User:Hurricane Wind and Fire

Hello! I'm Hurricane Wind and Fire! I am fascinated by wildfires, tropical cyclones, anything related to the Sierra Nevada region, and geography. I have other interests in locations in the Western United States, especially ghost towns, a mild interest in aviation, Earth science, and federal U.S. politics (but try to refrain from bias or spreading my opinion). Outside of Wikipedia, I play soccer (or whatever the probably sane other 99% of the world calls it), pickleball and table tennis. I started participating in AfC and NPP after a very nice user inspired me after they reviewed some of my first drafts.

I started reading Wikipedia much more around the middle of 2021, but I did not create my account until December 31, 2024. I made several edits that night, and I started a draft on the Davis Fire on January 4, 2025. I enjoy editing Wikipedia on any device I can get my hands on (albeit PC, laptop, iPad, phone, etc.).

I try being civil and polite to people I meet in real life and on-wiki. If you are having a dispute with me, I will try to be professional and not say anything rude or personal. If you feel I have been uncivil or have made a personal comment, let me know on my talk page.

I like adding the season background and summary to wildfire list articles. Additionally, I like creating their talk pages with the WikiProjects and grades. I like recruiting members to WikiProject Wildfire, and this has been successful for two editors. I update wildfire season articles, normally adding wildfires and updating acreage and containment, and write wildfire articles over periods of two or three days, typically on weekends when I have more time.

Userspace drafts/testpages

• User:Hurricane Wind and Fire/List of Nevada wildfires
• User:Hurricane Wind and Fire/List of Utah wildfires
• User:Hurricane Wind and Fire/sandbox

Essay-related

• User:Hurricane Wind and Fire/Why did I decline your draft?
• User:Hurricane Wind and Fire/Wildfire article

Other

• User:Hurricane Wind and Fire/Guestbook
• User:Hurricane Wind and Fire/AfC log

To-do list

More information Article name, Description ...

Article name	Description	Task	WPs
User:Hurricane Wind and Fire/List of Nevada wildfires	List of wildfires in a state	Find wildfires until 1980, find acreage statistics, move to mainspace	Wildfire, Nevada
User:Hurricane Wind and Fire/List of Utah wildfires	List of wildfires in a state	Find wildfires as far back as I can (hopefully 2000), find acreage statistics, move to mainspace	Wildfire, Utah
Sunset Fire (Idaho)	2025 Idaho wildfire	Create article	Wildfire, Idaho, Disaster management
Draft:South Sugarloaf Fire	2025 Nevada wildfire	Expand, move to mainspace, nominate for DYK	Wildfire, Nevada, Disaster management
Harry Reid International Airport	Airport serving the Las Vegas area	Find references for passenger airline destinations	Aviation, Nevada
Dragon Bravo Fire	2025 Arizona wildfire	Expand progression	Wildfire, Arizona, Disaster management
Draft:Waterfall Fire	2004 Nevada wildfire	Finish draft, move to mainspace	Wildfire, Nevada, Disaster management, Firefighting
Davis Fire	2024 Nevada wildfire	Improve to GA (long-term)	Wildfire, Nevada, Disaster management, Firefighting

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Wildfire articles

Normally, when an new wildfire starts and is either a. Large, or b. Takes place in a populated area, it is immediately given an article. Many of these articles aren't updated over time, and are left unkept and are shown as "still active" weeks or months later. That's why I submit drafts through AfC. I don't have time to write an adequate article in one shot, and even then, I'm not very good at assessing articles not obvious stubs. I prefer developing articles on their own time, but sometimes it might take a bit too long. For example, I started the Davis Fire draft on January 4, and it wasn't submitted until June 15, 2025 (and it wasn't even me!).

Navboxes

Navigational boxes, commonly referred to as navboxes, such as Template:2025 wildfires, are some of the most important templates that can be used for wildfire articles. Many wildfire articles would only have one or two links appear to them, otherwise. While not immediately visible, navboxes can link together over fifty articles to each other, if used on every page that would fit in that category. When creating a new wildfire article, I like when people add a link to that article to the navbox itself so the article is not an orphan.

Welcoming new users

Oftentimes, a new editor may leave the project if their first interaction with another editor is not positive. This is why I believe new users should be welcomed after making a couple edits. While adding a template is a good idea to provide links, it is the best to write a message on your own that includes an explicit link to your talk page or a certain WikiProject the user may be interested in.

		The Wildfire Barnstar
		You deserve this!!! You have done so much work on wildfires! You make the best quality wildfire-related articles. Even better than me! Especially, thank you for your work on Nevada-related fire articles. When I joined Wikipedia. There was almost nothing on the Nevada wildfires. CostalCal (talk) 07:07, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

	Firewatch Star
	The Firewatch Star is awarded for substantial contributions to wildfire-related content on Wikipedia. Your vigilance keeps readers informed and safe. I.Do.In.Fact.Exist 14:53, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

Bronze Wiki Award

This is awarded to Hurricane Wind and Fire for accumulating more than 808.5 points and being the user with the third highest score during the December 2025 AfC backlog drive. Your dedication and contributions to Wikipedia's content review process were crucial in reviewing over 9,000 drafts during the drive. Thank you for your participation and helping to reduce the backlog! ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 15:28, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

		The Teamwork Barnstar
		Many people review drafts. You review the reviewers. You peer-reviewed the peer reviewers and supported your fellow Wikipedians. :) This is awarded to Hurricane Wind and Fire for completing more than 50 re-reviews during the December 2025 AfC backlog drive. Thank you for your efforts and teamwork! ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 08:21, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

		The Articles for Creation Barnstar 2025 Top Editor
		In 2025 you were one of the top AfC editors, thank you! --Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 18:49, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Big fan of your work across both wildfire & other weather related articles, as well as the recent-probably-not-so-recent AfC backlog drive that happened in January. Would love to work together more. Rambley[who?] 13:37, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

Yeah, these are pretty unorganized, very organized but I don't know how to fix them and I am a trained professional in userbox organization.^{[non-primary source needed]}