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How to get an overview on a wildfire?

Updated: Jun 2

Wildfires are no longer rare or predictable—they’re fast, fierce, and growing in both scale and frequency. As the climate shifts and fire seasons intensify, response teams need better ways to get an overview of the wildfires quickly.




Wildfire Management


Wildfires are becoming increasingly aggressive and frequent. Mega-fires are now more common than ever, and strong winds can rapidly create new hotspots, escalating the crisis faster than responders can contain the previous one.


In this new reality, effective wildfire management is more critical than ever. Traditional tools are no longer enough. That's where innovation steps in.



Meet CHRIS: Your Wildfire Overview System


CHRIS is a wildfire response support system designed to provide rapid situational awareness in the chaos of a fire. It works by stitching drone imagery together in near real-time to create a high-resolution map of the affected area, whilst also detecting the hotspots whilst also analysing the drone footage to see where hotspots are.


CHRIS automatically:

  • Detects wildfire hotspots

  • Provides precise GPS coordinates

  • Draws firelines and heat zones

  • Delivers a comprehensive and up-to-date wildfire map to responders on the ground


This enables faster, smarter decisions when every second counts.


Why Existing Solutions Fall Short


Several methods currently exist for monitoring and creating overviews of wildfires—satellite imagery, watch towers, and drone footage. While each has its strengths, they come with significant limitations:

  • Satellite imagery: Often delayed due to satellite positioning and cloud cover

  • Watch towers: Risky for personnel, and limited in scope—offering only a narrow, line-of-sight perspective

  • Raw drone footage: Without analysis, it's just video. Telling someone "the fire is near the third tree on the left" is hardly actionable intelligence


CHRIS solves these issues by turning raw drone data into an operational wildfire map, nearly in real-time, accurately, and in a way that is easy to interpret.



The Future of Wildfire Management


Wildfires aren't going away, but our approach to managing them must evolve. Don't let your team walk into the chaos of wildfire. With CHRIS, you can turn fragmented data into a live, actionable overview - when every second matters.


Contact us today to learn how CHRIS can support your wildfire response efforts, or request a demo to see it in action.








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