How one Bay Area community is taking wildfire watch into its own hands
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1of5Cortis Cooper, a Kensington resident who helped start Wildcat Watch, a neighborhood group where a team of volunteers take turns monitoring ALERTWildfire camera feeds around the clock over Wildcat Canyon in the East Bay during periods with elevated risks such as red flag warnings, walks on the deck of his home overlooking Wildcat Canyon in Kensington, Calif., Tuesday, May 11, 2021.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of5Cortis Cooper, a Kensington resident who helped start Wildcat Watch, a neighborhood group where a team of volunteers take turns monitoring ALERTWildfire camera feeds around the clock over Wildcat Canyon in the East Bay during periods with elevated risks such as red flag warnings, greets Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Fire Chief Lewis Broschard at home in Kensington, Calif., Tuesday, May 11, 2021.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreSh