02/19/2022
Upcoming Fire Season, information from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC):
Large fire activity was low across the US, with most activity across the southern Plains and southeast US and some activity noted in portions of California and the central Plains. Year-to-date fire statistics through February 11 showed 3,120 fires burned a total of 21,921 hectares (54,170 acres). These totals
are 123% of the 10-year average for fires and 107% of the 10-year average for hectares burned.
There was little change in drought across the West in January except for slight improvement over portions of California, western Montana, and eastern Colorado.
And.....
After a bone dry January, snow pack levels were nearly 10 percent below normal for much of California, according to the California Department of Water Resources. If the dry trend holds, California could be in for more of the same this year.
So let's all do our part and prepare our property before summer starts.