THOUSAND OAKS — As one of CAL FIRE’s six Contract Counties, the Ventura County Fire Department will begin using Vibrant Planet, an advanced wildfire planning platform designed to improve how hazardous fuel reduction projects are prioritized, planned, and measured.
The new technology combines parcel-level imagery from low-orbit satellites with fire behavior modeling, wildfire history, weather patterns, vegetation, and building data to identify where fuel reduction projects will have the greatest impact on reducing wildfire risk.
By moving beyond traditional metrics, such as the number of acres treated, the platform helps fire agencies identify projects that provide the greatest protection for communities, critical infrastructure, watersheds, and natural resources. The data-driven approach will help ensure that limited wildfire mitigation funding is invested where it can have the greatest impact.