Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We try to get our bearings for the large fires popping all over Central Oregon.
Also, we'll check in on the Evans Creek Raod Fire, near Medford.
7:00pm, PST, 7/17/2026

00:00 – Intro: Scale and Scope of the Oregon Lightning Bust
02:30 – Regional Overview: Mapping the Central and Eastern Oregon Starts
04:25 – Priority Fires: Akawa Butte, Coyote, and Brewer Fires
07:12 – Fire Triage: How Organizations Manage Thousands of Starts
09:08 – Satellite Tech: Using MODIS and VIIRS for Big-Picture Intel
12:35 – Weather Patterns: Monsoon Moisture vs. High Pressure and Smoke
17:05 – Webcam Tour: Visualizing Fire Behavior Across the Landscape
24:40 – Fire History: How Recent Burn Scars Affect Current Spread
35:57 – Evans Creek Update: Progress on the Southwest Flank
01:05:00 – Deep Dive: Zone Zero and the Challenge of Urban Interface Planning

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