英国政府将成立“野火AI小组”，以帮助更快地发现和扑灭火灾，此前该国经历了有记录以来最热的夏季。据《卫报》报道，首相安迪·伯纳姆将于周五在英格兰首届野火峰会上阐述该计划。
The UK government will set up a Wildfires AI Unit to help spot and fight fires faster, after the country’s hottest summer on record. Prime Minister Andy Burnham is setting out the plan at England’s first wildfire summit on Friday, The Guardian reported.
该小组将设在国家形势中心，即政府位于“眼镜蛇”紧急委员会会议室内的危机枢纽。根据政府计划，它将汇聚高校、科技企业和官员，但计划未给出小组的启动日期或预算。
The unit will sit inside the National Situation Centre, the government’s crisis hub within the Cobr emergency committee rooms. It will bring together universities, tech firms and officials, according to the government’s plan, which gives no start date or budget for the unit.
谷歌、空客和沃达丰三公司是出席峰会的企业之一。据《卫报》称，他们预计将讨论卫星监测和预警系统如何提供帮助。希腊已在使用AI驱动的卫星技术从事同类工作。
Google, Airbus and VodafoneThree are among the companies at the summit. They are expected to discuss how satellite monitoring and early warning systems could help, The Guardian said. Greece already uses AI-powered satellite tech for the same job.
该方案还引入了军力。首次，皇家空军“支奴干”直升机和A400M运输机将配备装备用于扑灭野火。消防部门可请求将它们派往偏远荒原和陡峭山坡。
The package also brings in the military. For the first time, RAF Chinook helicopters and A400M transport planes will be fitted to fight wildfires. Fire services can ask for them to be sent to remote moorland and steep hillsides.
消防部门将获得高达4500万英镑，用于组建专业野火队伍和配备更轻便的防护装备。他们目前的装备是为建筑火灾设计的，不适合在户外长时间穿着。
Fire services will get up to £45m for specialist wildfire teams and lighter protective kit. Their current gear is built for fires in buildings and is not meant to be worn for long periods outdoors.
据《卫报》报道，在回应调查的29个消防救援局中，超过一半表示缺乏野火防护装备。伯纳姆说，该国的消防“英雄不该被迫单手被绑在身后作战”。
More than half of the 29 fire and rescue services that answered a request said they lacked wildfire protective equipment, according to The Guardian. Burnham said the country’s firefighting “heroes shouldn’t have to fight with one hand tied behind their backs”.
此外，政府将投入2500万英镑修复英格兰干涸的泥炭地，使其蓄水更多、发挥天然防火隔离带的作用。由自然英格兰运行的资助计划覆盖2027年4月至2029年4月，农民将获得帮助以对其土地实施防火措施。
In addition, the government will spend £25m restoring dried-out peatland in England, so it holds more water and acts as a natural firebreak. A grant scheme run by Natural England will cover April 2027 to April 2029, and farmers will get help to fireproof their land.
部长们还将考虑在火险高时实施更严格的当地限火措施，包括禁止某些产品。
Ministers will also consider tougher local limits on starting fires when the risk is high, including bans on some products.
英国气象局发现，气候变化使得今夏的极端高温发生的可能性增加了约130倍。《卫报》报道称，7月，萨福克郡邓威奇荒原发生的一场野火距离西泽韦尔B核电站仅两英里。
The Met Office found that climate change made this summer’s extreme heat about 130 times more likely. In July, a wildfire on Dunwich Heath in Suffolk came within two miles of the Sizewell B nuclear power station, The Guardian reported.