The A-10 Warthog Firefighting Aircraft that never was

A retrospective takes a look back to 2014, when the USA Firefighting Air Corps (USAFAC) made a presentation to the Colorado legislature’s Wildfire Matters Review Committee urging them to acquire military surplus A-10s and then, through a public-private partnership, convert and operate them as wildland firefighting air-tankers.

The A-10 Warthog Firefighting Aircraft that never was

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The satellite that has been tracking Earth's wildfires for 24 years is running out of fuel to dodge debris — and when it finally can't, the climate record it spent two decades building goes with it

NASA's Aqua satellite is in trouble, with NASA's Land Data Products Evaluations Assessment showing multiple occasions on which errors occurred in the satellite’s fire-tracking dataset due to it having to maneuver to avoid a collision with incoming space debris, something which diminishing fuel may make impossible in the near future.

The satellite that has been tracking Earth's wildfires for 24 years is running out of fuel to dodge debris — and when it finally can't, the climate record it spent two decades building goes with it

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The Firestorm after the Flames

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Jim Petersen, Founder and President of the Evergreen Foundation, sent along the latest issue of Evergreen Magazine, in which Wildfire NOTD subscriber Frank Carroll, Partner at Wildfire Pros PFMc, disputes one of the most protected assumptions in today’s federal wildfire policy: that allowing some wildfires to burn under the banner of “managed fire” is a sound restoration strategy.

The Firestorm after the Flames

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Watch: Firefighters take to the sky to save homes from Sandy Fire in Southern California

Fox News provided video with a bird's-eye view of Ventura County's Sandy Fire from above, shot through the windshield of a firefighting helicopter flying over Southern California neighborhoods choked by smoke from the massive blaze.

Watch: Firefighters take to the sky to save homes from Sandy Fire in Southern California

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Wildfires Burning Across Southern Plains and Southwest Seen in Satellite View

Satellite imagery captured multiple wildfires burning across New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma on May 17th, including the Sharpe Fire, which had burned more than 28,000 acres in Oklahoma and Colorado, the 14,000-acre Hungate Fire in the Texas Panhandle, and several active blazes in New Mexico.

Wildfires Burning Across Southern Plains and Southwest Seen in Satellite View

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Wildfire risk to focus across the Southwest, Plains

AccuWeather meteorologists warned that a storm moving through the Rockies will lead to an increased risk of wildfires starting and rapidly spreading across portions of the Southwest and Plains early this week.

Wildfire risk to focus across the Southwest, Plains

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Multiple wildfires burning in TX & OK panhandles, eastern NM

Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico are being pummeled by a series of wildfires which have forced evacuations, including the 14,000-acre Hunggate Fire in Randall County, which has been brought to 30% containment.

Multiple wildfires burning in TX & OK panhandles, eastern NM

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