Learn how weather forecasting plays a critical role in fighting wildfires and hear what it's like to be an Incident Meteorologist at the frontline of some of California's biggest wildfires.

GUEST: Phil Hysell, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Blacksburg

Track the fire weather conditions at the Woodward Fire where Phil Manuel is being deployed.  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/maps/7062/

 

Twitter handle that announces IMET deployments: https://twitter.com/NWS_IMET_OPS

 

IMET Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/US.NationalWeatherService.IMET.gov/

 

Wildfire Webcams from California:  http://www.alertwildfire.org/northbay/

 

Watch a plane take-off from San Francisco, California through the orange smokehttps://twitter.com/flySFO/status/1303880200036392962?s=20