DEVICE: Outdoor Cam — Rear SERIAL: ████████ LOCATION: Brantley County, GA FIRMWARE: 3.51.4 STORAGE: Cloud | 58% capacity DATE: 04/21/2026
[NWS JACKSONVILLE precipitation deficit: –25.16 in. | DROUGHT: D4, Exceptional | FUEL LOAD: Hurricane Helene deadfall, uncleared]
06:14:02 — Motion detected. Person detected. 06:14:03 — Recording started. 06:14:33 — Recording ended. Duration: 30s.
06:51:18 — Motion detected. Person detected. 06:51:19 — Vehicle detected. 06:51:49 — Recording ended. Duration: 30s.
07:32:09 — Motion detected. Animal detected. 07:32:39 — Recording ended. Duration: 30s.
08:00:00 — Device health check: OK. Wi-Fi signal: Good (–46 dBm) | Ambient temp: 71°F | Battery: 94%
09:48:16 — Motion detected. 09:48:46 — Recording ended. Motion unclassified.
11:22:07 — Motion detected. Recording started. 11:22:37 — Recording ended. Motion unclassified.
11:41:33 — Motion detected. 11:42:03 — Recording ended. Motion unclassified.
11:58:14 — Motion detected. 11:58:16 — Motion detected. 11:58:19 — Motion detected. 11:58:44 — Recording ended.
12:00:00 — Device health check: OK. Wi-Fi signal: Good (–51 dBm) | Ambient temp: 84°F | Battery: 88%
[HWY 82 FIRE: foil balloon / power line arc, 04/20. ELAPSED: ~24 hrs. WIND: NE 10–20 mph, gusts 30. RED FLAG WARNING in effect.]
12:04:31 — Motion detected. Vehicle detected. 12:04:33 — Vehicle detected. 12:04:36 — Vehicle detected. 12:05:01 — Recording ended.
12:17:42 — Person detected. 12:17:44 — Person detected. 12:18:22 — Person detected. 12:18:49 — Vehicle detected. 12:19:12 — Recording ended. Duration: 90s.
12:23:41 — Motion detected. Animal detected. 12:24:11 — Recording ended. Duration: 30s.
12:30:00 — Device health check: OK. Wi-Fi signal: Fair (–62 dBm) | Ambient temp: 97°F | Battery: 85%
12:34:16 — ⚠ Ambient temp: 104°F. Approaching device operating limit.
12:39:08 — Motion detected. Motion unclassified. 12:39:38 — Recording ended.
12:44:18 — ⚠ Ambient temp: 118°F. Device Cooldown activated. Video quality reduced.
12:46:55 — Motion detected. 12:46:57 — Motion detected. 12:46:58 — Motion detected. 12:46:58 — Motion detected. 12:47:00 — Motion detected. 12:47:03 — Motion detected.
12:47:09 — ⚠ Ambient temp: 122°F. SENSOR MAXIMUM.
12:47:14 — Ambient temp: 122°F. 12:47:19 — Ambient temp: 122°F. 12:47:24 — Ambient temp: 122°F.
12:48:33 — Live view accessed. Device: [Owner — mobile].
12:48:34 — Motion detected. 12:48:35 — Motion detected. 12:48:36 — Person detected.
12:49:01 — ⚠ Device shutting down. Temperature exceeds safe operating range.
12:49:03 — ❌ Wi-Fi signal: lost. 12:49:04 — ❌ Connection lost. 12:49:04 — Recording ended.
12:49:05 — Push notification sent → [Owner — mobile]: Your device at Home — Rear is offline.
Last event: 12:49:04. Footage stored: 06:14:02 – 12:49:04. Cloud storage at disconnect: 91%.
13:12:07 — Live view requested. [Owner — mobile]. ❌ Device offline. 14:44:31 — Live view requested. [Owner — mobile]. ❌ Device offline. 16:33:18 — Live view requested. [Owner — mobile]. ❌ Device offline.
[STRUCTURES DESTROYED, as of 04/28: 90+. FIRST RESPONDER HOMES AMONG THEM. NATIONAL WILDFIRE VICTIMS UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED: UP TO ⅔. GA COMMISSIONER DIRECTIVE 26-EX-1: cancellations suspended, duration TBD.]
04/22/2026 08:00:01 — Reconnecting... Failed. 04/23/2026 08:00:01 — Reconnecting... Failed. 04/24/2026 08:00:01 — Reconnecting... Failed. 04/25/2026 08:00:01 — Reconnecting... Failed. 04/26/2026 08:00:01 — Reconnecting... Failed. 04/27/2026 08:00:01 — Reconnecting... Failed. 04/28/2026 08:00:01 — Reconnecting...
Things to follow up on...
- The drought beneath the fire: The Southeast has been in drought since July 2025, and January through March 2026 was the driest on record for the contiguous U.S. in data going back to 1895.
- Georgia's first mandatory burn ban: The Georgia Forestry Commission issued a mandatory burn ban across 91 counties, the first in the state's history, as wildfire activity overwhelmed suppression capacity.
- Insurance after the fire: Georgia's insurance commissioner suspended policy cancellations for non-payment across wildfire-affected counties, but public adjusters are warning victims that initial settlement offers often come in far below replacement cost.
- The fuel that waited: Hurricane Helene left millions of acres of downed timber across Georgia in 2024, and much of that deadfall remains uncleared in the forests now burning.