Researchers at UC San Diego introduced a system that can forecast in real time wildfires in Southern California.

It is another step toward the Holy Grail of Wildland Firefighter Safety.

The Fire Integrated Real Time Intelligence System (FIRIS) is a 150-day pilot program funded with $4.5 million from a state grant secured by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris.

A new program, called Fire Integrated Real-Time Intelligence System launched September 1. The system uses a fixed-wing aircraft that can see through smoke using using infrared and radar sensors.

The new tool strives to map and predict fires in real time in order to protect residents and aid first-responders working in the field.

The UCSD Supercomputer will forecast where the fire direction is predicted to go and identify for fire leadership the risks and hazards for firefighters and communities.

Firefighters in Los Angeles County are looking to supercomputers to help swiftly predict which way fires will move.