In this edition of the Talking With the Experts podcast, host Mike Nichols and returning guest Ben Twomey (Global Wildfire Solutions Segment Leader at AEM) dive into our 2024 State of North American Wildfire Resilience report to bring the data to life. They explore what the numbers say about budget and collaboration challenges in the wildfire space, how teams across the U.S. and Canada are using emerging technology to fight back, and where there are areas for improvement.
You can get your own copy of the report here and watch along with their conversation below to get the full story:
Here’s a timestamped breakdown of the topics and themes that Ben and Mike explored in their conversation:
- 0:40 – Ben introduces and contextualizes AEM’s 2024 North American Wildfire Resilience Report
- 3:23 – Ben and Mike discuss the report’s first main finding: the lack of local funding for wildfire prevention and preparedness
- 5:46 – Ben explains the importance of local wildfire professionals and stakeholders having a hand in prescribed burns and other preventative activities
- 8:27 – Mike and Ben explore what kind of technology wildfire teams across North America are (and aren’t) using and what that says about the current state of resilience
- 12:54 – Mike shares some data about software functionality gaps for wildfire teams, and Ben translates the numbers into a clear narrative around tech, budget, and collaboration challenges
- 16:05 – Ben and Mike talk about why creating a wildfire software solution that provides a true single source of truth and getting it in front of the people who need it is such a big challenge
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