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Disaster 101Wildfire 101

How do wildfires get their names?

Ever notice that wildfires seem to have generic names like the Valley Fire or seemingly random names like the Waldo Fire and wonder where wildfires get their names? Here at RedZone…
Adam Prell
Adam PrellJuly 17, 2019
EducationFire FightingWildfire impact

Operation Santa Ana – 20 Year Anniversary

June 2019 marked the 20th year anniversary for Operation Santa Ana. Doug Lannon, a retired Cal Fire Assistant Chief from the San Bernardino Unit and current Senior Wildfire Liaison for…
Adam Prell
Adam PrellJuly 9, 2019
WeatherWildfire 101

National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook: July – October

Below are exerts from the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, provided by the National Interagency Fire Center, for the period of June through October. The full outlook can be…
Michael Cox
Michael CoxJuly 1, 2019
Disaster 101EducationFire FightingWildfire 101

GIS and the Fire Service

With the duties assigned to fire agencies becoming more daunting as the population continues to grow, and climatic conditions favor worse fire behavior, the service has adopted GIS as a…
Adam Prell
Adam PrellJune 21, 2019
CatastropheEducationFire FightingWildfire impact

New PBS Documentary: Inside The Megafire

A recent PBS documentary that aired in early May 2019 details accounts of California residents that fled for their lives during the 2018 fire season. It also extensively looks into…
Hannah Jones
Hannah JonesJune 13, 2019
WeatherWildfire 101

Wildland Fire Potential Outlook: June – September

Below is the synopsis for Significant Wildland Fire Potential for June through September. The full outlook can be located here which will give more insight from a region by region…
Adam Prell
Adam PrellJune 7, 2019
Disaster 101HurricaneWeather

Hurricane Season Outlook 2019

NOAA has released the 2019 Hurricane Season Outlook. Here is a summary of what has been mentioned in the release. Based on this report, its beginning to look similar to…
Adam Prell
Adam PrellMay 28, 2019
NewsWildfire impact

Camp Fire Fallout: PG&E Aims to Cut Power during Wind Events

In May, CALFIRE released findings condemning one of California's major utilities company, PG&E, as the cause for last year's devastating Camp Fire. Before these findings, the company was already in…
Adam Prell
Adam PrellMay 20, 2019
WeatherWildfire 101

Wildland Fire Potential Outlook: May, June, July, and August

Below is the synopsis for each geographic region that is referenced in terms of Significant Wildland Fire Potential. The full outlook can be located here which will give more insight…
Adam Prell
Adam PrellMay 2, 2019
CatastropheNewsTornado

Massive Storm Produces Tornadoes and Claims 9 Lives

A severe storm brought three days of extreme weather to a large swath of the South, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic over the weekend. Tornadoes, hail, flooding, and extreme winds wreaked havoc…
John Mead
John MeadApril 17, 2019
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