Stuck at home because of the coronavirus? Maybe you can help spot a wildfire.
As California’s wildfire season approaches, authorities are worried about their ability to muster a healthy firefighter force amid coronavirus crisis.
In Southern California, the rotating cameras cover roughly 90% of Edison territory that is considered to have an elevated or extreme fire risk, Daigler said. Utility officials hope the video feeds will act as a force multiplier for firefighters when the public begins viewing them. Such was the case in 2018, Edison officials say, when a resident concerned for her friend living near the Holy fire in the Inland Empire saw a new plume develop from the fire’s footprint — a sign the fire was coming back to life.
The woman alerted firefighters who were able to send aircraft to the area and extinguish it before it raged out of control a second time, according to a recap of the incident from the utility.While the cameras are useful for both dispatchers and firefighters as an extra reconnaissance tool, the public shouldn’t consider the cameras a stand-in for personal responsibility.
“I hope nobody uses this as a safeguard for their property,” said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Thanh Nguyen. “What people should be considering right now is clearing the vegetation around their homes.”
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