User:Penitentes

Hi! I'm Penitentes (after the snow formation) and I'm primarily interested in writing/expanding Wikipedia's articles on natural phenomena and hazards. My main focus on California wildfires, but I also work on articles about severe weather, volcanic eruptions, etc. I also occasionally write about more general geographic topics—I'm very fond of the Sierra Nevada and it's where I spend my most precious off-wiki time. I also enjoy making illustrative maps (of wildfires, wildfire seasons, tornado tracks) in QGIS using wholly public domain data. I use this page to catalog the work I've done so far and keep notes on resources/topics/links I might like to use in the future for articles.

If you would like to get in touch, please ping me or leave a message on my talk page. I am open to collaboration, WP:GAN reviews, or friendly wiki-related chatter.

Created/largely written

 * 1961 Harlow Fire
 * 1988 49er Fire
 * 1992 Fountain Fire
 * 1993 Kinneloa Fire
 * 1993 Laguna Fire
 * 1999 Jones Fire
 * 2000 California wildfires
 * 2000 Storrie Fire
 * 2001 California wildfires
 * 2001 Poe Fire
 * 2002 Wolf Fire
 * 2002 Copper Fire
 * 2002 Curve Fire
 * 2008 Telegraph Fire
 * 2012 Reading Fire
 * 2012 Chips Fire
 * 2015 Rocky Fire
 * 2020 Dome Fire
 * 2020 East Troublesome Fire
 * 2021 McCash Fire
 * 2021 KNP Complex Fire
 * 2021 Windy Fire
 * 2021 Fawn Fire
 * 2022 McKinney Fire
 * 2022 Mosquito Fire
 * 2023 California wildfires
 * 2023 Oregon wildfires


 * Tyndall Glacier (Alaska)
 * Mather Pass
 * Pinchot Pass
 * Coso Peak
 * Nopah Peak
 * Kingston Peak (California)
 * Tulainyo Lake
 * 2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado

Contributed to

 * 2023 Hawaii wildfires
 * 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa
 * 2011 Joplin tornado
 * Teton–Yellowstone tornado
 * Creek Fire (2020)
 * Oak Fire (2022)
 * Rim Fire

Proposed articles

 * Fire tornado
 * Lava diversion
 * Slate Mountain
 * Cantara Loop chemical spill
 * Effects of climate change on the Sierra Nevada
 * 1970 Clampitt Fire
 * 1985 Wheeler Fire
 * 1987 Stanislaus Complex
 * 1992 Cleveland Fire
 * 1996 Highway 58 Fire
 * 1996 Ackerson Fire
 * 2000 Manter Fire
 * 2001 Star Fire
 * https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/02/us/young-crews-battle-a-fire-in-california.html
 * https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-07-me-43199-story.html
 * https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1721/star-oregon-fires
 * 2001 Darby Fire
 * https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/2001/09/13/officials-someone-sparked-darby-fire/50782096007/
 * https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/2001/09/25/darby-fire-finally-beaten-down/50777400007/
 * https://www.uticawater.com/darby-fire/
 * 2002 Williams Fire
 * 2002 Pines Fire
 * 2008 Humboldt Fire
 * 2008 Iron Alps Complex
 * 2013 American Fire
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20130825040550/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/news/3624/
 * https://www.capradio.org/articles/2013/08/23/american-fire-keeps-growing-crews-gaining-ground/
 * https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/tahoe/home/?cid=STELPRDB5439699
 * 2017 Nuns Fire
 * 2017 Redwood Valley Fire
 * Tehipite Dome

To work on

 * Strip quotes per MOS:NOHOVER
 * Add to drafts and articles
 * Glossary of wildfire terms
 * Wheeler Survey
 * 2002 McNally Fire - add map
 * 2007 Moonlight Fire - add map
 * 2007 Angora Fire - add map
 * 2009 Station Fire - add map
 * 2012 Ponderosa Fire
 * 2013 Clover Fire
 * 2014 King Fire
 * 2015 Rough Fire
 * 2015 Valley Fire - add map
 * 2015 Butte Fire - add map
 * 2016 Erskine Fire
 * 2017 Detwiler Fire - add map
 * 2017 Pier Fire - add map
 * 2017 Thomas Fire
 * 2018 Carr Fire - add map
 * 2018 Camp Fire
 * 2018 Donnell Fire
 * 2019 Walker Fire
 * 2020 Loyalton Fire
 * 2020 SQF Complex - add map
 * 2020 Zogg Fire
 * 2020 Bobcat Fire - add map
 * 2021 River Fire
 * 2021 Caldor Fire
 * 2021 Marshall Fire
 * 2022 Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire

Article ideas/resources

 * Wildfire template
 * Articles for deletion/Ikes Fire
 * https://burnseverity.cr.usgs.gov/ravg/data-access - for burned area stats
 * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Image_map_resources
 * https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap
 * 1980s

Broadly useful wildfire references

 * "Wildfire Terms Defined: What It Means When a Blaze Is 30 Percent Contained", The New York Times, July 28, 2022:
 * "The Santa Ana Winds FAQ", UCLA Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, October 23, 2007:
 * "Orange County Firestorm 1993", Orange County Fire Authority, 1993:
 * "Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires", California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 2022:
 * "Top 20 Largest California Wildfires", California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 2022:
 * For Creek, North Complex, other Labor Day 2020 fires - weather
 * "2022 Wildfire Activity Statistics", California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 2023:

Inspiration/research notes
Miscellaneous
 * Pickens fire (1933) and fatal debris flows (1934). Reoccurred in Azusa/Glendora in 1968/69
 * https://www.glendaleca.gov/home/showdocument?id=13944
 * Panorama Fire (1980)
 * https://cdfhistory.smugmug.com/District-VI/BDU/Panorama-Fire-1980/
 * Cleveland Fire
 * https://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/20th-anniversary-24580-acre-cleveland-fire-recalled/
 * https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/02/us/aircraft-crashes-in-california-fire.html
 * https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-01-mn-366-story.html
 * https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-1992-Cleveland-Fire-area-was-sprayed-with-herbicides-and-replanted-with-pine_fig3_227043062
 * https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/cleveland-fire-10-years-later/
 * https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/kyburz-fire-resurrects-memories-of-deadly-1992-cleveland-fire/
 * https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/Documents/Landslides/Caltrans/1997%20Hwy%2050%20Cal%20Geology.pdf
 * https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/fremont-winema/news-events/?cid=STELPRDB5394376
 * https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19921001&slug=1516031
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=EqU2AQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA2-PA155&ots=9yjVAx_dyD&dq=cleveland%20fire%201992%20el%20dorado&pg=PP5#v=onepage&q=cleveland%20fire%201992%20el%20dorado&f=false
 * https://www.dvidshub.net/search/?q=Creek+Fire&filter%5Bstate%5D=California&view=grid&filter&#x5B;date&#x5D;=20200904-20201224
 * Cal Fire Creek Fire photos https://www.flickr.com/photos/calfire/albums/72157718655231543/page2
 * Rim Fire photos https://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/albums/72157635240707803/with/9599182259
 * https://www.flickr.com/photos/nifc/51434393898/
 * https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=165415395%40N07&view_all=1&text=dixie
 * https://www.flickr.com/photos/calfire/albums/72157719574184663/page5
 * https://westernforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Aune_2020-IERC-presentation.pdf
 * [use wx image from GACC site here OR public data here OR public data here]
 * https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/gis/watchwarn.phtml
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20020603201748/http://www.fire.ca.gov:80/FireEmergencyResponse/HistoricalStatistics/HistoricalStatistics.asp
 * 2021 Bootleg Fire
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2021/07/did-oregons-massive-bootleg-fire-spawn-a-flaming-tornado.html
 * https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/bootleg-fire-formed-a-tornado-with-wind-speeds-higher-than-111-mph/article_0a4c466d-0a77-5b09-9411-fd04f2723251.html
 * https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/climate/bootleg-wildfire-weather.html
 * https://www.facebook.com/BootlegFireInfo/posts/pfbid0vLmoFzVVC6SqSr43SAsy3KmuCQQJsvW6bvivXm2tMmfueKcHUhRD5GMVxUaFE4Hml

Interesting articles

 * Armero tragedy
 * Devils Hole pupfish
 * Osceola Mudflow
 * Midnight forests
 * Mother of the Forest
 * Apollo 15 postal covers incident

Useful links

 * Template:Infobox_wildfire
 * Template:Ombox
 * Template:Featured topic box
 * NPS icons
 * Web colors
 * NWS Z-time conversion
 * Userboxes User:Oldbeeg/userboxes
 * https://www.naturalearthdata.com/
 * User:Sammi Brie/Commas in sentences
 * GIS resource links User:Shannon1
 * Template:Icon and Template:Icon link
 * Help:Using colours
 * Creating shape maps from OpenStreetMap data
 * Copying within Wikipedia
 * User:Tony1/Redundancy exercises: removing fluff from your writing