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June 20, 2024 - Sites Fire Sears Northern California
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The Sites Fire first ignited on June 17, 2024, at approximately 1:40 p.m. PDT (2040 UTC) near Sites Lodoga Road and Wilson Creek, in Colusa County, California. Less than an hour later, at 2:30 PDT (2130 UTC) CAL FIRE reported that the fire had already burnt 50 acres. By the next morning, the fire had expanded to cover 10,000 acres, thanks to strong wind, low humidity, and parched vegetation.
Despite a robust and rapid response, the Sites Fire continues to expand, mostly in grassy rangeland. As of 6:48 p.m. PDT (1348 UTC) on June 19, CAL FIRE advised that the fire had reached 19,124 acres in size. With 741 personnel working the scene, containment had reached 10 percent. Equipment in use included 7 helicopters, 49 engines, 16 dozers, and 9 water tenders.
Evacuation orders are in place for Leesville Lodoga Road South to Leesville Road; Leesville to Huffmaster Road; Huffmaster Road to Maxwell Sites Road; Leesville Road to Antelope Valley Ranch and North from Antelope Valley Ranch; Sites Lodoga Road at Sites has a hard road closure. Other locations are on notice that evacuations may become mandatory. Several structures are currently being threatened by the blaze.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of the Sites Fire on June 18. Red “hot spots” mark areas where the thermal bands on the MODIS instrument detected high temperature. When combined with typical smoke, as in this image, such hot spots are diagnostic for actively burning fire.
The lake at the northern tip of the fire is East Park Reservoir in the Mendocino National Forest. The largest lake to the south and west of the fire is Clear Lake which is in Lake County. Smoke pours from the Sites Fire and blows southward to add to the haze over San Francisco Bay.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 6/18/2024
Resolutions:
1km (27.7 KB), 500m (93.6 KB), 250m (278.6 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
The Sites Fire first ignited on June 17, 2024, at approximately 1:40 p.m. PDT (2040 UTC) near Sites Lodoga Road and Wilson Creek, in Colusa County, California. Less than an hour later, at 2:30 PDT (2130 UTC) CAL FIRE reported that the fire had already burnt 50 acres. By the next morning, the fire had expanded to cover 10,000 acres, thanks to strong wind, low humidity, and parched vegetation.
Despite a robust and rapid response, the Sites Fire continues to expand, mostly in grassy rangeland. As of 6:48 p.m. PDT (1348 UTC) on June 19, CAL FIRE advised that the fire had reached 19,124 acres in size. With 741 personnel working the scene, containment had reached 10 percent. Equipment in use included 7 helicopters, 49 engines, 16 dozers, and 9 water tenders.
Evacuation orders are in place for Leesville Lodoga Road South to Leesville Road; Leesville to Huffmaster Road; Huffmaster Road to Maxwell Sites Road; Leesville Road to Antelope Valley Ranch and North from Antelope Valley Ranch; Sites Lodoga Road at Sites has a hard road closure. Other locations are on notice that evacuations may become mandatory. Several structures are currently being threatened by the blaze.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of the Sites Fire on June 18. Red “hot spots” mark areas where the thermal bands on the MODIS instrument detected high temperature. When combined with typical smoke, as in this image, such hot spots are diagnostic for actively burning fire.
The lake at the northern tip of the fire is East Park Reservoir in the Mendocino National Forest. The largest lake to the south and west of the fire is Clear Lake which is in Lake County. Smoke pours from the Sites Fire and blows southward to add to the haze over San Francisco Bay.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 6/18/2024
Resolutions:
1km (27.7 KB), 500m (93.6 KB), 250m (278.6 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
