Fires in the United States 2008 Fires in California 2 October 2008 This MODIS satellite image taken at 1830 UTC on 30 September 2008, shows dense smoke emitted from the Chalk fire. The plume is about 50-75 km wide, extending to the north. IMAGE D6140: MODIS <> Image Type=combine <> 09/30/2008 18:30 UTC. source: www.osei.noaa.gov 24. November 2017/by GFMCadmin