The ALERTWildfire thermal camera atop the Heavenly Mountain Resort at South Lake Tahoe, California allows the fire to be monitored through the heavy smoke and provides early identification of spot fires as seen The bright areas of the photo shows the height of the heat signature, not necessarily the height of the flames. The photo shows the view on Sunday evening, Aug. 29 looking to the west.

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Thermal camera shows flames heading into Tahoe Basin

One of the two thermal cameras in place for the Caldor Fire shows active flames heading into the Lake Tahoe Basin with a dozen or more spot fires already established.

• By by Mike Wolterbeek | University of Nevada, Reno
• August 30, 2021