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As California marks Wildfire Preparedness Week, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced CAL FIRE has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot on its website.
The tool is designed to help Californians easily access critical fire prevention resources and near-real-time emergency information, offering support in 70 languages.
The chatbot, “Ask CAL FIRE,” is designed to provide quick, reliable answers to reoccurring questions using information already available on CAL FIRE’s website and helps guide users to the appropriate pages for more detailed information.
It also serves as a two-way tool, providing real-time insights to CAL FIRE on what information Californians are looking for.
Whether looking for home hardening strategies, defensible space guidance or the latest on wildfire incidents over 10 acres across the state, users now have a simpler, more accessible way to get the answers they need—any time, day or night. 
CAL FIRE Director and Fire Chief Joe Tyler said: “In an era of fast-moving wildfires, fast-moving information is essential.
“Tools like this help ensure Californians from all walks of life get the guidance they need to stay safe and informed.”
The initiative is designed to underscore CAL FIRE’s commitment to modernizing public communication tools and expanding equitable access to vital information about wildfire preparedness, emergency incidents and career opportunities in fire service. 
CAL FIRE works in utilizing innovation and technology to fight fires smarter, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), satellites, and more for wildfire detection, projection, response and suppression.
CAL FIRE, in partnership with UC San Diego, was previously recognized by TIME magazine for its Best Invention of 2023, for using Artificial Intelligence to monitor over 1,000 cameras throughout the state and detect wildfires, allowing CAL FIRE to respond faster.
At the same time, California has built up a large aerial firefighting fleet, including the recently added and night-time capable firefighting Fire Hawk helicopters to quickly and effectively contain wildfires. 
In addition to nearly doubling the state’s budget for CAL FIRE in recent years, the state has also dramatically increased work to prevent wildfire.
While 57% of California’s forests are federally managed, the state government manages only 3% of the forestland.
On state land, more than 2,200 projects are complete or underway and in recent years, California has treated nearly 2 million acres, made possible by scaling up investments to 10 times the amount from when the Governor took office in 2019.
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced CAL FIRE has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot on its website, which is designed to help Californians and those in the local area access critical fire prevention resources and near-real-time emergency information.
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