πΏππππΎππππ πΎπΌππππΌ πππππππππ ππππππ: Well, weβre at a loss for words today. Unfortunately, weβre one detection camera site down in northeastern Jackson County after a few unwelcome visitors took the liberty of breaking into our lookout tower and helping themselves to our equipment. So we decided to call our friends over at the Jackson County Sheriffβs Office to see if we could get it back.
What this means is β early fire detection in this area is now a little harder for us. Our camera detection system spans Jackson and Josephine counties, allowing our detection staff to monitor rural areas and report fires at a small size. This information allows us and our partner agencies to respond quickly, send the appropriate amount of resources and ultimately, put fires out at a small size.
As soon as we found out, we started re-ordering all of the batteries, solar panels and specialty pieces that make this system run, but the bad news is a lot of these things are hard to come by and shipping can take some time. Getting the site back up and running is one of our top priorities, but in the meantime, we have firefighters out patrolling the area to make sure weβre still finding fires quickly and keeping them small.
If you recognize these individuals or happen to see our equipment for sale, weβd appreciate if youβd reach out to the Jackson County Sheriffβs Office β their case number is 22-4725. We appreciate the support of our partners and communities!
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