Google Earth Fire Perimeter Data

Information about wildfires, prescribed burns, and other fire related info for the 2021 season.
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July 30 evening fire perimeter...
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Evening NFIC KML file...
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July 30 morning fire perimeter...
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Morning NFIC KML file...
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Cedar Creek Fire 07/30 morning perimeter... Lots of growth from yesterday afternoon slopping over Thompson Ridge...
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Fire perimeters July 30th before infrared run... filtered... :-)

Cedar Creek zoomed in... Comparing current perimeter with 7/28 perimeter
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July 28th am fire perimeter file... unfiltered... 3200 fires
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Google Earth Fire Perimeter Data

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NFIC Fire Perimeter KML file for Google Earth/Google Maps

1. Each night, after a scheduled aircraft flight, an infrared perimeter file may be created for the Cedar Creek, Delancy, and Cub Creek 2 fires.

2. If the flight is successful, the perimeter file is available on the NFIC site at about 6am PDT.

3. If the flight is unsuccessful, the previous infrared file will be “updated” instead with the latest satellite sensors (MODIS/VIIRS) and a revised perimeter file created.

4. During the day, the 6am infrared file may also be updated by the above method in 3… Usually in the afternoon.

5. I periodically download the most current perimeter file from the NFIC site using filters for only our fires to make a small KML file as there are over 3200 fires in the NFIC database for 2021. (Note… I previously zip compressed this file… with filters I do not need that step anymore!)

6. To use this file, download attachment from the BB. Double click the KML file and Google Earth will start and load the fire perimeters. Note that I modify Google Earth properties for the fire perimeter data layer to set perimeter outlines to red and 3.0 line size. I set poly fill to red and 25% opacity. You may use whatever you wish.
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