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UC San Diego public safety program leveraging novel technology & cutting-edge research to understand the causes, behavior & aftereffects of natural disasters.
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Hello there! Our Grapevine camera providing a remote birding opportunity
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Video of our Indian Ridge camera getting burnt over during the
#DixieFire
The video is from 7/24/21 1400-1500pst
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Massive pyrocumulus growth from the
#DixieFire
in Butte County. Video covers from 2:23pm to 5:29pm
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Our server room where we archive data from all the cameras in our network (roughly 69,000,000 images per day)
@45Drives
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Can anyone help us ID this bird of prey that was resting by the Ben Bolte 1 camera near Sacramento?
#ALERTCaliforniaBirds
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7/15: Recent time lapse of the
#RabbitFire
in Riverside County over the last two hours as it made a run towards the Mt. David camera. The clip shows Firefighters providing protection to critical infrastructure. Watch live at
#CALFIRE
#RUU
#ALERTCalifornia
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Interesting video from the
#FrenchFire
demonstrating the effectiveness of Phos-Check (fire retardant).
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Happening NOW: California condor on the Blue Mountain Kern 1 camera. If you miss it check out the time lapse feature to look back at about 2:45 p.m. PT. View live:
#ALERTCalifornia
#CaliforniaCondor
#Firecambirds
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Have you explored our NEW public camera site? Using feedback from the community and emergency managers, we created an improved site that is streamlined, mobile friendly, and has enhanced time lapse features on single view cameras. Update your bookmarks to
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Footage of the most active stages
#JimFire
near Santiago Peak. Footage spans from 11am to 5pm March 2nd 2022
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ALERTCalifornia’s 1,000+ cameras are online and available to help you monitor
#HurricaneHilary
conditions - watch live at .
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This iconic view of Mt. Shasta is almost always visible on the Girard Ridge 1 camera and is particularly beautiful at sunrise and sunset. 🌄 Watch it live at:
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Just a reminder: Emergency responders have control of the cameras and they are making the decisions regarding where it is best to point them. We don't override them as a general rule. Calling us names isn't going to change that fact. 1/2
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Sunset Mt. Shasta and Moonlit (Near Infrared) Mt. Shasta from our Soda Ridge Camera
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We're still investigating but it's very possible that we lost our infrastructure at Hamilton Mtn tower today due to
#DixieFire
.
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We haven't been super active on Twitter lately but that's bc we've been busy adding new cameras. In the last 7 days, we've added: 4 in El Dorado, 4 in Fresno, 4 in Glenn, 8 in Kern, 2 in Mendocino, 2 in Merced, 2 in Monterey, and 3 in San Luis Obispo Counties. Many more ahead!
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It's condorpalooza on the ALERTCalifornia network! Many of these endangered birds have been spotted roosting together in view of our cameras. Please tag
@alertcalifornia
and use
#ALERTCaliforniaCondor
if you spot them! Watch the Blue Mtn Kern camera live:
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The Snow Valley Peak NV camera caught a touching moment earlier today. Thanks for sharing
@womblecat
.
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Kelly Fire (Smith River Complex) on 8/19/2023 in Del Norte County burns around the Wild Frontier fire cameras.
#ALERTCalifornia
#KellyFire
#SmithRiverComplex
#CALFIRE
#HHU
#USFS
#SRF
#wildfire
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If you have an urgent need to have the position changed, and it's a camera that isn't being currently utilized, we're happy to re-position it, but have some patience with us. There's 2 of us monitoring twitter but the state is on fire, and we both have other responsibilities. 2/2
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Some more bird action from the Sierra Foothills, glad the cameras have some company
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Our two newest sites will be online soon! These cameras are installed at Whitaker Peak in Castaic CA.
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How many ALERTCalifornia cameras are in the network? Heading into summer we have 1,028 cameras monitoring the state. Our field installation team, along with partner teams, will continue to work hard this summer to instal even more. Explore them all at
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Initiation and rapid development of
#ZoggFire
shown in 24 fps time-lapse video from
#WestPeak1
camera. Time shown from 2:40 pm to 4 pm PDT. Ridge is about 3.8 km WSW from the camera, just north of Igo, California. Smoke first appears on camera at 2:43 pm. Via
@jamesinho
.
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Tropical Storm
#Hilary
approaches California as viewed from the Otay Mountain camera.
#ALERTCalifornia
#TSHilary
#CAwx
LIVE:
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New camera alert: The San Bruno Mountain camera was recently added to the network. Located near Daly City and South San Francisco, the camera will help emergency managers monitor natural hazards in this highly populated area. Watch live at:
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Update on Hamilton Mtn cameras: the fire didn't destroy the tower after all and we are coordinating with CALFIRE to send a crew to the site to assess damage.
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Image of the burnt trees surround our Indian Ridge camera after its burnover on Saturday
#DixieFire
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#ALERTWildfire
Time Lapse of the
#AlisalFire
in Santa Barbara County between 1300 and 1400 today
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Smile for the camera! This red tailed hawk looked particularly cute on our Carol Drive Santa Clara camera.
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Did you catch our new handle? We have an exciting announcement coming soon. Cameras will continue to operate normally.
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This red tailed hawk is ready for its closeup in the Santa Clara Valley.
#FireCamBird
#FireCamBirds
#ALERTCaliforniaBird
#ALERTCaliforniaBirds
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Our Whitney Portal Cameras are back online! Appears to be a little windy in the Sierras today.
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New camera alert: Walnut Grove cameras 1 & 2 were just added to the network. They will be used to monitor water levels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region during weather events like atmospheric rivers and rapid snowmelt. Watch live
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A before and after storm shot of the Eastern Sierra from our Marzano Peak camera
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California cameras are up on our temporary public interface. This is an interim site. We will have our official site with enhanced functionality up in the next week. Thank you for your patience.
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New camera alert: the Piney Creek cameras were recently added to the ALERTCalifornia network to help emergency managers monitor a landslide on Arroyo Seco Road in Monterey County. View the live Piney Creek feed here:
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We also captured the launch of an unarmed Minuteman missile from Vandenberg AFB last night.
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Can anyone help us figure out who tagged this golden eagle resting on the Rocky Hill 1 camera? We zoomed in to see the metal band scientists used to tag this spectacular bird. Watch live: (or check the time lapse at 6:53 p.m.)
#firecambirds
@CaliforniaDFW
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.
@UCSanDiego
scientists are working to expand & refine a vast system of cameras, sensors & technology to give first responders a jump on wildfires. Learn how
#ALERTWildfire
&
@WIFIRELab
are helping in the fight against 🔥 via
@sdut
@grobbins
@robnikolewski
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Plant Fire in Santa Barbara County as viewed from the Pelato Peak West fire camera.
#ALERTCalifornia
#PlantFire
#CALFIRE
#SBC
#wildfire
Live:
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Tonight is the estimated height of the Perseid Meteor Shower. Check ALERTCalifornia's more remote cameras to see if you can catch the show. This capture is from the Marzano Peak camera east of Big Pine. Watch live: and see all at
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The pink number 11 tag identifies her as condor number 811 "Lulutti." She was born at the
@sandiegozoo
Safari Park March 23, 2016. The Blue Mtn Kern cameras often see condors. We zoomed in on the others currently roosting among the vultures on the adjacent tower.
#firecambirds
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Finally a time lapse from Shasta Ski Park demonstrating the importance of waking up early on a powder day
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You might have noticed we rolled out a new version of the website yesterday with lots of new features on the map, including the ability to measure distances, and integration with IRWIN fire map data. Even more features coming soon!
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2020 gave us Space Spiders attacking Ojai, now Monster Wasps near Mt. Shasta. We're requesting Godzilla, ASAP.
Per
@ALERTWildfire
webcam the Weed, CA, area in Siskiyou County is under attack from a giant flying monster.
#Kaiju
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Winter's record-breaking snowpack has finally melted off of of many of California's ski mountains. Here's a recent view from Mammoth Mountain.
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Nice view of this storm cresting the south eastern Sierras with Owens Lake in the foreground from our Cerro Gordo 2 camera
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How many condors can you spot? We see 4, including the 22-year-old male with the yellow 47 tag and a 7-year-old female with pink 16. The Blue Mtn Kern camera continues to be a California condor hotspot. Search live at:
#ALERTCaliforniaCondor
#firecambirds
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Thanks to
@katielopezzz
for spotting golden eagles roosting on the Rocky Hill 1
#ALERTCalifornia
camera. In the clip you can also see the Rocky Hill 2 camera spinning to patrol the landscape.
#firecambirds
#firecambird
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Another beautiful Golden Eagle captured earlier this summer on the Rocky Hill camera. Watch live at
#firecambirds
#ALERTCalifornia
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A nice starry view over Mt. Whitney thanks to the waning crescent moon tonight
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Red tailed hawk spotted on our McKittrick Summit North camera. This camera is located in on a mountaintop in the Tremblor Range between the Carrizo Plain and the Central Valley. Watch the camera live at:
#firecambirds
#redtailedhawk
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Camera spotlight: The Whitney Portal 1 camera provides beautiful views of the tallest mountain in the contiguous united states. Mt. Whitney rises to an elevation of 14,505 feet. This camera provides great sunset, sunrise, and star views. Watch live at:
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Some preview shots from our install at Buck Rock fire lookout
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7/19/23 - footage from yesterday's
#BodfishFire
. In the time lapse, you can see crews from Kern County and the U.S. Forest Service as they prevented the fire from expanding past 8 acres, protecting nearby homes.
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Here’s a little more good news: We are super super busy with getting new
#cameras
online. We’ve got one in
#Yuba
County and three in
#Mendocino
County that will be online within the next few days. We will announce them soon!
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#ALERTCalifornia
cameras captured some of the first snowfall across the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains this weekend. These captures are from the Mammoth Mtn, Whitney Portal, and Silver Creek cameras. 🌨️ 🏂 ⛷️ Watch live at
#winteriscoming
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Don't forget,
#ALERTCalifornia
's 1,060+ cameras are a great resource for monitoring weather conditions across the state as the next atmospheric river rolls in. 🌧️ 🌨️ Watch live 24/7 at:
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This video of the first hour of the
#ZoggFire
from last September shows how rapidly fires can explode in size under red flag conditions. (The shakiness is due to the high winds)
@nvfirecams
#Wildfires
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Things do not bode well for our intrepid hero, the
#RainbowLake
camera. We're bracing for a possible burn-over event tonight. It's hard to tell at night but we estimate
#ZoggFire
to be roughly 500 meters away from the camera at the moment.
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It looks like the
#RainbowLake
camera and tower survived the night. The
#ZoggFire
burned right to the road at the base of the hill in a few places-- mostly where there was just brush. It got within 60 meters of the tower. We ran some operational tests this morning but all is ✅.
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We put together this video this morning of the
#CreekFire
in San Diego County via the
#MinnesotaHill1
camera. Video starts at 11:30 pm last night until a little after 10 am this morning PST.
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One of the two cameras at our Tobias Fire Lookout installs they should be online soon!
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8/9/23: Time lapse of the
#BunnieFire
captured by the Mt. Woodson camera.
Follow
@CALFIRESANDIEGO
for updates and watch live:
#CALFIRE
#ALERTCalifornia
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Calling all birdwatchers! This mystery bird was spotted on the Cummings Mountain 1 camera, located in the Tehachapi Mountains. Can anyone help ID?
#Firecambirds
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Did you know that
#ALERTCalifornia
has six cameras on Catalina Island? Though the population is small, fire and storms are still a threat for this maritime community and unique ecosystem. This view from the Cactus Peak 2 camera features San Clemente Island in the distance.
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Emergency managers weren't the only ones monitoring a prescribed burn on Friday 8/11 via the Mt. Diablo West camera in Contra Costa County, CA. These two turkey vultures also had an excellent view. Watch live:
#Firecambirds
#ALERTCalifornia
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New camera alert: our field team recently installed a camera near the town of Williams, which is located north of Sacramento off of I-5. Check out the live view from the Williams camera here:
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Beautiful sunrise captured on the BaldMtnGuinda1
#ALERTCalifornia
camera, which is located northwest of Woodland in the Sacramento Valley.
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California may not be famous for fall colors but we've spotted a few colorful views across the
#ALERTCalifornia
network.
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The
#BonnyDoon
camera in Santa Cruz County has been replaced and is currently streaming to the website. The previous camera was destroyed in the
#CZULightningComplex
fire last summer.
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Old video showing the burnover of our Round Mtn Paskenta camera during 2020's August Complex Fire
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Would anyone like some good news? We have a firmware upgrade coming in about a week that will fix the night-focus issue we're seeing on certain cameras. 🥳🎉
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Oh deer 🦌 Have you ever spotted mammals on the ALERTCalifornia cameras? Here's a compilation video of deer we've spotted over the last few weeks.
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"Make sure you get my good side!" We recently spotted this female American kestrel from the Gorman 2 camera, located on the southwestern edge of the Tehachapi Mountains. American kestrels are the smallest members of the falcon family found in North America.
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Last week several of our cameras captured
@StarlinkPage
satellites just before sunrise. Here is a video from our Lone Pine camera.
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Blink and you'll miss it! Our team spotted an acorn woodpecker darting across the Birch Hill 1 camera view.
#ALERTCaliforniaBirds
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You may see some changes with the cameras on the website. Thank you for your patience, they will be viewable to the public soon. All cameras are still functional and available for first responders to use for monitoring and safety. More information to come.
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You may notice some temporary blurriness on some of the cameras. That's because very strong winds are currently vibrating cameras and towers at sites in northern and southern California. Occasionally frame capture occurs while the camera is shaking, resulting in a blurred image.
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Timelapse video of the
#HighlandFire
on 10/30 in
#RiversideCounty
viewed from multiple
#ALERTCalifornia
cameras. Watch live at and follow
@calfireRRU
for updates.
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Coyote Fire in San Diego County as viewed from the Lyons Peak fire camera.
#ALERTCalifornia
#CoyoteFire
#CALFIRE
#SDU
#wildfire
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10/19: dramatic views of the Mowitz prescribed fire in
@ModocNF
. Watch live on
#ALERTCalifornia
's Happy Camp 1 camera:
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Did you know that during the cold months some cameras go into “winter mode” to save power? Winter-mode cameras are not recording, but they are running internal heaters to keep the electronics from freezing. Many of these cameras are "waking up" now that the weather is warming.
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New camera alert! High Point North and South cameras were just added to the ALERTCalifornia network. Located at 1870 meters elevation, these cameras provide unparalleled views from Palomar Mountain in San Diego County. Watch live at
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ALERTCalifornia,
@CALFIRE
, and industry partner
@DigitalPathNet
are proud to announce that our AI fire detection tool is included in
@TIME
’s Best Inventions of 2023 list! See the full list and look for us in the AI category -
#TIMEBestInventions
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The
#ALERTCalifornia
Hwy101Blueberry2 camera nearly captured the start of the
#GradeFire
earlier today. Follow
@CAL_FIRE
for updates.
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Also, woo hoo, three new cameras coming for Mendocino County, and one new one for Tuolumne County. We're setting up the cameras now. Details on the locations coming soon.
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We just added six new cameras to
#Kern
County. Two cameras each at
#SawmillKern
,
#BlueMtnKern
, and
#ThumbMtn
. You can find them in the Sierra Nevada and Foothills page.
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