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Bookmark or Share- National Significant Wildland Fire Potential OutlookFire danger decreased sufficiently in October that the risk of new significant fires requiring costly activation of incident management teams is back to its normal low level for the last half of autumn. Normal or low significant fire potential is forecast November through February.
- Fire Information - National Interagency Fire CenterLarge fires on InciWeb have information about the wildfire, news, and announcements, contact information and hours of operation, maps, photographs, and videos. This site is updated regularly and is the best place to find current fire information for ongoing wildfires.
- Outlooks | National Interagency Coordination CenterThe outlook identifies areas by month for the next four months with above, below, and near normal significant fire potential. The main objectives of the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlooks are to improve information available to fire management decision makers.
- Study: Fire seasons getting longer, more frequent - Science@NASAA new analysis of 35 years of meteorological data confirms fire seasons have become longer. Fire season, which varies in timing and duration based on location, is defined as the time of year when wildfires are most likely to ignite, spread, and affect resources.
- Wildfire climate connection | National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...Research shows that changes in climate create warmer, drier conditions, leading to longer and more active fire seasons. Increases in temperatures and the thirst of the atmosphere due to human--caused climate change have increased aridity of forest fuels during the fire season.
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