Current Fire Map Of California
Fire perimeter and hot spot data.
Current fire map of california. Major emergency incidents could include large extended day wildfires 10 acres or greater floods earthquakes hazardous material spills etc. Cal fire incident map. Statewide fire map california. This map below is one of the more detailed fire maps for california.
This map contains four different types of data. Current california statewide wildfires map covering the entire state of california s current fire events with clickable documentation for each fire. No current evacuation orders. Fire origins mark the fire fighter s best guess of where the fire started.
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They are an approximation and do not include all areas affected by fire nor do they indicate with certainty an area was affected. Interactive real time wildfire map for the united states including california oregon washington idaho arizona and others. When the department responds to a major cal fire jurisdiction incident the department will post incident details to the web site. Sign up for cal alerts.
There are two major types of current fire information. Air quality index information. The perimeters are intended to provide a picture of the scope and extent of the fires in california as well as parts of nevada and oregon with the most current data possible. The california governor s office of emergency services also has an interactive map of red flag warnings and new and active fires.
Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information. These data are used to make highly accurate perimeter maps for firefighters and other emergency personnel but are generally updated only once every 12 hours. The california department of forestry and fire protection cal fire responds to all types of emergencies. But because of the distance of the satellites the nature of the measurements and obfuscation by smoke the.
Calfire and others use this data to help identify fires and their hot spots.