The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District in California will have five Seneca drones by summer 2027 to attack new fires day and night. Its goal is to stop 90% of fires before they reach 10 square metres, across a county of 5 million hectares and 2 million people with cities, mountains, canyons and desert.
The autonomous drones navigate with on-board AI, can be controlled by a single firefighter and are carried on the back of pickup trucks. Each carries about 45 litres of foam and sprays it at high pressure. The fire department of Aspen, Colorado, has also chosen Seneca drones.
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San Bernardino County Fire
Fire department
The fire protection district of San Bernardino County in California.
Seneca
Firefighting drone
An autonomous firefighting drone that carries about 45 litres of foam and sprays it at high pressure.
