The network of roughly 20 high-definition cameras being installed around the Lake Tahoe region can pan, tilt and zoom into fires. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Daniel Berlant tells Sacramento station KCRA-TV (http://bit.ly/299QJlK ) that the evacuations were called because the community only has one way in and one way out. They hope to install the internet-ready cameras throughout California and other Western states. People living in a rural subdivision 50 miles northeast of Sacramento fled Tuesday as firefighters braved triple-digit temperatures to battle the blaze. And the cameras even have night vision, to supplement human lookouts that only work during daylight hours.

Source: Fox News June 29, 2016 14:26 UTC