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PROTECT COMMUNITIES & SAVE LIVES WITH THE ALERTWILDFIRE CAMERA NETWORK

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California, Turkey, Oregon, Canada, Montana, Greece, and more… the impact of devastating wildfires is being felt worldwide. But what can any of us do to help prevent the next tragedy?

The best way to stop a wildfire is to stop it early


ALERTWildfire is a network of nearly 1,000 specialized camera installations used by first responders and volunteers to detect wildfires before they become too big. The cameras also support critical evacuation and firefighting efforts by relaying real-time information when it’s needed most
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ALERTWildfire is a collaboration between major universities (San Diego, Nevada, Oregon), first responders (CAL Fire, Emergency Services), federal agencies (US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management), and more, who actively use the strategically placed cameras 24/7 to protect people, homes, and the environment.

Each custom-built camera costs $25,000, but can save countless lives and help prevent incalculable damage to our communities.

So what’s the problem?

We need more cameras to cover additional increasingly at-risk areas and funds to operate and maintain them.

In 2009, a group of high school students in Meadow Vista (just outside Lake Tahoe) came up with the idea for ALERTWildfire, built the first prototype, and won the Innovate Award at the Children’s Climate Action in Copenhagen, Denmark. Over the past few years, the program has expanded as a collaboration across nearly 90 federal agencies, utilities, and organizations.
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Today, wildfires are having an increasingly dramatic impact on our planet and the brave firefighters who keep us safe, need our support.

We’re fundraising to enable the next decade of ALERTWildfire’s wildfire protection network through the Tahoe Prosperity Center, the official non-profit of the ALERTwildfire effort and the organization that raised funds for the first camera network in Lake Tahoe that has helped stop over 100 wildfires since coming online.

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Image provided by CalFire
Deputy Chief, CAL FIRE. Chief Cox was the Public Information officer on some of California’s worst wildfires including the Carr, Kincade, and more.
First responders like CAL Fire use ALERTWildire cameras to quickly discover, locate and monitor wildfire behavior during containment and help evacuations.
In the video above, KRON4, The Bay Area’s Local News Station profiles ALERTWildifre and the value it brings to firefighting efforts.
In 2009, a group of high school students in Meadow Vista (just outside Lake Tahoe) came up with the idea for ALERTWildfire, built the first prototype, and won the Innovate Award at the Children’s Climate Action in Copenhagen, Denmark. Over the past few years, the program has expanded as a collaboration across nearly 90 federal agencies, utilities, and organizations.
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Today, wildfires are having an increasingly dramatic impact on our planet and the brave firefighters who keep us safe, need our support. We’re fundraising to enable the next decade of ALERTWildfire’s wildfire protection network through the Tahoe Prosperity Center, the official non-profit of the ALERTwildfire effort and the organization that raised funds for the first camera network in Lake Tahoe that has helped stop over 100 wildfires since coming online.
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Image provided by CalFire

Each ALERTWildfire camera plays a critical role in keeping lives, homes, and our planet safe. If you’d like to sponsor a complete camera install (with your logo!), please contact us directly.

Deputy Chief, CAL FIRE. Chief Cox was the Public Information officer on some of California’s worst wildfires including the Carr, Kincade, and more.

First responders like CAL Fire use ALERTWildire cameras to quickly discover, locate and monitor wildfire behavior during containment and help evacuations.

In the video above, KRON4, The Bay Area’s Local News Station profiles ALERTWildifre and the value it brings to firefighting efforts.
Each ALERTWildfire camera plays a critical role in keeping lives, homes, and our planet safe. If you’d like to sponsor a complete camera install (with your logo!), please contact us directly.

Please consider donating to help protect our firefighters, lives, homes, and our planet’s natural resources.

$50
$100
$500
other
Donations are processed through the Tahoe Prosperity Center, an early supporter of the ALERTWildfire efforts.