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Early Detection Tools Help but They Can’t Stop Every Wildfire

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California 's Camp Fire is one of the costliest wildfires in US history.

Early detection of wildfires has focused attention on early detection.

Firefighters warn that early detection has its limits, and that in some cases no amount of early detection can stop the worst fires from burning out of control.

Fuego is a satellite that stays at a fixed location above the western US .

It could be used to monitor spot fires that flare up many miles ahead of the main fire front.

The researchers are still looking for support to get the satellite into orbit.

But launching a satellite is expensive and there is the question of who should pay for wildfire monitoring.

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