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Park Fire becomes largest active wildfire in the US
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7/30/2024
AccuWeather speaks with Adrienne Freeman of the USDA Forest Service, who shares how they manage the battles against wildfires. She also provides advice on how campers and visitors can prevent fires.
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During wildfire emergencies, the Forest Service is part of the Unified Command,
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along with CAL FIRE and other agencies. So how does the cooperative efforts work?
00:11
Yeah, so obviously wildfires don't stop at jurisdictional boundaries. So what we do is
00:16
put leadership at the very top levels of managing a fire to make sure that the needs of each agency
00:21
and each jurisdiction are met appropriately. And of course, we hear at AccuWeather it all
00:27
is about the weather. So how is weather impacting Forest Service planning for the
00:31
many fires you're fighting across California? Yeah, so this is a really interesting year.
00:37
Oftentimes when we see big fire years, it's because we're seeing wind events. You know,
00:41
you hear about them, those magic words, the Santa Anas, the Diablos, those things.
00:45
That's not the case this year. What we're seeing are very, very hot, dry temperatures on top of
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abundant fuel loading. So that means we have a lot of vegetation on the ground and hot,
00:57
dry temperatures to dry it out. Let's talk about Sequoia National Park. It's one of the areas
01:03
Forest Service is battling wildfires. And what makes that specific fire unique?
01:09
Yeah, so the Burrell Fire, which is in the Sequoia National Forest, is just like the one
01:13
up above Chico. It's being driven by fuels and alignment. Fire loves to run uphill. And in
01:19
California, we have huge drainages that are just full of vegetation, especially this year. And so
01:26
fire is finding those drainages and roaring up them with that abundant vegetation and those dry
01:33
temperatures exacerbating the problem. All right. We spoke about what really is fueling the fires
01:38
this summer with some of the extreme heat and the drought conditions. So do you have any advice that
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you can give people who may be watching, who live in these areas or who may be visiting and doing
01:48
some camping? Yeah, absolutely. I mean, first of all, stay tuned for air quality. It's not good
01:54
for any of us to be outside in the smoke, especially be careful of those kids and those
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more elderly people or those with compromised immune systems. But then also just be really
02:05
aware and conscious of your behavior when you're out in the wildlands. You know, over 85 percent of
02:12
fires are still human caused. And we really need to be careful and use common sense when we're
02:18
recreating in the wildlands.
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