The Sandy Fire Is An Early Season Wake Up For California. It's Time To Take Fuel Mitigation Seriously. Seven Cabins Fire In New Mexico Now 16,000 Acres.

About this episode

The episode discusses the early season Sandy Fire in California and the importance of fuel mitigation in the face of increasing urban interface fires.

On Today’s Show: To Support and Subscribe 👉https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ The Sandy Fire in California is an early season wake up for the State. Urban interface fires will only increase, and fuel mitigation is a major step that residents and the state need to take seriously. A conversation about the harsh reality of the changing conditions, the wildland urban interface, and the pre-fire work that needs to be done. The consequences of doing nothing are greater than people realize. Full nationwide wildfire update: The Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico continues to grow. California, Minnesota, Colorado, and more. California Hotshot crews are starting to shotgun out to multiple incidents. The wildfires in the plains of America will have greater downstream effects than most understand. (cattle production and viable grazing lands) Researchers at Brown University studied a wildfire in Africa that burned at an elevation of 13,000 ft, the highest wildfire in Africa in 12,000 years. Greece launches the first ever national wildfire satellite array. The system was brought into orbit by SpaceX. THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP — Thank you to all of our paid subscribers. Your support allows us to…

People in this episode

Host: The Hotshot Wake Up

Topics covered

• wildfires
• fuel mitigation
• urban interface fires
• climate change
• wildfire updates
• firefighter support

Keywords

• wildfire
• California
• New Mexico
• fuel mitigation
• urban interface
• climate change
• firefighter charities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brown University, SpaceX

Places: California, New Mexico, Africa, Greece

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