Path and Focus

Kaileen and Jonathan do their best to explain why machine learning is evidently far more difficult than they'd hoped, and what this means for our pursuit of up-to-date fire weather data. Then we explore the vast world of language- specifically ableist language and wildfire jargon.

Show Notes

[00:01:01] We start off with an update on our machine learning conversation
[00:03:47] Pivoting to a manual solution (for now)
[00:05:27] What is ableist language?
[00:06:40] Discussing how we use "wild" in everyday conversation
[00:08:26] The importance of clear, deliberate communication
[00:10:14] Confusing wildfire terminology
[00:13:09] What are the different fire ranks?
[00:14:07] What is fire candling and fire spotting?
[00:14:57] Jonathan gets excited about the term "organized fire"
[00:16:58] BCWS admits they use confusing terms!
[00:17:27] Comparing past wildfire terminology to today's
[00:18:36] Outro

What is Path and Focus?

Chronicling our journey building a wildfire technology company