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The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet is visible from Earth only once every 80,000 years! Our Quail Prairie Lookout wildfire camera captured footage of this celestial event on October 14. Wildfire cameras are a key component of our vision to develop the most advanced all-hazards, environmental, and ecosystem observing platform in the United States. This statewide sensor network provides the open-access data needed to understand our changing planet (and cosmos!) in addition to delivering actionable information during natural disasters. Watch live feeds from all Oregon Hazards Lab cameras at ALERTWest.live.

🎥 Last week, NV Energy’s Power Safe team, in collaboration with the University of Nevada, Reno Seismology Lab, Douglas County Nevada and AT&T, installed a new wildfire camera in Minden, NV. This camera is part of the extensive ALERTWest network, which plays a crucial role in the early detection of wildfires. Using advanced A.I., these cameras notify NV Energy and first responders of new fire starts. The system is also accessible to the public! Check out the live camera feeds at https://alertwest.live/. More on this partnership at https://lnkd.in/gKhCXVTp. #WildFireProtection #Community #Nevada Alex Hoon Paul Fremeau Christie Rowe Brent Finster, ENP

Great to see our partnership in action! It's crucial to stay proactive during fire season, and we’re proud to support the monitoring efforts with our system. The tile set feature is a game-changer for real-time fire activity observation and increased situational awareness. If anyone has questions about using the system, feel free to reach out at inquiries@alertwest.org! #FireSafety #WildfireMitigation #AISmokeDetection #InteroperabilityPlatform

Our wildfire cameras on Pine Mountain have captured close-up images of the #PineFire over the last two days. The fire is located approximately 22 miles southeast of Bend and is visible from multiple OHAZ cameras in the area, including Pine Mountain, Green Mountain, Powell Butte, and Wagontire. Watch live and timelapse camera footage from cameras across the United States at www.alertwest.live. Get official fire information at www.centraloregonfire.org.

Thank you, John Engel, for hosting a great webinar with utility experts on how #AI is advancing wildfire prevention and mitigation. The discussion highlighted the crucial role advanced technology can play and the cost-effectiveness and speed at which it can be deployed. As Andrew Abranches shared, we currently work closely with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, other utilities, fire agencies, and additional partners across California and 7 other states to help enhance situational awareness and accelerate wildfire response. With over 1,400 AI-driven cameras deployed, ALERTWest enables faster fire detection—often before 911 in remote areas—and provides precise location data. Real-time camera control allows visual confirmation of new ignitions within seconds, enabling more informed resource allocations when minutes matter. Andy also mentioned our brand-new camera solution that was designed with the budgets of smaller municipal utilities and cooperatives in mind. This system provides similar functionality to our current camera solution but at 3-5x lower cost and it can be quickly installed on infrastructure with minimal to no permitting—often within just a few hours. More on this coming soon! Our ALERTWest team has been significantly impacted by catastrophic wildfires, and we are ALL-IN on developing cutting-edge, cost-effective AI-driven situational awareness tools for communities of all sizes, to help protect lives, property and the environment. If you’re curious to see the system in action, you can view all the camera feeds at www.ALERTWest.live (minus AI and alerts - authorized users only) and on our partner Watch Duty’s free mobile app, which I highly recommend downloading for real-time updates on emerging wildfires in your area. Feel free to reach out to learn more! #WildfireMitigation #AI #Utilities #CommunitySafety #FirePrevention #ALERTWest #DISTRIBUTECH #POWERGRIDInternational #FireAgencies

Participated in an online panel for a virtual press briefing regarding AI in the Utility space. Organized and facilitated by the United States Energy Association I was surprised by the questions about the concerns, vs questions about the potential. I see so much promise and potential for benefit. My view is shaped by what is already in place. Here are a few examples: 1. 1500 Pacific Gas and Electric Company weather stations that ALREADY have AI capabilities and use the AI models to do a forward prediction of wind speed, wind gusts, temperature, and relative humidity. 2. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company machine learning based Fire Potential Index model that does a 7 day look across a vast service territory. Crunching 1 trillion data points daily for a very granular prediction. 3. The 1200 AI enabled Wildfire Cameras in the ALERTWest and ALERTCalifornia systems providing state of the art wildfire detection capability keeping communities across California safe every day. 4. The 10,000 AI capable Gridware devices that are providing real time monitoring today in locations with some of the highest tree density in the PG&E system. 5. Technosylva advanced simulation capabilities that California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and all three California IOU’s (Southern California Edison (SCE), San Diego Gas & Electric and Pacific Gas and Electric Company) reply of for fire spread modeling and wildfire risk modeling. 6. Satellite data from Planet that goes into ML models for operational risk models and long term planning risk models. 7. Vegetation Management analytics companies like Overstory that take vast amounts of satellite data and using AI and ML process it into actionable information for utilities. 8. Next generation SmartMeters from companies like Itron, Inc. and Hubbell Power Systems that are taking AI approaches to determine, pinpoint and predict weak spots in the distribution grid for proactive repair.

Happy #FieldWorkFriday! Oregon Hazards Lab field technicians deployed a new wildfire camera this week. The Glenada camera is located on a telecommunications tower near Florence and gives firefighters another tool for detecting and monitoring wildfires in the Coast Range. Our employees complete extensive safety training that equips them to climb hundreds of feet above the forest floor to install cameras and telemetry devices like microwave dishes. The Glenada camera feed will be live soon at alertwest.live!

I had the privilege of presenting at the Wildfire Boot Camp, hosted by the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, with over 25 congressional staffers in attendance. I shared key insights into the impactful work of the Stanford Wildfire Resilience Program, showcasing our efforts to reduce regional wildfire risk through fuel load management and the testing of innovative wildfire technologies across Stanford’s 8,200-acre land portfolio. I also shared the incredible work being done by the Watch Duty team and Alert CA/West. A huge thanks to the team for their hard work in organizing this event. I’m excited to continue driving resilience in the face of increasing wildfire challenges! Watch Duty ALERTCalifornia ALERTWest Santa Clara County FireSafe Council Woodside Fire Protection Dist Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Congressional staffers learn about wildfire dynamics in a Stanford-hosted "boot camp.": https://lnkd.in/g6ZH3gf4 Stanford Wildfire Resilience program: https://lnkd.in/grgcq_qu

Happy #FieldWorkFriday! Our field technicians just installed a new wildfire camera near the Quail Prairie Lookout in Curry County. This camera will help firefighters spot and track wildfires on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. The Quail Prairie camera also serves as an important telemetry link for our sensor network by providing a link between the cameras at Bosley Butte and Fiddler Mountain. Having multiple paths for camera data to travel to processing centers enhances the resilience of all cameras in Southwest Oregon. The Quail Prairie camera feed will be live soon at alertwest.live! 📸: Will Hermann

*** New Wildfire Detection Camera’s Live Now! *** 8 new cameras are up and running in the ALERTWest system, enhancing situational awareness across the Hawaiian Islands. To explore Hawaiian Electric's camera network, visit www.ALERTWest.live. You can view a specific camera by typing the name into the search bar. New Cameras: Poopoomino 1 & 2; Kealia 1 & 2; Keahole 1 & 2; Kailua 1 & 2