Hot-spot-seeking cameras may help Utah detect wildfires soon after they start

Layton • Imagine a network of thermal-imaging cameras scanning the fire-prone Wasatch foothills 24 hours a day during fire season, looking for telltale heat patterns that signify the start of a wildfire.Such a system is now being beta-tested in three Utah cities, thanks to a program developed by UTOPIA Fiber, Utah’s community-owned fiber-optic network, and unveiled Wednesday at Layton’s Valley View Golf Course, where the high-tech cameras have been affixed to a tower over the cl