Wednesday , May 15 2024

WildFire News

Forest service firefighter and dedicated to inform the community of any and all wildfires!.

100 Feet of Defensible Space is the Law

In January 2005 a new state law became effective that extended the defensible space clearance around homes and structures from 30 feet to 100 feet. Proper clearance to 100 feet dramatically increases the chance of your house surviving a wildfire. This defensible space also provides for firefighter safety when protecting …

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Critical Fire Conditions in Wyoming

Increasing flow aloft coupled with a strengthening surface pressure gradient will help support sustained westerly winds around 25 to 30 MPH with gusts over 35 MPH. This combined with a very dry air mass and temperatures expected to climb into the low to mid 80S will result in a critical …

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Tuesday's Critical Fire Conditions

A critical fire weather area is in effect for dry thunderstorms across northern California, much of Oregon, central and eastern Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana. Widespread thunderstorms are expected across the northwest with the potential for lightning strikes away from the heaviest rain cores.

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Monday's Critical Fire Weather

There is a critical fire weather area for Monday that includes portions of northwestern California and extreme southwestern Oregon. There is a possibility of of dry-thunderstorms as well.

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Sunday's Critical Fire Conditions

A critical fire weather area is in effect for dry thunderstorms across northern California, southern Oregon, and far northwestern Nevada. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are possible with the greatest coverage expected near and just after peak heating when instability is maximized.

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Monday's Critical Fire Conditions

The critical dry thunderstorm risk continues from northern California, extreme northwestern Nevada into much of Oregon, with scattered and potentially numerous dry thunderstorms again expected in an area prone to ignitions given the presence of dry fuels.

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Critical Fire Conditions in the Northwest

A critical fire weather area is in effect for north-central Oregon and south-central Washington. A climatologically dry airmass with RH values expected to drop below 15 percent during the afternoon and persistent westerly winds are expected. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions are expected over the remainder of eastern …

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Thursday's Critical Fire Conditions

A critical fire weather area is in effect for south-central and south-east Idaho and for southwest and central Wyoming. Elevated to locally critical conditions are expected over much of the northern Rockies and northern Plains along with portions of Utah and Nevada.

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Critical Fire Conditions for Friday

A critical fire weather area is in effect for central and southern Wyoming. Elevated to locally critical conditions are expected over portions of eastern Idaho, central Utah, central/southern Nevada and east-central California.

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Critical Fire Conditions for Friday

A critical fire weather area is in effect for northeastern Oregon, the eastern slopes of the Washington Cascades and the northeastern Washington mountains.

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Critical Fire Weather for Thursday

There are critical fire weather areas for eastern Utah, far western Colorado, and extreme southwestern Wyoming today. Elevated fire concerns also exist in Nevada.

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