Here are resources to monitor current fires
Click Here to sign up for Shasta County Alerts This can also be done for other counties you may have interest in
FireMap of all current California wildfires: https://calmatters.org/california-wildfire-map-tracker/
Cameras at West Prospect Lookout
https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org/?pos=40.2334_-121.6626_7&id=Axis-WestProspect1
https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org/?pos=40.2334_-121.6626_7&id=Axis-WestProspect2
List of all current CalFire Incidents: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents
Cal Trans Road Information: https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/
Fire and Smoke map: https://fire.airnow.gov/
Protecting your health from smoke may be important to you. Here are a few resources. Its important to know that the N95 mask is what one should be using, cloth or surgical masks are not appropriate for smoke.
https://www.airnow.gov/sites/default/files/2021-07/reduce-your-smoke-exposure.pdf
If you have access to buying a portable air filter system, its worth having on hand. But there is a low cost one that can be made from a 20” x 20” box fan and a similar sized furnace filter. These work surprisingly well. Here is a video showing a few options. There are others out there too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukyF2xm8cws&feature=youtu.be
If you are running the recirculation setting on your furnace in your house, remember when the smoke clears, the filter on the furnace may need to be changed out.
We have a lot of ash falling. Here is a good resource to look over for ash cleanup.
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/EPO/Pages/Wildfire%20Pages/Safe-Cleanup-of-Ash.aspx
Apps for your phone and/or desktop/laptop:
CURRENT FIRES Click here -> WATCH DUTY (Apple, Google, and Web versions)
LIGHTNING strikes MAP. Click here -> MY LIGHTNING TRACKER (Apple)
Click here -> MY LIGHTNING TRACKER (Google)
Fire and Wind Info Click here -> MY RADAR (Apple, Google, and Web versions)
You Tube Channels Click HERE for latest Cal Fire briefings
Click HERE for Holt Hanley updates (detailed weather and fire analysis)