Covering Wildfires
Covering Wildfires
Dart Center: How to Cover Wildfires
Google Crisis Response US Wildfires Map
Wildfires around the country. Map includes public alerts and other information.
Colorado Sun: Colorado Wildfire History in 5 Charts
Global Forest Watch Wildfires
Interactive maps, fire alerts and more from Google.
Data on the Wildfire Beat (NICAR 2020)
Slides of some great examples from Evan Wyloge, Pamela Ren Larson and Casey Miller.
WildfireRisk.org
Launching April 2020, this site offers interactive maps, tables, charts and data to help inform communities about their relative wildfire risk profile, the nature and effects of wildfire risk, and actions communities can take to manage and mitigate wildfire risk.
CalFire: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
SF Chronicle: California Fire Map and Tracker
California Wildfire and Smoke Map
OroraTech
A global wildfire detection and monitoring service that uses existing satellite data and our top fire algorithms to show hotspot detection in your area. Users can create custom area boundaries and receive notifications when hotspots have been detection in their area. There are multiple map forms that allow you to assess fire risk, detect early, monitor in near real time, and analyze damages.
NASA Global Climate Change: Satellite Record Data Shows Climate Change’s Impact on Fires
Scientific American: Fast-Moving California Wildfires Boosted by Climate Change
CPJ: Physical Safety: Covering Wildfires
AP: Media Access to Wildfires Varies by State
Journalism.co.uk: How to Keep Safe When Reporting on Wildfires
Science Brief: Climate Change Increase the Risk of Wildfires
Dart Center: How to Cover Wildfires
SFChronicle.com: Running List of Napa Valley Wineries Damaged/Destroyed in Glass
ProPublica: How Climate Change Plays a Role in Wildfires
Colorado Sun: Colorado Wildfire History in 5 Charts
Wildfire Datasets
Many of the resources here are from a NICAR 2020 session led by Evan Wyloge, Pamela Ren Larson and Casey Miller.
National Interagency Fire Center
This site tracks wildfires around the country, offers safety tips and more. Many good datasets about wildfires on this site.
NIFC FTP Server: Data
Pull wildfire datasets on action plans and maps from the National Interagency Fire Center
NIFC FTP: Specific Wildfire Data by Region
WildWeb: Database of Wildfires
Easy table to scrape with links to fires across the country.
National Wildfire Coordinating Group Map
Intterragroup
Cloud-based services and centralized, visual picture of your resources, the fireline, your preplans, and more, all in near real-time no matter where you are.
NOAA: Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Product
USGS Historic Wildfire Perimeters
GeoMac Wildland Fire Support
A multi-agency government site.
CalFire Fire Severity Zones Maps
Colorado Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal
MODIS: University of Maryland Wildfire Data
North American Wildland Fuels Database
Use QGIS to Create an Australia Wildfire Map (NICAR 2020)
Great exercise.
Use QGIS to Filter and Analyze Australia Wildfire Data (NICAR 2020)
Great Examples of Wildfire Coverage
LA Times California Wildfires Map
LA Times: Maps of the Wine Country Fire
Arizona Central: Ahead of the Fire: Where Will the Next Wildfire Strike?
How the Redding (California) Record Searchlight Built Its Wildfire Maps
Fire Weather Resources
WFAS Severe Fire Weather Seven-Day Forecast
National Weather Service Fire Weather Snooper
National Weather Service Fire Weather Snooper
Australia Wildfires
Space.com: View the Australia Wildfires from Space
Google Crisis Map: Australia Weather
Crisis Map from 2013 Australia Bushfires
BBC: A Visual Guide to the Australia Wildfires
More Wildfire Resources
Alert Wildfire
A consortium of three universities — The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), University of California San Diego (UCSD), and the University of Oregon (UO) — providing access to state-of-the-art Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) fire cameras and associated tools to help firefighters and first responders: (1) discover/locate/confirm fire ignition, (2) quickly scale fire resources up or down appropriately, (3) monitor fire behavior through containment, (4) during firestorms, help evacuations through enhanced situational awareness, and (5) ensure contained fires are monitored appropriately through their demise.
Alert Wildfire: San Diego
Map and cams of wildfires in the area.
Video: Evaluating Fire Evacuation Routes
Produced by Evan Wyloge.
California Wildfire Watch
Blog maintained by a former reporter.
NWCG Fire Map
Track wildfires around the U.S.
FireMappers: Wildfire Early Notification Map
Broadcastify
Track local fire and rescue scanners.
2018 Camp Fire Crisis Map (Northern California)
For the California Fires, the Google Crisis Response team has made available Crisis Maps with information specific to the Camp Fire in Butte County and the Woolsey Fire in Ventura County. We are also publishing a KML with updated satellite imagery for use in Google. The maps contain a variety of available information, including shelters, traffic, fire perimeters, and some satellite imagery. As additional data becomes available, the team will add it to the maps.
ALERTWildfire Network Map
A consortium of three universities — The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), University of California San Diego (UCSD), and the University of Oregon (UO) — providing access to state-of-the-art Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) fire cameras and associated tools to help firefighters and first responders: (1) discover/locate/confirm fire ignition, (2) quickly scale fire resources up or down appropriately, (3) monitor fire behavior through containment, (4) during firestorms, help evacuations through enhanced situational awareness, and (5) ensure contained fires are monitored appropriately through their demise.
2018 Wooley Fire Crisis Map (Southern California-Malibu)
For the California Fires, the Google Crisis Response team has made available Crisis Maps with information specific to the Camp Fire in Butte County and the Woolsey Fire in Ventura County. We are also publishing a KML with updated satellite imagery for use in Google. The maps contain a variety of available information, including shelters, traffic, fire perimeters, and some satellite imagery. As additional data becomes available, the team will add it to the maps.
ProPublica: They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?
Red Cross Wildfire Safety Checklist
Tips galore.
Covering Extreme Weather: What to Avoid and How to Get It Right
Tipsheet from Journalist’s Resource at Harvard. Focuses part of the research on wildfires.
Health Effects of Wildfires
Links from the National Library of Medicine.
On the Map for Emergency Management
Access detailed U.S. Census Bureau reports on the workforce and population for current natural hazard and emergency-related events.
NOAA: State of the Climate — Wildfires
From May 2012.
National Geographic Wildfire Basics
Good stats and science behind wildfires.
Study: Preventing Wildfires: Fuel Treatments in Forests
Mayo Clinic: Heat Stroke
Symptoms, treaments, etc.
AP Interactive: National Wildfires Map
Mashable: How Social Media is Helping Colorado Wildfire Relief
HowStuffWorks.com: How Wildfires Work
Study: Long-Term Perspective on Wildfires in the Western US
CDC Fire Deaths Map
Click on the image map to find listings of fire deaths by state.
Twitter.com: 2007 Southern California Fires Coverage List
A quick scan of headlines.
International Association of Fire Chiefs
CDC: List of Fire Associations
Emergency Preparedness on a Shoestring
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Looks at safety concerns, studies, expert resources, etc.
World Resources Institute: Wildfires
National Fire Protection Association: A Reporter’s Guide to Fire
BIA.gov: Wildfire Prevention and the Media
Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology
Nieman Lab: Dangers of Covering Environmental Disasters
Dealing with the physical and mental toll of covering wildfires, hurricanes and other disasters.
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