hundreds of attributes about them. Beyond the obvious weather variables like wind ...