'Leading the nation': Officials roll out Oklahoma-developed fire hotspot notification tool
Channel: KOKH - FOX 25
Date: 2024-02-19

Officials rolled out a new fire detection and response tool on Friday at the National Weather Service office in Norman.

It was years in the making—and developed in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Forestry Services announced the hotspot notification tool alongside the NWS. The new system allows officials to drastically reduce the time it takes to send alerts to local responders.

What used to take up to 90 minutes now takes around six.

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