From arrl.org
Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network Employed to Monitor California Wildfires
10/15/2019
Two separate groups took advantage of the Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) to monitor wildfires in California.
The Mariposa Area Amateur Radio Organization (MAARO) used the Amateur Radio mesh to stream — via microwave — video from the Briceburg Fire near Yosemite National Park.
The Pleasant Valley Amateur Radio Club (PVARC) employed the AREDN mesh to stream video from the Saddle Ridge Fire near Los Angeles from a repeater site overlooking the San Fernando Valley.
The Briceburg and Saddle Ridge fires are now under control, but archived streams are still available. This is the same network that was used to stream video from the Thomas and Woolsey fires in 2017 and 2018, respectively. — Thanks to Ben Kuo, AI6YR
Whenever we are promoting AREDN we use the fire-spotting capabilities that you guys have as a public safety/service example. It's a great example of how AREDN can be used with cameras to track a natural disaster. I'm so proud of the service you guys are providing.
-Damon K9CQB
Thanks I'll use that up here in ID for our next growth spurt. Helps in justifying the budget line for the PTZ camera(s) when working with non-AREDN fundees.
- Don - AA7AU
Orv W6BI