Thursday, October 31, 2024

Fire Information

Watch Duty Org.: Current Fire and Evacuation Info for the                                                                                    Western  United States  Map   https://app.watchduty.o

NIFC -The National Interagency Fire Center  https://www.nifc.gov/
For "SIT Report" click "Fire Information" then click "Incident Management Situation Report-PDF


Cal Topo maps with "Fire Activity"(heat detected by satellites)(works best to right click>open link in new tab) 

Alert West Camera Network


Flight Radar-Track Helicopter and Air attack  activity over fires
https://www.flightradar24.com/42.34,-122.57/9



 California  Northern Ops Predictive Services- Daily Fire Weather Report
https://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/weather/brief_files/brief.mp4
                      (CANSAC WRF https://cansac.dri.edu/cansac_output.php?model=WRF)

                        
Wildland Firefighter

WFCA Map with info from Pulse Point-Zoom in to see recent smaller fires
https://fire-map.wfca.com/?lng=-115.181&lat=40.7577&zoom=4.63 


NOAA World in Real Time satellite maps


Wildcad.net

Lightning Map (gear icon adjusts settings)(works best to right click> open link in new tab)
Link  

Flight Radar-Track Helicopter and Air attack  activity over fires
https://www.flightradar24.com/42.34,-122.57/9
         


                

Pulaski: The story of the tool's maker Ed Pulaski, and the historic fires of 1910 "The Big Burn" video


NOAA World in Real Time satellite maps

 
Jackson County Oregon Wildfire Information
 
Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Information
 
Wildfire Intel Forum
 
 
 
PulsePoint App can allow notifications of chosen Agencies and types of incidents (e.g.,wildfires)
      in addition to CPR and AED locations.
       Pulsepoint Downloads https://www.pulsepoint.org/downlo
 
 
 
 
 
Fire Line Handbook was replaced by the Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide
Link
 
 NWCG Equipment Technology Committee  Alerts

****      Get a government fire map or IAP from their FTP site. 

b.      You’ll see folders of each of the regions on this screen (for example:NW or N Calif..)choose an area
c.   Keep selecting through years and incidents,dates,etc...or this year.
d.    Look for desired Incident... desired date and subject...IAP....Maps....GIS.  Calfire has a seperate
       list in Ca north and Ca south.
                        e.    When you find a useful map"Open With" Avenza Maps (it should load to your                                       Avenza  "My  Maps" list.   
                        
                         f.   For latest IR map in Google Earth, open latest date,select .kmz file,download, opens with Google Earth  If you have Google Earth downloaded to your phone, the latest file should be in  "Projects".




Fitting the Mystery Ranch Hotshot pack

 Explanation of Caltopo fire layers