Fire Season 2020 Overview

Summer of 2020 was a rough year for meteorologists across the country. Click through the sections below to view events that occurred.

NWS Billings, MT

June 2, 2021

Fire Season 2020 created intense workload on NWS Forecasters and Incident Meteorologists (IMETs), and brought the threat of devastating fire right into the lives of NWS employees and their families.

Fire Overview 2020

Phase I - Absence of Monsoon

Phase II - Heat Wave

Phase III - Lightning Outburst

Phase IV - Wind Event

Phase V - Dry Colorado