Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Checking conditions on the Colorado wildfires and across the West Coast.
We'll review updated mapping for the Aspen Acres, Willow, Gold Mountain, and Ferris Fires.
We'll take a first look at the emergent Loomis, Twain, and Elephant Fires, in NE California, and the Evans Creek Fire north of Medford, Oregon.
7:00pm, PST, 7/11/2026

00:00 – Monsoon pattern, heat dome, California weather setup
04:59 – Aspen Acres Fire ops and dozer strategy
09:13 – Gold Mountain Fire behavior on Cimarron Ridge
18:48 – Lassen County railroad fires near Little Valley
22:54 – Twain Fire in Dixie Fire scar and fuels
26:49 – Loyalton Fire scar hosts Elephant Fire and grass runs
36:43 – Evans Fire - Westside Pacific NW logging history affects on fire behavior
45:09 – Lightning forecast, policy rant, and “pray for lightning”

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