Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The wind and terrain can quickly change how a fire, like this one near Los Angeles in January 2025, behaves. AP Photo/Marcio Jose ...

When wildfires break out, fire crews count on fire-spotting technology and computer models to help them understand the rapidly changing environment. That technology has evolved over the years, yet ...

As wind-driven wildfires spread through the Los Angeles area in January 2025, fire-spotting technology and computer models were helping firefighters understand the rapidly changing environment they ...

WASHINGTON — Developers of wildfire-detection satellites are moving beyond raw data delivery, adding tools that show firefighters and researchers when satellites will actually pass over the areas they ...