BC Satellite Fire maps?

[VFX_man]

Hi all, looking at the evacuation and alert maps around Loon Lake -- it appears some of the places I had scouted/hunted in the past are potentially all charred.

After devastation like this, does BC order satellite photos of the region for evaluation?

Would love to get my eyes on them to see just how bad it is. Know there were several large cuts around, but don't know if that's good or bad in wildfire situations.

My heart goes out to all of the residents and friends in the region. Hope the fire missed you all, and to the ones that were hit . . . Sorry for your losses, but hope you are safe.

-VFX

[cash12]

https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?p=geographic&l=VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor,MODIS_ Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_ Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS _Fires_Terra,Reference_Labels,Reference_Features,C oastlines&t=2017-08-08&z=3&v=-127.6003533699292,47.66403804035166,-115.5944939949292,53.18356929035166&ab=on&as=2017-07-28&ae=2017-08-03&av=0.5&al=true




Check this out.
when the smoke is not too bad you can see the burned off areas.

[hoho]

It is unbelievable a blanket of smoke , awesome link.
Thanks for sharing.

[elch jager]

Good link, thx!

Here is a good read that explains the gov't priorities when fire fighting - notice that timber value jumps out as the primary concern through out the paper.... http://www.ccfm.org/pdf/cwfs_Analysis_EN_web.pdf


(http://www.ccfm.org/pdf/cwfs_Analysis_EN_web.pdf)

[ratherbeshooting]

I use this link to follow burns...both active and the track of them since 'birth'.

https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/activefiremaps.php?sensor=modis&extent=canada

[Salty]

It is unbelievable a blanket of smoke , awesome link.
Thanks for sharing.

It was.. note that the date in cash's link pops up as August 8. Bottom left of page you can click the dates to get to current, its cleared up considerably.

[Slinky Pickle]

The entire Elephant Hill fire area is now closed until Oct 31.

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017FLNR0239-001462

[Frank grimes]

Exactly how big is the elephant hill fire area? Anyone got a link to a map showing boundaries?

[Salty]

Frank, I can't copy and past it here its set up in pdf but here's a link to a page with maps on the elephant hill fire at various dates from when it started. It was originally called the Ashcroft reserve fire. Click on one of the latest dates at the bottom and you should get a decent map.

http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/Photos.asp?Folder=602&Count=19

[Frank grimes]

Thanks for that. My hike in hunt this year looks safe, for now.

[BeerMan]

http://ow.ly/vuzi30exQOf

This map shows the closed area.