Program Manager – Haris Riris

FireSense Technology funds new, innovative Earth system observation capabilities to predict and manage wildfires and their impacts. Through a competitive solicitation process, this program identifies transformational technologies that aim to address pressing concerns across the pre-, active-, and post-fire landscape.

ESTO’s FireSense Technology program is a part of the broader Earth Science Division FireSense Program and works closely with NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD), and Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD). This program also works closely with interagency partners such as NOAA, the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the National Interagency Fire Center, and others. In doing so, FireSense Technology leverages NASA resources to improve the end-to-end management of wildfires in the United States and around the world.

FireSense plans to execute annual field campaigns to test novel technologies for reducing the impact of wildfires. These technologies will make use of broad capabilities in instrument and information technology, along with new observing platforms in space, in the air, and on the ground. FireSense plans to execute a large campaign by 2028 that will demonstrate the full value of its technologies for wildfire management.

To learn more about NASA’s overall role in improving wildland fire management, including information about field campaigns, visit the dedicated NASA FireSense Program website.