About 511now
What 511now is
511now shows official wildfire perimeters, weather alerts, traffic cameras, and wildfire camera stills for Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. We pull the same pictures the official agencies already publish.
Check the official 511 page or emergency alert first. That page has the rule. Then look at the cameras here.
A service of Henricks Media
511now is a service of Henricks Media. Sibling to Clear To Go: cameras and official conditions, not trail verdicts.
Not official state 511
511now is not official state 511. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by WSDOT, ODOT, Idaho 511, or any state transportation agency.
Washington deactivated the 511 phone number in 2023. Even so, 511now is not the state system and never was.
For official road conditions, closures, and chain requirements, use the official pages:
Not emergency alerts
511now does not issue evacuation orders. It does not send alerts. It does not make siren sounds.
For emergency orders, use:
- Wireless Emergency Alerts on your phone
- Your county emergency management agency
- Genasys Protect or ORAlert
- Local sheriff or OEM social media
Stale data is worse than no data. If a picture looks hours old, skip it and check the official page.
Cameras and public data, not verdicts
511now shows you the pictures. It does not guess chain levels, closures, or temperatures from a photo. A wet-looking valley picture does not cancel a chains-required rule at the summit.
We do not label stills LIVE unless the camera has a real video stream. Most pass cameras are still photos that refresh every few minutes.
Official sources
Stills are hotlinked from published public URLs. We do not re-host agency images. We do not invent cameras or use undocumented Axis device names.
- WSDOT: Washington state highway cameras and mountain pass stills via images.wsdot.wa.gov and the WSDOT mountain passes page
- ODOT TripCheck: Oregon highway cameras from the TripCheck camera list
- Idaho 511: Highway cameras from Idaho 511 when a public still URL exists
- NPS: Mount Rainier webcams from the NPS webcam page
- OHAZ / ALERTWest: Fire lookout stills via the documented ALERTWest current-image URL. Credit: Oregon Hazards Lab at the University of Oregon. See the OHAZ media toolkit
- NIFC / WFIGS: Fire perimeter lines from the National Interagency Fire Center
- National Weather Service: Weather alerts and warnings
- AirNow: Air quality data from AirNow.gov
California fire cameras are not re-hosted. ALERTCalifornia images are licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Official viewer: cameras.alertcalifornia.org
Watch Duty is a deep-link only. We link to their fire intel, but 511now is not Watch Duty and Watch Duty is not affiliated with us.
No affiliation
511now is not affiliated with WSDOT, ODOT, Idaho 511, NIFC, NWS, NPS, OHAZ, ALERTWest, ALERTCalifornia, Watch Duty, or any emergency management agency.