The deadly wildfire in the U.S. state of Hawaii has raised questions about the prospects of detecting fires and alerting local populations in a timely manner.

A new pilot program in California now relies on artificial intelligence to identify wildfires and reduce the response times by the emergency teams.

California's Fire Department says the latest fire detection technology could soon be replicated in other U.S. states and countries.

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