Map: Wildfires now burning in California

The #FireMappers wildfire map draws on multiple sources, including satellite imagery and agency websites, to provide updated information on wildland fires currently burning across the West.

Map: Wildfires now burning in California

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Bay Area man named chief of U.S. Forest Service, will oversee twice as much land as all national parks

President Biden selected the head of the U.S. Forest Service’s regional office in Vallejo, California, to lead the agency on Monday, the first African-American to head the Forest Service.

Bay Area man named chief of U.S. Forest Service, will oversee twice as much land as all national parks

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Where there's smoke, there's fuel: predicting Great Basin rangeland wildfire

Scientists are using a 32 year time series of spatial data, along with machine learning algorithms, to predict the relative probability of large wildfires in the Great Basin based on fine-scale annual and 16-day estimates of cover and production of vegetation functional groups, weather, and multitemporal scale drought indices.

Where there's smoke, there's fuel: predicting Great Basin rangeland wildfire

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Boise wildfire support center stands guard as blazes begin

An article provides some background on the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, which is keeping close tabs on over 50 major wildfires burning across the U.S. at the moment.

Boise wildfire support center stands guard as blazes begin

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Drought Indicators in Western U.S. Flash Warnings of the ‘Big One’

U.S. Drought Monitor is reporting that nearly 98% of land across 11 Western states is abnormally dry, and more than 90% is covered by some category of drought, stoking the wildfire danger.

Drought Indicators in Western U.S. Flash Warnings of the ‘Big One’

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This Map Shows in Real Time How Many Fires Are Burning in the West

An interactive map provides an overview of 43 large wildfires burning across the West following one of the hottest weeks on record in many parts of in the U.S., as around 8,700 wildland firefighters grapple with the blazes.

This Map Shows in Real Time How Many Fires Are Burning in the West

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Sensor Tests Show Promise for Early Detection of Wildfires

The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced successful completion of the second phase of S&T's wildland urban interface wildfire sensor technology program.

Sensor Tests Show Promise for Early Detection of Wildfires

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When did the forest near you last burn? Map shows 30 years of California wildfires

The Sacramento Bee provided an ESRI/BLM interactive map which displays wildfires that have impacted the Golden State over the past three decades.

When did the forest near you last burn? Map shows 30 years of California wildfires

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New Wildfires Are At A 10-Year High In The Hot, Dry Western U.S.

With the National Interagency Fire Center reporting that the number of new wildfires in the U.S. so far this year is at a ten-year high, fire officials are issuing warnings of a long, potentially dangerous summer of fire, particularly in the high desert Great Basin region of Utah, Nevada and eastern Oregon.

New Wildfires Are At A 10-Year High In The Hot, Dry Western U.S.

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Tracking wildfires in the US

CNN provided an interactive map which shows wildfires which have cropped up over the past 15 days as severe drought conditions and record heat continue to afflict the Western U.S.

Tracking wildfires in the US

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U.S. West swelters in record-breaking heat, intensifying risk of wildfires

Dangerous, record-breaking heat spread across the U.S. Southwest on Tuesday and into parts of Utah, Montana and Wyoming as a dome of high pressure hovered over a large swath of the region, pushing temperatures into the triple digits this week and intensifying the risk for wildfires amid a long-running drought.

U.S. West swelters in record-breaking heat, intensifying risk of wildfires

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Jonathon Golden: What do we owe wildland firefighters?

An Op-Ed piece laments the loss of seasoned firefighting personnel from federal land agencies due to the inability of those agencies to offer competitive pay and benefits just at a time when firefighters are needed most.

Jonathon Golden: What do we owe wildland firefighters?

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Western wildfires spread through California and Arizona as drought furthers extreme fire conditions

As multiple wildfires prompted evacuations in California and Arizona over the weekend, the National Interagency Fire Center reported that 26,833 wildfires have already burned 833,479 acres across the U.S. this year, boding ill for the summer fire season.

Western wildfires spread through California and Arizona as drought furthers extreme fire conditions

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Call to Action

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Michael Rains, a former Deputy Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, sent along Revision 7.7 of his Call to Action with the following comments: "As predicted in the 'Call to Action', the 2021 fire season is shaping up to be horrific. We need to act now. I am urging my contacts in Congress to declare a national crisis. The 'Call to Action' outlines what is required. This annual destruction is insane. It does not have to be this way. If we embrace a 'campaign of our campaign', we can eventually break this cycle."

Call to Action

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Bringing tech innovation to wildfires: 4 recommendations for smarter firefighting as megafires menace the US

The Director of the Earth Lab Analytics Hub at the University of Colorado Boulder brought some of the top fire technology innovators together with fire managers, politicians and academics to brainstorm innovative solutions for better dealing with wildfires at the Cal Tech Keck Institute for Space Studies.

Bringing tech innovation to wildfires: 4 recommendations for smarter firefighting as megafires menace the US

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U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein Call on the Air Force to Expedite Retrofit, Transfer of C-130s to California for Firefighting Duties

U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein sent a letter to Acting Secretary of the Air Force calling on the Air Force to expedite the retrofit of seven C-130s being transferred from the Coast Guard to California to use for fighting wildfires.

U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein Call on the Air Force to Expedite Retrofit, Transfer of C-130s to California for Firefighting Duties

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Three insurance coverages that will make a difference in a total loss wildfire

With wildfire season heating up in the West, our first article today looks at three types of insurance coverage that can help lessen the blow of a total loss to a wildland blaze.

Three insurance coverages that will make a difference in a total loss wildfire

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USFA: Analysis of NFIRS Incidents in the Wildland Urban Interface

A U.S. Fire Administration study revealed that, in the coterminous United States, between 1990 and 2010, the size of the WUI increased by 33% to 770,000 km2 (190.3 million acres), and the number of homes in the WUI increased by 41% to 43.4 million, increasing the likelihood that wildfires would impact homes.

USFA: Analysis of NFIRS Incidents in the Wildland Urban Interface

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Fix America’s Forests: Ideas on How to Tackle the Wildfire Crisis

The Fix America’s Forests panel discussion, to be held via Zoom on Tuesday, June 22 at 12:00 PM EDT, will feature experts from PERC, Pacific Legal Foundation, Blue Forest Conservation, and the U.S. Forest Service who will be discussing how to better deal with wildfires which ravage the West each year.

Fix America’s Forests: Ideas on How to Tackle the Wildfire Crisis

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Wildfires Are Getting Worse, So Why Is the U.S. Still Building Homes With Wood?

Despite the vulnerability of wooden homes to wildfires, our first article today takes a closer look at the pros and cons of alternative building materials that would make homes more wildfire-resistant.

Wildfires Are Getting Worse, So Why Is the U.S. Still Building Homes With Wood?

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Newly identified atmospheric circulation enhances heatwaves and wildfires around the Arctic

A team of scientists from Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. published a new study in the journal Environmental Research Letters which showed that a summertime climate pattern in and around the Arctic could drive large-scale wildfires with air pollution over Siberia and subpolar North America.

Newly identified atmospheric circulation enhances heatwaves and wildfires around the Arctic

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Giving old aircraft a new lease of life as aerial firefighters

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Jeff Berry, Director of Business Development at Conair Aerial Firefighting, discussed retrofitting RJ85, Q400M, and Q400AT aircraft as aerial firefighters in an overview of how companies are giving new life to older commercial aircraft as air-tankers.

Giving old aircraft a new lease of life as aerial firefighters

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