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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week agoA 'Roomba for the forest' could be SoCal's next wildfire weapon
BurnBot isn't the fastest way to rid a landscape of dangerously flammable vegetation (it tops out at around 0.5 mph) but it can do something that traditional vegetation management techniques cannot: with almost surgical precision, it can kill the flammable brush sitting within feet of homes and highways on even the hottest and driest days and with virtually no safety risks or disruptions to daily life.
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East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
1 week agoThis fire season, Oakland Fire says it's fully staffed for the first time in 20 years
Oakland restored firefighting capacity through Measure MM funding and reopened stations, improving local readiness while statewide wildfire activity remains high but locally manageable.
Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks agoLocal agencies work to spark West Valley residents' interest in wildfire mitigation
Regional partnership and local agencies emphasize community action and technological partnerships to prepare West Santa Clara Valley Wildland-Urban Interface residents for wildfire risks.
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