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AI cameras are spotting wildfires across California — often before humans call 911

From the Bay Area to San Diego, a growing network of high-tech devices searches for smoke and calls it in

Cameras that are part of ALERTCalifornia scan for wildfires on the roof of the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton in the hills east of San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Cameras that are part of ALERTCalifornia scan for wildfires on the roof of the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton in the hills east of San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Paul Rogers, environmental writer, San Jose Mercury News, for his Wordpress profile. (Michael Malone/Bay Area News Group)
By | progers@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
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From the Bay Area to San Diego, a growing network of high-tech devices searches for smoke and calls it in.
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