Landesberg: There is very little night firefighting apparatus today
Stuart Landesberg · Stuart Landesberg's Plan to Save the American West from Wildfires · More or Less Podcast · Oct 31, 2025 · at 21:55
Stuart Landesberg, founder of autonomous firefighting drone startup Seneca, points out the lack of night suppression equipment in current wildfire infrastructure.
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“Today there's very little night firefighting apparatus.”
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