Here we are dealing with yet another crazy autumn week of wildfire in California. As we noted earlier this fall, annually, Santa Ana Wind events cause new fire ignitions to…
Adam PrellNovember 20, 2018
Last Year's Disaster During the massively destructive 2017 wildfire season in California, certain phrases kept being repeated. “Unprecedented”, “Uncharted territory”, “Historic”, “War zone”, “New normal”, and other descriptive phrases were…
John MeadAugust 2, 2018
The Ferguson Fire began last Friday evening (13/July) in the Savage Trading Post area of Mariposa County, CA. It quickly grew past 4,000 acres by Sunday morning. Evacuations were issued…
RedZoneJuly 19, 2018
Colorado has already seen its fair share of wildfires this season. The 416 and Burro Fires ignited in early June and are still raging. Almost daily Red Flag conditions have…
Michael CoxJune 29, 2018
The Tinder fire was ignited Friday April 30th in the Blue Ridge area about 50 miles southeast of Flagstaff. RedZone began actively monitoring that afternoon as it grew to 50…
Adam PrellMay 2, 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
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
Not every naturally occurring wildland fire is actively suppressed. Naturally occurring wildland fires are normally caused by lightening strikes in areas with fallen trees and other dry accumulated fuels. Under…
Michael CoxAugust 24, 2017
UPDATE 8/20/17 @ 4:49 p.m. - The fire is now 100% contained at 545 acres. UPDATE 8/19/17 @ 6:47 p.m. - The fire remains 545 acres and is now 98%…
Adam PrellAugust 15, 2017
