Early this week the National Weather Service (NWS) indicated that conditions in the Southern Plains may evolve into a significant fire weather event. Specifically, The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning…
Adam PrellFebruary 6, 2017
Valparaíso Fire On the afternoon of January 2nd, around 400 people were forced to evacuate Valparaíso, a coastal port city in central Chile, due to a forest fire that entered a…
RedZoneJanuary 3, 2017
Sage Fire near Simi Valley Around 2:30 pm on Tuesday, December 20th, a brush fire broke out on a neighborhood hillside in Simi Valley, California, near Los Angeles. The Sage…
RedZoneDecember 27, 2016
While the community of Gatlinburg, Tennessee grieves their losses and starts planning how to recover and rebuild, a new threat confronts the area. An inch and a half of winter…
John MeadDecember 7, 2016
Chimney Tops 2 Fire Update Tough questions were abundant at this morning’s press conference as word fell that a thirteenth victim has been identified in the aftermath of this week’s…
Adam PrellDecember 2, 2016
Sevier County Fires Summary High winds, prolonged drought, and multiple fire starts have Sevier County, Tennessee as the latest victim in this fall’s wildfire barrage on the Southern Appalachians. Two…
Adam PrellNovember 29, 2016
Slow Burning Wildfires Grow Larger Many of the eastern Appalachian fires we wrote about last week continue to burn. The National Parks Service has imposed an outdoor fire ban as of Thursday,…
RedZoneNovember 19, 2016
Wildfires and Drought Extreme drought has turned much of the southeastern United States into a potential tinderbox. Wildfire activity in the Southeast is normally rather tame this late in the season,…
Michael CoxNovember 13, 2016
Every year, fire season comes to an end in the Western US as winter weather creeps in. The northern high elevation forests soak in autumn rains and significantly lower temperatures, and…
Adam PrellNovember 8, 2016
