News from the Oregon Hazards Lab

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Spotting wildfires as soon as they start is one of the best ways we can keep public lands, people, and wildlife safe. View this story map from the Bureau of Land Management to learn about the wildfire camera installed by the Oregon Hazards Lab on Bryant Mountain.

Local officials installed a new wildfire detection camera from the Oregon Hazards Lab on one of the highest ridges in the McKenzie River Valley as part of wildfire prevention efforts across central and southern Oregon.

Governor Kate Brown created a new committee this year to create a coordinated statewide approach to wildfire detection camera networks. This committee will ensure that camera systems operated by the Oregon Department of Forestry, utilities, and and the Oregon Hazards Lab at University of Oregon are integrated and interoperable.

A network of wildfire detection cameras is set to expand in Oregon after state lawmakers approved a boost in funding for the project in early March. There are hundreds of them in California, but only a couple of dozen so far in Oregon. Lawmakers approved $4.5 million to add more cameras.

After more than two years of planning, Southern Oregon’s first wildfire detection camera has been installed in Cave Junction. The camera will allow the public to watch its live feed to help monitor wildfire activity in the Illinois Valley.