1. John Winder CAL FIRE Sacramento Headquarters
2013 Summer Assessment
John Winder
CAL FIRE Sacramento Headquarters

2. 2013 Summer Assessment

3. 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

4. Fire Season 2012 Major Departure From 2010 & 2011
Started with Spring Lightning
Extended Monsoons Tracked West
Thunderstorm Winds
Fuels Conditions Supported Large Fires

5. Precipitation

6. 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%

11. Live Fuel Moisture

13. WILDCARDS Lightning/Monsoon Tracks North Winds Summer Weather
Santa Ana Season Severity
Season Ending Event

14. 2013 Summer Assessment
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