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Grass Valley council backs resolution to support UC Davis–linked ‘Firefly’ wildfire early-warning pilot
Summary
City staff described a pilot partnership with UC Davis for a sensor-and-drone early-warning wildfire system; council adopted a resolution supporting exploration and deployment of the system under a Citrus Innovations grant award. The resolution was supportive in concept and did not commit city funds for full purchase.
The Grass Valley City Council voted to adopt a resolution supporting a proposed early-warning wildfire system developed in partnership with UC Davis researchers.
Dwayne Strawser, OES community risk reduction manager, told the council the system combines low-cost sensors that detect smoke and odor signatures with a drone-deployment capability that would provide rapid visual confirmation. "Their testing shows it can identify a wildfire ignition threat,…
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