A trail camera melted in a wildfire, but the memory card survived, and the images are 🔥

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Trail cameras are designed to capture what happens in the forest when no one is watching, but one camera captured the immersive visuals of a wildfire.

Multiple wildfires burned across parts of central and western Nebraska last week. As of March 14, officials estimated that approximately 600,000 acres were affected, making the wildfire one of the largest in state history.

Trail camera owner Jordan Adams knew wildfires had ravaged the rural Brady, Nebraska, area where his trail camera was located, so he went out to see what was left. He discovered that his non-cellular Taxco trail camera had melted.

However, when Adams took what was left of the camera home and took it apart, he was surprised to find that the memory card inside was intact.

The trail camera managed to capture several fiery photos before being scrapped. Adams described his reaction as “very surprised and excited to see everything captured on camera.”

Adams shared the photos on the Facebook group “Trail Camera Junkies,” where several users described similar experiences capturing wildfires with trail cameras, and there were even trail cameras high enough in the trees to survive.

The wildfire that melted Adam’s Camera was one of three that started in the area on March 12, one of which is now called the largest wildfire in Nebraska history. As of Sunday, March 15, firefighters were still working to control the blaze.

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