Cal Fire officials are urging the public to keep drones away from active wildfires after a near-collision between a drone and ...

Cal Fire is urging drone operators to stay grounded during wildfires after a drone came dangerously close to a firefighting ...

An industrial tunnel in Los Angeles collapsed partially. None of those rescued had major injuries, authorities said.

The bot fails at some basic questions. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes. Experts wonder if it launched too soon.

An AI chatbot designed to provide information about wildfires can’t answer questions about evacuation orders, among other ...

High hopes for AI: Following Gov. Newsom’s 2023 executive order, state agencies have begun rolling out AI tools in areas like ...

The chatbot, which Cal Fire says is independent of Newsom’s order, is meant to give Californians better access to “critical ...

Newsom is pushing AI for traffic, housing, and services, but Cal Fire’s chatbot problems raise concerns about agency ...

One of the first AI tools introduced is a chatbot by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), designed to provide critical fire prevention resources and emergency ...

Six months after the deadly and devastating Eaton Fire in California, survivors are using artificial intelligence to speed up ...

California relies heavily on PHOS-CHEK fire retardant to battle wildfires. But as toxic metals are found in the drops, and ...