An aerial view of the Meadow Fire, a prescribed burn conducted by the U.S. Forest Service that became classified as a wildfire due to slightly more intense behavior. The fire capped at 832 acres and never left the prescribed burn area or got out of control, but it demonstrated just how dry conditions are on the ground.
The energy release component is a measure of how much energy vegetation would add to a potential fire. As it climbs, fire danger increases and available moisture decreases. Graph from SCOFMP.
An aerial view of the Meadow Fire, a prescribed burn conducted by the U.S. Forest Service that became classified as a wildfire due to slightly more intense behavior. The fire capped at 832 acres and never left the prescribed burn area or got out of control, but it demonstrated just how dry conditions are on the ground.
Fire officials in Klamath and Lake counties declared May 15 the official start of fire season for 2021.
According to the National Weather Service’s Medford Office, the average date of the first Red Flag Warning over the past decade is June 11. It was issued for the first time in 2021 on Friday, May 14. That suggests this year’s fire conditions are roughly a month ahead of schedule, though it’s not quite the earliest a warning has been issued.
The energy release component is a measure of how much energy vegetation would add to a potential fire. As it climbs, fire danger increases and available moisture decreases. Graph from SCOFMP.
