2020 wildfire season: IMET deployments (September 1 to September 7)

With the continued ramp up in the wildfire season in the western United States, the National Weather Service Incident Meteorologists have been busy. According to the NWS IMET Facebook Page, as of September 4th, a total of 51 IMETs have been deployed to 73 separate incidents. I am going to list IMET deployments for the last week, from September 1st to September 7th, follow the links to the NWS IMET Facebook Page for more information and more links about each fire:

September 1

• North Complex Fire near Crescent Mills, CA
• Hidden Fire near Gisela, AZ
• Slink Fire near Coleville, CA

September 2

• Beachie Creek Fire near Detroit, OR
• Lionshead Fire near Warm Springs, OR

September 3

• Butte Lightning Complex near Oroville, CA
• Red Salmon Complex near Denny, CA

September 4

• Lofer Fire near Whiteriver, AZ
• Pine Gulch Fire near Grand Junction, CO (an IMET trainee)

September 5

• El Dorado Fire near Oak Glen, CA

September 6

• Valley Fire near Clovis, CA
• Creek Fire near Shaver Lake, CA

September 7

• East Fork Fire near Hanna, UT
• August Complex near Elk Creek, CA (an IMET trainee)

I am very thank-full for the good work that IMETs do to provide the best possible weather forecasts to the incident they are assigned to. IMETs keep wildland firefighters safe. IMETs save lives!

Note: IMET Trainees work with an IMET who is already assigned to the fire.