2 structural fires: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin and San Francisco, California
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As documented by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, the controlled burn of an apartment building occurred during the late morning hours on 15 March 2018. A comparison of GOES-16 (GOES-East) Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) and “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) displayed subtle “hot spot” signatures (darker red pixels, circled) as well as an occasional hint of a... Read More