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Council hears demonstration of multispectral fire-risk mapping; residents raise privacy and policy questions
Summary
A Fire Marshal and a private firm demonstrated drone and low-orbit multispectral mapping intended to prioritize inspections and defensible-space work. Officials said outputs are blurred, nonphotorealistic risk 'blobs' overlaid on parcel maps; residents and council members pressed for privacy safeguards, notice procedures, and a written policy before any regular flights.
Fire Marshal Ryan Jorgensson introduced Alex Mulman of Firecore AI at the June 9 La Habra Heights City Council meeting to demonstrate multispectral and lidar-based mapping intended to identify vegetation health and prioritize fire-risk inspections.
Mulman described a ‘physical AI’ trained on multspectral and lidar data that produces color-coded risk indicators (red, green, blue) representing relative vegetation health and combustibility rather than traditional high-resolution photographs. He said the technology reads chlorophyll and other…
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