Since 2003, Fireball has provided incident mapping and GIS services for hundreds of wildland fires all over the Western and Mid-Western United States.   Available services include helicopter-based airborne mapping and observation, spot-fire monitoring and post-burn damage assesments.

How it Works Support services are ordered with a dedicated Type III helicopter or as a portable system that can be used with most any agency-owned or contracted helicopters Experienced infrared operators fly the incident perimeter as needed, typically several times per day Maps containing fireline perimeter information are printed and distributed, often within 20 minutes of landing Digital data is shared with other incident GIS personnel Incident briefing maps are generated (up to 42")

Intelligence in Time to Make a Difference means that the infomation Fireball produces, whether on digital or printed maps, is produced in a format that is immediately actionable. Our primary goal is to help reduce the containment costs and reduce the extent of damage in every incident we support.

Services and Sample Products
Dedicated infrared mapping helicopters are available under contract for support on any state or federal incident. Aircraft are based out of Northern California (Redding Air Service) and Southern California (Guardian Helicopters). Samples Infrared perimeter maps Spanish Fire Grand Prix/Old Fire Fireball - The Difference Infrared Helicopter Brochure AIRDAS 4-channel infrared line scanner Sample