Officials seek funding for wildfire detection cameras amid Helene debris challenges

HENDERSON COUNTY, NC β€” Henderson County leaders, along with neighboring counties and the North Carolina Forest Service, are exploring new technology to detect wildfires more quickly as the threat continues to grow across the mountains.

Emergency officials say a network of cameras could help spot fires sooner and get crews on scene faster.

β€œThe earlier we can be notified of a fire, the quicker we can get resources en route and on place to start controlling that fire,” Jimmy Brissie, Henderson County public safety director, said…

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