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Here is something new - a Lookout reaction video about a gorgeous and doomed-to-burn (in my opinion) $4M architectural joyride in La Cañada Flintridge, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, just NE of Los Angeles. This critique is a prelude to our upcoming 'Danger in…

Here is our 7/21/2025 intel assessment for the Butler Fire, burning around Fork of Salmon, in NW California. It is based on infrared mapping collected 7/20/2025 at 11pm. We look at current fire behavior and the influence of previous fires in the area on this fire's potential for…

There was a little lightning activity, yesterday, but wildfire fuel moistures are higher than average right now in the Northern Sierra and Sac Valley, making hazard of new large fires relatively low unless we get dozens or hundreds of ignitions. Blue line on these graphs is 2025.…

Who says wildfire reporting has to be formulaic and boring? the-lookout.org/2025/07/24/a-c…

With our ear to the ground and 3 decades of experience in fire management in NorCal, The Lookout is covering wildfires in a way nobody else is. Please consider becoming a monthly PayPal subscriber on our website! the-lookout.org/2025/07/22/but…

Here is our 7/22/2025 morning report for the Butler Fire, in NW California. The fire isn't doing a lot, but there are lots of interesting facets to how fires get fought in this country, and also, in how the locals interact with the incident management teams.…

We are finishing edits on our 'Danger in Plain Sight' mini-doc series. We recorded it during a week of biking around wildfire-prone parts of Los Angeles with some of my smartest wildland firefighter friends. The 5-part series will premiere on August 8th, on The Lookout YouTube…

If you're interested in the topic of using fire as a land management tool, both with prescribed fire and managed wildfire, check out this great new episode of Amanda Monthei's Life With Fire Podcast. lifewithfirepodcast.com/episodes/the-s…

Here is our intel update for the Butler Fire and Forks of Salmon, California, for 7/20/2025. the-lookout.org/2025/07/20/for…

The firefighters continue to make good progress on the Green Fire north of Shasta Lake. Here is our daily update. the-lookout.org/2025/07/19/gre…

The Butler Fire continues to spread toward the community of Forks of Salmon. Pretty touch-and/go there, now. Here is our assessment for 7/19/25. the-lookout.org/2025/07/19/for…

The Butler Fire, on the Salmon River, in NW California, jumped the Salmon River, yesterday, and had run 285 acres there by 3am. Here is our assessment. the-lookout.org/2025/07/18/the…

Erika and I will be selling her pottery and my metalwork at a craft fair in Graeagle, California, this weekend! All proceeds go to support The Lookout (aka us making a living in general!) graeagle.com/events/graeagl…

It's fun seeing my work shared in different languages!