In a move aimed at improving wildlife preparedness and public safety, Portland General Electric has made its wildfire camera network accessible to the public for the first time.
The network — with five cameras in Yamhill County — was previously available only to emergency responders and fire agencies. It now offers 24/7 real-time visuals of high-risk fire areas across PGE’s service region.
The camera feeds at Parrett Mountain in Newberg, Bald Peak outside Newberg, Doane Creek in Sheridan, High Heaven in McMinnville and Eola Hills in Amity are now viewable through an online portal — portlandgeneral.wildfirewatch.com — where users can explore strategically placed cameras from as far south as Latgawa Mountain in Jackson County to Bald Hill near Scappoose in the north…