""Wildfires have just been a constant force in my life, like growing up in California," said Senior Olivia Ahn. "I also remember, like, in the hill adjacent to my house, I saw like flames over the horizon, and I'm just like, I feel totally helpless, and it just seems wrong sending people into the fire to put it out," said Senior Jacob Moses."
"Firefighters work tirelessly to protect life and property, but they need help. So, these resourceful students are leveraging drones. "These towers that we're standing in front of has already detected the fire," said Daniel Kim, Vice President of STEM at Valley Christian Schools. "Once it detects a fire, it sends the coordinates to the drone and says, Hey, there's a fire in this location, the drone will actually get to the coordinate. // and once it's adjusted, it's gonna release its payload.""
One year ago, wildfires in Los Angeles caused historic destruction and death. Students at Valley Christian High School in San Jose have personal experiences of wildfires and feelings of helplessness when seeing flames near homes. Firefighters remain essential but require additional support. The student team developed a drone-based system linked to sensor towers that detect fires, send coordinates to drones, and prompt drones to fly to the location and release a payload. The system aims to assist firefighting efforts and reduce risk to human crews. The student group advanced to the semifinals of the $11 million XPrize competition.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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