Lake Sonoma Watershed Fire Camera Pilot Project Approved by Sonoma County Supervisors
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved funding for a network of fire cameras that will provide early detection of wildfires in the Lake Sonoma Watershed, an effort aimed at protecting the drinking water supply for more than 600,000 residents in Sonoma and Marin counties and providing firefighters with greater awareness of a fire’s severity, where it is spreading and how quickly it is growing. The Lake Sonoma Fire Camera Project is anticipated to be the first phase of a larger, regional network of fire cameras.
Initially there will be eight high-definition web cameras installed at locations in the north county region and most of the sites will take advantage of existing communications towers or infrastructure. Officials hope to expand the system to include a five-county regional network that includes Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Lake, and Mendocino counties.
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