This is the infrared flight run last night at a bit after 11 pm. The legend will explain the different patterns. You will notice isolated heat as pointed out at the bottom of the page and there is another spot on the shore west of Pearrygin Lake. It's important to remember that an infrared scan will show ALL heat, not just heat associated with the fire being scanned. Which mean those isolated spots of heat could be a campfire, a house fire unrelated to the Carlton Complex, or any other event that produced heat. The infrared can detect pretty small heat sources. These are reported to the head of the mapping unit, who then reports to communications so fire managers or local fire departments can check and verify if they are just campfires or BBQs, related to the main fire or possibly holdover heat from the lightning of a few days ago.
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