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La Habra Heights fire chief proposes drone/AI inspections to speed brush mitigation; residents raise privacy concerns
Summary
The city’s fire leadership described a pilot using drone-mounted sensors and AI to rapidly inspect vegetation and prioritize brush clearance; staff said the vendor will blur human images and there is no upfront city cost, but councilmembers and residents pressed the department on privacy and inspection authority.
La Habra Heights’ fire leadership presented a new drone- and AI-based inspections pilot May 12, portraying the technology as a tool to speed parcel inspections and prioritize high-risk clusters for brush-clearance work while saying privacy protections are built into the software.
Chief Jorgensen told the council the drone/AI system can transform vegetation surveys by identifying species, fuel density and moisture content and by producing colorized…
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