Daily wildfire intelligence summaries and situational updates.
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Inland Southern California heat and east winds lead today’s fire-weather risk; Arizona corridors close behind Bakersfield, Riverside and Los Angeles foothill corridors are the main morning focus, with inland highs near 102–103 degrees and east to southeast winds capable of pushing faster spread in chaparral, brush and grass. Phoenix and Tucson…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Daytime gusts raise fire potential from Phoenix to North Platte; SPC flags Southern California offshore flow East to northeast winds in the Phoenix area, steady easterly flow near Tucson, and gusts near 30 mph around Cheyenne and North Platte are the main spread concerns today where fine fuels and brush are…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Strong local gusts may complicate fire control near Great Falls, North Platte and Arizona desert basins No national Red Flag Warning, fire weather watch or Storm Prediction Center Day 1 fire-weather risk is in effect today. The main operational issue is localized wind: west-southwest gusts near Great Falls, south-southeast gusts near…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Wind-driven fire potential focuses on Cheyenne–North Platte corridor and Duluth lake plains Localized fire-spread potential today is tied mainly to wind: east gusts to 25 mph at Cheyenne, Wyoming, north-northeast gusts to 35 mph near North Platte, Nebraska, and northwest gusts to 30 mph at Duluth, Minnesota. Heavy rain forecast ar…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Wind-driven fire potential sharpens near Pendleton, Southern California gaps and north-central Montana Today’s main fire-weather signal is localized wind: afternoon gusts near Pendleton, offshore and terrain-gap flow from Santa Barbara through Riverside and Palm Springs, and stronger west-southwest winds around Great Falls. Rain near Olympia Today’s main fire-weather signal is localized…
Fireline Report · This Week in Fire History 1923 — The Berkeley Fire became an early warning for modern WUI risk Berkeley, California · Anniversary: 2026-09-17 Flames and smoke during the September 17, 1923 Berkeley Fire. Source. 1923 Berkeley Fire, frame from a Prelinger Archives newsreel; shared by Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Terrain-driven winds raise fire spread potential in Southern California, central Montana and Hawaii Southern Santa Barbara County and the Ventura–Los Angeles foothills carry the clearest signal today, where the Storm Prediction Center highlights northerly offshore gusts that could exceed what nearby city forecasts show. Great Falls, Monta Southern Santa Barbara County…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Maui Trade Winds and Nevada Dry-Breezy Corridor Lead Today’s Fire-Weather Brief Strong east-northeast trade winds around Kahului and leeward Maui are the sharpest wind signal this morning, with sustained winds near 30 mph and gusts forecast near 45 mph. Across the Great Basin, the Storm Prediction Center highlights cen Strong east-northeast…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Afternoon gusts focus today’s fire-weather potential from Reno to Great Falls No Red Flag Warnings or watches are active in the highlighted areas this morning, but forecast afternoon mixing will bring locally stronger winds to western Nevada, central Montana, northeast California, and several High Plains corridors. T No Red Flag Warnings…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Fire weather focus shifts to the Reno–Twin Falls corridor as southwest winds increase SPC highlights the northwestern Great Basin today, with active Fire Weather Watches and forecast southwest to west winds gusting near 30 mph around Reno and lighter but still notable gusts near Twin Falls. Interior northern California remai SPC…