A protective array of sensors helps firefighters predict and monitor fires

By Monica Cruz-Rosas | October 19, 2011 |
One of the RAWS in the network of weather stations is located at Las Trampas park, east of Oakland near Mount Diablo.

From a distance, standing on the windy ridge in Las Trampas Regional Park, the space-age contraption surrounded by a chain link fence looks out of place in the middle of swaying grass and a herd of grazing cows. But this array of sensors is playing an integral role in protecting this landscape. Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS) represent one of the biggest advancements in fire preparedness since the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire.

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