ORNL Wildfire Sensor Research (VIDEO)

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The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is developing new methods to identify electrical arcing that can spark wildfires, using a combination of computer algorithms and drone-mounted sensors. Researchers are also honing the use of sensors to support U.S. Forest Service

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Department of Energy

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