Catastrophe
Mann Gulch Fire – 70th Anniversary
August 5th, 2019 marked the 70th year anniversary for the Mann Gulch Fire and tragedy. The fire was discovered on August 5th, 1949 after being started by lightning […]
RedZone Insights
Category: Wildfire impact
Education
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 […]
Catastrophe
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 […]
News
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 […]
Catastrophe
Fire and Rain
Yet another winter storm is slated to send more rain to Southern California this week and we at RedZone think it warrants a little inside info on the […]
Catastrophe
Woolsey Fire in Retrospect
In Mid-December, Senior Fire Liaison Doug Lannon and I spent a few days surveying the damage from the Woolsey Fire. We toured the 16 mile long fire area […]
Insurance Resources
The New Normal for Wildfires and New Tactics for Insurers
Specialists are calling the 2018 wildfire season part of another record-breaking year, specifically due to the property losses in California. They’re also predicting another detrimental 2019 wildfire season. […]
Catastrophe
2018 Fire Season in Review
2018’s fire season was another record breaking year; in particular, California was absolutely devastated in terms of lives and property lost. According to the National Interagency Fire Center […]
Wildfire impact
National Wildfire Suppression Trends
Wildfire seasons in the recent years have been some of the deadliest and most destructive that our nation has seen to date because of three human influenced factors. In the past thirty years, wildfire acreage has more than doubled, and not only have wildfires become more frequent, but they cover more ground, move at record-setting speeds and are more difficult to contain. With this increase in wildfire damage comes increasing suppression costs.
Disaster 101
Take Aways from the Discussion On “The Thomas Fire Retrospective Report”
RedZone Senior Wildfire Liaison Doug Lannon attended The Thomas Fire Retrospective Report discussion was held at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 at the Montecito Fire Protection […]
