Forest Service to Reopen Ice Lake Area in San Juans, CO, Closed Since 2020 Wildfire The San Juan National Forest’s Columbine Ranger District will reopen the area closed by the 2020 Ice Fire, including Ice Lake Trail, South Mineral Campground, Clear Lake Road (Forest Road 815), and South Mineral Road (Forest Road 585), when the closure order expires the morning of Wednesday, September 15. South Mineral Campground will open with limited services until closed by […] Fire Firebrains | September 14, 2021 0 Comments
GoFundMe Campaign Started For Tahoe Ski Patroller Whose Home Was Destroyed by Caldor Fire in California The Caldor Fire in northern California has grown to become one of the largest and most destructive fires in the state’s history. It is currently burning through 218,459 acres in the El Dorado, Alpine, and Amador counties, and is just 53% contained. The fire has been burning for nearly a month and there are 50 different fire response crews on the […] Fire Jesse | September 10, 2021 2 Comments
NASA: Climate Change is Pushing Wildfires to Higher Ground ‘Climate Change Pushes Wildfires to Higher Ground’ first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Ashley Balzer. Scientists have known for decades that climate change makes wildfires more common, larger, and more intense. Now an international team of scientists has demonstrated a new connection between fires and global warming. Using data from Landsat satellites, they discovered that wildfires […] Fire Firebrains | September 8, 2021 1 Comment
Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, Caldor Fire Update Shortly after the Caldor Fire reached Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, the communities in the South Lake Tahoe area were evacuated, prompting employees and friends to pack their essentials and seek refuge away from the Tahoe Basin. “Being patient for information has been one of the greatest challenges, as Sierra is more than just a ski resort, it’s our community…it’s our home. I […] Industry News Firebrains | September 7, 2021 1 Comment
Satellite Image Shows Impact of Caldor Fire at Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort, CA Satellite images from sentinel-hub show the area burned by the Caldor Fire at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski area in California. Related: California’s Caldor Fire is Threatening 2 More Ski Resorts The Caldor Fire reached the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski area on Sunday 29th August 2021, taking hold in the West Bowl before reaching the mountain’s front side. US Forest Service webcams at the summit of the […] Fire Firebrains | September 3, 2021 2 Comments
California’s Caldor Fire is Threatening 2 More Ski Resorts Although not out of the woods yet, the fire is still active in the resort, Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort seems to be (so far) relatively unscathed by the Caldor Fire. However, Heavenly and Kirkwood appear to be next in the firing line, and both resorts are under mandatory evacuation. Related: UPDATE: Caldor Fire Reaches Tahoe Basin, South Lake Tahoe Deserted, and Evacuation […] Fire Firebrains | September 1, 2021 2 Comments
NASA Images: The Arc of Fires in the US West As August 2021 came to an end, 42,647 fires had scorched 4,879,574 acres across the United States in 2021—close to the ten-year average for the first eight months of a year, according to statistics from the National Interagency Fire Center. But among the 83 fires still actively burning on August 31, some were especially fierce; two of them had crossed […] Fire Firebrains | September 1, 2021 1 Comment
Satellite Shows Spread of California’s Caldor Fire in Time-Lapse Video This stunning time-lapse video captured by a satellite in orbit shows the scale of the massive Caldor Fire raging near Lake Tahoe on the border of California and Nevada. The video was released by NOAA on Tuesday morning and shows the blaze burning south of Lake Tahoe with a thick plume of smoke spreading to the east. The GOES 17 satellite […] Fire Firebrains | August 31, 2021 4 Comments
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