Crime & Safety

Rancho Cucamonga Officials Debut Wildfire Warning System

Jack McCall takes a second to remember that everything he has worked so hard for could disappear in a matter of moments to wildfires.

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October 25, 2022

As he takes in the picturesque rolling hills of the San Gabriel Mountains from his home, Jack McCall takes a second to remember that everything he has worked so hard for could disappear in a matter of moments because of the constant threat of wildfires.

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"You realize, 'Hey everything you've got and everything that you've invested your life in can be gone in a matter of minutes if you don't get there quickly enough," he said.

To help secure those precious moments residents need to save their belongings, McCall, the executive vice president of Azusa-based company Lindsey Fire Sense, created the early wildfire detection system called the FireBird.

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