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
UPDATE: Caldor Fire Reaches Tahoe Basin, South Lake Tahoe Deserted, and Evacuation Warnings Extended to Nevada as Fire Grows to Almost 200,000-acres in Size After reaching Sierra at Tahoe Ski Area on Sunday and burning through it, the Caldor Fire pressed forward and entered the Lake Tahoe Basin on Monday. The 191,607-acre fire (299 square miles) entered the Tahoe Basin only hours after the entire city of South Lake Tahoe and surrounding areas along the west and south shores were ordered to evacuate. The […] Fire Firebrains | August 31, 2021 3 Comments
USDA Forest Service Temporarily Closing All California National Forests for Public Safety To better provide public and firefighter safety due to the ongoing California wildfire crisis, USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region is announcing a temporary closure of all National Forests in California. This closure will be in effect from Aug. 31, 2021, at 11:59 pm through September 17, 2021, at 11:59 pm. This order does not affect the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, […] Fire Firebrains | August 31, 2021 1 Comment
Caldor Fire Burns Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Area | California Side of Lake Tahoe Basin Under Mandatory Evacuation Order The Caldor Fire reached the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski area yesterday, taking hold in the West Bowl before reaching the mountain’s front side. US Forest Service webcams at the summit of the resort show the fire directly beneath a chairlift. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Josh Edelson (@joshedelsonphotography) Early reports this morning are that the resort suffered limited damage, […] Fire Firebrains | August 30, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Firefighters Tackling Caldor Fire Load Up Chair 10 at Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA [arve url="https://youtu.be/tkDnfXGiBfQ"] Firebrains | August 27, 2021 Likes Tweets 3 Comments
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