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Charlie Crocker and Zonehaven evacuation tool

Deep in the Zonehaven

January 6, 2021March 18, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, evacuation, wildfire, zonehaven0 comment

Charlie Crocker founded Zonehaven, the evacuation planning and support tool that kept us glued to our phones during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in the San Lorenzo Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains region Read More

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Sheriff’s Dept Releases Before & After Drone Imagery #CZUFire

October 16, 2020November 2, 2020 slvpost.com#czulightningcomplex, CZUFire, droneimagery, wildfire0 comment

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Team has released before and after drone imagery of the CZU Lightning Complex Fire burn zone. Multiple Bay Area law enforcement agencies contributed to the mapping project. View the Before/After Swipe Map here: https://arcg.is/1OWbb5 CZU Fire 360 Panoramas Map: https://arcg.is/05GDab Read More

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Debris Flow Task Force in Motion

October 2, 2020October 30, 2020 slvpost.comdebrisflow, felton, feltonfire, fire, wildfire0 comment

A task force has been assembled and discussions have begun regarding the hazards of debris flows in the Santa Cruz Mountains CZU Lightning Complex burn zones. Winter rains are expected to trigger flooding and the accumulation of rock, earth, and tree debris can flow rapidly causing further damage to properties already impacted by the fire. Felton Fire Chief Bob Gray… Read More

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Friends of Last Chance

October 2, 2020October 23, 2020 slvpost.comczulightningcomplex, last chance, Swanton, wildfire0 comment

By Melinda MacNaughton Hello Last Chance. I grew up on South Pine and my folks lived there for many years after I moved on. Some of you might remember them, Jim and Mary George. My mom was a huge horse person, she started Last Chance 4-H Club and had quite a few of the kids ride with her and Emma… Read More

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United Across Ridgetops

October 1, 2020March 18, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, editorial, wildfire0 comment

By Julie Horner Long weeks of not knowing. We found ourselves umbilically attached to our apps, Cal Fire heat maps and Zonehaven, FlightRadar24, PulsePoint, CalTopo and many more. From hotel rooms, RV and tent sites, the living rooms of friends and family, homesteads and familiar haunts seemed to be gone one minute then saved the next. When roadblocks were retracted,… Read More

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Fire Map August 27, 2020

August 27, 2020September 17, 2020 slvpost.comczulightningcomplex, wildfire0 comment

Here is the National Interagency Fire Center Satellite Map with Fire Perimeter, Thursday, August 27, 2020. The CZU August Lightning Complex fire has burned 81,333 acres and is 21% contained. 590 structures damaged61 structures damaged1,982 personnel fighting Click the link to interact with the map in real time: https://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/?fbclid=IwAR3673fqT99dMyV5b9jHJL-Auv83Q8XyaoyNSGUQHVcI2DTY3DlLREkcbTg#/%3F/EditLayerFireWeather/37.0825/-122.1064/12 Low overnight winds, increased humidity and effective firing operations helped firefighters… Read More

FIRMS FIre Information Management System

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NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System

August 22, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comfire, wildfire0 comment

The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) distributes Near Real-Time (NRT) active fire data within 3 hours of satellite observation from both the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). Read More

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Satellite Imagery CZU August Lightning Complex Fire

August 22, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comfire, wildfire0 comment

Satellite Imagery CZU August Lightning Complex Fire Read More

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CALTOPO CZU Fire Map Highway 9

August 22, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comfire, SanLorenzoValley, wildfire0 comment

View the map here: CALTOPO Highway 9 Fire Map From the CALTOPO.com website: CalTopo is the creation of Matt Jacobs as a solution to some challenges facing search and rescue members. Matt recognized some of these problems as a member of a search and rescue organization in the San Francisco Bay area in 2010. CalTopo was launched as a tool… Read More

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Santa Cruz Mountains Wildfire Update

August 22, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comSanLorenzoValley, wildfire0 comment

Wildfire updates Santa Cruz Mountains #czuaugustlighteningfires Read More