IMET deployments (June 15th)

As the wildfire season continues to ramp up,  Incident Meteorologists (IMETs)continue to be deployed to provide onsite weather forecasts to wildfire incidents. IMETs are a national resource, and I am comforted that should the need arise, an IMET would be deployed to your State (including my home State of New Jersey) to work on a wildfire. 

IMETs save lives!

There have been a few IMET deployments since last week. As I have done the last few seasons, I will post periodically about IMET deployments. Deployments are typically for no longer than two weeks with IMETs turning over after two weeks if necessary. 

June 8, 2020: US National Weather Service Tuscon Arizona IMET deployed to Bighorn Fire in the Coronado National Forest near Oro Valley, Arizona. As I write this the Bighorn Fire has burned 13,200 acres (Bighorn Fire on Inciweb).

June 10: US National Weather Service Flagstaff Arizona IMET deployed to the Mangum Fire in the Kaibab National Forest near Fredonia, Arizona. The Mangum Fire has burned 24,708 acres (Magnum Fire on Inciweb).

June 10: US National Weather Service Alaska IMET deployed to the Isom Creek Fire burning near Stevens Village, Alaska. The Isom Creek Fire has burned 12,024 acres. (Isom Creek Fire on Inciweb).

June 11: US National Weather Service El Paso Texas IMET deployed to the Tadpole Fire in the Gila National Forest near Silver City, New Mexico. The Tadpole Fire has burned 6,600 acres (Tadpole Fire on Inciweb).

June 12: US National Weather Service Albuquerque New Mexico IMET deployed to the Bringham Fire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests near Morenci, Arizona. The Bringham Fire has burned 14,625 acres (Bringham Fire on Inciweb).

June 15: US National Weather Service Las Vegas Nevada IMET is enroute to the Bush Fire in the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix Arizona. The Bush Fire has burned 14,371 acres. (Bush Fire on Inciweb).