October 2, 2020 - Mullen Fire

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   The Mullen Fire sparked to life on September 17, 2020, in the Medicine
   Bow National Forest, southwest of Centennial, Wyoming. It is one of
   only two major fires burning in Wyoming at the close of the month of
   September.

   The fire was initially reported in the Savage Run Wilderness, an area
   with a large amount of beetle-killed deadfall, dense vegetation, and
   rugged terrain. As of October 1, the fire has consumed 117,420 acres of
   timber and understory. With 934 personnel working the fire, full
   containment is expected to be October 30. According to Inciweb,
   critical fire weather and strong winds have increased the size of the
   fire, which remains actively burning. Local media reports that the
   Mullen Fire took a strong run south and crossed the border with
   Colorado on October 1.

   The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
   NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the Mullen Fire
   on September 30.

   Each red “hot spot” marks an area where the thermal bands on the
   instrument detected high temperatures. When combined with typical
   smoke, such hot spots are diagnostic for actively burning fire. The
   linear arrangement of hot spots sits near the southern border of the
   fire and suggests that the fire continues to move in that direction.
   The smoke blows east then curls northeast in the prevailing wind.
   Additional smaller fires can be seen in the forests just to the
   southeast of the Mullen Fire. The larger fire seen in Colorado, which
   is billowing copious smoke, is the Cameron Forks Fire.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 9/30/2020
   Resolutions:  1km (178 KB),  500m (674.8 KB),  250m (2.2 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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