Ever been driving along a highway, spotted a Fire Danger Sign, and wondered what it is truly indicating? Fire Danger is a description of the combination of both constant and…
RedZoneFebruary 13, 2016
Smoke is made up of particulates, aerosols and gases, and identifying the characteristics of each in a given smoke plume can be helpful when fighting fires. Reading smoke can tell a firefighter what is currently…
RedZoneJanuary 23, 2016
Haines Index is used to indicate the potential for rapid fire growth due to dry and unstable atmospheric conditions over a fire area. The index is a simple way to measure…
RedZoneJanuary 13, 2016
The Lightning Activity Level (LAL) is a measurement of cloud-to-ground lightning activity observed (or forecasted to occur) within a 30 mile radius of an observation site. The LAL is…
RedZoneDecember 31, 2015
Since 2001, each wildfire season has averaged almost 73,000 ignitions and over 6.5 million acres burned in the U.S. Interestingly, the vast majority of these ignitions are human-caused, but the…
RedZoneDecember 29, 2015
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has been refining a concept first proposed in 2011 for a network of space-based sensors called FireSat that would revolutionize the monitoring coverage of wildfires globally. …
RedZoneDecember 17, 2015
Southern California: Normal significant wildland fire potential is expected for Southern California for the outlook period. Weather and Fuels: After a relatively wet early October, the weather over…
RedZoneDecember 8, 2015
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 majority of…
RedZoneDecember 1, 2015
Another Red Flag Warning was issued for Southern California late last week for very low humidities and strong offshore winds. But what factors actually warrant this official notice from the National Weather Service…
RedZoneNovember 17, 2015
