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InciWeb is an interagency all-risk incident web information management system provided by the United States Forest Service released in 2004. [1] It was originally developed for wildland fire emergencies, but can be also used for other emergency incidents ( natural disasters , such as earthquakes , floods , hurricanes , and tornadoes ).
Human Lightning Total Year Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres 2018 [17]: 1,364 86,434 636 78,922 2,000 165,356 2019 [18]: 1,463 178,815 406 206,127 1,869 384,942
InciWeb records an ignition time of approximately 2:20 p.m. CST, but a heat signature was visible via the GOES-18 weather satellite as early as 12:56 p.m. [1] As the fire spread to the east, it crossed and engulfed northern portions of a stream called Smokehouse Creek, becoming its namesake. [1]
Date(s) September 15, 2018 12:00 AM: Location: Bridger-Teton National Forest, Lincoln and Sublette County, Wyoming United States: Coordinates: 1]: Statistics; Burned area: 61,511 acres (24,893 ha): Land use: National Forest and private property: Impacts; Deaths: 0: Non-fatal injuries: 3: Structures destroyed: 55 [2]: Ignition; Cause: Human caused: The Roosevelt Fire was a wildfire in Bridger ...
The 2024 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of California.By the end of the year, a total of 8,024 wildfires burned a cumulative 1,050,012 acres (424,925 ha).
On September 1, InciWeb updated the Ranch Fire's size to 410,203 acres (1,660.03 km 2), with 96% containment, as the fire burned through previously unburned areas in interior regions, increasing the burn area of the Mendocino Complex Fire to 459,123 acres (1,858.00 km 2). [47]
The 2021 Arizona wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the state of Arizona, United States.Wildfires across the state burned 524,428 acres (212,228 ha) of land in at least 1,773 fires throughout the state, [2] fueled in part by a drought, hot temperatures, and thunderstorms producing dry lightning.
The Basin Fire was a wildfire that burned through Fresno County in Central California between June 26 and July 20, 2024. It prompted numerous evacuations, and was the fourth fire to burn more than 14,000 acres as part of the 2024 California wildfire season.