This is a great tidbit from how HamWAN Seattle has helped in identifying a new fire and getting a response. This all goes away once we lose 3.4 GHz (3300-3500 MHz.) -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] WA Wildfires Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 16:19:12 -0700 From: Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel@nigelvh.com> Reply-To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr@hamwan.org> To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr@hamwan.org> Hello All, I wanted to share a quick note about how some HamWAN users who were viewing the camera feeds this morning and spotted a small fire that had started. They reported it to the DNR, who thanked them for the first report they’d gotten on the fire, and they’ve sent a team to try and keep it small and under control. It’s estimated currently at around 50 acres, south-east of Enumclaw along highway 410. https://twitter.com/wsdot_traffic/status/1303424422397710336 <https://twitter.com/wsdot_traffic/status/1303424422397710336> Thank you to the folks who saw it this morning, helped the authorities with the report, as well as all the team involved in the install & maintenance of the network so we can have these awesome capabilities like multiple high resolution cameras available at several of our sites. I hope everyone is staying safe with the current fires and smokey conditions around the northwest! Thanks, Nigel