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Fire Information for Resource Management System

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Oct 2, 2026

Lorne DoerksonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
33:47
We will establish a dedicated fund to develop and deploy cutting-edge Canadian technologies from AI satellite detection and drone thermal mapping to advance ground suppression gear.
Adam StirlingHOST
34:01
I just wanna point out that the Fire Information Management System satellites that I have been relying on for our coverage, which are publicly available, it's capital F-I-R-M-S, FIRMS is the acronym.
Adam StirlingHOST
34:11
Uh, it's in partnership with NASA.
Adam StirlingHOST
34:13
There's a special Canadian version and there's an American version.
Adam StirlingHOST
40:37
I'm just trying to think.
Adam StirlingHOST
40:39
The Fire Information Management System that's used by NASA and others in part to track these wildfires has three satellites that sweep north to south and south to north every solar cycle.
Adam StirlingHOST
40:53
In the Pacific time zone, I'm just trying to think here, they tend to sweep between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. and 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Pacific time in the day and the night cycles.
Adam StirlingHOST
41:03
I had... refreshes in my notes for this morning in terms of the overnight sweep.

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