Technology and Innovation
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Accelerating Technological Innovation Across the U.S. Wildfire Management System
Researchers combined a literature review with stakeholder interviews to assess how wildfire technology innovations move from idea to field use and to identify when and how innovation stalls. The team traced the system of federal, state, local, tribal, nonprofit, and private actors to locate choke points throughout the innovation pipeline. In parallel, the researchers studied models from four government-led innovation organizations — the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy, the Defense Innovation Unit, and In-Q-Tel — to identify transferable practices to accelerate innovation.
Responsible FireTech Framework and Innovation Playbook
Building on the Responsible FireTech Framework (RFTF), longitudinal survey data, & frontline insights from the FireTech Podcast, the Playbook will translate principles into practical guidance — offering shared methodologies, governance models, readiness criteria, and real-world case studies for designing, testing, validating, and scaling FireTech responsibly.