[VIDEO] Big Bear Ski Area, CA, Employees Fire Up Snowguns to Slow Encroaching Wildfire Big Bear using its snow making sprinklers in an effort to slow the encroaching #RadfordFire as seen from an @AlertWildfire camera at the resort pic.twitter.com/P7bbzW2peP — Travis Schlepp (@travischlepp) September 6, 2022 The Radford fire threatening Big Bear and Snow Summit ski areas in California almost tripled in size yesterday to 977 acres. It is currently just 2% contained. Related: […] Fire Firebrains | September 7, 2022 1 Comment
California Ski Areas Under Threat From Wildfire | Sprinklers Have Been Activated Big Bear and Snow Summit ski areas in California are currently under threat from the Radford Fire that started around 1:30 pm yesterday (Monday, September 5th). The cause is still unknown. Related: 1-Year on From the Caldor Fire That Destroyed 80% of the Ski Area, Sierra-At-Tahoe, CA, Looks Forward to This Winter The fire has burned around 330acres between the two […] Fire Firebrains | September 6, 2022 0 Comments
Weekly USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast | 6,153,171 Acres Burned is 5th Worst in Last 10-Years 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. September 1, 2022 Forty-six large […] Fire Firebrains | September 2, 2022 0 Comments
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
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