Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Fire activity is starting to pick up in NorCal, but only one large fire is actively spreading.
The Evans Creek Fire, north of Medford, Oregon, is having a big day, as are two other fires in NE Oregon.
A new fire with a funny name in Utah, and we'll review updated mapping for the Aspen Acres, Willow, Gold Mountain, and Ferris Fires, in Colorado.

0:00 National fire outlook, weather setup
5:13 California incidents: Twain, Sierra Valley grassfire
9:24 Rain, web cameras, and why it's not really fire season in NorCal, yet!
13:57 Evans Creek Fire and Oregon's checkerboard forests
23:00 Eastern Oregon fires: Salmon and Olive
27:14 Utah fires, Bears Ears, politics
31:30 Colorado Update: Ferris, Gold, Elk, Willow, Aspen
45:19 Viewer Q&A, FyreBx equipment, understanding live fuel moisture, eucalyptus

7:00pm, PST, 7/13/2026

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