Fires in Northern Washington
Fires in Northern Washington
22August 2006
The Tripod Fire in northern Washington continued to burn on 20 August 2006, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Terra satellite passed overhead and captured this image. Locations where MODIS detected active fire are outlined in red. According to a U.S. Forest Service Incident Report from21 August, firefighters were battling the blaze using controlled burnouts to eliminatefuels. The fire was started by lightning on 24 July, and more than 46,900 ha had been affected as of21 August.
TERRA
20 August 2006
The high-resolution image provided above has a spatial resolution of 250 meters perpixel.
(source: EarthObservatory)
For more information see:
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National Interagency Fire Center
