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   August 7, 2022 - Cow Canyon and Vantage Highway Fires   
      
      Cow Canyon and Vantage Hwy Fires   
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      The 2022 wildfire season has heated up in the Pacific Northwest, with   
      dozens of new fires popping up in Washington and Oregon in early August   
      2022. On August 6, the Washington Department of Natural Resources   
      Wildfire Intel Dashboard reported that 5 large fires were ablaze in the   
      state on that date, with 23 new ignitions in the last 24 hours. They   
      also verified that 16,098 acres had been burnt in the last 24 hours   
      alone.   
      
      On August 4, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)   
      on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of two of   
      the largest fires burning in Washington. The Cow Canyon Fire sits west   
      of the Vantage Highway Fire. Red “hot spots” mark areas where the   
      thermal bands on the instrument detected high temperatures. When   
      combined with typical smoke, as in this image, such hot spots are   
      diagnostic of actively burning fire.   
      
      The Cow Canyon Fire was reported on the afternoon of August 3   
      approximately 1 mile northeast of Wenas, Washington. It exhibited a   
      high rate of spread, burning rapidly through grass, brush, and timber.   
      The rapid growth is well-illustrated by the large hot spot revealed by   
      MODIS roughly 24 hours after ignition in this image. On August 5, the   
      fire had expanded to cover 5,600 acres. Two primary residences, one   
      cabin and eleven out buildings were confirmed destroyed on August 3. At   
      least 50 additional structures are at risk and evacuation orders are in   
      place in several locations. The fire is 45 percent contained on August   
      5, and the cause of ignition is still unknown.   
      
      The Vantage Highway Fire started on August 1, 2022, during a Red Flag   
      warning, which brought high temperatures, very low humidity, and strong   
      winds—all conducive to extreme fire behavior. It was originally   
      reported five miles west of Vantage, a small town in Kittitas County,   
      Washington. On August 6, the Vantage Highway Fire had burned 30,021   
      acres and firefighters had reached 45 percent containment. According to   
      a report published in InciWeb Incident Information System on August 6,   
      priorities remain full suppression of the fire, providing for   
      firefighter and public safety, and protecting critical infrastructure   
      (windfarms, residences) as well as sensitive cultural and natural   
      resources such as the Thompson's clover, Chelan Rockmat, and critical   
      mule deer habitat.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 8/4/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (32.4 KB),  500m (109.2 KB),  250m (328.8   
      KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-08-07   
       
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