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
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 27, 2022 | More Than 70 Large Fires and Complexes Have Burned 3,020,265 Acres 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 28, 2022 More than 70 […] Fire Firebrains | July 28, 2022 0 Comments
Big Win for Wildfire Fuel Reduction Projects in Olympic Valley, CA | Funding Approved After several years of continued work by residents, local organizations, and local companies, including support from the Olympic Valley Firewise Community members, Friends of Squaw Valley, Palisades Tahoe, and the Resort at Squaw Creek, funding has been awarded for fire fuel reduction in Olympic Valley. Related: NASA: Thousands Evacuated as Wildfires Burn Near Yosemite National Park, CA In 2020 OVPSD wrote, […] Fire Brian K | July 27, 2022 1 Comment
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 26, 2022 | Two New Large Fires Reported in Montana Yesterday While Firefighters Contain Another 10 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 26, 2022 Currently, 84 large […] Fire Firebrains | July 26, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: Thousands Evacuated as Wildfires Burn Near Yosemite National Park, CA For the second time in a month, wildland fires are burning through parched forests near Yosemite National Park. The fast-moving Oak fire in Mariposa County, west of the park, has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes. The smaller Washburn fire, now mostly contained by firefighters, burned earlier this month in Madera County, along the southern edge of the […] Fire Firebrains | July 26, 2022 1 Comment
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 22, 2022 | Increased Potential for Extreme Fire Behavior in Parts of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming 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 22, 2022 Currently, 94 large […] Fire Firebrains | July 22, 2022 0 Comments