Episode 110: A Simple Box Combats Fires Worldwide with Rick Goddard
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Should the U.S. be next to use centralized aerial technology to stop rampant wildfires?
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In this episode:
- Why is the U.S. falling behind other countries in adopting cost-effective, proven technologies?
- How is Caylym stopping wildfires before they are out of control?
- Can you literally make it rain?
Well let's ask Rick Goddard, who is not only the principal designer at Caylym Technologies International but also the Managing Director / Chairman and former Marine Officer. Goddard leads a high-performing team committed to saving lives, homes and the environment through an advanced aerial firefighting system called Guardian™, a patented gravity based Low Velocity Air Drop System (LVADS) using Container Delivery System (CDS) based technology. In simple terms, Guardian™ is a container that releases 264 gallons of liquid below and behind an aircraft in an overlapping pattern to create an instant and accurate rainstorm.
The California-based company is helping 8 countries - and more soon - fight their wildfires, so why is the U.S. not using this home-grown, veteran-owned company for the wildfires accelerating across the West and the nation?
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Episode Resources:
- CA Congressman Valadao Pleads U.S. Forest Service & Colleagues to Examine New Aerial Firefighting Technologies to Help Fight Fires in Home State (video) - “As California faces several devastating wildfires burning thorough our communities and beloved forest land, I ask my colleagues and the US Forest Service to consider investing in CAFFS and other technologies and resources… We have the responsibility to protect our communities and our environment, and the firefighters who run toward danger and sacrifice their safety for others.”
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