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Henderson County to seek $500,000 Dogwood Health Trust grant for regional wildfire camera network
Summary
Staff were authorized to submit a Letter of Intent for a $500,000 Dogwood Health Trust Collaboration & Innovation Grant to pilot a mountaintop wildfire camera detection network across three counties, with commitments from NC Forest Service and State Climate Office described in the proposal.
Henderson County staff on April 15 received Board authorization to submit a Letter of Intent for a $500,000 Collaboration & Innovation Grant from the Dogwood Health Trust to pilot a regional real-time wildfire detection camera network.
Staff described the wildfire risk increase following Hurricane Helene because of fallen timber and access challenges. The proposed pilot would deploy mountaintop cameras with real-time detection and notification capabilities across three counties. Meeting materials said the North Carolina Forest Service would serve as regional partner and has received a commitment from the U.S. Forest Service to continue build-out with federal funds if the pilot is successful; the State Climate Office would host program data.
The Board moved to approve submission of the Letter of Intent as part of the consent agenda; the consent agenda passed unanimously. The Letter of Intent would fund proof of concept; if selected, project partners plan to pursue federal and state funding for broader deployment.
The motion authorized staff to proceed with the Letter of Intent submission; any subsequent grant award and project implementation would be subject to further Board approval and budget amendments.
