XPRIZE Wildfire Names Teams Advancing in Global Competition to End Destructive Wildfires

XPRIZE Wildfire Names Teams Advancing in Global Competition to End Destructive Wildfires

$11M Competition Co-Sponsored by PG&E and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is Driving Technological Innovations Poised to Transform Wildfire Detection and Response

FireSwarm Advances in $11M XPRIZE Wildfire Challenge

Squamish startup FireSwarm Solutions has been named a semifinalist in the prestigious XPRIZE Wildfire competition, joining 14 other global teams advancing in the USD $11 million initiative to develop autonomous technologies that can detect and suppress wildfires in minutes. Founded in 2023 during Canada’s worst wildfire season on record, FireSwarm is developing heavy-lift drone swarms for nighttime wildfire response, aiming to protect high-risk …