“The success of this [ALERTCalifornia] project is the fires you never hear about.”
Phillip SeLegue, CAL FIRE Staff Chief of Fire Intelligence - LA Times
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS
We are shaping the future of private and public partnerships
ALERTWest represents a unique partnership between private companies and public agencies. We leverage partnerships between universities, infrastructure companies, organizations, and first responders to create a network of cameras. ALERTWest then provides a situational awareness platform to everyone, including the public, to monitor, respond to, and recover from disasters.
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DURING DIASTERS
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FIRST RESPONDERS
Are you a first responder? Have your organization reach out to become part of the ALERTWest ecosystem of users. The ALERTWest Situational Awareness Platform provides enhanced situational awareness to fire responders when minutes matter. Know what you are responding to before you get there with live camera feeds, from multiple angles many times.
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INFASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure covers many different facets of our daily lives. From aviation, to telecomunications, to bridges, to power and energy, to railways and roadways, to water and wastemanagement, to recreation, the infrasture that keeps our nation going is impacted by diasters everyday. The ALERTWest system can help build situational awareness around all diasters for these organizations and agencies.
FOR
LAND STEWARDS
As stewards of the land, it is crucial to recognize that private land holdings make up sixty percent of land ownership in the United States. At ALERTWest, we understand the importance of safeguarding our precious resources, and our platform is designed to provide awareness and support around disasters.
AI DETECTION
AI
WILDFIRE DETECTION
At ALERTWest, we are proud to offer advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology that leverages the power of our system to detect potential fire starts during the day or night. Our system promptly alerts emergency responders, providing them with the location of the likely wildfire. This early warning system plays a crucial role in enabling emergency responders to take immediate action, effectively containing the fire before it has a chance to spread. By doing so, we can help prevent extensive damage and facilitate a faster recovery process.
Photo courtesy of our partners at ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego
SUPPORT
SITE SELECTION, INSTALLATION, AND SUPPORT
ALERTWest has extensive history with building and maintaining network infrastructure in even the hardest to reach areas. The ALERTWest team is involved in every step of the process of installing and maintaining cameras, from viewshed analysis to providing user support in our Operations Center.
MOBILE SOLUTIONS
The ALERTWest portable camera trailer offers real-time situational awareness during wildland fires and prescribed fires. As a mobile version of the established ALERTWest camera system, it automatically integrates AI detections, weather monitoring, and remote fire line monitoring. Users can immediately access all features, ensuring fire containment and providing operational flexibility with public or private view options.
WHY ALERTWEST
A different approach to building situational awareness for first responders
Our mission is to implement a situational awareness platform that is interoperable and collaborative, that incorporates AI wildfire detection capabilities. The platform aims to assist in minimizing the loss of life, property, and environmental damage caused by disasters.
We leverage partnerships between universities, infrastructure companies, organizations, and first responders to create a network of cameras. ALERTWest provides the interoperable situational awareness platform that anyone can use.
ALERTWest by the Numbers
3
UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
6
STATE PRESENCE
1,200+
PTZ CAMERAS IN THE NETWORKS
3,000+
USERS