image: NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of the Hog and Badger fires in Northern California on July 19, 2020 using the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument when both fires were just a day old. Both fires began on July 18, 2020. The Hog Fire (located at the top of the image) is in Lassen County and is 5,800 acres in size. It is not contained. The fire is located near the Hog Flat Reservoir, West of Susanville in Lassen County CAL Fire Lassen-Modoc is managing this fire. Evacuations have been issued for the areas around the fire although no structures have been damaged or threatened. The Badger Fire began as two fires--the Badger and the Humbug fire on July 18, 2020. Within that day and night the Badger Fire subsumed the Humbug fire and the fire going forward will be known as the Badger Fire. This fire is 450 acres and is 15% contained according to the latest estimates. CAL FIRE Siskiyou is managing the Badger Fire near Yreka, which is located in the Klamath National Forest and is about 15 miles from the border with Oregon. Evacuations remain in effect for the community of Hawkinsville. NASA's satellite instruments are often the first to detect wildfires burning in remote regions, and the locations of new fires are sent directly to land managers worldwide within hours of the satellite overpass. Together, NASA instruments detect actively burning fires, track the transport of smoke from fires, provide information for fire management, and map the extent of changes to ecosystems, based on the extent and severity of burn scars. NASA has a fleet of Earth-observing instruments, many of which contribute to our understanding of fire in the Earth system. Satellites in orbit around the poles provide observations of the entire planet several times per day, whereas satellites in a geostationary orbit provide coarse-resolution imagery of fires, smoke and clouds every five to 15 minutes. For more information visit: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/fires/main/missions/index.html NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Worldview application provides the capability to interactively browse over 700 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and then download the underlying data. Many of the available imagery layers are updated within three hours of observation, essentially showing the entire Earth as it looks "right now." Actively burning fires, detected by thermal bands, are shown as red points. view more
Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Caption: Lynn Jenner with information from CAL Fire.