XPRIZE Wildfire winners spotted fires within 10 min—but couldn’t stop them
$11M competition showed wildfire detection is still easier than stopping fires.
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Firefighting drones in the works as wildfires plague US nearly year-round
California and XPRIZE competition tests whether drones can stop wildfires early.
Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada
The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.