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Cowlitz County approves sole‑source procurement of Pano AI detection at county landfill
Summary
The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners approved a sole‑source procurement to install a Pano AI camera and plume‑detection system on a county radio tower to speed detection of landfill and other fires; county staff estimated about $40,000 annually for a five‑year term.
Cowlitz County commissioners on Wednesday approved a sole‑source procurement to install a Pano AI rapid‑detection camera on a county tower to detect early‑stage fires near the county landfill.
The system is intended to detect smoke plumes and notify an operator through an AI filter; staff said an operator reviews alerts before dispatching county crews or notifying local fire departments. Savannah Clement, Public Works, said landfill fires "occur, I would say regularly, and by that, I mean maybe weekly on the fill as we are covering garbage." Clement described Pano AI as "essentially a camera, a video camera…
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