--- title: "Feed" canonical: "https://anchor.is/docket/issue/30/lab/article/13942/feed" publication: "The Docket" publisher: "The Docket" language: "en-US" guide: "https://anchor.is/docket/llms.txt" format: "The Record" author: "Yuki Tanabe" author_url: "https://anchor.is/docket/team/33" issue: 30 section: "lab" section_name: "The Lab" published: 2026-04-28 updated: 2026-04-29 description: "A home surveillance camera logs its own destruction in Brantley County, Georgia, as wildfire overtakes what the owner watches remotely." word_count: 651 source_links: 13 --- # Feed *By [Yuki Tanabe]()* *April 28, 2026* [Read on the website]() **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](https://www.news4jax.com/weather/2026/04/20/red-flag-warning-low-humidity-gusty-winds-increase-fire-threats-throughout-northeast-florida-southeast-georgia/): –25.16 in. | DROUGHT: [D4, Exceptional](https://www.iqair.com/us/newsroom/wildfire-map-spotlight-brantley-highway-82-fire-georgia) | FUEL LOAD: [Hurricane Helene deadfall, uncleared](https://fires.cornea.is/fire/georgia_hwy-82_2026-04-21-160117)] --- 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](https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/wildfire/brantley-county-wildfire-updates-latest-information-georgia/), 04/20. ELAPSED: ~24 hrs. WIND: NE 10–20 mph, [gusts 30](https://www.news4jax.com/weather/2026/04/20/red-flag-warning-low-humidity-gusty-winds-increase-fire-threats-throughout-northeast-florida-southeast-georgia/). [RED FLAG WARNING](https://www.news4jax.com/weather/2026/04/20/red-flag-warning-low-humidity-gusty-winds-increase-fire-threats-throughout-northeast-florida-southeast-georgia/) 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](https://ring.com/support/articles/6nmmg/ring-devices-and-extreme-temperatures). 12:39:08 — Motion detected. Motion unclassified. 12:39:38 — Recording ended. 12:44:18 — ⚠ Ambient temp: 118°F. [Device Cooldown](https://ring.com/support/articles/6nmmg/ring-devices-and-extreme-temperatures) 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](https://ring.com/support/articles/6nmmg/ring-devices-and-extreme-temperatures). 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](https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/2026/04/28/re-entry-begins-officials-adjust-evacuations-road-closures-to-allow-some-displaced-brantley-county-families-to-return/): 90+. [FIRST RESPONDER HOMES AMONG THEM](https://www.gpb.org/news/2026/04/27/one-week-in-firefighters-continue-battle-brantley-county-blaze). NATIONAL WILDFIRE VICTIMS [UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/wildfire-survivors-underinsured-insurance-rebuilding/): UP TO ⅔. GA COMMISSIONER [DIRECTIVE 26-EX-1](https://oci.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-04-24/doi-active-wildfire-response): 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.](https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/weather/us-drought-worst-in-decades-wildfires-climate) in data going back to 1895. - **Georgia's first mandatory burn ban:** The Georgia Forestry Commission issued a [mandatory burn ban across 91 counties](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28042026/todays-climate-drought-wildfire-southeast-us/), 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](https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/27/wildfire-victims-urged-to-contact-insurer-document-damage-immediately/) 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](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/04/24/georgia-florida-wildfires-drought/). ## More - [The Lab — Issue 30]() - [Issue 30]() - [Publication guide]()