Wildfire Safety Progress with PG&E

PG&E just shared a fantastic short film highlighting their wildlfire resilience progress and featuring our work together in San Bernardino earlier this year. During our demonstration, PG&E’s film crew worked side by side with our own filmmakers, and those of Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. 

We are proud and honored that our demonstration serves as the gripping opening scene of their wildfire safety progress update. 

Rain’s autonomous suppression demonstration was supported in part through Pacific Gas and Electric Company's research and development efforts. Administered through PG&E's Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program, the project explores how drone-enabled and autonomous wildfire suppression technologies can reduce response times, reduce risk of ignitions becoming catastrophic wildfires, and reduce operating costs for field crews.

Below, enjoy a few behind-the-scenes photos! 

Left to right:

(1) Andy Abranches, Senior Director for Wildfire Preparedness & Operations at PG&E, speaks at the Rain autonomous suppression demonstration in April. 

(2) Wildfire Water Solutions CMO, Dorian Taylor, San Bernardino County Fire’s Safety Officer Dan Nafgzar, PG&E filmmaker Wes Dorman, and Rain’s cinematographer Harrison Schaaf. 

(3) An autonomous suppression drop during Rain’s demonstration in San Bernardino County.

(4) Back at Rain HQ, PG&E filmmakers James Green and Brady Anderson interview Rain CTO Bryan Hatton and CEO Maxwell Brodie for their documentary on wildfire safety progress.