This is a collection of hot spot data from three Alberta wildfires in 2003 - Talbot Fire, Keg Fire and Jack Pine Fire. Two FERIC researchers, Ray Ault and Darren Woods worked within these fires to collect the size, temperature and over storey struture of hot spots. This information is provided to assist airborne infrared scanning system providers in their future development.
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Talbot Fire |
Spruce log on ground, 55cm across 450cm log. Burning the length.The hot spot is on the edge of standing timber. The canopy is somewhat open. The location is next to aspen regeneration.
Temperture: 607°C
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Talbot Fire |
The hot spot is on the top of a stump in a burned patch with duff buring along the side. The size is 36"x24" with 6" depth. The hot spot is open without canopy cover.
Temperture: 448°C
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Talbot Fire |
The hot spot is a smouldering spruce log. The location is a open hole in canopy. The spot size is 122cm x 81cm.
Temperture: 546°C
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Talbot Fire |
Burning in gully. Lots of spruce canopy over hang.
Temperture: 353°C
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Talbot Fire |
Temperture: 171°C
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Talbot Fire |
Dozer pile, open area where two dozer lines converge. Next to the green standing timber. Smouldering size 61cm x 31cm
Temperture: 171°C
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Talbot Fire |
Chico, The hot spot is burning on ground. The canopy : The Aspen at the edge of seismic line is open, litter and bark. Spot size: 198cm x 122cm
Temperture: 694°C
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Talbot Fire |
Burning at the bottom of a Chico. Spot size 198cm x 122cm
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Talbot Fire |
A small spot in duff. The hot spot is located in an open cutblock. 1m x 0.5 m
Temperture: 150°C
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Talbot Fire |
The hot spot is on the guard in a pile of dirt. Warm with smoke. Spot size 25cm x 25cm x 30cm deep. 38 paces from a Airborne I.R. ribbon.
Temperture: 187°C
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Talbot Fire |
The hot spot is on the edge of a cutline, burning under a root wad tipped on its site. Spot size: 30cm x 15cm
Temperture: 308°C
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Talbot fire |
The spot is in the middle of a wide guard, burning under dirt, root and debris. Flat. Spot size 25cm x 7cm
Temperture: 354°C
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Talbot Fire |
The hot spot is in a mixed thrifty spruce/ aspen area. Burning in duff litter. 10m x 15m. The canopy is closed.
Temperture: 461°C
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Talbot Fire |
The hot spot is in an open area, under stem, protected by root wad. Spot size 61cm x 71cm
Temperture: 1029°C
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Talbot Fire |
Duff, part of spot smouldering. Spot size 244cm x 609cm
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Talbot Fire |
Burning stump, part of spot 244cm x 610cm. The canopy consists of miixed aspen/ spruce just inside leavestrip.
Temperture: 647°C
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Talbot Fire |
In a circle under spruce (2). 152cm x 91cm . 3 hot spots in a 305cm area, some glowing. I.R. Airborne tape in tree. Another spot 914cm to East Temp. 409.
Temperture: 546°C
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Talbot Fire |
Semi open, burning in duff. I.R. Airborne has ribboned. The center is bucketed. The hot spo is 20m from top of cut block & cutline. 732cm long x 91cm wide.
This hotspot with moderate slope is outside the main burn. Had this picked up it wuold have caused some excitement.
Temperture: 646°C
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Talbot Fire |
It went to open flame. Closed spruce on the edge of the green moderate slope. Size of hot spot 122cm x 244cm.
Temperture: 502°C
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Talbot Fire |
The hot spot is in seismic line debris in an open area. Size: 81cm x 25cm
Temperture: 378°C
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Talbot Fire |
The hot spot is in an open area. Duff and stump burning. Spot size: 91cm x 132cm
Temperture: 463°C
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Talbot Fire |
The hot spot is glowing in duff, 2m of burning edge. Conditions: windy +15K.
The canopy is relatively closed (15m spruce).
Temperture: 445°C
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Talbot Fire |
The hot spot is in an semi open area with tal aspen. Spot size 33cm dia x 33cm long
Temperture: 364°C
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Talbot Fire |
The hot spot is in between mature spruce, down in a hole along water source. Smouldering ind duff and green grass. Spot size 5m x 3m
Temperture: 578°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
There are 3 hot spots.
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Jack Pine Fire |
Temperture: 545°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
Spot size: 28cm x 30cm x 18cm deep
Temperture: 545°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot size is 45cm x 25cm with open flames.
Temperture: 566°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is in an open area, glowing and smouldering. I.A. crew in area. It is about 35 paces from edge to edge.
Temperture: 403°C
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Jack Pine fire |
The hot spot is next to a cat guard, exposed in a burnt over area. It is smouldering in duff. Spot size: 71cm x 46cm x 10cm deep
Temperture: 413°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
Spot size: 25cm x 45cm, in canopy, somewhat open.
Temperture: 488°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
Spot size: 25cm x 45cm, in canopy, but somewhat open. Another duff burn 1m west 20cm x 20cm x 13cm deep
Temperture: 488°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
There is an intact spruce canopy, next to blowdown. Fuel, Aspen leaves, shallow duff.
Temperture: 270°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is in a flat area with hose in area and aspen litter/ duff. Aspen and spruce are over story, the canopy is closed. Spot size: 22cm x 35cm, depth 8cm
Temperture: 535°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is at the tree base.
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is glowing. Spot size: 61cm x 30cm x 13cm deep
Temperture: 583°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is at bottom of schrub in duff. The area ist flat, next to burn area, on adge in semi open area. There is no canopy directly over head. One tree 20m high, 4m north.
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is ina a semi-open area, a strip of duff si burning about 13cm deep. In this area are 2 spots with another behind Darrin. Close to I.D. 23.
Temperture: 447°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is open, under willow debris and still glowing. The crew has watered th area around the spot. Spot size: 56cm x 43cm
Temperture: 447°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is a small one under limbsn in spruce duff an needles, 38cm long and glowing.
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is smouldering, a semi -open duff. Spot size: 51cm x 15cm
Temperture: 316°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is at the base of spruce, some stump burning, smouldering, duff. Spot size: 18cm of edge, 3 inches deep
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is close to ID. 33, in an semi- open area in duff and aspen litter 10cm deep.
Temperture: 510°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The small hot spot is under aspen. Size: 30cm x 23cm
Temperture: 333°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is at the base of aspen, under log and semi- open.
Temperture: 333°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is semi- open with aspen and smouldering. Spot size: 38cm x 13cm
Temperture: 444°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is in an old slash. Aspen regen on old seismic line. It is cold in the middle and has a long edge.
It is an important target, since it is bourning outside the main burn area.
Temperture: 521°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The hot spot is in duff. Spot size: 81cm x 30cm
Temperture: 396°C
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Jack Pine Fire |
The host spot is under spruce, another spot is behind Darrin. Spot size: 244cm x 61cm.
Temperture: 410°C
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Keg Fire |
The hot spot is undre black spruce, semi- open canopy. Spot size: 2m x 3m
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Keg Fire |
The hot spot is under aspen, no leaves. The canopy is semi- open.
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Keg Fire |
The hot spot is next to a lake in an area with aspen under story. The canopy consists of white spruce. Size: 10m x 15m
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Keg Fire |
The hot spotis in an area with black spruce and moss and spruce debris. It is burning, hot embers. Additionally there is a squirrel cache. Size: 10m x 4m
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Keg Fire |
The small hot spot is smouldering in dozer debris and some smoke. Size 1.2m. There is green spruce debris, and next to standing a semi burnt timber.
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Lytton Fire |
Smoldering pine root.
Temperture: 268°C
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Lytton Fire |
Smoldering inside the tree. Start buring from the root then went up.
Temperture: 371°C
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Lytton Fire |
Under ground tree root smoldering
Temperture: 452°C
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Lytton Fire |
Pine needle smoldering on the surface
Temperture: 520°C
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Lytton Fire |
Pine needles smoldering on the surface
Temperture: 449°C
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Lytton Fire |
Pine root smoldering
Temperture: 218°C
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Lytton Fire |
Under ground root burning
Temperture: 260°C
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