The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) in Canada was forced to put out a statement about a surge in AI-generated wildfire images circulating on social media, warning that they can mislead people during emergencies. [Read More]
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An attorney used a combination of photogrammetry and multiple pieces of video evidence to allege that the devastating Eaton Fire in Los Angeles last month was caused due to the fault of Edison, the local power company. [Read More]
The co-founder of an influential video game company has pled guilty to flying his drone into a firefighting aircraft operating above the Los Angeles wildfires last month. [Read More]
The recent wildfires in California have damaged 23,713 acres of land since its start on January 7, with about 5,316 structures damaged or destroyed, NBC News states. In addition to the Palisades Fire, three more regions saw flames engulfing infrastructure, rending many homeless: the Eaton Fire, the Hurst Fire, and the Auto Fire.
Amid the devastation of the L.A. wildfires, heartbreaking individual stories are emerging such as a 91-year-old photographer in Altadena who estimates he has lost over 80,000 photos stored on hard drives. [Read More]
In a sobering what-are-the-odds assignment, Reuters sent freelance photographer Carlin Stiehl to document a safe haven for horses and other animals as Los Angeles battled deadly wildfires.
On Thursday, a civilian-operated drone collided with a firefighting "Super Scooper" airplane while it was operating above the Palisades Fire, the FAA reports. The plane was able to land safely but the incident is still under investigation. [Read More]