Wildfire evacuations in the West, heat wave developing in the East

Gusty winds and extremely dry conditions continued to fuel nearly four dozen wildfires that are currently burning across the West from California to Nebraska.

Wildfire evacuations in the West, heat wave developing in the East

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Howling winds stoking wildfire risk over massive area of western US

Accuweather meteorologists warned that a strong windstorm is causing the rapid spread of wildfires across the southwestern U.S., noting that conditions won't ease up until Tuesday.

Howling winds stoking wildfire risk over massive area of western US

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Cal Fire’s intense helicopter training include air rescue mission with ‘Super Huey’

The next article takes a closer look at CAL FIRE's two-week Basic Helicopter Operations Safety Training course, consisting of 50 hours of rigorous training the first week and 55 hours the second.

Cal Fire’s intense helicopter training include air rescue mission with ‘Super Huey’

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“Our lives should not be sacrificed this easily”: Camp Fire tragedy leads to new wildfire research

Following 2018's deadly Camp Fire, which burned more than 150,000 acres in and around Paradise, California, killing 86 people and destroying 18,000 buildings, researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, joined colleagues around the U.S. in developing a computational platform for multi-level wildfire risk assessment.

“Our lives should not be sacrificed this easily”: Camp Fire tragedy leads to new wildfire research

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Seeing Through Darkness — The Role of Night Vision Goggles in Nighttime Firefighting

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rosa Anderson-Jones, Content and Communications Manager at TracPlus Global Ltd in Dunedin, New Zealand, sent along a compilation of Night Vision Goggle (NVG) stories I wrote which highlight the value of NVG in firefighting operations.

Seeing Through Darkness — The Role of Night Vision Goggles in Nighttime Firefighting

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HeliOps/Air Attack Forum

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ned Dawson, Publisher of Air Attack Magazine, sent along a link to the newly-unveiled HeliOps/Air Attack Forum, in which folks can network with others around the firefighting industry, both in the air and on the ground, and keep up to date with everything in the aerial firefighting and helicopter worlds.

HeliOps/Air Attack Forum

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California Firefighters Add ‘Fire Hawk’ Choppers In Fight Against Wildfires

As California comes under an increased threat of wildfires this summer, CAL FIRE is counting on their new Fire Hawk helicopter, the first of a dozen modified S-70s the state has ordered, to help level the playing field.

California Firefighters Add ‘Fire Hawk’ Choppers In Fight Against Wildfires

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Preparing for peak wildfire season in San Diego amid the pandemic

The CAL FIRE San Diego fire chief and San Diego Gas & Electric's director of fire science and climate adaptation discussed how the region's firefighters are preparing for wildfire season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preparing for peak wildfire season in San Diego amid the pandemic

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Wildfires: Find out how and why they're getting bigger and more frequent

A graphical presentation provides a detailed comparison of wildfires that have occurred over the years, which seem to be getting larger and occurring more frequently than in years past.

Wildfires: Find out how and why they're getting bigger and more frequent

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8 Facts You Might Not Know About Large Wildfires and Weather

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Craig Clements, Associate Professor at San Jose State University's Fire Weather Research Laboratory, discussed how fire-generated updrafts and strongly turbulent eddies can form along a fire plume’s edges, and fire-modified winds can extend more than a mile from the blaze.

8 Facts You Might Not Know About Large Wildfires and Weather

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Supercomputers and spray foam: How tech can stunt forest fire season

Wildfire NOTD subscribers Brian Fennessy, Orange County Fire Authority's Fire Chief, and Eric Appel, an Assistant Professor in Stanford University's Department of Materials Science & Engineering, discussed some of the latest innovations in the world of wildland firefighting, where technology is leveling the playing field.

Supercomputers and spray foam: How tech can stunt forest fire season

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Southeast to see days of heavy rainfall as critical wildfire conditions linger out West

The National Weather Service warned that the wildfire danger remains critical for the Great Basin and Southwest on Monday, as temperatures are hot with dry and breezy conditions.

Southeast to see days of heavy rainfall as critical wildfire conditions linger out West

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Bureau says it will ensure wildfire response across the West

As wildfire activity ramps up across the American West and Alaska, Bureau of Land Management officials discussed how they plan to fight wildfires in the summer of 2020.

Bureau says it will ensure wildfire response across the West

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UCLA Scientists Reports Risk of Massive Wildfires Continues to Grow in California

Researchers at UCLA reported in the journal Environmental Research Letters that 2018's Ranch Fire, which scorched nearly 650 square miles and destroyed 280 homes in Mariposa County, could be a portent of things to come in the Golden State.

UCLA Scientists Reports Risk of Massive Wildfires Continues to Grow in California

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Helinet Aviation enters utility market with new aerial firefighting contracts

Helinet Aviation Services announced the addition of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to Southern California’s aerial firefighting fleet, to be based at Van Nuys Airport to assist with firefighting missions under call-when-needed contracts with the U.S. Forest Service and CAL FIRE.

Helinet Aviation enters utility market with new aerial firefighting contracts

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Wildfire danger continues in the Southwest as rain chances persist in the Northwest

As wildfires continue to pop up across the landscape, an Accuweather meteorologist provided an outlook on how weather is influencing wildfire activity in various parts of the U.S.

Wildfire danger continues in the Southwest as rain chances persist in the Northwest

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Familiar air tanker spotted in Chico skies

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bill Douglass, president of Airstrike Firefighters, discussed his organization's efforts to return former Aero Union P-3 air-tankers to the skies at a time when aircraft will be more necessary than ever before over wildfires.

Familiar air tanker spotted in Chico skies

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A National Crisis: Lack of Forest Management Resulting in Destructive Wildfires [and Global Degradation]

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Michael Rains sent along the latest update to his "Call to Action," which discusses changes to forest management which are needed to stave off worsening wildfires, with an update for the COVID-19 pandemic.

A National Crisis: Lack of Forest Management Resulting in Destructive Wildfires [and Global Degradation]

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Fire season being held at bay — for now

The Northeast Oregon regional district forester for the Oregon Department of Forestry reported that spring rains are holding the wildfire season at bay for the time being while local fire agencies are gearing up for summer’s eventual high temperatures and lightning storms.

Fire season being held at bay — for now

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Where the Worst Wildfire Activity Is Expected This Summer

The latest fire season forecast from the National Interagency Fire Center predicted that hot, dry weather and increasing drought conditions across the western United States this summer may result in above-average wildfire potential into September.

Where the Worst Wildfire Activity Is Expected This Summer

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Wildfire Resilience Design Strategies for Architects and Homeowners

A Malibu-based architect shared some tips with ARCHITECT Magazine related to wildfire-resilient residential design for new construction and renovation projects in Southern California and beyond.

Wildfire Resilience Design Strategies for Architects and Homeowners

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‘We are at the mercy of the wildfire-cheatgrass dynamic’; Proposed restoration causes opposing views

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comment on a plan to deal with invasive cheatgrass on approximately 38.5 million acres across the nearly 120 million acres of the sagebrush steppe in the Great Basin, covering the states of Utah, California, Washington, Nevada, Idaho and Oregon.

‘We are at the mercy of the wildfire-cheatgrass dynamic’; Proposed restoration causes opposing views

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