Deployment
Thermite RS3 at Los Angeles, California, USA
The Thermite RS3 is Howe & Howe's remote-controlled firefighting robot, delivering high-flow fire suppression, situational awareness, and standoff capability for hazardous fires; the line has since extended to the electric Thermite EV2.
Thermite RS3 by Howe & Howe · Unverified
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- REST API: /v1/robots/1ae86d81-65de-4c7f-a89a-4d3609af9629
- Data documentation: /data
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First domestic sale of the Thermite RS3 robotic firefighting vehicle to the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD). First robotic firefighting vehicle in the United States.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Thermite RS3 at Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Trust tier
- Unverified
- Last updated
- 2026-07-07
- Model
- Thermite RS3
- Company
- Howe & Howe
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2021-11-01
- ID
1ae86d81-65de-4c7f-a89a-4d3609af9629
Sources (1)
- LAFD Debuts the RS3: First Robotic Firefighting Vehicle in the United States · https://lafd.org/news/lafd-debuts-rs3-first-robotic-firefighting-vehicle-united-states · 2021-11-01
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
Maturity + lifecycle
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: other
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Thermite RS3 at Los Angeles, California, USA.Common questions
- What is the Thermite RS3 deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA?
- Thermite RS3, built by Howe & Howe, is recorded as a deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Howe & Howe operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Thermite RS3 at Los Angeles, California, USA?
- Howe & Howe, the manufacturer of Thermite RS3, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the Thermite RS3 deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting November 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the Thermite RS3 deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
- Is Thermite RS3 at Los Angeles, California, USA safe?
- Thermite RS3 at Los Angeles, California, USA has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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