The Camp Fire, which erupted 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of Sacramento, California, as seen from the Landsat 8 spacecraft, which was launched by NASA and operated by the U.S. Geological Survey.
NASA Headquaters
News
2024
There is no single silver-bullet solution for the early detection of wildfires, according to leading meteorological experts. A toolbox of technologies including drones, ground-based sensors, satellites and AI models needs to be used to predict and monitor fires to save lives and protect infrastructure.
Meteorological Technology International
How are drones, satellites and AI models working together to predict fires and save lives?
2023
The prescribed burn moves slowly down the slope burning mostly non-native annual grasses in the southwest corner of Sedgwick Reserve.
Researchers from Rocky Mountain Research Station, Michigan Tech University, and Tall Timbers Research Station measure fuel moisture, fuel loading, and unburned vegetation.
Forest Service | USDA
Co-producing fire and smoke science
NASA invites students and employees of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to address the escalating challenges posed by wildfires and climate change
NASA MSI Incubator
NASA’s Wildfire Climate Tech Challenge competition has opened.
Jacquelyn Shuman (NASA ARC) and Roger Ottmar (USFS retired) talk to local students in Richfield, UT about how NASA aircraft and sensors can measure different aspects of wildland fires.
The Richfield Reaper
Forest Service, NASA teach science
At the start of October 2023, green conifers and golden aspen covered the slopes of Monroe Mountain in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. Then, starting on October 9, these forests turned black as fire worked its way across the mountain. Flames and smoke were visible for miles.
Earth Observatoty
Making Fire Sense on Monroe Mountain
