Less than three months into 2025, more than 9,000 wildfires have burned 269,986 acres across the United States. From coastal communities like California's Pacific Palisades to historic towns in central Oklahoma,

The initiative is led by the nonprofit coalition Earth Fire Alliance, along with startup Muon Space, which designs and operates satellite networks. The initiative got $13 million from Google.org as well as technical support from the Google Research team.

Google has launched FireSat, the first satellite in a constellation of 50+ satellites designed to detect and track wildfires using AI. FireSat aims to provide high-resolution imagery every 20 minutes.