Prediction
Each fire season and every operational period begins with a forecast: Where is the risk? What resources should be mobilized, and where? Inaccurate predictions cost money, safety margins, and trust.
Firesight
Connecting wildfire agencies with superforecasters, skilled analysts making calibrated predictions under uncertainty.
Firesight is a forecasting platform that connects disparate communities of fire managers and experts.
Using Firesight, wildfire prediction accuracy can be tracked over time. It provides agency leadership with real-time access to the ‘wisdom of the crowd’ from professionals across the country. Results reveal who is most skilled, and how fire managers can improve over time.
As Chair of the national steering committee, Emergent Risk led the development of Firesight for fire management agencies across Canada, including a CIFFC National Conversation with Good Judgment Inc.