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La Habra Heights council debates FireScore AI subscription, authorizes up to $1,000 for satellite imagery
Summary
Council members raised contract, data-access and termination concerns about a proposed five-year FireScore AI subscription to guide brush-clearance inspections. After extensive questions and a requested demonstration, the council authorized up to $1,000 to purchase satellite imagery for further evaluation.
La Habra Heights — Council members spent more than an hour debating whether to contract with FireScore AI, a firm that uses satellite and drone data to map vegetation risk, before approving a limited payment to allow further review.
City staff presented a proposed five-year subscription for a wildfire risk mapping service that, as described to the council, would cost $300 per month for satellite data plus about $20 per parcel for detailed 3D modeling of selected lots. Staff estimated 500 high‑risk parcels would require 3D work, producing an illustrative annual total of about $13,600 for the program.
Fire Chief Martin and staff said the technology can quickly identify areas of dry fuels and moisture deficits across many parcels…
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