At least two four fire monitoring cameras in the AlertWildfire system were burned over and possibly damaged by fires in northern California on August 19.
The Round Mountain Paskenta camera west of Corning was knocked off line at 4:59 p.m.
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Round Mountain Paskenta AlertWildfire camera.The last image from the Round Mountain Paskenta AlertWildfire camera. Something broken or melted is visible at top-right. The red text at the top of the image reads, “Camera error, try testing PTZ in Maintenance section.”.
Later that night at 11:22 p.m. the Bonny Doon camera north of Santa Cruz recorded impressive fire behavior before it was no longer heard from.
Bonny Doon AlertWildfire camera.Bonny Doon AlertWildfire camera.One of the last images from the Bonny Doon AlertWildfire camera.
Below are the last two images from the Mt. Vaca 8 and 9 cameras northwest of Vacaville on August 18.
Last image from the Mt. Vaca 5 AlertWildfire Camera, 11:12 p.m. PDT August 18, 2020.Last image from the Mt. Vaca 5 AlertWildfire Camera, 11:13 p.m. PDT August 18, 2020.
To view the remaining cameras, and there are many, click here. Then, to move from region to region click on the three lines at top-left.
Thanks and a tip of the hat go out to Drew.
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Hello! Moab, Utah air is unhealthy, and so is most of western Colorado due to wildfires all over Utah, and Colorado’s second largest fire in history, in the Bookcliffs above Grand Junction. We have an air purifier, we’re staying inside, and are still waking up with sore throats. I’d like to see an accurate reading on the maps, please include us! Thank you so much!
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ALERTWildfire also lost two more cameras at Mt. Vaca 5 and 8 the previous night from a burn-over of the Hennessey Fire. In total, we lost or damaged 5 cameras in 24 hours, with several more in peril.
Hello! Moab, Utah air is unhealthy, and so is most of western Colorado due to wildfires all over Utah, and Colorado’s second largest fire in history, in the Bookcliffs above Grand Junction. We have an air purifier, we’re staying inside, and are still waking up with sore throats. I’d like to see an accurate reading on the maps, please include us! Thank you so much!
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ALERTWildfire also lost two more cameras at Mt. Vaca 5 and 8 the previous night from a burn-over of the Hennessey Fire. In total, we lost or damaged 5 cameras in 24 hours, with several more in peril.
Thanks. I added the Mt. Vaca cams to the article.