IMETs in Action: September 24th

We are into fall wildfire season continues in many parts of the United States. This means that US National Weather Service (NWS) Incident Meteorologists (IMETs) are continuing to be deployed to wildfires to provide onsite weather and tactical support. Here IMET deployments to wildfires over the last ten days.

• September 14th, US NWS Flagstaff Arizona IMET deployed to Silver Creek Fire near Kremmling, Colorado (18,444 acres at 50 percent containment).
• September 14th, US NWS Western Region HQ IMET deployed to Pole Creek Fire near Nephi, Utah (101,423 acres at 41 percent containment.
• September 15th, US NWS Missoula Montana IMET deployed to Bald Mountain Fire near Mona, Utah (18,596 acres at 33 percent containment.
• September 17th, US NWS Southern Region HQ IMET deployed to Roosevelt Fire near Jackson, Wyoming.
• September 17th, US NWS North Platte Nebraska IMET deployed to Ryan Fire near Walden Colorado (19,328 acres, no containment)
• September 21st, US NWS Aberdeen South Dakota IMET on site at Marten Creek Fire near Afton Wyoming (6,300 acres at 20 percent containment).
• September 21st, US NWS Riverton Wyoming IMET trainee deployed to Roosevelt Fire near Jackson, Wyoming.
• September 21st, US NWS Jacksonville Florida IMET deployed to Bald Mountain Fire near Mona, Utah (18,596 acres at 33 percent containment.
• September 21st, US NWS Western Region HQ IMET trainee onsite at Pole Creek Fire near Nephi, Utah Pole Creek Fire near Nephi, Utah (101,423 acres at 41 percent containment.
• September 24th, US NWS Pocatello Idaho IMET deployed to Mirror Lake Complex near Karnas, Utah (1,200 acres at 17 percent containment).

IMETs save lives! Thank-you IMETs for all you are doing to keep firefighters working on fires safe.