Some NASA services hosted at JPL are now offline or nonoperational.
E.g. - DSN now and JPL Horizons.
The DSN Goldstone site in Barstow is probably OK.
The update from JPL at https://nasawatch.com/personnel-news/jpl-fire-update/ also stated that "Hundreds of JPLers have been evacuated from their homes & many have lost homes. Special thx to our emergency crews. Pls keep us in your thoughts & stay safe."
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Pic below is from the Altadena area just east of JPL.
Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
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In response to this postThe JPL Emergency Page at https://emergency.jpl.nasa.gov/ has additional info -
- JPL will remain closed until Monday, Jan 13
- All personnel are under mandatory telework with no Lab access except for designated personnel
- JPL facilities, labs and hardware are secured and protected.
- Deep Space Network (DSN) operations have been moved offsite to a back-up operations center.
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The Wildland Fire Potential Index (WFPI) from the USGS forecasts the risk for large fire activity across the U.S.
It is a unit-less number that ranges from 0 to 150 and relates to vegetation flammability. It describes the ratio of live to dead fuel and includes variables for wind speed, dry bulb temperature, and rainfall.
The wildfires in the L.A. area are not unexpected. The WFPI values around L.A. are mostly in the red zone. The Santa Ana winds spread the fire.
https://firedanger.cr.usgs.gov/viewer/index.html
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