WIFIRE, based at UC San Diego, is a small part of a large partnership fighting fires across the state.

Most forests in the world may become fireproof in just ten years with this technology.

An inside look at FIRIS (Fire Integrated Real-time Intelligence System) with state-of-the-art infrared and high definition cameras.

The FIRIS airplane has high-tech equipment that gives fire managers real-time information to dispatch crews and equipment.

Design@Large is a speaker series hosted by The Design Lab at UC San Diego, where each quarter we examine a topic in society and the relevance and implications through the lens of human centered design. SDSC’s Ilkay Altintas will be featured as a panelist April 20, 2022.

The Design-A-Thon brings together UC San Diego students from all disciplines and experience levels in a pitch-style competition to apply the Design Thinking process to proactive solutions to end destructive wildfires.

Year after year, the United States experiences larger, more frequent, and more destructive wildfires as a result of a changing global climate.