NASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter Safety
NASA has developed low-cost thermal sensors to enhance firefighter safety during wildfires. These sensors will be installed on fire bulldozers to alert operators when radiant heat reaches dangerous levels. The initiative aims to improve firefighting practices and gather crucial data on fire behavior.
- ▪NASA's FireSense project created thermal sensors for fire bulldozers to improve safety.
- ▪The sensors alert operators when heat from nearby fires reaches dangerous thresholds.
- ▪The Alabama Forestry Commission is collaborating with NASA to integrate this technology into their firefighting operations.
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5 min readNASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter SafetyMilan LoiaconoScience Communication SpecialistMay 27, 2026 Article Contents Dozers on the fire line How sensors work Driving fire science forward Alabama Forestry Commission wildland firefighter Jason Berry teaches NASA Wildland Fires Technology Program Manager Teresa Kauffman how to drive a fire bulldozer during a stakeholder event April 23-24 in Andalusia, Alabama. NASA FireSense scientists have been working with the AFC to integrate thermal sensors onto these dozers, which notify the dozer operator if the radiant heat from a nearby fire reaches a dangerous threshold.
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