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The most interesting Satellite Observations of Forest Fires

These pages bring together the best forest fire observations from our site, useful if your visit is limited or you just want some good examples quickly. You may find a few details helpful before you view the images.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: Fires in the Hell's Canyon area
  Satellite passes, geographic correction, fires on channel 3, relief maps, day to day changes, smoke plumes, fire scars.
• Idaho
  Fire with long smoke plume, fire scar before and after image, infrared cutting through smoke.
• California
  Large fires in northern California, very large smoke plumes, fire near Tionesta, the Malibu fire.
• Colorado
  The Mesa Verde fire. This fire caused the evacuation of this National Monument. Views of the fire scars.
• Wyoming
  Follows a set of small fires starting with the actual storms that started them. Several nightly views as the fires spread. Views of the resulting fire scars. 3-d views of the area, the fires, and the fire scars.

• Nevada
• Georgia
• Some clear views of states
• Maps