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Cowlitz County approves five-year Pano AI wildfire-detection contract for landfill and Silver Lake Valley

5930561 · October 8, 2025
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Summary

County commissioners voted to approve a five-year, $40,000-per-year agreement with Pano AI to install and monitor wildfire-detection cameras covering the headquarters landfill and Silver Lake Valley; system will alarm staff and 911 dispatch.

Cowlitz County commissioners voted to approve a five-year contract with Pano AI to install a rapid wildfire detection system covering the county’s headquarters landfill and the broader Silver Lake Valley.

The contract, described at the meeting as $40,000 per year for five years, is intended to provide continuous remote thermal and optical detection focused on the landfill and surrounding areas, county staff said.

Commissioner Sean Hurley introduced the item as a longstanding effort by Public Works to add an early-warning detection layer at the landfill and in Silver Lake…

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