USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – August 4, 2022 | 7 New Fires Reported Yesterday in 3 States: 5,802,433 Total Acres Burned This Year National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 12 at 5:00 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. August 4, 2022 Seven new large […] Fire Firebrains | August 4, 2022 0 Comments
British Columbia Ski Area Primes Snowguns as Wildfire Threatens Snow guns at Apex Mountain ski resort near Penticton, BC, are primed and ready if the Keremeos Creek wildfire threatens the resort. The fire is currently about three miles away from the resort. Related: Australian Ski Resorts Using Snow Guns to Fight Fires #KeremeosCreekWildfire from Highway 3A just before noon. Helicopters working hard. Very steep terrain and hot winds. pic.twitter.com/6xCAfyjJu3 — […] Fire Firebrains | August 2, 2022 0 Comments
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – August 1, 2022 | 55 Large Fires & Complexes Have Burned 1,580,475 Acres in 13 States National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 12 at 5:00 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. August 1, 2022 Fifty-five large fires […] Fire Firebrains | August 1, 2022 1 Comment
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 29, 2022 | 8,300 Firefighters Are Fighting 61 Large Fires and Complexes in 12 States National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 12 at 5:00 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. July 29, 2022 One new large […] Fire Firebrains | July 29, 2022 0 Comments
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 27, 2022 | More Than 70 Large Fires and Complexes Have Burned 3,020,265 Acres in 12 States National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 12 at 5:00 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. July 28, 2022 More than 70 […] Fire Firebrains | July 28, 2022 0 Comments
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 26, 2022 | Two New Large Fires Reported in Montana Yesterday While Firefighters Contain Another 10 National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 12 at 5:00 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. July 26, 2022 Currently, 84 large […] Fire Firebrains | July 26, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: Thousands Evacuated as Wildfires Burn Near Yosemite National Park, CA For the second time in a month, wildland fires are burning through parched forests near Yosemite National Park. The fast-moving Oak fire in Mariposa County, west of the park, has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes. The smaller Washburn fire, now mostly contained by firefighters, burned earlier this month in Madera County, along the southern edge of the […] Fire Firebrains | July 26, 2022 1 Comment
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 22, 2022 | Increased Potential for Extreme Fire Behavior in Parts of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 12 at 5:00 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. July 22, 2022 Currently, 94 large […] Fire Firebrains | July 22, 2022 0 Comments
For Only 6th Time Alaska Has Recorded a 3-Million-Acre Fire Season. Already. For the first time since 2015, Alaska has recorded a three million-acre fire season. Already. It also reached this milestone in 2005, 2004, 1990, 1969, and 1957 since 1950, when accurate counting of acres began. Related: Forest Fires and Extreme Heat Are Wreaking Havoc in Europe Here’s how they got there this season: July 21 – 3,000,532.9 acres July 2 – […] Fire Firebrains | July 22, 2022 0 Comments
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 21, 2022 | 5.5-Million Acres Burned This Year, Way Above 10-Year Average National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 18 at 5:00 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. July 21, 2022 Three new large […] Fire Firebrains | July 21, 2022 0 Comments
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 20, 2022 | 5 New Large Fires Reported Yesterday, “Extreme Fire Behavior” Reported in Idaho and Texas National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 12 at 5:00 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. July 20, 2022 Almost 3.1 million […] Fire Firebrains | July 20, 2022 1 Comment
Heatwaves and Fires Scorch Europe, Africa, and Asia This article originally appeared on earthobservatory.nasa.gov In June and July 2022, heatwaves struck Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, as temperatures climbed above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in places and broke many long-standing records. The map above shows the surface air temperatures across most of the Eastern Hemisphere on July 13, 2022. It was produced by […] Weather Firebrains | July 19, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: Wildfire Smoke Over Siberia During the first week of July, NASA satellites began detecting signs that several wildland fires were burning in Russia’s far east. Two weeks later, several fires had grown much larger and more intense, creating rivers of smoke that flowed over parts of Khabarovsk and the neighboring Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite […] Fire Firebrains | July 19, 2022 0 Comments
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 18, 2022 | 85 Fires are Currently Burning Almost 3-Million Acres National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 18 at 5:00 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. July 18, 2022 More than 6,300 […] Fire Firebrains | July 18, 2022 2 Comments
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USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 15, 2022 | Humans Have Caused 33,500 Fires This Year National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 12 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated on Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. July 14, 2022 Currently, 84 […] Fire Firebrains | July 14, 2022 0 Comments
Rare Updraft Generated by Yosemite National Park, CA, Wildfire Caused Tree Branches to be Sucked Up Into the Sky and Hit Firefighting Aircraft A “rare and dangerous” updraft from the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park last weekend had tree branches and other debris sucked high enough into the sky that they rained down on firefighting tanker airplanes dropping water on the blaze, according to an article shared by the San Francisco Chronicle. Related: 500 Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, CA, Threatened […] Fire Firebrains | July 14, 2022 0 Comments
Wildfire on Aspen Mountain, CO, Caused by Cigarette Thrown From Gondola A wildfire on Saturday 9th July 2022, on the Ridge of Bell on Aspen Mountain, CO, was “potentially from a cigarette butt that was thrown from the gondola,” a press release from the resort states. Related: 95% of Wildfires in California Are Human Caused: Illegal Campfires to Blame Thankfully the fire was quickly extinguished. “Aspen Patrol summer rangers responded to reports […] Fire Firebrains | July 12, 2022 1 Comment
500 Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, CA, Threatened by Growing Wildfire The Washburn Fire has doubled in size over the past 24 hours, threatening the largest grove of giant sequoia trees in California’s Yosemite National Park. The blaze is estimated to have burned 1,591 acres and park officials have closed down Mariposa Grove, home to 500 giant sequoias trees, including the famed Grizzly Giant which is thought to be around 3,000 […] Fire Firebrains | July 11, 2022 4 Comments
NASA: Heat and Fires Scorch Northern Canada In July 2022, a combination of lightning, dry weather, and unusual heat fueled hundreds of wildland fires in northern Canada. According to the Canadian government, 136 fires were burning in The Yukon and 65 in the Northwest Territories on July 6. Related: Record-Breaking Wildfires Have Burned Over 2 Million Acres in Alaska, Covering Half the State in Smoke The Moderate […] Fire Firebrains | July 11, 2022 1 Comment
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