A large fire as defined by the national wildland coordinating group is any wildland fire in timber 100 acres or greater and 300 acres or greater in grasslands rangelands or has an incident management team assigned to it.
Pacific northwest satellite images of oregon fires.
A stunning 3 1 million acres have burned this year in california noaa nasa s suomi npp satellite captured these series of images made into an animated gif showing the winds changing.
A couple from oregon who lost their home in the state s devastating wildfires last month are lead plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed against the pacific power utility and its parent company.
Satellite images recently shared by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa show massive amounts of smoke engulfing the western coast of the united states and extending hundreds of miles over the pacific ocean as dozens of wildfires continue to ravage california oregon and washington and create dangerous air quality.
Geocolor is a multispectral product composed of true color using a simulated green component during the daytime and an infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night.
The northwest fire location map displays active fire incidents within oregon and washington.