Due to the difference in the seasons and weather systems, the timing of fire season in the Southern Hemisphere typically varies compared to that of the U.S. During fire season…
RedZoneFebruary 17, 2022
After another record-breaking year, the Biden Administration announced new plans to prevent wildfires on Tuesday. The 10-year, multi-billion-dollar strategy sets to reduce the fire risk on up to 50 million…
Hannah JonesJanuary 20, 2022
Due to the difference in the seasons and in weather systems, the timing of fire season in the Southern Hemisphere typically varies compared to that of the U.S. Fall season…
RedZoneJanuary 27, 2021
As the year is coming to an end, it does not seem as though fire season is over. A Red Flag Warning and potential public safety power shutoffs continue to…
RedZoneDecember 23, 2020
Though Covid-19 dominates the news cycle these days, it is important to be aware of the other threats facing Americans as we move into Spring. Today we will be talking…
John MeadApril 9, 2020
Ellwood Oil Fields Where Japanese Submarines Attacked in 1942 During World War II, Japanese submarines off of the Santa Barbara Coast fired shells making an oil field explode near the…
RedZoneMarch 19, 2020
In the United States, effective systems are in place to help us plan for, respond to, evacuate from, and cope with dangerous and difficult emergency events. Traditionally in the late twentieth century,…
John MeadMarch 13, 2020
Below are summaries from the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, provided by the National Interagency Fire Center, for the period of October 2019 through January 2020. The full outlook…
Hannah JonesOctober 1, 2019
Fall Means Santa Ana Winds Annually, the onset of the fall and winter seasons brings the highest chance for Southern California’s famed Santa Ana winds. Historically, the worst fires in…
Adam PrellSeptember 26, 2019
