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Wildfires inspire new technologies to fight and predict fire
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Oct 22, 2014
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Wildfires inspire new technologies to fight and predict fire
Capital Public Radio's Amy Quinton looks at how the threat of wildfires has inspired new technology to deal with blazes.
A firefighter with the Gabilan Camp crew hoses down hot spots during a controlled burn to fight the King Fire on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, near Placerville, Calif. Crews scrambled Monday to extend control lines around a massive Northern California wildfire threatening thousands of homes as they braced for strong, erratic winds similar to when the blaze doubled in size a week ago. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
A firefighter with the Gabilan Camp crew hoses down hot spots during a controlled burn to fight the King Fire on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, near Placerville, Calif. Crews scrambled Monday to extend control lines around a massive Northern California wildfire threatening thousands of homes as they braced for strong, erratic winds similar to when the blaze doubled in size a week before. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Capital Public Radio's Amy Quinton looks at how the threat of wildfires has inspired new technology to deal with blazes.

The increased threat of wildfires is inspiring new technologies to both fight and predict fire, from satellites in the sky to virtual firefighting on the ground.

Amy Quinton takes a look at some of these new tools as part of her "California Burning" series for Capital Public Radio.