Notes from the watch
We write down what we learn while building the network: the physics of early detection, the economics of a lost hour and the honest state of our own tests.
· 8 min read
The cost of one unnoticed hour
Wildfire spending is not spread evenly across fires: a tiny fraction of ignitions consumes almost all of it. Here is how the arithmetic of early detection looks from a town hall, and how to size it for your own sector.
- Economics
- Municipalities
- Prevention
· 8 min read
Why gas gives a fire away before smoke does
A wildfire announces itself in chemistry long before it announces itself in light. Here is why gas sensing detects a forest fire minutes after ignition, while cameras and satellites are still waiting for a plume.
- Early detection
- Sensing
- Fundamentals