Carr Fire, CA Claims the Life of a Third Firefighter Cal Fire officials confirmed a firefighter assigned to battle the Carr Fire burning in Shasta County was killed in a traffic accident. Andrew Brake, 40, of Chico, died in a single-car crash in the early hours on Highway 99 in Tehama County when his Cal Fire support vehicle veered off the road at a curve, hit a tree and went […] Fire Firebrains | August 10, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Little Girl Hands Out Burritos to Firefighters Battling Carr Fire, CA A heartwarming video posted to Facebook shows a little girl handing out burritos to firefighters battling the devastating Carr Fire in Northern California. The fire, which has already killed six people and forced evacuations for nearly 40,000 people, has grown to the size of Denver and is only 20 percent contained, putting a heavy toll on firefighters, many of […] Fire Firebrains | August 1, 2018 0 Comments
NASA: California, A Multi-Dimensional Fire Challenge This is the second part of a story about fires in California. Read part 1 here. Climate change has helped fuel California’s surge of unusually large and destructive fires by exacerbating heat waves and droughts, but climate is not the only factor contributing to the surge. More than a century of fire suppression has caused excessive amounts of dead trees, […] Fire Firebrains | October 7, 2021 2 Comments
NASA: What’s Behind California’s Surge of Large Fires? If it seems like enormous wildfires have been constantly raging in California in recent summers, it’s because they have. Eight of the state’s ten largest fires on record—and twelve of the top twenty—have happened within the past five years, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Together, those twelve fires have burned about 4 percent […] Fire Firebrains | October 5, 2021 4 Comments
Where Does Wildfire Smoke Go? Year after year, it seems like wildfire season is a perennial experience shared by millions in the Western United States. Millions upon millions of tons of smoke and ash drift into the atmosphere, causing hazy skies, electric red sunsets, and stiflingly poor air quality. However, what happens to this smoke? Does it circulate in the atmosphere forever? Does it magically vanish? Related: […] Fire Clay Malott | August 23, 2021 0 Comments
Wildfire Air Attack: Beating Back the Flames As the western United States burns, thousands of men and women battle the flames on foot, with trucks, and by air. While all aspects of wildland fire fighting are crucial to the overall mission, air attack plays a key role in beating back the flames. So what types of planes are available for fighting fires? Cal Fire Cal Fire, California’s […] Fire Alex Camerino | August 23, 2021 3 Comments
NASA: California’s Dixie Fire Keeps on Growing | 2nd Largest in California’s History This article first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Kathryn Hansen. The Dixie fire in Northern California has surpassed the Bootleg fire in Oregon to become the largest fire so far this year in the United States. As of August 9, 2021, the Dixie fire had charred 489,287 acres (765 square miles). Related: Satellite Images of Wildfire […] Fire Firebrains | August 9, 2021 1 Comment
CAL FIRE: 151% Increase in Acres Burned Across California as Compared to Last Year: “Have Go-Bag Ready” The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) reported yesterday that California has seen a 151% increase in acres burned across California due to wildfires when compared to this time last year. And it’s still only early August. CAL FIRE wrote in a Facebook post: “Now is the time to prepare you and your family by having your […] Fire Firebrains | August 6, 2021 0 Comments
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