From left: Aaron Fujikawa, Director Geomatics & Remote Sensing at Strategic; Domenico Iannidinardo, CEO of Strategic; Melanie Bitner, Co-founder and CMO at FireSwarm; Alex Deslauriers, Founder & CEO of FireSwarm; Chris Gillen, Head of Business Development at FireSwarm.
PRINCE GEORGE – FireSwarm Solutions Inc. has joined forces with Strategic Natural Resource Group on ultra-heavy lift drone technology to make automated aerial fire suppression a reality in Canada.
The collaboration combines the expertise of Strategic, the largest Indigenous-owned natural resource consulting group in B.C. and its emergency response management with FireSwarm’s first-of-its kind wildfire defence platform, which integrates surveillance, ultra heavy-lift drones, and AI-driven swarm technology. The partnership will focus on Canadian distribution, deployment and operator training.
“We see this unique opportunity to combine our expertise with firefighting and remote aircraft operation in resource management to make a monumental improvement in early attack opportunities,” says Domenico Iannidinardo, CEO of the Strategic. “Extending our operations to nighttime is an intuitively efficient and generational leap in safety for communities and infrastructure threatened by wildfire.”
FireSwarm is a BC wildfire technology startup pioneering autonomous aerial fire suppression solutions using ultra heavy-lift Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). Designed to operate in conditions when traditional aircraft cannot, it fills critical gaps in wildfire response.
A rendition of the ultra-heavy lift drone, showing its size in proportion to people
“First Nations, wildfire crews, communities, and ultimately families will be safer once our services are approved and ready for deployment in Canada,” says Alex Deslauriers, CEO of FireSwarm. “This BC-based collaboration represents a true step change in wildland firefighting. Together, we’re advancing technology that has the potential to become a standard tool in the field—especially in the currently underserved areas of night and remote wildfire attack.”
The swarm technology is being tested in multiple locations across Canada this summer, with the goal of FireSwarm and Strategic delivering this solution in 2026.
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