Amid California’s worst wildfire season, this Reno startup is aiding the fight

by Kaleb Roedel, NNBW

While massive wildfires continue to rage across California lands at a never-before-seen pace, the state’s National Guard is filling the skies with air tankers and helicopters to suppress the fires and rescue people trapped amid billowing smoke and fast-moving flames.

A veteran-owned tech company based in Reno is helping Cal Guard keep track of their aircraft.

Lulius Innovation, which provides software and services to military organizations, has developed the Aviation Status Dashboard (ASD), designed to fill gaps within the National Guard Army Aviation program.

In a nutshell, the software focuses on automating workflows, giving organizations such as Cal Guard a real-time view of everything from aircraft readiness to flight crew status to budget management.

“The software is really targeted at helping the senior leadership see what’s available with the aircrew,” Rich Ferguson, Lulius founder and Chief Technology Officer, said in a video interview with the NNBW. “There are a lot of requirements for aircrews to maintain proficient and current aircraft. And there are a lot of requirements to keep aircraft in the air, with maintenance, fuel, funding, you name it. They just never had a consolidated look at any of that.”

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