2020 wildfire season: IMET deployments (August 2 to August 9)

 I last wrote about the deployment of NWS Incident Meteorologists (IMETs) on July 3rd. In referring to the US National Weather Service IMET Facebook page, and if my counting is correct, I have counted 20 IMET deployments since July 3rd, mostly to wildfires in the western United States. Of those 20 deployments, five have occurred since August 2nd. I will focus on the last five deployments here.

On August 2nd, an IMET from the US NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard Office was deployed to the Apple Fire that is burning near Cherry Valley CA. As I write this, the wildfire has burned 32,905 acres.

On August 3rd IMETs were deployed to these fires:

• An IMET from the US National Weather Service Tucson Arizona office to the Cassadore Springs Fire near San Carlos, AZ. The fire has burned 20,337 acres to date.
• An IMET from the US National Weather Service Denver/Boulder Colorado Office to the Pine Gulch Fire burning near Grand Junction, CO. The fire has burned 28,888 acres to date.

On August 5th, an IMET from the US National Weather Service Hanford California Office was deployed to the Stage Coach Fire burning near Havilah, CA. The fire has burned 7.760 acres to date.

And finally, on August 8th an IMET from the US National Weather Service Boise Idaho Office was deployed to the Phillips Creek Fire Near Fairfield, Idaho. The fire has burned 2,121 acres to date.

IMETs save lives!