The @NWS Incident Meteorologist program celebrates its 94th Anniversary of providing on site weather support to America’s wildland firefighting efforts!
On July 29, 1928, Leslie G. Gray went on the first IMET mission to the Miller Canyon Fire in California.
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On July 29, 1928, Leslie G. Gray went on the first IMET mission to the Miller Canyon Fire in California.
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"For the first time on any fire...the U.S. Weather Bureau has established a bureau on the fire line. Weather Observer Gray was sent from San Francisco to establish on office on Chews Ridge" on the Miller Canyon Fire. "He was able to inform the fire fighters of humidity changes"
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Leslie G. Gray's article for the Monthly Weather Review: A Mobile Fire Weather Forecast Unit, about the vehicle and equipment used to collect weather information and create forecasts for wildland firefighting efforts.
The full article is available at journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/…
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The full article is available at journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/…
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The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) Incident Meteorologist program celebrates its 94th Anniversary of providing on site weather support to America’s wildland firefighting efforts!
Although the technology changes, the mission remains the same!
(July 29, 1928 - current)
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Although the technology changes, the mission remains the same!
(July 29, 1928 - current)
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