While the threat of the Thomas fire just recently diminished in Ventura and Santa Barbra Counties, residents were weary to hear that they are now being threatened by mudslides originating…
Adam PrellJanuary 10, 2018
UPDATE 01/03/18 @ 4:49 p.m. – The fire is now 92% contained at 281,893 acres. Thomas Fire Summary The Thomas Fire began in Ventura County just north of Santa Paula…
Adam PrellDecember 22, 2017
Red Flag Warning Possible through Saturday The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Southern California beginning in the early AM hours on Monday through (at least)…
Adam PrellDecember 4, 2017
In The Big Burn, author Timothy Egan takes the reader through the beginning years of environmentalist and activist John Muir’s growing friendship with then Governor Teddy Roosevelt. The book builds…
RedZoneNovember 30, 2017
If your company isn’t harnessing the power and audience of social media outlets in your disaster plans, you are leaving a huge resource untapped. Today we will be exploring some…
John MeadNovember 24, 2017
Wildfires are one of the most difficult natural disasters to model. Some argue wildfire modeling is 20 years behind hurricane modeling — and that’s not necessarily inaccurate. Hurricanes occur frequently,…
John MeadNovember 15, 2017
© 2017 Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc. All rights reserved. Motion Picture © 2017 No Exit Film, LLC. All rights reserved. 2017 has brought devastating wildfires to much of the…
Michael CoxNovember 9, 2017
Earlier this week I published some thoughts about the first 24 hours of the October Napa Sonoma Fire Siege. The unprecedented destruction caused by these fires provoked many questions in…
Adam PrellNovember 3, 2017
THE FIRST 24 HOURS A fallen flag re-hung the day after the fires burned through the neighborhoods of NE Santa Rosa 1130 Oct 8 For me, it was a typical…
Adam PrellOctober 31, 2017
