Fire Weather and Links

Current Incidents

Previous Incidents

    Picnic Rock Fire       March 30 - April 2004

    Bobcat Gulch Fire    Jun 12-19, 2000

    Big Elk Fire               July 17-23, 2002

    Hayman Fire    2002        USDA Forest Service Report    Incident Page

National Fire Information

    National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)        This is the agency assigned to coordinate the Nation's fire management and suppression activities

    National Interagency Coordination Center

    Incident Management Situation Report           Information on all current large fires -- updated daily or weekly, depending on season.

Regional Fire Information (Rocky Mountains)

    Fort Collins Interagency Wildfire Dispatch Center & Aviation Service Center    Very many useful links -- focused towards firefighters and incident managers

Fire Weather Resources

    National Weather Service Fire Weather Page   

    Rocky Mountain Research Station    Information about high resolution fire weather modeling (from the local Forest Service office, here in Fort Collins)

    Some selected links from various web pages:

            Lightning Ignition Efficiency

            Lower Atmosphere Haines (stability) Index