Bushfire Camera Boost Tender

Victoria is expanding its network of AIpowered bushfire cameras using advanced technology to detect fires earlier and help keep communities saferMinister Settle announced funding over the next three years to expand the bushfire detection camera networkThe 38 million project is jointly funded with Hancock Victorian Plantations and Green Triangle Fire AllianceUsing AI the cameras provide a 24hour digital lookout scanning the landscape for signs of smoke and fire and flagging potential fires for further checkingThe seven existing AIpowered bushfire cameras will be bolstered by an additional 11 cameras to be rolled out in western and eastern Victoria by November 2027They will give emergency services and land managers more time to respond and protect communities property and critical infrastructureWhile the cameras will be installed on private plantations in western and eastern Victoria their reach is much greaterThe network will provide coverage across more than 14 million hectares of land including 211000 hectares of plantationMore than 85 per cent of the monitored area is nonplantation land providing early bushfire detection for nearby regional communitiesThe rollout builds on successful existing networks and industryled pilot programs in regional VictoriaThe existing cameras detected 40 fires during 202324 and 46 fires in 202425The investment follows a Commonwealth and Victorian Government investment in a Remote Sensing Bushfire Detection trial to investigate the accuracy of commercially available AI bushfire detection technologyVictoria has the largest plantation forestry estate in Australia accounting for around 23 per cent of the national plantation estate and 29 per cent of Australias wood productionProtecting forest resources helps safeguard communities regional jobs businesses and future wood supplyQuote attributable to Minister for Agriculture Michaela SettleThese AIpowered cameras will spot fires earlier giving firefighters more time to respond and keep communities safeQuote attributable to Minister for Emergency Services Paul EdbrookeEvery minute counts when a bushfire starts and this expanded camera network will give our emergency services the information they need to act quickly respond earlier and help keep Victorians safeQuote attributable to Green Triangle Fire Alliance Chair Anthony WalshThe expansion of the camera network is a significant step forward in protecting plantation forests neighbouring communities and valuable regional assets from the growing threat of bushfiresQuote attributable to Hancock Victorian Plantations CEO Melanie CookThis coinvestment reflects our shared commitment to reducing the impact of bushfires across Victoria With advanced detection technology we can identify fires earlier and respond swiftly to help protect lives livelihoods and plantation assets We depend on this resource to sustainably store carbon and produce timber to build homes and make wood fibre products we rely on every day






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