CAL FIRE AND some Bay Area fire departments are increasingly utilizing unmanned aerial resources that use artificial intelligence, hazardous materials capabilities, thermal imaging and digital mapping tools to help respond to a variety of emergencies.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said in June during a stop at Cal Fire’s Grass Valley Air Attack Base, about 65 miles northeast of Sacramento, that Cal Fire had been bulking up its technology by modifying existing aerial resources and investing in new types of drones.
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