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NASA develops sensor to improve firefighter safety
- May 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA's FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers that will alert firefighters when heat from a nearby fire reaches a dangerous level. The sensors also provide researchers with important data on what happens beneath the canopy during a fire.
Originally published at Phys.org