Park Fire From Space - 7/27/2024

A European Space Agency satellite passed over the #ParkFire today, and we were able to enhance their imagery to see through the smoke and assess current conditions and preliminary burn severity patterns. Our images are posted to The Lookout website.

[chrisbest]

I know you must be tired after the last few days but it’s really appreciated. The fact that you know the area like a lot of us makes it so much easier to understand what and where things are happening.
Thanks again

[JestersOculus]

You did a much better service than any govt. agency or contractor in the area with this video. Thank you.

[Equilibrium-Manifesto]

That remarkable alignment has so far saved my house on west branch. They have video footage of them fighting HARD to prevent it crossing 32. I’ve never seen such concentrated effort on a specific area. I feel like my house is the zone that is the protection center to prevent a spillover into west branch and then threaten magalia. My parents built the house in 1976 no telephone lines or television. I just bought it out from my parents I worked “14 hours 7 days a week” as my saying went, somewhat exaggerated, for many years sacrificing many things in my life so I could own my sacred land. It’s in that last zone that hasn’t burned in over 100 years. Couple small lightning ones a few years ago. But I have 200 year old trees on my land. I had some die from the drought I cut and did a significant amount of thinning on the house side of the land and even the medium size trees were 100-120 years old. Interesting cuz one of the largest ones that died was 90. Goes to show depending on light and water that a way bigger tree can be younger than a stunted smaller tree. I am going to hire a crew to really clean up the 18 acres on the upper eastern side of the property if I make it. Thinking of making it a future retreat grounds or something I’m not sure. Fingers crossed. I was born there in 1983 it’s magical there i hope to pass it to my future children. Man cal fire was up there crushing it. Had dozens of fire trucks and men on the ground whenever it tried to cross and working next to an inferno as the pines right along the western side of the highway were blazing at a maximum. Hero’s

[kathleendanford]

Thank you for laying out the reality of this fire. I was giving a real.wake up to how short of fire fighters . West Coast not the only fires . Texas ; New Mexico; Arizona; Utah and Colorado. Having issues as well in Canada. Be safe and get some rest as things can change at a drop of a hat.😢

[frictionhitch]

Luck and hard work or...
HARD WORK
Well done Cohasset
Share your story so that others may follow

[zhnplvj]

Hey brother, thank you so much for your service. God bless you my friend.😊

[BrianHermo]

Thank you for providing great information!

[brian]

Thank you for the comprehensive report! Excellent coverage...

[shanekeller-trkj]

Appreciate you man you've been giving great information accurate great job brother

[kimbrgv]

Thanks Zeke, that was a cool way of seeing the fire. The 20% contained must be the brown. Trippy.

[archstanton_live]

Third time is the charm. Thank you for persevering.

[kathyhennigan]

Thanks so much for posting the info on the Cohasset Ridge. The news has said virtually nothing about how Cohasset faired. It has appeared until your video that they might have been totally wiped out. Having lived up there in the 70's, I was interested to see that what happened to what we built. Also, the Campbellville area where we once had a dry cabin and 80 acres of forest.

[raildawg]

Dang dude you're good! Right on.

[harrisonhicks]

Thanks so much for doing these. Very much appreciated.

[deniseholden]

Thank you Zeke. I grew up.in Chico, my family worked and hunted in this area!! You should be an instructor.

[Mrbfgray]

Impressive views, thanks to ESA and *this channel.* Far better than the Olympics, whatever that is. 😄
Fascinating.

Amazing data, thank you ESA for getting it and Zeke for explaining it!

[buckmeow]

We lost the house in cohasset, but garage survived. Hope my neighbors were similarly lucky!

[dragonfly]

Thank you for this ….We have evacuated family from Manton and we just can’t get enough real information … your satellite images and description is so helpful!! Please keep it up!!!

[DK-ubfh]

Sad to see all that land burned out. I know the folks at Polk Springs and that is the only place you can drive a fire truck in that area and the only place they can safely land helicopters. No way to do that with this fire, moving too fast. Looks like the worst of it just ate my buddies cabin. Thanks for the updates. It's breaking my heart but still greatly appreciated.