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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sorry for the dick tone. I'm tired, grumpy, catching a cold. You know where to find me!

Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 28

And there is no engagement here. Nobody asks questions or really interacts with me - similar to what Twitter has become, a one-way broadcasting tool.
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The LookoutThe LookoutNorCal Lightning Fires – 8/26/2025West Coast Fire Report – With Michael Steinberg – 8/25/2025Flat Fire, NorCal Lightning Starts, Garnet Fire – 8/24/2025Active Evening on the Pickett Fire – 8/23/2025Pickett Fire – Morning Update – 8/23/2025Pickett Fire – 8/22/2025Pickett Fire near Calistoga – 8/21/2025Coyote Fire Morning Update – 8/21/2025Coyote Fire – Initial Attack – 8/20/2025Style vs. Survival in the Berkeley Hills

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 28

I don't have the bandwidth to post to this site, anymore. The big hangup is having to edit everything down to such short messages. I am buried with all the other aspects of trying to create content and get it out. I can't make this work, sorry. You find us also on LinkedIn and YouTube.

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 27

Heading up to Deer Creek with Michael Steinberg to check out the lightning fire above Deer Creek Falls - we'll have a report this evening.
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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 27

Proud of the storytelling we did tonight on The Lookout, even if it made me cry. It's one of the rawer broadcasts we've done.
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Friends in harm's way, the Forest Service got all the worst ground, and can't fix it. - 8/26/2025

Lightning fires, tough times on the Klamath River, and how SPI ended up with the best tree-growing land. Also, the Garnet Fire might burn a big piece of old ...

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today's Lookout Livesteam looks at the Dillon, Peak, and Deer Creek Canyon fires, in Northern California, and at the Garnet Fire, east of Fresno.
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NorCal Lightning Fires - 8/26/2025 - The Lookout

Here is tonight’s Lookout Livestream. We talk about the Dillon, Peak, Deer Creek Canyon fires, and the Garnet Fire, east of Fresno. We’ll update this page later, tonight.

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 26

Things are starting to go a little crazy across the West, after a pretty slow/weird fire season. Michael Steinberg joined me in The Lookout to talk about all sorts of fire geekery.
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West Coast Fire Report - With Michael Steinberg - 8/25/2025 - The Lookout

This broadcast, on August 25, 2025, discussed various wildfires across the West Coast. Michael Steinberg, a geography student, shared his field observations from the Pickett Fire in Napa County,…

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 26

Michael Steinberg will be joining me on The Lookout Livestream at 7:25pm to share videos and stories from his field reporting on the final day of major spread on the Pickett Fire (8/23). We'll also look at wild weather across the west this week. youtube.com/c/thelookout1

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Independent wildfire and water-related reporting. Host Zeke Lunder has 30 years of experience in wildland fire management and California water issues. During wildfire season we provide UNOFFICIAL…

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 25

There were a lot of new lightning ignitions today in California. The storms are also bringing a lot of moisture to some areas.

Tonight's Lookout Livestream looked at the #FlatFire, near Sisters, Oregon, which had minimal growth between last night and noon, today.
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Flat Fire - 8/24/2025 - The Lookout

Zeke Lunder discusses the Flat Fire in Oregon, highlighting its geographical similarities to Westwood, California, and its impact on urban areas like Bend and Sisters. The fire, influenced by strong…

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 24

Today was an active day on the #PickettFire. As with the previous several days, the fire was somewhat subdued in the morning hours under heavy smoke, but woke up and made major runs in the late afternoon and evening. We have 10:30pm maps and analysis on The Lookout.
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Active Evening on the Pickett Fire - 8/23/2025 - The Lookout

The Pickett Fire grew significantly this afternoon, driven by steady winds, low humidities, and hot temperatures. After making some ‘slope-reversals’ in Swartz Canyon, yesterday afternoon and…

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 23

Updated maps for #PickettFire are available on The Lookout.
No livestream tonight.
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Pickett Fire - Morning Update - 8/23/2025 - The Lookout

12 hours of growth – 8pm on 8/22 thru 08:00, today. White line is last night’s perimeter. No livestream tonight unless something crazy is happening.

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 23

Episode 4 of our 'Danger in Plain Sight' video series is now live!
We talk about the folly of rebuilding the exact same urban footprint in Pacific Palisades, in direct antagonism to the annual Santa Ana winds.

Episodes 1-4 are available, here:
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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 23

We just wrapped up a livestream on the #PickettFire, current and expected weather, and also, a bonus feature on citizen burning with PBAs (Prescribed Burn Associations).
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Pickett Fire - 8/22/2025 - The Lookout

The fire has been slowly waking up, throughout the day. As of about 4:30pm, the smoke inversion that was suppressing fire behavior for most of the day has pretty much cleared out, and the fire seems…

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 22

The next few hours are likely to be active on the #PickettFire, in Napa County, California. Here is a link to our most recent mapping for the fire - updated 3:30pm, 8/22/2025
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Pickett Fire - 8/22/2025 - The Lookout

The fire has been slowly waking up, throughout the day. As of about 4:30pm, the smoke inversion that was suppressing fire behavior for most of the day has pretty much cleared out, and the fire seems…

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 22

We've got updated 11:20pm maps for the #PickettFire up on The Lookout, along with our 2hr livestream from this evening, which rambled all over the Wine Country.
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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 22

The #PickettFire started around 3:20pm just north of Calistoga, California, in Napa County. It promptly made a slope-driven run to the top of the ridge, and over, between Browns Hill and High Point. It was about 1,200 acres by 6pm.

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Pickett Fire near Calistoga - 8/21/2025 - The Lookout

The Pickett Fire started around 3:20pm just north of Calistoga, California, in Napa County. It promptly made a slope-driven run to the top of the ridge, and over, between Browns Hill and High Point.…

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 21

Our morning livestream for the Coyote Fire is posted on The Lookout:
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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 21

New Lookout merch!!! Our Squatch Duty shirts are live.
Putting fire on the ground is the duty of anyone who lives in the woods. Bigfoot is not off the hook.
And yes, we asked Watch Duty and they were alright with it, because they are cool like that.

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 20

I got a chance to talk with Sheryl Drinkwater, a wildfire-savvy Berkeley architect. We looked at new wildfire-related codes for portions of the Berkeley Hills, and talked about the inherent flammability of the "classic California home".
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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 15

Episode 3 of our five-part 'Danger in Plain Sight' docu-series is now live on The Lookout!
Following on the first two episodes, in which we ride bikes looking for clues into the Eaton Fire's destructiveness, we inspect our vacation rental for fire hazards. the-lookout.org/danger-in-pl...

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 15

No Lookout Livestream tonight. Things were pretty quiet on the Gifford Fire, today. If you’re Jonesing for map-geekery, tonight, check out our YouTube archive, or fire up CalTopo.com and explore their mapping tools! @caltopo

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 14

Here is updated mapping (9:45pm) of the #GiffordFire. The fire appears to have largely stayed within the primary and contingency lines, today.
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Gifford Fire in Dragon Mode - 8/13/2025 - The Lookout

UPDATED 10:30pm, 8/13/2025 Firing operations have been underway on the north end of the Gifford Fire, east of San Luis Obispo, California, in some fashion or another for about 36 hours. This…

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our current situation summary for the Gifford Fire - 18:15hrs, 8/13/2025
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Gifford Fire in Dragon Mode - 8/13/2025 - The Lookout

Firing operations have been underway on the north end of the Gifford Fire, east of San Luis Obispo, California, in some fashion or another for about 36 hours. Today the fire is doing what it will with...

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 11

Today was a busy wildfire day in California. Tonight's Lookout Livestream reviews the Ponderosa Fire, in the Yuba County Foothills, and upcoming major firing operations on the Gifford Fire. Also, best (and worst) practices for fire-safing your property. the-lookout.org/2025/08/10/p...

Ponderosa Pounded, Gifford Firing, and Cut Yer Brush! - 8/10/2025 - The Lookout

Tonight’s Lookout Livestream covered today’s Ponderosa Fire, in Yuba County, taking a detailed look at the incredible fuel loading and fire hazards found across large portions of the Yuba County…

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 11

Major firing ops are planned on the Gifford Fire in the coming days to try to contain the northern edge of the fire. We dig deep into the potential tactics for this operation on today's Lookout Livestream.
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