Flat Fire, NorCal Lightning Starts, Garnet Fire – 8/24/2025

Zeke Lunder discusses the Flat Fire in Oregon, highlighting its geographical similarities to Westwood, California, and its impact on urban areas like Bend and Sisters. The fire, influenced by strong winds and dry conditions, posed a threat to homes but showed minimal growth from 9:30 PM on 8/23/2025 thru noon today, 8/24/2025. Lunder emphasizes the … Read more

Pickett Fire near Calistoga – 8/21/2025

The Pickett Fire started around 3:20pm just north of Calistoga, California, in Napa County. It promptly made a slope-driven run to the top of the ridge, and over, between Browns Hill and High Point. It was about 1,200 acres by 6pm. The Lookout Livestream looks at webcams of the fire’s growth, and talks about the … Read more

Style vs. Survival in the Berkeley Hills

In this episode, we talk with Sheryl Drinkwater, an architect working at the intersection of design and wildfire, in the Bay Area. We talked about new wildfire regulations recently adopted for portions of the Berkeley Hills which are among the most stringent in the nation – they require homeowners to maintain the first five feet … Read more