Part One details how to access web-based information sources in order to learn where wildfires are located, where they might be spreading, and what kinds of suppression resources have been dispatched to manage the fires. Reporters and local citizens can access these information sources on their own in real-time, and thus avoid being dependent on agency spokespersons to disclose information or being dependent on the news media, which often involves delays between when events are happening and the time that news stories get printed or broadcast.