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The map above shows the prediction for the distribution of wildfire smoke at noon PST November 9. Click on the map to see a larger version.

Below is a satellite photo taken Thursday, November 8 showing heat from the Camp Fire in red and the smoke being blown to the southwest, mostly north of San Francisco.

smoke Camp Fire California

Satellite photo smoke Woolsey Fire
Satellite photo showing smoke from the Woolsey Fire at 10:42 a.m. PST November 9, 2018. Click to enlarge.

Major damage to an engine on a prescribed fire in California

An engine that was working on a prescribed fire near Covelo, California was burned over and appears to be destroyed.

Below is the summary from a “Green Sheet” report released by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

On October 22, 2018, a CAL FIRE fire engine staffed with one Fire Apparatus Engineer and two firefighters were participating in a Vegetation Management Program (VMP) hazardous fuel reduction burn near Covelo, CA. While the crew was away from the engine assisting with containment of several spot fires, the parked, unattended engine was impacted by spot fires burning outside of containment lines, and sustained major damage. No personnel were injured during the incident.

Engine burnover
Engine burnover on prescribed fire near Covelo, California October 22, 2018.

Prescribed fire at Tallgrass Prairie

Firefighters from the National Park Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service conducted prescribed fires last week on two units of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas.

The treatments with fire maintain the ecological integrity, promote forage for cattle, and sustain the cultural history of the preserve.

Prescribed fire at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Prescribed fire at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. NPS photo.
Prescribed fire at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Prescribed fire at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. NPS photo.