HPWREN workshop highlights ALERTWildfire and "Virtual Fire Towers"

The ALERTWildfire network of cameras, some of which are hosted by HPWREN, proved effective in pinpointing remote, forested regions of Southern California fire locations in the summer of 2018. This success has fostered plans to broaden the network by creating "virtual fire towers."This success has fostered plans to broaden the network by creating "virtual fire towers." On April 24th, HPWREN co-founders Hans-Werner Braun (SDSC) and Frank Vernon (IGPP) workshopped with stakeholders and first responders at Palomar Obervatory to discuss the network deterimine its future growth. For more information, visit: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20190424/