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Hurricane Irene Dampens Great Dismal Swamp Fire
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Hurricane Irene Dampens Great Dismal Swamp Fire

These detailed images from August 15 show a large, hard-to-access wildfire burning in Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamp. Firefighters hoped that rain from Hurricane Irene would slow the fire.

Published Aug 29, 2011

Land Fires

Mineral Fire
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Mineral Fire

A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.

Published Jul 20, 2020

Land Fires

Wallow Fire, Arizona
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Wallow Fire, Arizona

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

Atmosphere Land Fires

Bush Fire Scorches Lands Near Phoenix
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Bush Fire Scorches Lands Near Phoenix

The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.

Published Jun 16, 2020

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Looking to RECOVER After the Fire
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Looking to RECOVER After the Fire

A NASA project is providing maps of satellite data to emergency response teams during the Woolsey Fire.

Published Nov 16, 2018

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Progression of California’s  Rim Fire
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Progression of California’s Rim Fire

At 369 square miles in size, the Rim Fire is the largest in the United States in 2013.

Published Sep 4, 2013

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Fires in Los Angeles County
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Fires in Los Angeles County

This false-color image illustrates the extent of the Station Fire in southern California.

Published Sep 15, 2009

Land Fires

ALI’s View of California’s Morgan Fire
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ALI’s View of California’s Morgan Fire

Smoke billowed from a wildfire burning east of San Francisco on September 9, 2013.

Published Sep 10, 2013

Atmosphere Land Fires

Funny River Fire, Alaska
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Funny River Fire, Alaska

Fire weather clouds are one indication of the intensity of the fast-growing fire on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.

Published May 23, 2014

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Fire in Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia
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Fire in Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia

The dense smoke shown in this image may be the greatest risk posed by the ightning-ignited Lateral West fire burning in southern Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamp.

Published Aug 9, 2011

Land Fires

Kincade Fire Grows Overnight
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Kincade Fire Grows Overnight

The eastern part of the fire was active overnight, expanding the burned area to 76,000 acres.

Published Oct 30, 2019

Land Fires Remote Sensing

Chips Fire Burn Scar
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Chips Fire Burn Scar

One of a number of large wildfires that have affected northern California in 2012, the Chips fire burned more than 75,000 acres by the time firefighters had contained it.

Published Sep 5, 2012

Fires

Woolsey Fire Burn Scar
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Woolsey Fire Burn Scar

As the destructive California fire nears full containment, it has left behind an expanse of charred land.

Published Nov 19, 2018

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California’s December Inferno
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California’s December Inferno

The Thomas fire has set new records while ravaging several communities.

Published Dec 24, 2017

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Jaroso Fire, New Mexico
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Jaroso Fire, New Mexico

Landsat 8 satellite captured this image of the Jaroso fire burning in northern New Mexico in June.

Published Jun 24, 2013

Atmosphere Heat Land Fires

Sweat Farm Road Fire in Georgia
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Sweat Farm Road Fire in Georgia

Dense plumes of blue-white smoke billowed from the Sweat Farm Road Fire in southern Georgia on April 19, 2007, when the Landsat 5 satellite captured this detailed image. The fire started on April 16, when a tree fell on a power line and, fanned by strong winds, quickly exploded into a major fire.

Published May 5, 2007

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