NASA: Record Breaking Smoke Over Canada Record Breaking Smoke Over Canada by NASA For more than a month, dozens of large fires have raged in British Columbia. Since early July 2017, wildfire has burned through coniferous forests stressed by heat, drought, and infestations of mountain pine beetles. In early August, another cluster of intense fires flared up in Northwest Territories when a cold front pushed through the region with powerful winds. […] Fire Firebrains | August 24, 2017 0 Comments
Town Evacuated as Yosemite National Park, CA Fire Grows to 3,200-Acres Authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation of the small town of Wawona, CA due to the increasing size of the South Fork Fire in Yosemite National Park, CA. Air quality in Yosemite is pretty nasty due to this fire and others. The South Fork Fire began on August 13th, 2017 and is now only 10% contained and its cause is […] Fire Firebrains | August 21, 2017 0 Comments
2 Fires In Yosemite National Park Forest: Air Quality Is Poor & Multiple Trails Are Closed There are two wildfires burning in the Yosemite National Forest. The South Fork Fire started August 13, 2017 and is 2,407 acres with 7% containment, the Empire started August 1, 2017 by multiple lightening strikes and is currently 1,450 acres. South Fork and Empire Fire Updates – August 17, 2017 August 17, 2017 Posted by: Yosemite Fire Information The South Fork […] Fire Firebrains | August 18, 2017 0 Comments
Massive Fires & Rivers of Smoke in British Columbia, Canada “A NOAA/NASA satellite captured an image of massive fires, giant rivers of smoke in Canada. Normally, the fire danger in Canada’s Northwest Territories by this time of year is near the low end of the country’s national monitoring scale (http://bit.ly/2i6Z5QE). This summer, the fire danger ranged from high to extreme across much of the eastern half of Northwest Territories, as […] Fire Firebrains | August 18, 2017 0 Comments
Wildfire Has Nearly Reached Rim of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, OR The Spruce Lake Fire has nearly reached the rim of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, OR. Crater Lake is considered the purest body of water on Earth that has no inlet and no outlet. It’s also the deepest lake in North America at nearly 2,000′ deep. Lightning storms in late July and early August ignited over 40 fires […] Fire Firebrains | August 17, 2017 0 Comments
Drone Nearly Collides With Helicopter in Yosemite, CA If a drone hits a helicopter, that helicopter very well may come crashing down. Please do not fly drones anywhere near helicopters nor near fires. The results of a collision like this could be disastrous. A Yosemite, CA helicopter crew nearly found out last week… “What happens when a helicopter and an illegal drone collide? One of our helicopter crews […] Industry News Firebrains | August 8, 2017 0 Comments
Hotshot Firefighter Killed in Montana Fire Last Week | 2 Firefighters Killed in Montana in 2 Weeks 2 Hotshot firefighters have died battling wildfires in the past 2 weeks in Montana. 29-year-old Brent Witham from Mentone, CA died on Wednesday in what Missoula County Sheriff’s Office is calling a “tree-felling” accident. Brent received CPR on scene and was airlifted to a local Missoula hospital. He was pronounced dead at that hospital. Brent was a member of the Vista […] Fire Firebrains | August 7, 2017 0 Comments
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