Wildfire Sensors
Palo Alto Fire, in collaboration with Stanford University, Woodside Fire District and the Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council, installed N5 Sensors strategically placed in the wildland urban interface to help detect wildfires. The sensors support a safer community by providing our first responders a critical advantage when wildfires ignite.
The devices are designed to detect wildfires at the earliest stage possible using advanced ground-based sensors and cloud-based AI technologies day or night and often before wildfires become visible. If detected, the sensor automatically alerts the fire agency, providing situational awareness and enabling a quick response by fire personnel.
If you see a monitoring station, please do not disturb or alter its set up.
The sensors do not have cameras or audio recording.
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