Wyoming Company Uses High-Tech AI Sprinklers to Save Homes from Wildfire
A Wyoming company is utilizing high-tech AI sprinkler systems to protect homes from wildfires, showcasing their effectiveness in recent fire incidents. The systems have been activated in multiple fires, resulting in minimal damage to protected properties compared to those without such measures. As Wyoming faces another challenging fire season, these innovative solutions are gaining traction among homeowners and insurers alike.
- ▪The AI sprinkler systems have been activated in various fires, with only two homes lost among those protected.
- ▪Wyoming is experiencing severe drought conditions, leading to concerns about an intense fire season.
- ▪Insurance companies are beginning to offer discounts to homeowners who install these high-tech sprinkler systems.
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Two neighboring homes in California’s infamous Palisades wildfire last year offer a stark contrast that Jackson Hole-based Frontline Wildfire Defense CEO Harry Statter loves to share.In the video, one home is reduced to ash, with just a few charred beams jutting up from the ground, while the house beside it appears all but untouched. It still has its roof and siding, and even the surrounding landscape is vividly green — a brilliant contrast to the blackened hillside next to it.Both of the homes sat in the same burn zone, but had radically different outcomes.The difference, Stater said, was a system that uses artificial intelligence to monitor fire conditions and automatically activate a rooftop and perimeter sprinkler system, wetting structures down so embers cannot easily ignite them.“We…
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