Sonic Fire Tech launches infrasound wildfire defense system in California

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Sonic Fire Tech has launched a wildfire defense system using infrasound to extinguish fires without water or chemicals. The system detects embers up to 1,500 yards away and aims to reduce property damage and water use in California.  AI Summary

Sonic Fire Tech recently announced the commercial rollout of its Sonic Home Defense system, a wildfire defense system in California that extinguishes fires using inaudible, infrasound technology instead of water or chemicals.

The product has personal significance for Remington Hotchkis, chief commercialization officer at Sonic Fire Tech, whose family home in Altadena burned down in January 2025.

In January, Hotchkis, a serial entrepreneur, had recently sold his previous business and was contemplating his next career move. A week before he was set to attend a program at MIT, the Eaton Fire broke out.