These scans are done from an aircraft 10,000 ft above ground. Thermal data is collected to detect hot spots within active wildfire zones. The raw data is then transcribed by Infrared Radiation Interpreters and converted into a time-sensitive and valuable map.

The Lee Fire near Meeker is now over 113,000 acres, fire maps show, and has surpassed the Spring Creek Fire of 2018 as the state's fifth-largest wildfire. Here are the four largest fires in the state's history.