Facts About Wildfires
Facts About Wildfires
How We Fight Wildfires
How We Fight Wildfires
Forecast Fire Weather
Forecast Fire Weather
Why worry about the Weather? Don't Wildfires happen everyday?
Why worry about the Weather? Don't Wildfires happen everyday?
Actually yes Wildfires can happen at any moment. But the reason we watch the weather is to predict how fast the fire could spread or how the fire may act.
What am I looking for for a Extreme Fire Risk day (Red Flag Day)?
What am I looking for for a Extreme Fire Risk day (Red Flag Day)?
Many things go into making it a high risk fire day.
Those things are:
Dry fuels
Sustained winds 20 mph or greater
Relative humidity at or below <25%
Temperatures at or above 50-60 degrees F, depending on the season
Concurrency of the above criteria for 3 hours or more
Foretasted Fire Rating
Foretasted Fire Rating
