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Using AI to Transform Emergency Management — ICYMI

Ladris CEO Leo Zlimen outlines how artificial intelligence can help government agencies and communities prepare for disasters, refine emergency response plans, mitigate risks and speed up the recovery process.

As friends growing up in Nevada City, a rural area in the Gold Country northeast of Sacramento, Leo Zlimen and Bowen Kyle understood the danger of wildfires firsthand.

As students studying technology at Berkeley while California experienced the most destructive and deadliest fires in its recorded history, it only made sense for them to want to employ AI toward the problem. The two co-founded Ladris to help communities save lives and property.

With the recent devastation from hurricanes Helene and Milton, not to mention continual wildfires, the need for preparedness, prompt response and mitigation in the face of climate and/or human-made disasters is clear.

On this episode of ICYMI, Zlimen explains how his company's technology helps inform the creation of local government strategies such as wildfire protection plans and hazard mitigation plans, giving leaders important insights not only before an emergency occurs but in real time when decisions are being made. Zlimen also discusses his experiences as a young company in the gov tech space and how he envisions the future of emergency management technology.

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