Bushfire Technology Pilots Program

The NSW Government has established the Bushfire Technology Pilots Program (BTPP) under the NSW Bushfire Response Mission to support trials and pilots of field-ready bushfire technology developed by NSW businesses.

The objectives of the BTPP are to:

• Enable NSW businesses to commercialise field-ready technology for bushfire-related applications through the trial or pilot of technology with end-user agencies in NSW
• Improve end-user agencies' awareness of innovation possibilities in bushfire management and operations through exposure to new technology.

The BTPP supports bushfire technology trials and pilots in an operational environment. Funding to support projects is provided on a competitive basis.

Trials – successful applicants will have access to NSW fire agency data, facilities and/or environments required to perform technology tests and produce validation data or case studies.

Pilots – successful applicants will assist NSW fire agencies to evaluate how they may successfully operationalise the technology through workforce capability development and integration into existing systems and procedures.