I realize it's warm and dry elsewhere, but for most of California there's a lot of rain going on. I figured I'd post some of the websites where you can get fire information just in case you're curious. Everyday we pull up our local weather as well as the "Incident Management Situation Report" (or "SIT Report"). It tells us what is going on in the world of fire. It sometimes hints at where we might be going next or if we have any hope for a fire season at all. It can be found at www.nifc.gov/ and select "Fire Information" and "Incident Management Situation Report". IMT's are incident management teams. Our most complex IMT is the Type I IMT. When you start seeing lots of Type I's committed, we've got fire season going on. Type II's are pretty big as well.
Also, there's a forum for wildland firefighters and their families at: www.wildlandfire.com. There's a bunch of info on there as well as a bunch of firefighters chatting. If you click on "TheySaid" you can read the goings-on of firefighters across the nation. "FamilySaid" is a good support forum for families of firefighters, and I guess it's mainly used during fire season when everyone's firefighters are out and about. "HotList" has up to date information on new fire starts as well as continuing incidents.
Right now the best shows are in Alaska and Arizona. Alaska is expecting more dry lightning and therefore, more fires. My vote is for Alaska, but I would take an Arizona trip in a heartbeat. Any day now...
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