AI Based Wildfire Prevention System wins Rep. Andy Biggs’s 2021 Congressional App Challenge in Arizona’s Fifth District

When asked what inspired the creation of AI Based Wildfire Prevention System, the student said, “I was inspired to solve the problem of wildfires because I had witnessed a raging wildfire when we were driving home from Los Angeles. The huge wildfire was destroying everything in its path, and we had to turn back. One of our friends even had to evacuate their house. We saw the devastating impacts on people’s lives and health. The fire lasted for 86 days causing 1,032,648 acres of land burnt and 935 structures destroyed. Due to this experience, I was highly motivated to find a solution to prevent wildfires.  Furthermore, I learned that forests account for more than 31% of the world’s land surface and contribute to the continuity of the ecological balance. Forests store large amounts of carbon. When they burn, they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere (about 8 billion tons annually), which contributes to climate change. In the last few years, severe wildfires have besieged nations around the world, affecting every continent. As the world continues to get hotter and drier, wildfires will become even more intense globally. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a solution to solve the global wildfire problem.”