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Smoke from the nearby Miller Peak Fire drifts by the air control tower at Missoula Montana Airport on August 29, 2024. Miller Peak was one of several fires burning in and around Missoula that month, creating a smoke-impacted environment which, combined with the mountainous terrain, makes traditional forecasting methods difficult: a problem the FireSense team is working to solve.

Smoke Drifts by Air Traffic Control Tower at Missoula Montana Airport

Smoke from the nearby Miller Peak Fire drifts by the air control tower at Missoula Airport on August 29, 2024. Miller Peak was one of several fires burning in and around Missoula that month, creating a smokey environment which, combined with the mountainous terrain, made the area an ideal location to test FireSense’s new micrometeorology technology.

Image Credit: NASA/Milan Loiacono
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