A cluster of 4 major fire complexes (the Elk, Pony, McCan, and Beaver complexes) began to exhibit extreme fire behavior on during the afternoon and evening hours on 10 August 2013. A comparison of GOES-15 (GOES-West) and GOES-13 (GOES-East) 1-km resolution 0.63... Read More
The shallow-water natural gas drilling rig Hercules 265 (located in about 150 feet of water, 55 miles off the coast of Louisiana) caught fire late in the evening on 23 July 2013. This fire event was captured by polar orbiting satellites with VIIRS, MODIS, and AVHRR instruments (above) and also... Read More
A large fire resulted from a train derailment in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec at around 05:15 UTC (1:15 AM local time) on 06 July 2013. According to the TSB investigation report and a CBC news story, the 72 rail cars were... Read More
The Yarnell Hill Fire was a relatively small wildfire that was started by lightning from a dry thunderstorm southwest of Prescott, Arizona on 28 June 2013. However, fire conditions became more favorable for growth on 30... Read More
