A New Sawmill Will Buy and Process Timber Burned by the Caldor Fire From Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort, CA The timber from Caldor Fire salvage and cleanup efforts at Sierra-at-Tahoe has to go somewhere—so why not repurpose it for a profit? A new sawmill is being built near Carson City, Nevada, and is expected to produce about 50 million feet of lumber per year with its first purchase being the scorched lumber from Sierra-at-Tahoe that remained as a result […] Fire Firebrains | August 17, 2022 1 Comment
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – August 12, 2022 | Sixty-Seven Large Fires and Complexes Have Burned 1,696,851 Acres in 16 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 12, 2022 Sixty-seven large […] Fire Firebrains | August 12, 2022 0 Comments
Firefighter Killed at Wildfire in Southwest Oregon 27-year-old firefighter Collin Hagan of Toivola, Michigan, was killed while working on the Big Swamp Fire in Southwest Oregon yesterday. He was a member of the Craig Hotshots firefighting crew. Wildfire Today reports that shortly after 12:30 p.m., 9-1-1 dispatchers received information that a wildland firefighter was critically injured after being struck by a tree. An ambulance and REACH Air […] Fire Firebrains | August 11, 2022 0 Comments
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
2 Bodies Found Inside Vehicle Burned by McKinney Fire as Blaze Becomes Largest Fire in California This Year and Threatens Ski Area NEW: @NOAA‘s #GOES17🛰️ was watching as California’s #McKinneyFire showed explosive growth on Saturday. The #wildfire has become California’s largest fire of 2022, scorching more than 50,000 acres as thousands of residents are forced to evacuate. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/RLGxjWu7vG — NOAA Satellites – Public Affairs (@NOAASatellitePA) August 1, 2022 The McKinney Fire is now the biggest wildfire in California this year. Currently burning […] Fire Martin Kuprianowicz | August 1, 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
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