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

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 ...

Currently, the chatbot is unable to provide information about evacuation orders associated with fires. When asked who issues ...

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 ...

Democratic Senators Cory Booker and Alex Padilla have introduced a bill that would ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from wearing masks or concealing their identities during raids and ...

Southern California fire chiefs cautioned Friday that a season of devastating wildfires is all but guaranteed, amid parched conditions following a dry winter.