State Lawmakers, Fire Professionals Take Part in Wildfire Technology Demo

About 30 fire professionals from state and local agencies took part in a wildfire management technology demonstration on Tuesday at Central Washington University.

Joaquin Ramirez, who has developed wildfire management technology through his company Technosylva, led the demonstration. Participants were able to try out the technology on their smartphones.

As part of the exercise, attendees watched how real-time weather affected a fire in an Upper County canyon ...

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June 9, 2016