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Dixie Fire – 8/4/2021 – Evening

May 10, 2022August 4, 2021 by Zeke Lunder

I don’t really know how to write about any of this. Today was terrible for everyone involved – from expats living away watching the awful IR webcams to the people who had to run for their lives. The losses in Plumas County are pretty staggering and personal. Greenville felt the full force of the Dixie … Read more

Dixie Fire – 8/4/2021

May 10, 2022August 4, 2021 by Zeke Lunder

The Dixie Fire continues to exceed everyone’s expectations. Yesterday the fire front moved between 2.5 and 3.5 miles toward Highway 36 and Chester on flat ground. This is pretty unusual for what I have seen in Northern California. Usually, our big fire runs are driven at least partially by slope, as it is easier for … Read more

Dixie Fire Narrative

May 27, 2022July 19, 2021 by Zeke Lunder

I started The Lookout in early August, 2021. This post is made up of content I posted about the Dixie Fire before The Lookout was established on the forums.wildfireintel.org website, where a bunch of us fire-geeks share intel during active wildfires. 7/14/21 – 8am Looks like the VIIRS IR data is from about 2am. Blue … Read more

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