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The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires have caused unprecedented damage. Here's how technology can help

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California 's Los Angeles wildfires have caused unprecedented damage, with an estimated 12,000 structures destroyed and over 100,000 people forced to evacuate.

California 's state government does have measures in place to monitor for wildfire conditions, but it can take time before the alert goes up about a fire in progress.

New sensors being deployed by Homeland Security and the Fire Administration can, for lack of a better word, "smell" fires.

Data can be quickly sent to firefighters, police officers, news networks, and individual citizens' mobile devices.

Datacasting takes advantage of unused bandwidth from broadcast TV signals to supplement data delivery.

In this way, everyone can receive immediate, vital updates on the fire's progress, whether they're on the scene fighting it or need to quickly evacuate.