Mission Canyon Fire Watch Webcam
The Mission Canyon Association (MCA) operates a firewatch webcam from TV Hill, Santa Barbara, CA (460 ft AMSL) to improve the likelihood that wildfires in the Mission Canyon area can be spotted early.
IMAGE SCAN: The most recent fire-watch scan is displayed below and is updated every 10 minutes. Refresh this page to update the images.
There are 8 images per scan; each is clickable to enlarge to full size. You may enlarge multiple images and rearrange on your screen by dragging. At times, gusts of wind may cause an image to be blurred.
All previous scans are stored and viewable in the Image Archive below (
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CAMERA: The webcam is an Axis® 213 PTZ with a resolution of 704x480 pixels.
PARTNERS: The equipment was funded with a Firesafe/US Forest Service Grant, and is graciously hosted by the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club (SBARC). All images are captured and stored on a server at UCSB’s Geography department, with support from Prof. Dar Roberts & Eliza Bradley. Web design and software developed by David Yancey.
If there are no recent images, please send email to webcam-master@missioncanyon.org
Online maps of current fire locations and perimeters
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