What’s a Strike Team? 🚒
It’s a group of the same firefighting resource with a leader + shared comms.
🚒 Engine = 5 engines + leader
🧑 Crew = 2 crews + leader
🚜 Dozer = 2 dozers + leader
#CALFIRE #StrikeTeam #WildfireWednesday
It’s a group of the same firefighting resource with a leader + shared comms.
🚒 Engine = 5 engines + leader
🧑 Crew = 2 crews + leader
🚜 Dozer = 2 dozers + leader
#CALFIRE #StrikeTeam #WildfireWednesday
September 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What’s a Strike Team? 🚒
It’s a group of the same firefighting resource with a leader + shared comms.
🚒 Engine = 5 engines + leader
🧑 Crew = 2 crews + leader
🚜 Dozer = 2 dozers + leader
#CALFIRE #StrikeTeam #WildfireWednesday
It’s a group of the same firefighting resource with a leader + shared comms.
🚒 Engine = 5 engines + leader
🧑 Crew = 2 crews + leader
🚜 Dozer = 2 dozers + leader
#CALFIRE #StrikeTeam #WildfireWednesday
Strike Teams can be sent to active fires or staged ahead of Red Flag Warnings, wind events, or lightning. ⚡
This proactive approach keeps resources ready to respond fast.
#ReadyForWildfire #Preparedness #WildfireWednesday
This proactive approach keeps resources ready to respond fast.
#ReadyForWildfire #Preparedness #WildfireWednesday
September 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Strike Teams can be sent to active fires or staged ahead of Red Flag Warnings, wind events, or lightning. ⚡
This proactive approach keeps resources ready to respond fast.
#ReadyForWildfire #Preparedness #WildfireWednesday
This proactive approach keeps resources ready to respond fast.
#ReadyForWildfire #Preparedness #WildfireWednesday
Crews will keep monitoring it for hours or even days to make sure nothing flares up again.
Mopping up is one of the most critical steps in controlling a wildfire. It ensures we are protecting firefighters, communities, and the environment.
#MopUp #Firefighting #Containment #WildfireWednesday
Mopping up is one of the most critical steps in controlling a wildfire. It ensures we are protecting firefighters, communities, and the environment.
#MopUp #Firefighting #Containment #WildfireWednesday
August 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Crews will keep monitoring it for hours or even days to make sure nothing flares up again.
Mopping up is one of the most critical steps in controlling a wildfire. It ensures we are protecting firefighters, communities, and the environment.
#MopUp #Firefighting #Containment #WildfireWednesday
Mopping up is one of the most critical steps in controlling a wildfire. It ensures we are protecting firefighters, communities, and the environment.
#MopUp #Firefighting #Containment #WildfireWednesday
🔥This #WildfireWednesday, see how fast our wildfire detection cameras caught the Grizzly Flat Fire on 7/2!
Minutes after it sparked, an AI algorithm detected smoke, a human confirmed fire and remotely moved the camera, and firefighters got alerts.
🔗Watch fire cams on ALERTWest.live and Watch Duty.
Minutes after it sparked, an AI algorithm detected smoke, a human confirmed fire and remotely moved the camera, and firefighters got alerts.
🔗Watch fire cams on ALERTWest.live and Watch Duty.
July 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
🔥This #WildfireWednesday, see how fast our wildfire detection cameras caught the Grizzly Flat Fire on 7/2!
Minutes after it sparked, an AI algorithm detected smoke, a human confirmed fire and remotely moved the camera, and firefighters got alerts.
🔗Watch fire cams on ALERTWest.live and Watch Duty.
Minutes after it sparked, an AI algorithm detected smoke, a human confirmed fire and remotely moved the camera, and firefighters got alerts.
🔗Watch fire cams on ALERTWest.live and Watch Duty.
It’s 🔥 #WildfireWednesday
Last week kicked off fire season with the Pine Mtn. Fire near Bend. The Pine Mtn. camera was right next to the flames and captured the fire and the crews working to contain it.
📍5/13/26 the fire is at 100% containment
🔗 Watch on ALERTWest.live and Watch Duty
Last week kicked off fire season with the Pine Mtn. Fire near Bend. The Pine Mtn. camera was right next to the flames and captured the fire and the crews working to contain it.
📍5/13/26 the fire is at 100% containment
🔗 Watch on ALERTWest.live and Watch Duty
May 13, 2026 at 9:07 PM
It’s 🔥 #WildfireWednesday
Last week kicked off fire season with the Pine Mtn. Fire near Bend. The Pine Mtn. camera was right next to the flames and captured the fire and the crews working to contain it.
📍5/13/26 the fire is at 100% containment
🔗 Watch on ALERTWest.live and Watch Duty
Last week kicked off fire season with the Pine Mtn. Fire near Bend. The Pine Mtn. camera was right next to the flames and captured the fire and the crews working to contain it.
📍5/13/26 the fire is at 100% containment
🔗 Watch on ALERTWest.live and Watch Duty
What’s the cost of a wildfire?
In personal and monetary terms, it's difficult to quantify.
This week’s #WildfireWednesday dives into full cost accounting, which amasses all impacts from initial suppression to long-term health and ecological impacts.
Read the whole piece at facnm.org/news.
In personal and monetary terms, it's difficult to quantify.
This week’s #WildfireWednesday dives into full cost accounting, which amasses all impacts from initial suppression to long-term health and ecological impacts.
Read the whole piece at facnm.org/news.
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
What’s the cost of a wildfire?
In personal and monetary terms, it's difficult to quantify.
This week’s #WildfireWednesday dives into full cost accounting, which amasses all impacts from initial suppression to long-term health and ecological impacts.
Read the whole piece at facnm.org/news.
In personal and monetary terms, it's difficult to quantify.
This week’s #WildfireWednesday dives into full cost accounting, which amasses all impacts from initial suppression to long-term health and ecological impacts.
Read the whole piece at facnm.org/news.
It’s #WildfireWednesday 🔥
The Halls Ridge cam is monitoring the Kinney Ridge Fire. The cam provided the initial detection of the fire and has been monitoring conditions.
📍As of 6/3/26 12:00pm, the fire sits at 19 acres.
📱 Watch on alertwest.live and Watch Duty
The Halls Ridge cam is monitoring the Kinney Ridge Fire. The cam provided the initial detection of the fire and has been monitoring conditions.
📍As of 6/3/26 12:00pm, the fire sits at 19 acres.
📱 Watch on alertwest.live and Watch Duty
June 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
It’s #WildfireWednesday 🔥
The Halls Ridge cam is monitoring the Kinney Ridge Fire. The cam provided the initial detection of the fire and has been monitoring conditions.
📍As of 6/3/26 12:00pm, the fire sits at 19 acres.
📱 Watch on alertwest.live and Watch Duty
The Halls Ridge cam is monitoring the Kinney Ridge Fire. The cam provided the initial detection of the fire and has been monitoring conditions.
📍As of 6/3/26 12:00pm, the fire sits at 19 acres.
📱 Watch on alertwest.live and Watch Duty
It’s our first 🔥 #WildfireWednesday of 2026
The Henkle Butte camera has been watching the 40 acres Trout Creek Fire outside of Sisters, marking the start of OR's fire season.
📸: ALERTWest.live or Watch Duty
📍As of May 6, 2026 the fire is 100% contained.
The Henkle Butte camera has been watching the 40 acres Trout Creek Fire outside of Sisters, marking the start of OR's fire season.
📸: ALERTWest.live or Watch Duty
📍As of May 6, 2026 the fire is 100% contained.
May 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
It’s our first 🔥 #WildfireWednesday of 2026
The Henkle Butte camera has been watching the 40 acres Trout Creek Fire outside of Sisters, marking the start of OR's fire season.
📸: ALERTWest.live or Watch Duty
📍As of May 6, 2026 the fire is 100% contained.
The Henkle Butte camera has been watching the 40 acres Trout Creek Fire outside of Sisters, marking the start of OR's fire season.
📸: ALERTWest.live or Watch Duty
📍As of May 6, 2026 the fire is 100% contained.
Wildfire Season Starts Sooner Than You Think. 🚨
🔥 Wildfires don’t wait for summer. Be ready year-round.
Learn More: www.tridentpumps.ca
#WildfireWednesday #FirePrevention #StayPrepared #TridentPumps
🔥 Wildfires don’t wait for summer. Be ready year-round.
Learn More: www.tridentpumps.ca
#WildfireWednesday #FirePrevention #StayPrepared #TridentPumps
February 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Wildfire Season Starts Sooner Than You Think. 🚨
🔥 Wildfires don’t wait for summer. Be ready year-round.
Learn More: www.tridentpumps.ca
#WildfireWednesday #FirePrevention #StayPrepared #TridentPumps
🔥 Wildfires don’t wait for summer. Be ready year-round.
Learn More: www.tridentpumps.ca
#WildfireWednesday #FirePrevention #StayPrepared #TridentPumps
Managing wildfire: resourceful or risky?
Read how the Dragon Bravo Fire, the largest wildfire of 2025, “ ... did not lead to a crisis of faith in managed wildfires. If anything, it seemed to have strengthened firefighters’ convictions.”
#WildfireWednesday
Read how the Dragon Bravo Fire, the largest wildfire of 2025, “ ... did not lead to a crisis of faith in managed wildfires. If anything, it seemed to have strengthened firefighters’ convictions.”
#WildfireWednesday
What America Can Learn from Its Largest Wildfire of the Year
When Dragon Bravo ignited, in Grand Canyon National Park, officials decided to let it burn. Then the fire spread out of control.
newyorker.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Managing wildfire: resourceful or risky?
Read how the Dragon Bravo Fire, the largest wildfire of 2025, “ ... did not lead to a crisis of faith in managed wildfires. If anything, it seemed to have strengthened firefighters’ convictions.”
#WildfireWednesday
Read how the Dragon Bravo Fire, the largest wildfire of 2025, “ ... did not lead to a crisis of faith in managed wildfires. If anything, it seemed to have strengthened firefighters’ convictions.”
#WildfireWednesday
It’s 🔥#WildfireWednesday
We’re taking a look at the Emigrant Fire. It has steadily grown over the past week and is now viewable from the Willamette Pass camera. There are no current evacuation orders.
📍26,134 acres, 0% contained.
📱Watch: Watch Duty + alertwest.live
We’re taking a look at the Emigrant Fire. It has steadily grown over the past week and is now viewable from the Willamette Pass camera. There are no current evacuation orders.
📍26,134 acres, 0% contained.
📱Watch: Watch Duty + alertwest.live
September 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It’s 🔥#WildfireWednesday
We’re taking a look at the Emigrant Fire. It has steadily grown over the past week and is now viewable from the Willamette Pass camera. There are no current evacuation orders.
📍26,134 acres, 0% contained.
📱Watch: Watch Duty + alertwest.live
We’re taking a look at the Emigrant Fire. It has steadily grown over the past week and is now viewable from the Willamette Pass camera. There are no current evacuation orders.
📍26,134 acres, 0% contained.
📱Watch: Watch Duty + alertwest.live
Strong winds can carry burning embers over a mile ahead of a wildfire, igniting new fires in dry vegetation, roofs, and decks.
Every second counts—stay fire-ready: www.tridentpumps.ca
#WildfireWednesday #FireSafety #BePrepared #TridentPumps
Every second counts—stay fire-ready: www.tridentpumps.ca
#WildfireWednesday #FireSafety #BePrepared #TridentPumps
February 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Strong winds can carry burning embers over a mile ahead of a wildfire, igniting new fires in dry vegetation, roofs, and decks.
Every second counts—stay fire-ready: www.tridentpumps.ca
#WildfireWednesday #FireSafety #BePrepared #TridentPumps
Every second counts—stay fire-ready: www.tridentpumps.ca
#WildfireWednesday #FireSafety #BePrepared #TridentPumps
🔥 Blink and you’ll miss it! This #WildfireWednesday, a tanker drops retardant on a fire near our Pine Mtn 2 cam.
Real-time footage like this helps firefighters track suppression, monitor fire behavior, and make informed decisions.
📱Watch on WatchDuty | AlertWest.live
Real-time footage like this helps firefighters track suppression, monitor fire behavior, and make informed decisions.
📱Watch on WatchDuty | AlertWest.live
August 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🔥 Blink and you’ll miss it! This #WildfireWednesday, a tanker drops retardant on a fire near our Pine Mtn 2 cam.
Real-time footage like this helps firefighters track suppression, monitor fire behavior, and make informed decisions.
📱Watch on WatchDuty | AlertWest.live
Real-time footage like this helps firefighters track suppression, monitor fire behavior, and make informed decisions.
📱Watch on WatchDuty | AlertWest.live
From AI-powered cameras to satellites, drones and BurnBots, technology is reshaping the world of wildfire
We recently partnered with Pano AI and PNM on 11 wildfire detection cameras in high-risk areas.
Read the latest #WildfireWednesday from Fire Adapted NM on wildfire tech: facnm.org/news
We recently partnered with Pano AI and PNM on 11 wildfire detection cameras in high-risk areas.
Read the latest #WildfireWednesday from Fire Adapted NM on wildfire tech: facnm.org/news
February 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
From AI-powered cameras to satellites, drones and BurnBots, technology is reshaping the world of wildfire
We recently partnered with Pano AI and PNM on 11 wildfire detection cameras in high-risk areas.
Read the latest #WildfireWednesday from Fire Adapted NM on wildfire tech: facnm.org/news
We recently partnered with Pano AI and PNM on 11 wildfire detection cameras in high-risk areas.
Read the latest #WildfireWednesday from Fire Adapted NM on wildfire tech: facnm.org/news
Can one celebrate #wildfirewednesday & #kujichagulia for #kwanzaa at the same time? I say “yes!” #whynotboth
December 28, 2023 at 2:12 AM
Can one celebrate #wildfirewednesday & #kujichagulia for #kwanzaa at the same time? I say “yes!” #whynotboth
It’s 🔥#WildfireWednesday
The Lytle Fire was caught moments after ignition on the Rhinehart Butte Cam in Eastern Oregon.
🚨There are no current evacuation orders.
📍As of 6/24/26, the fire perimeter is 6,063 acres and 40% contained.
📸 Watch on ALERTWest and Watch Duty
The Lytle Fire was caught moments after ignition on the Rhinehart Butte Cam in Eastern Oregon.
🚨There are no current evacuation orders.
📍As of 6/24/26, the fire perimeter is 6,063 acres and 40% contained.
📸 Watch on ALERTWest and Watch Duty
June 24, 2026 at 8:01 PM
It’s 🔥#WildfireWednesday
The Lytle Fire was caught moments after ignition on the Rhinehart Butte Cam in Eastern Oregon.
🚨There are no current evacuation orders.
📍As of 6/24/26, the fire perimeter is 6,063 acres and 40% contained.
📸 Watch on ALERTWest and Watch Duty
The Lytle Fire was caught moments after ignition on the Rhinehart Butte Cam in Eastern Oregon.
🚨There are no current evacuation orders.
📍As of 6/24/26, the fire perimeter is 6,063 acres and 40% contained.
📸 Watch on ALERTWest and Watch Duty
🔥It’s #WildfireWednesday
The Chelan Hills Fire broke out in the early morning of July 4th, and was captured by the Chelan Butte camera in Central Washington.
🚨Level 3, GO NOW evacuations ordered in areas of Douglas County
📍9,861 acre footprint, 50% contained
📷 alertwest.live and Watch Duty
The Chelan Hills Fire broke out in the early morning of July 4th, and was captured by the Chelan Butte camera in Central Washington.
🚨Level 3, GO NOW evacuations ordered in areas of Douglas County
📍9,861 acre footprint, 50% contained
📷 alertwest.live and Watch Duty
July 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
🔥It’s #WildfireWednesday
The Chelan Hills Fire broke out in the early morning of July 4th, and was captured by the Chelan Butte camera in Central Washington.
🚨Level 3, GO NOW evacuations ordered in areas of Douglas County
📍9,861 acre footprint, 50% contained
📷 alertwest.live and Watch Duty
The Chelan Hills Fire broke out in the early morning of July 4th, and was captured by the Chelan Butte camera in Central Washington.
🚨Level 3, GO NOW evacuations ordered in areas of Douglas County
📍9,861 acre footprint, 50% contained
📷 alertwest.live and Watch Duty
🔥It's #WildfireWednesday!
30–40% of homes in OR are located at the Wildland Urban Interface. If you're at the WUI, protect your home by creating defensible space and using home hardening methods. Stay aware through OHAZ wildfire cameras.
🔗Learn more wildfire preparedness tips at bit.ly/3Z5Gtmg.
30–40% of homes in OR are located at the Wildland Urban Interface. If you're at the WUI, protect your home by creating defensible space and using home hardening methods. Stay aware through OHAZ wildfire cameras.
🔗Learn more wildfire preparedness tips at bit.ly/3Z5Gtmg.
June 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🔥It's #WildfireWednesday!
30–40% of homes in OR are located at the Wildland Urban Interface. If you're at the WUI, protect your home by creating defensible space and using home hardening methods. Stay aware through OHAZ wildfire cameras.
🔗Learn more wildfire preparedness tips at bit.ly/3Z5Gtmg.
30–40% of homes in OR are located at the Wildland Urban Interface. If you're at the WUI, protect your home by creating defensible space and using home hardening methods. Stay aware through OHAZ wildfire cameras.
🔗Learn more wildfire preparedness tips at bit.ly/3Z5Gtmg.
It’s #WildfireWednesday! Today we're highlighting the Mobile Unit on Jackass Butte. These portable wildfire camera kits can be rapidly deployed to monitor new wildfires. We set up Mobile Unit 2 at Jackass Butte last week to help the Bureau of Land Management watch for wildfires in Harney County.
July 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It’s #WildfireWednesday! Today we're highlighting the Mobile Unit on Jackass Butte. These portable wildfire camera kits can be rapidly deployed to monitor new wildfires. We set up Mobile Unit 2 at Jackass Butte last week to help the Bureau of Land Management watch for wildfires in Harney County.
It’s #WildfireWednesday! 🔥
The #AlderSpringsFire in Central Oregon was captured on OHAZ’s Cline Butte, Henkle Butte, and Grizzly Mountain cameras.
🔗Watch real time wildfire camera footage on alertwest.live and the Watch Duty app.
The #AlderSpringsFire in Central Oregon was captured on OHAZ’s Cline Butte, Henkle Butte, and Grizzly Mountain cameras.
🔗Watch real time wildfire camera footage on alertwest.live and the Watch Duty app.
June 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It’s #WildfireWednesday! 🔥
The #AlderSpringsFire in Central Oregon was captured on OHAZ’s Cline Butte, Henkle Butte, and Grizzly Mountain cameras.
🔗Watch real time wildfire camera footage on alertwest.live and the Watch Duty app.
The #AlderSpringsFire in Central Oregon was captured on OHAZ’s Cline Butte, Henkle Butte, and Grizzly Mountain cameras.
🔗Watch real time wildfire camera footage on alertwest.live and the Watch Duty app.
🔥This #WildfireWednesday, we’re tracking the Cram Fire north of Madras.
Shaniko & Grizzly Mtn cams are capturing smoke by day & heat at night using near infrared.
📍77% contained | 95,736 acres
🚨 Fire info: centraloregonfire.org
📱Watch: alertwest.live & Watch Duty
Shaniko & Grizzly Mtn cams are capturing smoke by day & heat at night using near infrared.
📍77% contained | 95,736 acres
🚨 Fire info: centraloregonfire.org
📱Watch: alertwest.live & Watch Duty
July 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🔥This #WildfireWednesday, we’re tracking the Cram Fire north of Madras.
Shaniko & Grizzly Mtn cams are capturing smoke by day & heat at night using near infrared.
📍77% contained | 95,736 acres
🚨 Fire info: centraloregonfire.org
📱Watch: alertwest.live & Watch Duty
Shaniko & Grizzly Mtn cams are capturing smoke by day & heat at night using near infrared.
📍77% contained | 95,736 acres
🚨 Fire info: centraloregonfire.org
📱Watch: alertwest.live & Watch Duty
🔥#WildfireWednesday
Dead Mountain camera & the Aubrey Mountain Fire; with the fire's proximity to Oakridge, officials need real-time information on the fire. From detection to now, Dead Mountain's footage informs response.
📍Aug 13: 75% contained
📱Watch: Watch Duty + alertwest.live
Dead Mountain camera & the Aubrey Mountain Fire; with the fire's proximity to Oakridge, officials need real-time information on the fire. From detection to now, Dead Mountain's footage informs response.
📍Aug 13: 75% contained
📱Watch: Watch Duty + alertwest.live
August 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
🔥#WildfireWednesday
Dead Mountain camera & the Aubrey Mountain Fire; with the fire's proximity to Oakridge, officials need real-time information on the fire. From detection to now, Dead Mountain's footage informs response.
📍Aug 13: 75% contained
📱Watch: Watch Duty + alertwest.live
Dead Mountain camera & the Aubrey Mountain Fire; with the fire's proximity to Oakridge, officials need real-time information on the fire. From detection to now, Dead Mountain's footage informs response.
📍Aug 13: 75% contained
📱Watch: Watch Duty + alertwest.live
This 🔥#WildfireWednesday, you can take a look at the Scholfield Ridge Fire from our Glenada camera.
📍As of August 20, containment is at 57%, and there are no evacuation orders for the surrounding area.
📱Watch developing fires on the Watch Duty app or by visiting alertwest.live
📍As of August 20, containment is at 57%, and there are no evacuation orders for the surrounding area.
📱Watch developing fires on the Watch Duty app or by visiting alertwest.live
August 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This 🔥#WildfireWednesday, you can take a look at the Scholfield Ridge Fire from our Glenada camera.
📍As of August 20, containment is at 57%, and there are no evacuation orders for the surrounding area.
📱Watch developing fires on the Watch Duty app or by visiting alertwest.live
📍As of August 20, containment is at 57%, and there are no evacuation orders for the surrounding area.
📱Watch developing fires on the Watch Duty app or by visiting alertwest.live
It's #WildfireWednesday! OHAZ is building out a stock of mobile deployment units. These portable wildfire cameras can be backpacked into remote areas to monitor new fires that spark outside our existing coverage area. Learn about our plans for the #FireYear2025 at ohaz.uoregon.edu/mobile-cameras.
April 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It's #WildfireWednesday! OHAZ is building out a stock of mobile deployment units. These portable wildfire cameras can be backpacked into remote areas to monitor new fires that spark outside our existing coverage area. Learn about our plans for the #FireYear2025 at ohaz.uoregon.edu/mobile-cameras.
Inside the frantic battle to save France from the flames
Inside the frantic battle to save France from the flames as the country’s most severe wildfires on record spread
#WildfireWednesday
Inside the frantic battle to save France from the flames as the country’s most severe wildfires on record spread
#WildfireWednesday
Inside battle to save France from flames as most severe wildfires on record spread
Exclusive: The Independent’s James C. Reynolds witnesses the scale of the devastation in Gironde first hand, and speaks to the community that has come together to tackle the crisis
www.independent.co.uk
July 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Inside the frantic battle to save France from the flames
Inside the frantic battle to save France from the flames as the country’s most severe wildfires on record spread
#WildfireWednesday
Inside the frantic battle to save France from the flames as the country’s most severe wildfires on record spread
#WildfireWednesday