Jonathan Bowers On Building A Firetech Startup

Wildfires are on the rampage across North America.

Canada and the US are battling blazes more often and for longer periods. This fall, wildfires have burnt on East and West Coasts alike. Even New York City, that vaunted concrete jungle, has succumbed.

The increase in frequency and ferocity of these disasters is one of climate change’s most harrowing consequences, and is spurring governments and businesses to do more to fight back.

Today’s Climate Proofer is part of this effort. Jonathan Bowers is the founder of Path & Focus, a Canada-based firetech company committed to improving access to actionable wildfire data and analytics.

He talks with Louie about the scale of the wildfire challenge in Canada, the value in making wildfire maps and simulations available to communities and government authorities at speed, and the gaps in the current firetech ecosystem.

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We talk about:

👉 The terrible toll of wildfires on Canada

👉 Jonathan’s takeaways from the Wildland Fire Canada Conference

👉 How Path & Focus is tackling the wildfire data challenge

👉 Where firetech fits in the broader climate adaptation and resilience ecosystem

👉 Where efforts to combat wildfire risks need to focus next

Future guests include Julia Kumari Drapkin from ISEECHANGE and Emilie Mazzacurati of Tailwind Climate.

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Louie Woodall
Editor