California Wildfires: August & September 2009 Edition
Aug 18, 2009 at 3:17pm ET by Danny Sullivan
Yes, parts of California are burning again -- and the map makers are at work. Fires are often breaking out, so at the top of the story, maps to places currently in the news. Below that, general resources to check since this page was last updated.
Update: September 1
Los Angeles area fires: Mount Wilson, La Canada Flintridge, Altadena, La Crescenta, Glendale, Pasadena, Acton, Agua Dulce from the Los Angeles Times covers the fire area in the Angeles National Forest, actions to protect the Mt. Wilson Observatory, evacuation areas and much more. Zoom out to also see where the Pendleton Fi [...]
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Maps Of Fires In Southern California: November 2008 Edition
Nov 15, 2008 at 4:08pm ET by Danny Sullivan
Fires are burning in Southern California once again. Here's an update on how to find maps of where the blazes are:
NOTE: For the latest fires, see this fire maps section of Search Engine Land, where any updates are listed.
Los Angeles Times: Watch the newspaper’s Google Maps account here for the latest maps. Most recent ones are Brea fire, Sylmar / Sayre fire map and Map of the fires in Santa Barbara County. See also this road closures list.
Orange County Register: Watch this newspaper’s Google Maps account here. This map covers the Green River / Yorba Linda / Corona fire.
Lo [...]
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Los Angeles & Southern California Fire Maps: October 2008 Edition
Oct 13, 2008 at 8:27pm ET by Danny Sullivan
Southern California is ablaze with wildfires once again, including one I can see out my window in the Newport Beach foothills. Trying to keep track of where they are. Here's a guide to maps of current fires and place you can expect future ones to be posted.
NOTE: For the latest fires, see this fire maps section of Search Engine Land, where any updates are listed.
Los Angeles Times: Watch the newspaper's Google Maps account here for the latest maps. At the moment, Wildfire closes the 210 and 118 freeways, 8 schools is the most recent one, showing the "Marek Fire" burn area and evac [...]
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June 2008 California Fire Maps
Jun 24, 2008 at 3:24pm ET by Danny Sullivan
Wildfires, again, in my home state of California. People are looking for maps of where they are at, so here are some resources:
NOTE: For the latest fires, see this fire maps section of Search Engine Land, where any updates are listed.
California Fires 2008 is an excellent map pinpointing fires across the state. Just excellent work. It's embedded over at KSBW so that you get a key for the color of each "thumbtack" marking a fire (blue is smaller; red is largest). See also the wildfires section that has a list of more detailed maps for particular fires.
Significant California Fires [...]
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Malibu Corral Fire Maps: Burn Area, Evacuation Centers, & More
Nov 25, 2007 at 7:44am ET by Danny Sullivan
Fires are burning again in Southern California, and the map makers are hard at work helping people know what's happening where. Below, maps relating to the Corral Fire in Malibu:
NOTE: For the latest fires, see this fire maps section of Search Engine Land, where any updates are listed.
Los Angeles Times: Shows evacuation zones, fire location, and more.
Los Angeles Daily News: Highlights the entire evacuation area, locates fire, pinpoints destroyed homes, and more.
Fox News: Road closures, reports of homes burned.
ABC News: Evacuation areas.
Blog.sudosu.net: Road closure [...]
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