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   October 31, 2022 - Smoldering Fires under Fresh Snow in Idaho   
      
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      Winter-like weather brought a layer of fresh snow to the mountains of   
      Central Idaho on October 25-26, 2022, slowing the active fire season.   
      Despite the welcome precipitation and chilly temperatures, several   
      wildfires continued to smolder. According to the National Interagency   
      Fire Center (NIFC), four large wildfires were burning in Idaho on   
      October 27. They also listed activity on one large, 100 percent   
      contained wildfire. On October 30, the Idaho Bureau of Land Management   
      (BLM) listed 54 ongoing fires across the state. The NIFC only lists   
      large fires, while the BLM list also includes smaller blazes.   
      
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board   
      NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the snow-swept   
      mountains of Central Idaho on October 27. Multiple red “hot spots”,   
      each marking high temperatures typical of active fire, speckles the   
      otherwise winter-like scene.   
      
      The largest fires visible in this image include: the Norton Fire, which   
      has burned 9,278 acres and is 60 percent contained; the Patterson Fire   
      at 263 acres and 10 percent containment; the Ross Fork Fire at 38,013   
      acres and 85 percent containment; and the Woodtick Fire on 9,834 acres   
      with 50 percent containment. The Norton, Patterson, and Woodtick Fires   
      are located in the Salmon-Challis National Forest while the Ross Fork   
      Fire is active in the Sawtooth National Forest. The Kootenai River   
      Complex in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest has been 100 percent   
      contained. That fire has scorched a total of 25,401 acres.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 10/27/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (91.4 KB),  500m (320.8 KB),  250m (1013.1   
      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=2022-10-31   
       
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