Big Basin Redwoods State Park, CA, Will Partially Reopen on July 22nd for First Time after Wildfire Tore Through it in 2020 BOULDER CREEK, Calif. — California State Parks and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks today announced Big Basin Redwoods State Park will partially reopen July 22 for limited day-use access through a reservation system. Reservations will be available starting July 1. Big Basin has been closed to the public since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire tore through the park in August 2020. Flames engulfed more […] Fire Firebrains | June 30, 2022 0 Comments
3 Separate Wildfires Reported in Jackson Hole, WY, Area Over Last Few Days Only in the past few days have three wildfires been reported in the Jackson Hole, Wyoming, area. They include: A currently 64-acre-and-growing fire called the “Sandy Fire” burning in the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, roughly six miles west of Bondurant. A fire in Grand Teton National Park is visible from Highway 191 southwest of Glacier […] Fire Firebrains | June 30, 2022 2 Comments
700 Firefighters Responding to Wildfire Started in Northern California this Week At least 700 wildlands firefighters are currently battling the Rices Fire in northern California near Bridgeport where hundreds of residents have been evacuated from their homes. The Rices Fire started at around 2 p.m. near the Yuba River in Nevada County and had spread to more than 500 acres by nightfall, according to the Associated Press. The fire is located […] Fire Firebrains | June 29, 2022 2 Comments
Over 770,000 Acres Already Burned by Wildfires in Alaska This Year This article originally appeared on nasa.gov On June 4–5, 2022, thunderstorms moved across south-central and southwest Alaska, delivering nearly 5,000 lightning strikes and igniting dozens of wildfires. It was the latest outbreak in an unusually active fire season so far. As of June 14, 2022, there were 85 active fires burning across the state. More than half of them were burning in southwest Alaska, […] Fire Firebrains | June 15, 2022 0 Comments
Two Fires Near Flagstaff, AZ, Have Burned Over 24,000 Acres Arizona’s Pipeline Fire and the smaller Haywire Fire are currently burning north of Flagstaff, AZ. As of Tuesday afternoon, they were at 0% containment. Hot, windy, and dry conditions have made fighting the fire challenging. Evacuation orders in Coconino County are in place, including Arizona Snowbowl ski area. Officials have closed almost the entire northern part of the forest. A […] Fire Brent Thomas | June 15, 2022 0 Comments
Arsonist Causes $30,000 Worth of Damage to Independent Canadian Ski Area Sunridge Ski Area in Alberta, Canada was the victim of an arson attack over the weekend that caused $30,000 worth of damage. Related: Fire at Kimberley Hill Resort, BC Deemed Arson by Officials The fire completely destroyed the resort’s new outdoor deck. The deck was built to provide guests with a safe outdoor space to congregate during the covid pandemic. […] Fire Firebrains | June 8, 2022 0 Comments
Brush Fire Near Los Angeles Injures 1, Scorches Dozens of Acres On Monday afternoon a brush fire was started in Hesperia, California, just outside of Los Angeles. The blaze burned one victim and up to 50 acres of land while record-breaking temperatures were recorded in the Southwest, MSN reports. The condition of the victim has not yet been released. The Hesperia area is under an excessive heat watch starting Thursday through […] Fire Firebrains | June 7, 2022 2 Comments
New Mexico Wildfire, Now Largest in State History and Visible from Space, Prompts Mandatory Evacuation for 2 Ski Areas Wildfire season is here and New Mexico’s already got it BAD. Like biggest-fire-in-state-history, seen-from-outer-space, and so-big-that-it’s-creating-its-own-weather-patterns, bad. The wildfire burning in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains east of Santa Fe has been ongoing for over 40 days and is now the largest in the state’s recorded history. So far, it’s burned an area roughly the size of Los Angeles […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 18, 2022 1 Comment
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