Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.

Monday, April 30, 2018

Red Flag Warning: Southern NJ, Delaware, and Maryland

Update April 30th, 7:31 PM Conditions remained quiet in Southern New Jersey as I write this, according to my friends. It will warm up this week, so it is possible that wildfire activity could ramp up with warmer temps.

Update April 30th, 5:45 PM. My friends in Southern New Jersey tell me that so far, it has been a quiet day in the area under Red Flag Warnings in Southern New Jersey. It has been cloudy in Central and Northern New Jersey which has kept the relative humidity lower thus minimizing the fire danger. I don't know about Northern New Jersey, but my friends from Central New Jersey tell me it has been very quiet in Central New Jersey.

Red Flag Warnings in place for Southern New Jersey, Delaware, and most of Maryland through 8 PM this evening (April 30th)