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🌱 How a huge fire near Tonasket fuels debate over AI cameras.

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  • How a huge fire near Tonasket fuels debate over AI cameras.

Also on today's calendar: Lake Roosevelt Girls Varsity Soccer @ Tonasket and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 70 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 47.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Are the robots coming for Washington state's historic fire lookouts? (thenewstribune.com) — A major wildfire west of Tonasket, the Sinlahekin Fire, is used as a key example in a broader look at how Washington is balancing historic fire lookouts with new AI-assisted cameras. The piece follows volunteers near Mount Rainier, explores how human spotters work, and raises questions about whether technology alone can reliably detect lightning-sparked fires like the one near Tonasket.
   

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