Bridger Aerospace has partnered with TracPlus to bring real-time aerial firefighting data into its IGNIS wildfire intelligence platform, giving incident teams a unified view of aircraft activity and suppression efforts on the fireline.
Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc., one of the United States’ leading aerial firefighting companies, said the integration will combine TracPlus’ aircraft and mission data with Bridger’s wildfire intelligence software to support wildland firefighting operations.
TracPlus’ real-time aircraft position, aviation intelligence, and drop event data will be integrated directly into Bridger’s IGNIS platform. The companies said the collaboration is expected to give firefighters, aviation teams, and incident managers a single live operating picture, helping them see where aircraft are working, where suppression activity has taken place, and how those actions affect the wider incident environment.
“We are thrilled to partner with a tried-and-true data provider in the wildfire industry,” said Sam Davis, CEO of Bridger Aerospace. “As we bring together TracPlus and their data integration with IGNIS, we believe this combined solution will enhance tangible situational awareness for our own aerial firefighting operations as well as incident management teams across the nation. Technology is the new frontier in our mission to protect lives, property, and the environment and we just got stronger with TracPlus as a strategic partner.”
The integration aligns with calls for more connected and interoperable wildfire technology as response operations become increasingly data driven. Bridger Aerospace and TracPlus said linking the two platforms is intended to reduce information silos and help ground crews and air assets work from the same picture of resources, aircraft activity, and suppression progress.
“Trying to do everything yourself isn’t the best way in modern wildfire response,” said Todd O’Hara, CEO of TracPlus. “Our industry moves forward when specialists each perform what they do best and connect their work. By delivering our expertise in bringing aviation data together from every source and streaming it directly into the IGNIS platform, we are empowering the people on the frontline with a more complete operational picture to do their jobs better and help keep their communities safe.”