California Has its First Ever ‘Gigafire’ | A Fire That Has Surpassed 1-Million Acres Burned California has its first-ever ‘gigafire’, the term for a fire that has surpassed a million acres burned. The August Complex Fire, caused by lightning on 16th August, earned the undesired title earlier this week, having burned 1,029,140-acres. Related: California Sets New Record After Area Size of Connecticut Burned by Wildfires | 4 million+ Acres Ravaged The fire, which is currently 76% […] Fire Firebrains | October 14, 2020 0 Comments
Forest Service Announces Increased Access to Some Californian National Forests The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region announced increased access to some National Forests in California beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2020. The prohibition of the use of any ignition source on all National Forest System lands (campfires, gas stoves, etc.) throughout California remains in place. Nine National Forests in California remain closed: Angeles NF, Cleveland NF, […] Fire Firebrains | September 22, 2020 0 Comments
Record-Breaking California Wildfire Season | Over 3-Million-Acres Burned and 6 of Top 20 Largest Fires in History The 2020 wildfire season has been record-breaking, in not only the total amount of acres burned at over 3 million but also 6 of the top 20 largest wildfires in California history have occurred this year. Related: Ski Areas Across the West Suspend Operations Due to Wildfire Threat At 746,607-acres, the August Complex fire is now the largest in California […] Fire Firebrains | September 11, 2020 4 Comments
VIDEO: 50-Years Off-Grid | Forest Land Bought for $2,800 Now Worth $6-Million In 1968, Charles Bello and his wife Vanna Rae bought 400 acres of redwood forested land in Mendocino County, CA, and have spent the last 50 years creating a self-sustaining utopia. Working diligently year-after-year, the couple created the infrastructure for a completely off-the-grid compound that is both comfortable and beautiful. They bought the land for $2,800. Now, the house and […] SnowBrains | May 1, 2020 0 Comments
75-Footer Recorded Off the California Coast: One of the Largest Waves EVER Recorded Last week’s bomb cyclone that pummeled the West Coast brought with it some of the largest ever recorded waves off of the coast of California, including one that was up to 75-feet tall. The University of California, San Diego’s Coastal Data Information Program recorded a massive 75-foot wave roughly 20 miles off the coast of Cape Mendocino in Northern California. It […] Surf SwellBrains | December 11, 2019 7 Comments
Largest Wildland Fire in California’s History was Started by Sparks from a Hammer Hitting a Metal Stake California fire officials say sparks from a hammer driving a metal stake into the ground started a 2018 blaze in Northern California that killed a firefighter and became the largest wildland fire in the state’s history. Related: Mendocino Complex Fire, CA is Now the Largest in California History The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Thursday that the […] Fire Firebrains | June 7, 2019 0 Comments
Top 5 US States for Acres Burned by Fire This Year The National Interagency Fire Center reports that January 1 to August 29, 2018, there were 43,448 wildfires, compared to 45,981 wildfires in the same period in 2017, and about 6.5 million acres were burned in the 2018 period, compared with 6.85 million in 2017, with California holding the unenviable position of having had the most acres burned. The Mendocino Complex fire broke […] Fire Firebrains | August 30, 2018 0 Comments
Verizon Data Throttled California Firefighters Verizon Wireless apparently data throttled the Santa Clara firefighters fighting the Mendocino Complex wildfires in northern California. According to the Mercury News, Santa Clara County Fire Department Chief Tony Bowden opened a court case with the United State Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. citing that Verizon Wireless data throttled, or limited the speed of their internet, and has email correspondences to prove […] Fire Greg Obernesser | August 24, 2018 1 Comment