Catastrophe
Erskine Fire Scorches Neighborhoods in Kern County
Erskine Fire Summary The Erskine fire started the afternoon of June 23rd along Erskine Creek Road in Lake Isabella and quickly spread up-slope and to the east toward […]
RedZone Insights
Category: Wildfire impact
Catastrophe
Tenderfoot Fire: Yarnell, AZ
Firefighters continue to battle the Tenderfoot Fire near Yarnell, Arizona. As of June 10th, the fire is being reported at 3,300 acres with only 10% containment. The Tenderfoot […]
Catastrophe
Fort McMurray Area Ready for Residents to Re-enter
Exactly one month after the historic wildfire began and forced thousands to flee, residents of the Fort McMurray area are finally set to re-enter the city. Starting June […]
Current Fires
Hello, Fire Season! Casitas Fire in Ventura County burns 50 acres
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] The Casitas Fire near Highway 33 north of Ventura erupted Thursday (April 28) afternoon prompting the evacuation of a Teen Challenge center of N. Ventura […]
Wildfire impact
Texas’ Significant Wildfire Potential
According to Texas Forest Service’s Dispatch Tracker, the weekend produced multiple red flag warnings and 20 new fires totalling over 1,700 burned acres in the State of Texas. Despite the weekend’s […]
Education
Top Ten Things You May Not Know About Wildland Fires
1) 90% of wildfires are human-caused Sources of anthropogenic wildfires are most often accidental ignition by campers, hikers, or garbage/debris burns…but some are purposely started by arsonists.. 2) But the […]
Catastrophe
Ready, Set, Go!
Although there is currently no national standard for wildfire preparedness and potential evacuations, most agencies have adopted CalFire’s Ready, Set, Go! program. This program educates homeowners on ways to be […]
Wildfire impact
November Wildfire Potential At or Returning to Normal
As the ‘typical’ fire season comes to a close, the National Interagency Fire Center is forecasting below-normal, normal, and returning-to-normal autumn conditions across the U.S. The only area not already at or below […]
Education
What Happens To Plants After A Wildfire?
News regarding large wildfires typically covers the location of the fire, the size of the fire, and the fire’s impact on people and property. With the possibility of hundreds […]
Education
Sundowner Winds and Their Impact on Fire Behavior
A sundowner wind is an offshore northerly Foehn wind that occurs near Santa Barbara, California. The winds surface when a ridge of high pressure is directly north of the […]
