The Bleeding Edge

I got a new set of MODIS data from what appears to be the first of today's midday passes, even though the second one happened some time ago. Let's look at the west side first: That big move to the south and east is a surprise. Is MODIS off here? We'll know when we … [Read more...]

Here's the growth of the fire yesterday, using two sets of Google Earth polygons, one from last night and one from the night before. It's hard to tell what is the result of wildfire, and what is the result of back burns, sinee it now looks like some pack burns are within … [Read more...]

This afternoon's MODIS data sets were just posted: I'll zoom in on the new activity: I think there are three classes of hot spots. Those that are probably wildfire: Those that are probably back burns: And those that could be either: The … [Read more...]

Before I show you last night's MODIS data, I'm going to show you some older, and far more accurate data. Here are the official fire lines as of last night and the night before: The darker red area is the growth in the official fire boundary from the night before last to … [Read more...]

We finally got high resolution VIIRS data tonight: Let's take a closer look at the Cachagua area: The orange lines are the dozer fire breaks that were in as of 7/30. The pink lines are the ones that were planned as of that date. The hotspots near the dozer breaks … [Read more...]