Flame Front News Today

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The fear has been suppressed by fire cover and smoke cover. today were expecting a lift. gusty winds, they put embers out. there is advance of a flame front. i want to play this sound for you and a question on the other side. listen to this. >> this past winter we did not get the normal snow pack and precipitation that were used to seeing. we have a probability of ignition and that means if you

The glow got bigger and started to spread from north to south. and it was around 10:00 the dispatch lady said, ill never forget this -- she said, "the marlins won the world series and santa ana winds are expected to reach 60 to 80 miles an hour tonight starting at midnight." flame-driven santa ana fire is the most deadly kind of fire that we have in southern california because the combination of dryness and the wind speed means the fire can travel at 60 to 80 miles an hour the head of the fire. ...

That we have in southern california because the combination of dryness and the wind speed means the fire can travel at 60 to 80 miles an hour the head of the fire. and i knew at that point that it was gonna be really bad. and i said to thomas, who at that point had joined me up on the roof, this is going to be bad, isnt it?" and he said, "yes, it is." >> it was moving faster than we thought it was. what the fire was doing, it was spotting, and when i say that, it means that you have a flame fron...

Flame-driven santa ana fire is the most deadly kind of fire that we have in southern california because the combination of dryness and the wind speed means the fire can travel at 60 to 80 miles an hour the head of the fire. and i knew at that point that it was gonna be really bad. and i said to thomas, who at that point had joined me up on the roof, this is going to be bad, isnt it?" and he said, "yes, it is." >> it was moving faster than we thought it was. what the fire was doing, it was spotti...

Unexpected to me, anyway, and to the other people from hse who came to look at those early simulations. i think the initial reaction was it was possible that i got gravity upside down, which you can do in the computer, so maybe i made things go the wrong way. >> was it a human error? could we have input the data incorrectly? could there be a bug in the program? >> investigators entered all the data again. the results were the same. >> we did all the checking and did more runs and still found tha...

To the other people from hse who came to look at those early simulations. i think the initial reaction was it was possible that i got gravity upside down, which you can do in the computer, so maybe i made things go the wrong way. >> was it a human error? could we have input the data incorrectly? could there be a bug in the program? >> investigators entered all the data again. the results were the same. >> we did all the checking and did more runs and still found that the hottest air was lying do...

Escalator trench which was unexpected, to me, anyway, and the other people from hse who came to look at those early simulations. i think the initial reaction was it was possible that i got gravity upsidedown which you can do in the computer, so maybe i made things go the wrong way. >> was it a human error? could we have input the data incorrectly? could there be a bug in the program? >> investigators entered all the data again. the results were the same. >> we did all the checking and did more r...

Now in danger. in case youre wondering how a fire can go from zero to 18,000 acres so quickly, take a look at this. experimental fire set by the canadian forest service natural resources canada, take a look. the cameras located just ahead of approaching -- an approaching flame front. temperatures in degrees centigrade on the left, time along the bottom. as you can see, in just a matter of a few seconds, the temperature rises going up, hitting about 900 degrees centigrade. somebody put it today i...

4,000 homes, 350 other buildings now in danger. in case youre wondering how a fire can go from zero to 18,000 acres so quickly, take a look at this. experimental fire set by the canadian forest service natural resources canada, take a look. the cameras located just ahead of approaching -- an approaching flame front. temperatures in degrees centigrade on the left, time along the bottom. as you can see, in just a matter of a few seconds, the temperature rises going up, hitting about 900 degrees ce...