# Technosylva

> Technosylva sells wildfire and extreme weather risk software to electric utilities, fire agencies, insurers, and other institutional customers. Its models combine weather, fuels, terrain, and infrastructure data to forecast fire consequences, prioritize mitigation investments, and support incident response. Founded in 1997, it has expanded through atmospheric science and catastrophe modeling acquisitions.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** San Diego (La Jolla), United States
- **Founders:** Joaquin Ramirez Cisneros (Founder and Chief Technology Officer)
- **Products:** Wildfire Planning (FireSight), Wildfire Operations (FireRisk), Wildfire Analyst, Tactical Analyst, fiResponse
- **Notable:** Selected after California’s 2018 wildfire technology RFI and 2019 field proof of concept., Technosylva reports that CAL FIRE used nearly 13,000 automated incident simulations in 2025., Acquired Atmospheric Data Solutions in October 2023 and KatRisk in November 2024.

## Products & services

- **Wildfire Planning (FireSight)** — Asset-level risk and consequence analysis to prioritize hardening, mitigation spending, and wildfire mitigation plans.
- **Wildfire Operations (FireRisk)** — Near-term wildfire risk forecasting, on-demand spread simulations, impact analysis, and power shutoff decision support.
- **Wildfire Analyst** — Established modeling product family including FireCast and FireSim; the name remains in customer and help-center material.
- **Tactical Analyst** — Common operating picture integrating forecast, incident, field, and resource data on web and mobile maps.
- **fiResponse** — Incident management, computer-assisted dispatch, and resource tracking across agencies and hazards.
- **Multi-Hazard Operations** — Expanded storm-impact and restoration planning capabilities announced June 1, 2026; CenterPoint Energy deployed the system.
- **FPI 2.0 suite** — Localized five-level fire danger ratings, including the Fire Potential Wind Index for conditions conducive to catastrophic powerline fires.
- **Intel Briefs** — Recurring expert situational awareness sessions for utility and fire agency customers, launched August 2026.
- **Wildfire consulting and analysis** — Risk assessments, fuels mapping, mitigation planning, and scientific support for institutional customers.

## Achievements

- Selected after California’s 2018 wildfire technology RFI and 2019 field proof of concept.
- Technosylva reports that CAL FIRE used nearly 13,000 automated incident simulations in 2025.
- Acquired Atmospheric Data Solutions in October 2023 and KatRisk in November 2024.
- Expanded storm-impact and restoration operations platform deployed by CenterPoint Energy in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Launched Intel Briefs, recurring expert-led wildfire situational awareness sessions for customers.
- **2026-07** — Released FPI 2.0 and the Fire Potential Wind Index.
- **2026-06** — Expanded Multi-Hazard Operations into storm preparedness and restoration planning; announced CenterPoint Energy deployment.

## Links

- Website: https://technosylva.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/technosylva/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/technosylva
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Technosylva
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/technosylva/

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Last updated: 2026-10-02