{"id":34410,"date":"2019-06-04T02:55:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T02:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/04\/california-turns-to-military-technology-to-help-fight-fires\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:47:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:47:27","slug":"california-turns-to-military-technology-to-help-fight-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/06\/04\/california-turns-to-military-technology-to-help-fight-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"California turns to military technology to help fight fires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 California has a new level of cooperation with the Pentagon as it tries to avoid another deadly, destructive fire season, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, downplaying friction with President Donald Trump\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department has agreed to provide information from a Cold War-era military satellite to help spot new wildfires, and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan gave the California National Guard blanket approval through year\u2019s end to use unmanned drones to map fires, count destroyed houses and spot survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe finally got a breakthrough with the Pentagon,\u201d Newsom said as he opened a day-long Emergency Management Preparedness Summit intended to help state and local officials better prepare for wildfires and other disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"909\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19154813174415.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"California Gov. Gavin Newsom\" class=\"wp-image-37566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19154813174415.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19154813174415.jpg.jpg?resize=300,227 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19154813174415.jpg.jpg?resize=768,582 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19154813174415.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,776 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California for All Emergency Management Preparedness Summit, Monday, June 3, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (Rich Pedroncelli\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials are searching for ways to avoid fires like the one that devastated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/15\/california-guard-troops-search-for-more-wildfire-victims-56-dead\/\" target=_blank>the Northern California city of Paradise <\/a>last fall, killing 85 people. Utilities are preparing to shut down power during periods of high winds and low humidity to stop wildfires from sparking, while Newsom is seeking nearly $1 billion in new money to prevent and fight wildfires in the budget lawmakers are considering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adjutant Gen. David Baldwin, who oversees both the Air and Army branches of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2017\/12\/07\/1st-national-guard-troops-activated-to-fight-california-wildfires\/\" target=_blank>the California Guard<\/a>, said state officials discovered \u201csome satellite technology that was developed in the Cold War\u201d that can spot small wildfires before they might otherwise grow large enough to raise alarms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll have soldiers and airmen monitoring those around the clock to cue CalFire faster once those fires start,\u201d he said, referring to California\u2019s state firefighting agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2018\/08\/10\/heres-what-the-guard-air-guard-and-air-reserve-are-doing-to-fight-californias-largest-wildfire-ever\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ANG_wildfires.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here\u2019s what the Guard, Air Guard and Air Reserve are doing to fight California\u2019s largest wildfire ever<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Wildfires have been raging across the western United States this summer, and as in many natural disasters, elements of the Army and Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve have been mobilized to assist local communities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has been harshly critical of California\u2019s efforts to thin forests to help deter wildfires, but Newsom said the state is \u201cfinding ways to work well with the current administration,\u201d belying tension between the Democratic governor and Republican president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re just working more collaboratively with the federal government on technology and procuring access to technology that we haven\u2019t had access before, for fires primarily,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cLeading edge technology \u2014 that\u2019s the bottom line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the satellite technology, Shanahan is allowing the National Guard to use its unmanned drones on any CalFire operation through year\u2019s end. Previously, state officials had to get separate Defense Department approval each time they wanted to use the drones, though they\u2019ve been used periodically since 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow they\u2019re pretty much integrated into our standard operating procedure for response because they\u2019re so useful both for fire mapping and for damage assessment,\u201d Baldwin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The individual authorizations sometimes took several days, said Rhys Williams, Newsom\u2019s senior adviser on emergency preparedness and management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s really important since it\u2019s real time eyes in the sky,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drones can stay aloft for about 22 hours, compared to four or five hours for a manned aircraft, Baldwin said. They can peer through clouds, smoke and darkness with radar, cameras, infrared vision and other so-called multispectral sensors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, they can instantly link the images to maps and relay the information to fire managers as they make decisions on ordering evacuations or moving resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They can not only map the flames but help officials more quickly determine which homes and structures have been damaged or destroyed, something that used to require officials to drive through neighborhoods: \u201cWe\u2019re able to do it in a matter of hours or days, instead of days or weeks,\u201d Baldwin said, speeding up disaster funding requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s blanket approval is a step in the right direction, Baldwin said, but he said the Defense Department should simply cede authority over the drones to the Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe think we can do a lot more with the unmanned systems if the Pentagon would just delegate the authority to us at the state level. We\u2019ll be able to respond faster and maybe save more lives,\u201d Baldwin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new technologies sound like they \u201ccould have a great social impact and net social good, but it\u2019s really the operators of these technologies that raises a few flags,\u201d said Camille Fischer, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which advocates for privacy protections. \u201cWhat is the real oversight to make sure that these technologies are only being used by CalFire and during fire season? We\u2019ve seen multiple instances of cross-mission creep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Guard mainly uses MQ-9 Reapers, a propeller-driven drone about the size of a four-seat Cessna aircraft, said Col. Victor Teal, the Guard\u2019s operations director. 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