NASA engineers create ingenious way to save homes from wildfires using noise

Scientists have created a miraculous new way to stop fires from spreading through neighborhoods using nothing but sound. Former NASA engineers with California-based Sonic Fire Tech found that using ...
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How NASA scientists helped lead Alabama firefighters to a 120-acre brush fire

NASA scientists were recently able to alert emergency services in Castleberry to a 120-acre field fire after they spotted it on a large imaging spectrometer. The sensor—AVIRIS-3—was flying on board a ...
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NASA demonstrates new wildland fire airspace management system

NASA researchers conducted initial validation of a new airspace management system designed to enable crews to use aircraft to fight and monitor wildland fires 24 hours a day, even during ...
Crain's Cleveland Business

Startup that uses sound to stop fires raises $3.5 million in seed funding

Using inaudible sound waves to stop a fire may sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but a local startup led by a former NASA researcher is developing a system capable of doing just ...
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University of Utah professors working with NASA to get fire crews real-time information

SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands of acres of land, homes and structures are in jeopardy, as active fires continue to rage on throughout Utah. That's why wildfire prevention is top of mind for a research ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: There needs to be more communication between L.A. firefighters and NASA

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. JPL, a premier fire detection facility, lacked communication with L.A. County firefighters despite being located ...
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NASA Sensors Spotting Unreported Wildfires

NASA scientists were recently able to alert emergency services in Castleberry to a 120-acre field fire after they spotted it on a large imaging spectrometer. The sensor—AVIRIS-3—was flying on board a ...