Personal Security Cameras & Traffic Cams Make Headlines During Alberta Wildfires
The wildfires over Fort McMurray in May of this year were reportedly one of the worst wildfires in Canadian history, burning up more than 2,400 square kilometers of land and destroying more than 1,600 homes. But what also made headlines and entranced thousands of viewers were personal security camera footage and traffic camera footage that gave glimpses into what was going on during the devastation. Traffic and weather cameras and security webcams around the city allowed those
who fled to remotely see if their homes had been lost to the fire that forced 88,000 to evacuate the city.