Captured September 16, 2009, this false-color image shows the brown-red burn scar left by the Station Fire north of the city of Los Angeles.
Published Sep 18, 2009
A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.
Published Jul 20, 2020
The charred landscape left by the Station Fire in southern California covers much of the San Gabriel Mountains, edging down into residential areas northwest of Pasadena. Smoke rolls off the eastern edge of the burned land in this image from September 6, 2009.
Published Sep 9, 2009
This image from June 9, 2011, shows Arizona’s Wallow Fire in the White Mountains near the border with New Mexico.
Published Jun 10, 2011
The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.
Published Jun 16, 2020Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
Dry, windy weather intensified the blaze near San Bernardino.
Published Aug 17, 2016
The fast-moving King fire burned in Eldorado National Forest in September 2014.
Published Sep 18, 2014
A wildfire burning in Los Padres National Park charred more than 500 acres—including the home of Big Sur’s fire chief.
Published Dec 17, 2013
The Thomas fire has set new records while ravaging several communities.
Published Dec 24, 2017
The eastern part of the fire was active overnight, expanding the burned area to 76,000 acres.
Published Oct 30, 2019
Astronauts captured this view of smoke billowing from the Fontenelle Fire in Wyoming three days after it began.
Published Jul 6, 2012
At 369 square miles in size, the Rim Fire is the largest in the United States in 2013.
Published Sep 4, 2013
An expansive, destructive wildfire north of Los Angeles is visible from space by day and night.
Published Jun 28, 2016
The Thomas fire is now the fourth largest wildfire on record in California.
Published Dec 15, 2017
Acquired September 6, 2009, this true-color image shows reduced smoke and scattered hotspots associated with the Station Fire in Los Angeles County.
Published Sep 7, 2009
Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Published Jun 27, 2018
Taken an hour and a half after the Las Conchas Fire started in the mountains southwest of Los Alamos, New Mexico, on June 26, this image shows the large wildfire well underway.
Published Jun 27, 2011
