Sadly, here we go once again with wildfires in the news and the wildfire season is again upon us [California]. Many of you, our friends and colleagues, live, work and play in areas that are prone to extreme heat, winds and wildfires. It is also reassuring to see and hear about some of the great technology that the geospatial industry has developed to help plan for wild season and to assist in response efforts. The following are several useful resources to help monitor recent wildfire activity in California.
Note: for the latest California wildfire incident updates, see this page from CALfire
Esri Ventura wildfires emergency response map
Two fires erupted recently in Southern California. The Thomas fire in Ventura County started last night and has burned 45,000 acres and destroyed more than 150 structures. The Creek fire is burning near Sylmar and has prompted officials to evacuate more than 8,000 homes. Note, these numbers have changed considerably since these data we’re obtained. Use this interactive map to keep up-to-date on events around the fires including the latest Tweets and crowdsourced data and updates.
US Wildfire Public Information Map
View continuously updated information about wildfires and their perimeters from the USGS and other agencies. You can also see live weather warnings and wind information from NOAA, as well as live weather radar from AccuWeather. Get a local perspective on events by turning on geotagged social media from Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr on the Layers tab.
Global Forest Fires Watch webmap
A truly mesmerizing map that shares real-time data from MODIS, NOAA, VIIRS and other soures to identify locations of Active fires. Additionally, air quality data, fire risk warnings, land use, land cover and wind data are displayed on the map, producing an impressive and sometimes eerie visualization.
PJDoherty’s Live fire web app
More Wildfire Mapping Resources
See Also these must bookmark wildfire incident and mapping resources:
- San Diego County Emergency Site
- Read more about how the USFS is using PDF Maps
- The Wildfire Activity Map in ArcGIS Online
- CalFire – active wildfire mapping system
- Esri wildfire response system
- GeoMAC Wildfire viewer
- InciWeb Incident information system
- USGS real-time wildfire information
- Mapbox mapping wildfires with data feeds
- Global incident wildfire maps
- Active Fire Mapping Program
- California Air Quality – Airnow
- FlameMapper
Is there a wildfire or public information webmap resource that you know about? Please do share with us below via comment or via Tweet to @geojobegis
See Also:
- New Esri Interactive Map Tracks Northern California Wildfires and Shares Traffic Updates
- NorCal Wildfire Maps – Resources, WebMaps and WildFire Public Information Updates
- Maps and Webmaps Monitoring and Reporting Real-Time Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality
The last thing most we want to think about around the #holidayfun is #wildfire, but this #Christmas #season the threat of wildfire is still very real! With much of #CA under #RedFlagWarning please be responsible and remember #1lessspark1lessfire! #firehasnoseason pic.twitter.com/59c0rbTqYj
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) December 4, 2017
