Wildfires 101: How NASA Studies Fires in a Changing World

From forest floor to space, NASA scientists and collaborators are advancing tools and methods to predict, remotely detect, and ultimately mitigate wildfires. That process starts with understanding fire behavior, tracking them with satellites, and getting that data in the hands of land managers and communities facing record-breaking fire seasons.

Universal Production Music: Big Found by Ran Shir [BMI], Rotem Moav [BMI]; Swirling Blizzard by Laurent Dury [SACEM]; Dry Ice by Alessandro Rizzo [PRS], Elliot Greenway Ireland [PRS], Paper Boy [PRS]; Into Motion by Peter Larsen [PRS]

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Katie Jepson (KBRwyle): Lead Producer
Katie Jepson (KBRwyle): Narrator
Katie Jepson (KBRwyle): Editor
Doug C. Morton (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Elizabeth Hoy (GST): Scientist
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Animator
Alex Bodnar (None): Animator
Jonathan North (KBRwyle): Animator