Disaster 101
The Most Common Causes of Wildland Fires
Human Impact Most people have likely heard that a majority of wildland fires are caused by humans, but what does that mean exactly? On its face, it might […]
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News
2021 Wildfire Season Retrospective
2021 Predictions Coming out of the historic 2020 wildfire season with many of the same troubles and complications extending out to the next year, most predictions were ominous […]
Flooding
Rain Relieves California of Wildfires, But Not Of Other Hazards
A storm system brought record-breaking rain to California this past weekend when it impacted the state as well as the Pacific Northwest. While firefighters welcomed the rain to […]
Catastrophe
Wildfire Nears Site of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Fire Summary Starting in early April, wildfires have been burning near the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear accident site. Knowingly, farmers started the fires to burn dry […]
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Wildfire Outlook: October 2019 – January 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 […]
Weather
Wildfire Outlook: August – November
Below are exerts from the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, provided by the National Interagency Fire Center, for the period of August through November. The full outlook […]
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 […]
Weather
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 […]
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 […]
Weather
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 […]
