John Winder CAL FIRE Sacramento Headquarters 2013 Summer Assessment John Winder CAL FIRE Sacramento Headquarters
2013 Summer Assessment
2013 Summer Assessment Brief Review of 2012 Fire Season Winter of 2012/2013 – Climate & Weather Resulting Fuels Conditions Potential Scenarios for the Summer of 2013
Fire Season 2012 Major Departure From 2010 & 2011 Started with Spring Lightning Extended Monsoons Tracked West Thunderstorm Winds Fuels Conditions Supported Large Fires
Precipitation
Driest January through April at Redding Airport/ North Ops in 49 years (since ‘64) Year January Precip (in.) February precip March April 4-Month total (in.) Percent of Normal NORMAL Precip. 5.96 5.51 4.37 2.48 18.32 100% 1964 3.91 0.15 1.03 0.33 5.42 29.6% 1976 0.82 3.53 1.37 2.79 8.51 46.4% 1984 0.42 3.21 1.58 3.02 8.23 44.9% THIS YEAR 2013 0.93 0.58 3.45 1.90 6.86 37.4%
Live Fuel Moisture
WILDCARDS Lightning/Monsoon Tracks North Winds Summer Weather Santa Ana Season Severity Season Ending Event
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