NASA: Wildfire Smoke Over Siberia During the first week of July, NASA satellites began detecting signs that several wildland fires were burning in Russia’s far east. Two weeks later, several fires had grown much larger and more intense, creating rivers of smoke that flowed over parts of Khabarovsk and the neighboring Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite […] Fire Firebrains | July 19, 2022 0 Comments
FBI Deploys New ‘Drone Detection Technology’ To Stop Drone Use Near Wildfires Last year, the U. S. saw just over 58,000 wildfires burning and a total of more than 7.1 million acres set on fire. This fire season has also started in much the same way. Related: USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 18, 2022 / 85 Fires are Currently Burning Almost 3-Million Acres Drone Technology for Fire Suppression […] Fire Ryan Kime | July 18, 2022 0 Comments
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 18, 2022 | 85 Fires are Currently Burning Almost 3-Million Acres National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 18 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 18, 2022 More than 6,300 […] Fire Firebrains | July 18, 2022 2 Comments
[VIDEO] NBA legend Charles Barkley & Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief Scott Lindgren Discuss Operation Save Lake Tahoe [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzJP4BPS2NU"] Firebrains | July 15, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 15, 2022 | Humans Have Caused 33,500 Fires This Year National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 12 at 7:30 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 on Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. July 14, 2022 Currently, 84 […] Fire Firebrains | July 14, 2022 0 Comments
Rare Updraft Generated by Yosemite National Park, CA, Wildfire Caused Tree Branches to be Sucked Up Into the Sky and Hit Firefighting Aircraft A “rare and dangerous” updraft from the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park last weekend had tree branches and other debris sucked high enough into the sky that they rained down on firefighting tanker airplanes dropping water on the blaze, according to an article shared by the San Francisco Chronicle. Related: 500 Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, CA, Threatened […] Fire Firebrains | July 14, 2022 0 Comments
Wildfire Air Attack: Beating Back the Flames As the western United States burns, thousands of men and women battle the flames on foot, with trucks, and by air. While all aspects of wildland fire fighting are crucial to the overall mission, air attack plays a key role in beating back the flames. So what types of planes are available for fighting fires? Cal Fire Cal Fire, California’s […] Fire Alex Camerino | July 14, 2022 3 Comments
[PHOTOS] Lift Shack at Family-Owned Plattekill Mountain, NY, Destroyed by Lightning Strike A lift shack at family-owned Plattekill Mountain, NY, was destroyed by fire yesterday following a lightning strike. Related: When Lightning Strikes: This Simple Advice Could Save Your Life The fire began in the bottom shack of the Northface double chair lift before spreading to the motor room, according to a Reddit poster. It’s unknown if the shack suffered a direct lightning […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 14, 2022 0 Comments
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