Raymond T. Ranellone Jr. looks at the threat carbon monoxide poses on the fireground and shares a project that aimed to introduce more effective CO monitors.

The project, funded by a $1.5 million grant, will fund "spotter planes" with infrared detectors — heat-seeking sensors to examine flame length and geometry to learn more about how fires spread.

An acoustic sensor can determine the direction from which artillery and mortar fire is coming. An AI determines what type of fire it is.

Fire sensors are a major example of those working independently of the grid. Required to operate even in case of power outages, these sensors rely on batteries.

They are what fire fighters have long been calling for: low-cost and highly sensitive infrared sensors that automatically monitor large forest areas and trigger an early warning in the event of fire.