Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Fire activity is starting to pick up in NorCal, but no fires are actively spreading, this evening.
The Evans Creek Fire, north of Medford, Oregon, is having another big day, as are two other fires in NE Oregon.
The Stookey Fire in Utah, continued to spread, and we'll review updated mapping for the Aspen Acres, Willow, Gold Mountain, and Ferris Fires, in Colorado.

7:00pm, PST, 7/14/2026

00:00 – National overview: Heat dome and fire weather
05:01 – Northern California fires: Elephant and Kearney updates
09:08 – Evans Creek Road Fire blowup analysis
17:40 – Limits of airtanker effetiveness, trying to find logging data
22:21 – Northeastern Oregon, Utah, Colorado fire updates
27:23 – Willow Fire, Aspen Acres, structures and impacts
31:54 – Gold Mountain, Elk Fire, firefighter risk decisions
36:50 – Timber, logging, climate, and policy commentary

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