The Sandy Fire Is An Early Season Wake Up For California. It's Time To Take Fuel Mitigation Seriously. Seven Cabins Fire In New Mexico Now 16,000 Acres.
19 May 2026

The Sandy Fire Is An Early Season Wake Up For California. It's Time To Take Fuel Mitigation Seriously. Seven Cabins Fire In New Mexico Now 16,000 Acres.

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    The Sandy Fire in California is an early season wake up for the State. Urban interface fires will only increase, and fuel mitigation is a major step that residents and the state need to take seriously.

    A conversation about the harsh reality of the changing conditions, the wildland urban interface, and the pre-fire work that needs to be done. The consequences of doing nothing are greater than people realize.

    Full nationwide wildfire update: The Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico continues to grow. California, Minnesota, Colorado, and more. California Hotshot crews are starting to shotgun out to multiple incidents.

    The wildfires in the plains of America will have greater downstream effects than most understand. (cattle production and viable grazing lands)

    Researchers at Brown University studied a wildfire in Africa that burned at an elevation of 13,000 ft, the highest wildfire in Africa in 12,000 years.

    Greece launches the first ever national wildfire satellite array. The system was brought into orbit by SpaceX.

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