Meet Vedant Thakker, the 16-year-old California student who built a free wildfire warning checker showing four location categories and is teaching Fremont seniors how to use it after a nearby brush fire

The Times of India · TOI World Desk · 2026-11-08 22:27 UTC

Vedant Thakker was 16 years old when a brush fire in the hills above his Fremont neighborhood made wildfire risk feel personal.

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