Zach Bruick

Zach Bruick

@zachbruick.bsky.social

Director of Catastrophic Risk Strategy @ Pano.ai. Using data and analytics to make the world safer from wildfires. Coloradan. Cubs fan. Wx nerd. Fort Collins, CO.

909 Followers 298 Following 62 Posts Joined Nov 2023
1 day ago

Really excited to share that I’m joining Pano AI today as their Director of Catastrophic Risk Strategy, where I will focus on enabling GTM strategy with analytics and modeling. This is a dream role, getting to move fully into the wildfire space to hopefully make the world a bit more resilient.

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2 weeks ago
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First tanker drop of 2026 in Colorado occurring in February...there truly is not a fire season here anymore #cofire #cowx

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1 month ago
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CSU’s Christman Field gusted to 90 mph just after noon #cowx

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2 months ago

Evacs just ordered for that area including the hospital, per radio traffic

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2 months ago
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First "extreme" fire weather risk anywhere in Boulder County in over 3 years (4/22/2022).

First extreme fire weather outlook anywhere in Colorado in over 20 months (4/6/2024).

#COwx

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2 months ago
Particularly Dangerous Situation!
● Foothills & along CO Highway 93
westward!
● Gusts of 85-100 mph possible from Hwy 93
corridor westward
● Sustained winds, in the same corridor, of
45-55 MPH.
● Relative humidity: 8 to 20 percent
● Uncertainty: If the strongest winds make it
past Hwy 93/US 36

Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning for the Boulder and Jeffco foothills tomorrow, via NWS Boulder. Warning text at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.ph... #cowx

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2 months ago

Has there ever been a PDS RFW in Colorado before? Know they’ve been used in southern CA, but can’t recall one here in recent years at least.

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2 months ago

Good work by our senators!

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2 months ago
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President Trump is delivering on his promise of retribution against Colorado for the state's mail-in ballots and refusal to release his ally Tina Peters from prison.

The Trump team says it plans to close America's foremost weather lab: NCAR. @marshallglasses.bsky.social reports.

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2 months ago

Reposting this great article ahead of a likely PSPS event here in Colorado on Wednesday. Let’s see if Xcel actually made the improvements it said it did. Coloradans are going to have to get used to this. #psps #cowx #wildfire

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2 months ago
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Rising rates of wildfire building destruction in the conterminous United States | PNAS Many regions of the world have seen an increase in highly destructive wildfires, driven by well-documented increases in burned area and growth of h...

Wildfires are getting more destructive in the US, especially in conifer forests of the Northwest...10% of exposed buildings were destroyed in 2002–2012, but this percentage more than tripled, to 32% in 2013–2022. Nice work @amandacarlson.bsky.social and co-authors! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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3 months ago

Very true. Affects anywhere they would get called out to during the US off-season

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3 months ago

This action also grounds the Very Large Air Tankers (VLATs) in the US. While this is the quiet part of the wildfire season, any long duration of this AD will cause issues for wildland firefighting

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4 months ago
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Aurora has gotten even better here in Fort Collins #cowx

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4 months ago
Aurora borealis from Fort Collins, CO

Aurora from Fort Collins tonight @bianchiweather.bsky.social

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5 months ago

A sold-out Wrigley singing “Go Cubs Go” is a glorious thing.

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7 months ago
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Impressive pyrocu on the #LeeFire from the Harvey Gap camera. All of Meeker now on Ready status

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7 months ago
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Evolving situation on the #LeeFire as it continues to push east. Evacuations expanded eastward to the south side of Meeker and heat signatures picking up in that same area

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7 months ago

Thanks! Figured someone like you had the intel on this

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7 months ago

So we going to go back to PL4 anytime soon? Seems like things have blown up quick again in CA/CO, with many moderate-sized fires popping up in the PNW. Could really use the MAFFS again + all of the contract resources. New CA start (Rosa Fire) unable to get helos as none available in the state

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7 months ago

Red sky at night
Wildfires alight
Red sky at morning
Air quality warning

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8 months ago

They fired the people answering calls for help. Hundreds of them. During the crisis.

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8 months ago
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These Colorado public lands could be eligible for sale under Republican budget bill Federal public lands in Colorado eligible for sale under Republicans’ current budget bill include a popular mountain biking area outside of Grand Junction, a beloved hiking area in Durango&#8…

More than 14 million acres of public lands in Colorado, including popular mountain biking and hiking areas, could be eligible for sale under Republican budget bill.

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9 months ago

Has Lutnick actually visited a WFO? What does he think actually goes on at these (very important) offices?

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9 months ago
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Love a good DEN thunderstorm, particularly if you get out just before it #cowx

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9 months ago
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OMG PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG COMEBACK GRAND SLAM - Bleacher Nation I AM LOSING MY MIND.

OMG PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG COMEBACK GRAND SLAM

www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/05...

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9 months ago

The loss of 5 CIMTs will be felt massively if we reach PL4/5 this year. The risk to our communities, forests, public lands, and economy, cannot be understated.

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9 months ago

Greensburg 2007 are some of the first EF5 tornado damage photos I remember seeing as a kid. Can only hope they make it through this one ok

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9 months ago

Just gonna assume today was a billion dollar weather day.

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11 months ago

🚨

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