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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 2d

New cameras online: Bear Mountain Lookout 1 & 2 are located in the mountains between Mount Shasta and the Modoc Lava Flats at the historic Bear Mountain Lookout in Siskiyou County. See conditions live: https://bit.ly/46ngIR7

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 5d

How much data is ALERTCalifornia accumulating every minute? With so many natural-hazard monitoring cameras across CA, our program processes about 5,400 frames per minute that are then saved in our archive, providing live situational awareness & a record of change over time.

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 9d

New cameras: View Peak 1 & 2 were recently added to the ALERTCalifornia network. They are inland of Pismo Beach and provide views of the communities of Pismo, Oceano, and Arroyo Grande as well as the hills above Nipomo Valley. Live view: https://bit.ly/3JTUlv1

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 11d

Does the Rocky Hill camera site need to have a new nickname? Maybe "Golden Eagle's Roost?" This camera is the best on the network to consistently spot these impressive birds of prey.

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 12d

We spotted deer at sunrise on the Bear Mtn. South cameras.

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 14d

New cameras: Duncan Peak Lookout 1 & 2 were added to the historic Duncan Peak Lookout on Little Bald Mountain in Tahoe National Forest. The 1st lookout at this site was built between 1910 and 1915. Today's lookout is the 3rd & was built in 1943. Live view: https://bit.ly/4pfdY0Q

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 17d

Did you know that all of ALERTCalifornia's camera feeds are archived? With a growing network of more than 1,200 cameras we now have over 40 billion frames in the archive. 🤯 These frames create a longterm dataset that reflects changes in California over time.

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 18d

Meep Meep. We're always excited to spot roadrunners on the ALERTCalifornia cameras. This one struck a pose for the Sycamore Flat 2 camera.

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 19d

New cameras online: The Rancho De Cielo 1 & 2 cameras were recently added to ALERTCalifornia's network. Located above Malibu, these collocated cameras provide sweeping views of the Santa Monica Mountains. Check the live cameras: https://bit.ly/41LnDlO

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 20d

Rocky Hill is still one of the best ALERTCalifornia cameras to spot Golden Eagles. We've seen this tagged individual may times over the years. Do you have a favorite camera for bird watching? #Firecambirds

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 22d

New camera online: Black Mtn. 2 (San Luis Obsipo) was recently added to the ALERTCalifornia network. Located in Los Padres National Forest, it joins a collocated camera to provide sweeping views of the mountains and surrounding valleys. Watch live: https://bit.ly/488NVSJ

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 23d

Video showing construction, seismic testing, fire testing, CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire training, & de-construction of the 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building on UC San Diego's earthquake simulator. ALERTCalifornia supported with drone footage and sensor readings. https://bit.ly/46ERrTO

CFS10 Program Review

The journey of CFS10 is captured in this amazing video compilation courtesy of Ruipu Ji, PhD student at UC San Diego. Construction, seismic testing, fire testing, CalFire training, and finally de-construction.

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 26d

New camera: Our field team was busy this summer and we are catching up on sharing new cameras that were added to ALERTCalifornia's network. Don't miss Fremont Peak 2 - collocated camera inland of Castroville and Monterey Bay. Watch live: https://bit.ly/3Kb1dUQ

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 29d

Awesome capture shared by @sequoiagrove_ on Twitter/X. This is the first mother bear with cubs that have been spotted on an ALERTCalifornia camera. 🐻 Please always tag us if you see cool wildlife (but don't crop the image - the black information bar has all the details we need).

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · Sep 8

New camera online: Mt. Lowe 1 is located in the Santa Lucia Range northeast of San Luis Obispo and provides excellent views of the Santa Lucia Wilderness. See the view live at: https://bit.ly/41JMhDd

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's not every day we see a buck in a debris basin. This large deer was spotted at the Bailey Canyon Debris Basin - one of three debris basins where seven ALERTCalifornia cameras were rapidly installed below burn scars from the Los Angles Fires in February 2025.

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · Sep 4

California condor "Phoebe the Forager" (black tag with the number 69) is within view of the Henrietta Peak 2 camera right now. Check her out at: https://bit.ly/4mOq1Re

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · Sep 4

New cameras online: Prather Meadow 1 & 2 were recently added to the ALERTCalifornia network in Stanislaus National Forest. See the views live at: https://bit.ly/47sWS9m

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · Sep 3

Time-lapse from 9/2 of ALERTCalifornia's Moccasin Peak 2 camera showing one of the many starts that comprise the TCU September Lightning Complex. See conditions live: bit.ly/4lZbWyW and look to CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit for updates. #calfiretcu2025septemberlightning

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · Sep 1

We are proud to partner with @calfire.bsky.social! Thank you for featuring our hardworking ALERTCalifornia field team and for highlighting our collaborative efforts to help firefighters with @ucsandiego.bsky.social science.

CAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · Aug 30

New eyes are watching over Tahoe 24/7.

UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia program added two AI-powered cameras with views of Lake Tahoe. These cameras scan for smoke in real time, sending alerts straight to command centers—where staff confirm and dispatch crews if needed.

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New Cameras Help CAL FIRE Respond Faster to Wildfires

YouTube video by CAL FIRE TV

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · Aug 30

Traveling in California this weekend? Check conditions before you go at cameras.alertcalifornia.org. We have more than 1,200 live streams from the coast, in cities, through the central valley, across the mountains, overlooking the deserts, and more.

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · Aug 29

Time-lapse showing the growth of the #PeterFire in Lake County from ALERTCalifornia's Kelseyville1 camera. See conditions live at bit.ly/4mGRsfG and look to @calfirelnu.bsky.social for updates.

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congrats to our partner @calfire.bsky.social on their award-winning site! We collaborated with their team to incorporate ALERTCalifornia's cameras' live views on to each fire incident page. Check www.fire.ca.gov to learn more about fire safety and incident updates directly from the experts.

CAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · Aug 28

Big news! CAL FIRE has won TWO Best of California Awards:

🏆 Best Customer Experience for fire.ca.gov

🏆 Best Workforce Initiative for JoinCALFIRE.com

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · Aug 28

Extended time-lapses of the afternoon growth of the #GarnetFire on 8/27 is now up on YT: https://bit.ly/4mHWys0.
See conditions live from multiple ALERTCalifornia cameras at: https://bit.ly/4oYBj6C

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · Aug 27

The #GarnetFire in Sierra National Forest is showing increased activity this afternoon. Use the time-lapse feature on the Delilah Lookout 2 camera to see today's growth: https://bit.ly/4n4hKbx

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