Wildfires 2.0: High-Tech Firefighting, Low-Tech Zip Codes
While wildfires are auditioning as the planet's hottest event, modern tech is stepping up like a geeky firefighter. Except, surprise—access to this tech is as uneven as a pothole-riddled road in a forgotten town. The latest wildfire management tools, which could probably diagnose a forest fire faster than your Aunt Karen finds Facebook drama, are playing hard to get in communities stuck in tech purgatory. It's the digital divide doing a fire dance, proving that while some places zap flames with drones and AI, others watch smoke signals, chew gum, and hope for rain. Spoiler: We're all terrible drivers of our own emergency responses.
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Wildfire tech is like that fancy coffee machine only your cousin’s broke so he’s stuck with instant. Meanwhile, flames are throwing a party and some neighborhoods didn’t get the invite.
Modern wildfire tech is basically 'Firefighter 2.0' but some towns are still using dial-up smoke signals. Progress, just not evenly distributed.
Turns out, technology’s hottest feature this year isn’t the latest smartphone but selective wildfire combat. Some places upgrade, others reboot with sticks and hope.
Source: Grist | Published: 9/2/2025 | Author: Emily Senkosky
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