As the sun sets on the #southfire, fire pilots are still hard at work. Picture via ALERTCalifornia cam, H/T, CA Fire Scanner

Strong agreement across model ensembles regarding upcoming wet pattern across essentially all of CA that will likely last *at least* 2 weeks. Storms will start out very warm, with high snow levels, before becoming somewhat colder later in the sequence. #CAwx #CAwater

We started off 2023 with ambitious goals for the year – expand beyond California, hire a full-time team, become financially self-sufficient, and continue to improve our best-in-class emergency alerting service. In 2021 and 2022, we had no budget or full-time staff, yet as a team

#BREAKING: Watch Duty has emergency deployed in Texas ahead of schedule due to the horrific wind-driven fires in the #Texas Panhandle. We can’t sit idly by and watch another town overrun by wildfire without giving communities life-saving information needed to make informed

Did you know that many registered prescribed burns will show up on our map up to 48 hours in advance of ignition?

We’d like to thank Mender for generously donating their world class Over-the-Air (OTA) software so we can deploy, monitor, and maintain our remote radio listening network that we call 'Echo'. Learn more: mender.io/resources/case… Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=UKL-7E…

2nd alarm+ fire at Oceanside Pier in San Diego County - IC requesting copters for water drops if available. ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/25…

Our team at Watch Duty is looking for more passionate volunteers — inside and outside California — who want to bring their communities accurate, timely information on wildfires. Head to watchduty.org/volunteer if this is you!

As of 8pm-areas West of the CA Aqueduct, South of Corral Hollow Creek, West to Alameda County and South to Stanislaus County should leave now. A temporary evacuation point is at Larch Clover Community Center. Large animal shelter is being established at 2271 W Louise Ave Manteca

Once the #CorralFire became slope aligned with a hot wind pushing it, the fire spotted everywhere, jumping 1-580 several times and burning in the median. The Press Democrat. This is the largest June fire I’ve covered during my entire career. The Press Democrat

#CorralFire Evacuation Update effective tonight, 6/2/24, at 6PM. For the latest evacuation information go to sjready.org. San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services Alameda County Fire

Please consider our brother Brandon Franco, a 22 year firefighter with the ACFD who suffered burns to multiple locations of his body while battling a fast moving grass fire last Saturday. Please read the narrative and Thank you from his family. 🫡🇺🇸 gofund.me/0baec373

🔥 A Red Flag Warning has been issued for the majority of the Sacramento Valley & adjacent foothills below 2000 ft late Sat night - Sun evening. Gusty northerly winds + low humidity will lead to critical fire weather conditions. Practice fire weather safety! #cawx

#FKULightningComplex Eastern Fresno County has experienced over 1000 lightning strikes in the past 3 hours. Here are the fires that we are currently working in the area: Strike Fire-Tollhouse Rd & Pittman Hill, 20x20 spot, fire contained. Flash Fire-Kings Canyon & Cove Rd, 170

#PayFire Update (8:00): The fire is at 77 acres and 0% contained. Per El Dorado Sheriff, the evacuation orders and warnings have been updated. See perimetermap.com for information.

A dangerous, fast-moving wildfire is burning east of Chico. Incident Command has requested 30 additional strike teams - 150 fire engines - to the fire. Follow here: share.watchduty.org/i/27638 Below is a picture of a wildfire camera before being consumed by the fire. #parkfire

The #ParkFire in Butte County + Tehama County was mapped at ~45,549 acres around 3am this morning. The fire has crossed over Deer Creek to the north by about 135 acres at time of that mapping. All updates, evacs for both counties > share.watchduty.org/i/27638