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Fire crew burning out a large wildfire.
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big_wildfire.jpg
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NWS Dan Borsum
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A prescribed burn for the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.
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burn_smoke.jpg
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Janet Thrasher, USFWS
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A diagram illustrating the evolution of a conceptual model for a fire weather event.
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concept_model_evo.jpg
Credits:
NWS Dan Borsum
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A Google map showing incident locations in September.
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fire_incidents.jpg
Credits:
NOAA/NWS Missoula, MT
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A screen grab of the Fire Weather and Fuels Data and Guidance Matrix.
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fire_matrix.jpg
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©The COMET Program
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WFO Norman forecasters working on the fire weather forecast.
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forecaster_work.jpg
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NOAA
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An Incident Meteorologist (IMET) coordinates with fire crew during Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, CO.
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imet_coordinate.jpg
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NOAA/NWS
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A loop of the NAM 500 mb geopotential height and relative humidity from 00 UTC on September 8 through 00 UTC September 16, 2017.
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NAM_500_00.htm
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NOAA/NWS/NCEP
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A screen grab of the National Interagency Fire Center National Fire Situational Awareness webpage.
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national_fire_sa.jpg
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National Interagency Fire Center
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Forecasters working at the aviation/fire weather desk.
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nws_fire_desk.jpg
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NOAA/NWS Tallahassee, FL
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A picture of an NWS employee operating radio communications.
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nws_radio.jpg
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NOAA/NWS St. Louis, MO
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A screen grab of the National Weather Service Spot Forecast Monitor webpage.
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nws_spot_forecast.jpg
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NOAA/NWS
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Management conduct a prescribed burn at Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge.
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pile_burn.jpg
Credits:
Dan Brauner, USFWS
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The components of a Fire Weather Situational Awareness Cycle.
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sa_cycle.jpg
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NWS Dan Borsum
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Information displays that help forecasters quickly scan information during a fire weather event.
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sa_displays.jpg
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NWS Scott Carpenter
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Radar reflectivity loop showing a smoke plume near Pocatello in southeast Idaho on July 15, 2014.
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smoke_plume.mp4
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NOAA/NWS
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service begin prescribed burn at Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
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start_burn.jpg
Credits:
Brent Lawrence, USFWS
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Radar reflectivity loop showing two smoke plumes resulting from prescribed burns by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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two_smoke_plumes.mp4
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NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
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U.S. Drought Monitor for May 15, 2018.
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us_drought.jpg
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USDA/NDMC/DOC/NOAA
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Suomi NPP VIIRS DNB nighttime visible image showing a smoke plume over Montana and Idaho 0832 UTC 29 Aug 2012.
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viirs_fire_29aug2012_dnb.jpg
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CIMSS
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Suomi NPP VIIRS infrared image showing a fire on the Montana/Idaho border 0832 UTC 29 Aug 2012.
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viirs_fire_29aug2012_ir.jpg
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CIMSS
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A picture of a weather station.
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weather_station.jpg
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NOAA/NWS New York, NY
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