Kane Steinbrecher
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Out in the remote forests and mountains of Idaho, dozens of AI cameras are acting as digital lookout towers for fires.
Kane Steinbrecher is the chief fire warden of the Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association.
He says the cameras have been getting better at detecting fires every year.
A person double-checks anything flagged by the camera before emergency resources are sent out.
Steinbrecher says last season the cameras caught six fires early, and he's hoping for a safe season this year.
For NPR News, I'm Lauren Patterson in Orofino, Idaho.
Out in the remote forests and mountains of Idaho, dozens of AI cameras are acting as digital lookout towers for fires.
Kane Steinbrecher is the chief fire warden of the Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association.
He says the cameras have been getting better at detecting fires every year.
A person double-checks anything flagged by the camera before emergency resources are sent out.
Steinbrecher says last season, the cameras caught six fires early, and he's hoping for a safe season this year.
For NPR News, I'm Lauren Patterson in Orofino, Idaho.