#AugustComplexWestZone | Operations Brief | 10/2/20
Latest update on the August Complex Fire from Cal Fire
Top 20 Largest California Wildfires
According to Cal Fire, “Five of the largest wildfires in California history have occurred this year. As we move further into the fall season we recognize that we still have the potential to experience more large and damaging wildfires so we remain prepared.”
How Big Is An Acre?
Cal Fire offers a comparison of area sizes to help illustrate the size of some of our largest fires.
This is video of the #GlassFire just now in The Palisades (Napa County) adjacent to the Robert Louis Stevenson State
View of the Glass Fire, September 30, 2020.
Jet suit trial for Great North Air Ambulance paramedics
A jet suit for paramedics has been tested by the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) in the Lake District.
It comes after a year of talks between GNAAS and Gravity Industries.
Andy Mawson, GNAAS director of operations, said users do not need to be travelling that fast to cover large areas of terrain, compared with someone on foot.
Red Flag Warning – September 29, 2020
High winds and dry conditions bring a danger of rapidly moving fires.
NorCal Fires – September 28, 2020
Shady Fire bearing down on Santa Rosa — new evacuation warnings in eastern Humboldt as August Complex Flares — North Complex forces evacuation warning in Paradise
Fire safety: MCSO reminds all residents of Mendocino County to use caution this weekend
With many people in Covelo and beyond anxiously watching how this weekend’s weather will affect the hard-fought containment of the nearby August Complex fire, Lt. Shannon Barney of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office said there are many other things that are actually under human control that could create a new devastating fire.
Climate change is driving California’s record wildfires
California is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons on record and climate change seems to be the main driver, according to a new study. Researchers have found an “unequivocal and pervasive” role for global warming in driving the scale and severity of the fires.
Oregon fires burning underground pose new threat
Underground fires pose a continuing threat.