Where can I see an updated map of the fires currently raging in California?
MAP! Here is the latest California Fire Map as the Station Fire (aka the La Cañada Flintridge Fire) still burns. This California Fire Map depicts the live advance of the Station Fire as blistering temperatures Sunday still do not break in the Southland. Southern California Wildfires had threatened 5,000 homes by Saturday. But by Sunday, that number in early afternoon had risen to a staggering 12,000 threatened homes. Containment percentages had yet to improve from the single digits this weekend. 3500 acres are burned in Southern California alone, with 100 engines, 20 clearance trucks and 12 water helicopters responding. Yet residents refuse to leave, causing 3 person to suffer serious burns. The Governor early Sunday warned of the threat to disobey Fire official’s instructions to evacuate – “There were three people who did not listen and they got burned because they did not listen.” By early afternoon Station Fire mandatory evacuations were for homes on Starlight Crest Drive, Greenridg
alifornia Fires – June 2008 [UPDATE November 2008: If you’re looking for maps from the November 2008 fires (Sayre Fire, Tea Fire, etc.) read this post for detail and links to view maps in Google Earth for better 3D data.] [UPDATE October 2008: The October 2008 fires in San Fernando Valley can be seen in another map for Google Earth/Maps from the LA Times. Read the details and links to the maps here.] [UPDATE July 13, 2008: Here is a new picture from NASA [Google Earth File. You must have GE installed.] showing the fires on July 11, 2008.] California Fires June 25 – 2008 in Google EarthGoogle Earth and Maps are useful ways to get current information for events like the fires raging in California right now. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection made a Google My Map that showed the current locations of fires. But, the Governor’s office has just created a new map that has more current information. Unfortunately, the new map doesn’t yet have a Google Earth link, so we ca
The updated map of the Station fire near Los Angeles shows major spread of the fire on the north side. The map shows heat detected by satellites at 2:16 a.m. Sunday morning. The red areas are the most recently burned. The Morris fire to the east shows no recent heat. As of early Sunday morning the Station fire had grown to 35,000 acres and had come to within 5 miles of the community of Acton. The southeast wind of Saturday changed to a down-canyon wind overnight, pushing it closer to some residential areas. You can view the maps at: http://www.examiner.com/x-11680-Wildfire-Examiner~y2009m8d30-Updated-map-of-Station-fire-August-30–216-am Sources: http://www.examiner.
