Posts by Keith McAleer
How Disaster Lab is diversifying fire through the FIRE Foundry
Disaster Lab is partnering with Marin Fire to recruit and train the next generation of firefighters, focusing on giving access to those who traditionally did not pursue firee as a career.
Read MoreFired up for the future
As another potentially devastating wildfire season begins, California is facing a shortage of wildland firefighters. To meet this challenge, the Marin County Fire Department and UC Berkeley have partnered to form FIRE Foundry (Fire, Innovation, Recruitment and Education), a program that recruits young adults from underrepresented communities for a career in fire service and trains them on…
Read MoreVisiting Students Use Data to Create a Machine Learning Model to Better Predict California Wildfires
Visiting Students Sarthak Arora and Sai Venkat Ram Mallela are currently working with SCET’s Disaster Lab and the Global Fellows Program to conduct research to help with one of California’s biggest challenges: wildfires. Sarthak and Sai are currently enrolled in a Postgraduate program in Machine Learning and Leadership at Plaksha University in Northern India.
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