OroraTech and Earth Fire Alliance expand global orbital wildfire intelligence
Iain Hoey
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OroraTech partners with Earth Fire Alliance
OroraTech has announced a new partnership with Earth Fire Alliance (EFA), combining orbital wildfire intelligence capabilities to expand global access to real-time wildfire data for responders worldwide, in an agreement unveiled on Tuesday 18 November 2025 in San Francisco and Munich.
The companies said the partnership brings together space-based thermal detection and monitoring systems operated by both organisations into a shared intelligence framework.
According to OroraTech, the combined capability is designed to provide actionable wildfire intelligence that supports fast detection, monitoring and mitigation decisions.
The announcement stated that the collaboration aligns with both organisations’ missions to make wildfire data more accessible to frontline users.
Initial services under the partnership are planned to launch as soon as possible, focusing first on non-governmental organisation (NGO) led fire management programmes.
OroraTech, which describes itself as a leader in orbital wildfire intelligence, and EFA, described as a global nonprofit committed to delivering data and insights from all wildfires on Earth, framed the agreement as a way to build on existing space-based monitoring investments.
Extending wildfire tools to NGOs and communities
EFA said a core aim of the partnership is to help NGOs and under resourced communities and geographies access wildfire data and tools from both organisations.
The nonprofit will work to connect local fire management teams with data and tools drawn from the combined systems.
According to the organisations, early deployment efforts will centre on NGO led fire management in Kruger National Park in South Africa.
The same deployment phase will extend to conservation areas across the African continent identified by the organisations.
Brian Collins, Executive Director of EFA, said: “This partnership embodies the next evolution in EFA’s mission, as we aim to not only collect world-class wildfire data but to connect local action to global datasets through robust partnerships,”
Combining FireSat and FOREST wildfire networks
The organisations confirmed that they will explore combined wildfire intelligence offerings that integrate the EFA FireSat satellite constellation with the OroraTech orbital FOREST network.
The development work will draw on OroraTech processing and delivery systems alongside EFA data.
The organisations said the goal is to provide real-time wildfire detection, monitoring and mitigation insights for agencies around the world.
They added that the same tools are intended to support prediction capabilities for fire managers planning integrated fire management activities.
Dr Martin Langer, CEO and CTO of OroraTech, said: “That connection gives worldwide wildfire intelligence a new momentum.
“Our partnership empowers decision-makers at every level with timely, actionable insights that change outcomes in extreme wildfires,”
How shared orbital wildfire intelligence could support practice
The partnership between OroraTech and Earth Fire Alliance is aimed at giving agencies real-time wildfire detection, monitoring and mitigation insights supported by space-based thermal data.
Emergency and disaster response managers could use this combined orbital intelligence to identify fire starts earlier and track fire behaviour during fast-moving incidents.
Fire and rescue chiefs and senior officers may be able to coordinate with NGOs and conservation authorities using a common set of wildfire data products.
Government departments responsible for wildfire policy and funding could reference the integrated datasets when assessing where NGO led fire management programmes are most needed.
Risk assessors and fire engineering consultants working with conservation areas and protected landscapes may draw on FireSat and FOREST based insights when advising on integrated fire management practices.
By focusing initial deployments on Kruger National Park and other African conservation areas, the partnership sets out a use case where data access for under resourced communities is a central objective.