February 4, 2026
February 4, 2026 —
ALERTCalifornia announced a new collaboration with Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab that will foster innovation and present novel opportunities to use ALERTCalifornia’s camera network and AI to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters.
July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025 —
University of California San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia program was awarded a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award from Esri, for innovation in the field of GIS software and technology, geospatial analytics, and mapping.
March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024 —
The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) named the AI fire -detection tool created by UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia program, CAL FIRE, and industry partner DigitalPath the winner of the 2024 Innovations in Networking Award for Innovation in Public Safety.
October 24, 2023
October 24, 2023 —
Firefighters and emergency managers use a network of over 1050 cameras to monitor the highest fire threat regions in California. ALERTCalifornia, now enhanced by artificial intelligence, aids in the early detection of wildfires.
October 24, 2023
October 24, 2023 —
TIME selected the University of California ALERTCalifornia program, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), and industry partner Digital Path’s AI fire detection tool as one of the best inventions of 2023.
May 3, 2023
May 3, 2023 —
The University of California San Diego recently launched ALERTCalifornia, a collaborative public safety program providing the tools to prepare for, respond to and recover from wildfires and other natural hazards.
November 5, 2020
November 5, 2020 —
As California reacts to a record-breaking 2020 fire season, a backcountry observation network has reached a milestone of installing more than 610 cameras across the state, part of the ALERTWildfire camera network.
April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020 —
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is closed to the public, but its 6,000 fish, invertebrates, and one reptile still require daily care. Like many businesses and organizations in the community, unexpected challenges have arisen with this global pandemic, but the aquarium’s animal care team has risen to the occasion while still making their safety a priority.
