The firefighting tech behind California’s Park Fire

As California firefighters continue to douse the Park Fire, one of the largest in the state’s history, a deputy chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection joins the Priorities podcast to share how new technologies are aiding those efforts. Marcus Hernandez, who leads the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development, says a lot has changed over the past year, including testing technology that gives chiefs a better view of where personnel are located during incidents.

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