CORE has another resource in their work to protect members, employees, and the grid from wildfires.
remote monitoring
CORE has worked with FTS Inc. to join the Rocky Mountain Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) Network, which operates a series of shared cameras that monitor for wildfires and other threats. The network includes more than a dozen cameras in three states.
Each camera in the network has an effective viewing distance of 25 miles and can be remotely controlled
Most of the cameras are in Colorado, and about half of those monitor the Front Range. CORE currently maintains one camera — on the Badger Mountain communications tower and plans to install two more cameras shortly. Each camera in the network has an effective viewing distance of 25 miles and can be remotely controlled to focus on a specific threat.
PTZ network
The PTZ network includes Colorado FireGuard, the state-managed program that provides early detection and detailed situational awareness for fire threats throughout Colorado.
CORE’s financial support of the PTZ network also gives users access to FireGuard’s early detection alert system, the Colorado Wildfire Information Management System, and data collected from the Colorado Multi-Mission Aircraft program. Additional partners, including other utilities, continue to commit to the PTZ network and will add another eight to 12 cameras this summer.
