Fire Weather & Danger

Smoke paints the sky eerie hues and shrouds the sun, Wrangell-St. Elias NP Chakina Fire, 2009
Smoke paints the sky eerie hues and shrouds the sun, Wrangell-St. Elias NP Chakina Fire, 2009

"Weather is never static. It is always dynamic. Its interpretation is an art. The art of applying complex information about weather to the equally complex task of wildland fire... cannot be acquired easily." - Fire Weather, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service NFES 1174

Links

Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, Fire Weather Briefing PODCAST

Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, 7 Day Fire Potential

Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, Fire Weather
Forecasts/Warning/Watches, Current Weather Information, Weather Information Management System, Other Weather Links

Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, Fuels & Fire Danger
Fire Weather Indices, Alaska Greenness, Alaska Fire Potential Index, Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System

Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, Air Quality
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Current Information, Smoke/Air Quality Forecasts, Environmental Protection Agency

Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, Outlooks
Daily Products, Monthly Products, Seasonal Products

Last Updated: February 3, 2012