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INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT

SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2000 - 0700 MDT

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL V



CURRENT SITUATION:


Initial attack activity was moderate in the Northern Rockies, minimal elsewhere in the nation. A total of eight new large fires were reported in the Northern Rockies, Northwest, Eastern Basin and the Southern Area. Crews reached containment goals on four large fires in the Northwest, Western and Eastern Great Basin. Strong gusty winds caused very active fire behavior on the large fires. Very high to extreme fire indices have been reported in the western states, North Dakota, Texas and Oklahoma.


President Clinton announced yesterday that he is granting immediate authority to appropriately compensate employees of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture for "working long, stressful hours" in support of wildland firefighting efforts throughout the country. Federal employees who generally fill supervisory and management positions, are limited under the Fair Labor Standards Act, from receiving full overtime benefits. By granting this authority, those federal employees will now receive full time-and-a-half of their normal base salary for hours worked beyond their normal schedules. The agencies are currently establishing processes to meet the President's order.





NORTHERN ROCKIES AREA LARGE FIRES:


An Area Command Team (Edrington) is assigned to manage the large fires in the Hamilton area. An Area Command Team (Mann) and a Type II Incident Management Team (Adams) are assigned to manage the large fires in southwest Montana. An Area Command Team (Meuchel) is assigned to manage the large fires in central Montana. An Area Command Team (Gale) is assigned to manage the large fires in northwest Montana. Priorities are being established by the Northern Rockies Multi-Agency Coordinating Group based on information submitted via Wildfire Situation Analysis reports and Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) forms.

VALLEY COMPLEX, Bitterroot National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Gage) is assigned. The Army's 3rd Battalion 327th Infantry from Ft. Campbell, KY, commanded by LTC Lehr, is assigned. These fires are seven miles south of Darby, MT. The complex consists of the Bear, Taylor, Taylor Spot, Hilltop, Razor, Fat and Mink fires. The Valley and Mussigbrod complexes have burned together. Evacuations remain in effect. Fire activity increased today with windy conditions.


SKALKAHO COMPLEX, Bitterroot National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Myers) is assigned. This group of fires is ten miles southeast of Hamilton, MT. Included in the complex are the Bear, Coyote and Skalkaho Falls fires. The fire remained active with continual backing, moderate torching and isolated crowning. Structure protection is in place.


BLODGETT TRAILHEAD, Bitterroot National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Hendricks) is assigned. This fire is three miles northwest of Hamilton, MT. Fire behavior remained light with much of the western perimeter burning into natural barriers.


WILDERNESS COMPLEX, Bitterroot National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Cook) is assigned. The complex consists of 14 fires in the Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church River of No Return Wildernesses, 40 miles southwest of Hamilton, MT. Large fires in the complex include the Hamilton, Lonely, Fitz, Thirty, Echo and Throng fires. Wind speeds of 20-30 miles per hour were observed.


THOMPSON FLAT COMPLEX, Lolo National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Studebaker) is assigned. This is a complex of six fires in the vicinity of Superior, MT. Crews made excellent progress toward containment on the Moore fire. Structure protection operations in Trout Creek and Quartz Flat are ongoing.


UPPER NINEMILE COMPLEX, Lolo National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Bateman) is assigned. The Army's 20th Engineers Battalion from Ft. Hood, Texas, commanded by LTC Shumway, is assigned. These fires are burning 25 miles northwest of Missoula, MT. Strong gusty winds continue to hamper containment objectives. Structure protection plan was developed for the Fish Creek drainage.

CLEAR CREEK DIVIDE COMPLEX, Flathead Agency, BIA. A Type I Incident Management Team (MacGregor) is assigned. This complex, 60 miles northwest of Missoula, consists of the Clear Creek, Vanderburg, Siegel, Seepay and Magpie Creek fires. Windy conditions continue to hamper control efforts. The potential for communities along Highway 200 to be threatened still exists.

RYAN GULCH, Southwestern Land Office, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. A Type II Incident Management Team (Hoff) is assigned. This fire is 15 miles east of Clinton, MT. Progress continued with mopup and rehabilitation operations.


SCHLEY, Flathead Agency, BIA. A Type II Incident Management Team (Carlson) is assigned. This fire is burning eight miles south of Arlee, MT. Despite windy conditions crews were able to hold containment firelines.


MONTURE/SPREAD RIDGE, Lolo National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Wands) is assigned. The fires are 15 miles east of Seeley Lake, MT. Crews are working to keep fire spread on the Monture fire south of Lodgepole Creek, and on the Spread ridge fire from crossing Spread Creek. Rolling material continues to be the primary cause of fire spread on both fires.


CROOKED, Clearwater National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Anderson) is assigned. The fire is 50 miles southwest of Missoula, MT, near Lolo Pass. The team is also managing ten other fires, most of which are in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.


MAUDLOW/TOSTON, Central Land Office, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Two Type II Incident Management Teams (Joki and Greene) are assigned. These fires are 25 miles northeast of Belgrade, MT. Passage of a frontal system caused an increase in fire activity with numerous upslope runs. Highway 12 was closed due to smoke and fire activity.




MIDDLE FORK COMPLEX, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Carvelho) is assigned. The complex consists of the Falls Creek, Cougar Creek/Coyote Springs/Medicine Lake (CCML), Skalkaho Pass, Lick Creek and Cooper Creek fires, 30 miles southwest of Philipsburg, MT. Fire activity continued to be high with clear skies and gusty winds.


MUSSIGBROD COMPLEX, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Humphrey) is assigned. These fires are 12 miles northwest of Wisdom, MT. The complex includes the Mussigbrod and Maynard fires, but these two fires have now burned together at their southern flanks. Intense fire behavior was observed with interior plume dominated runs and spotting up to 1/2 a mile ahead of the fire. Dense smoke limits the visibility of the exact fire location.


KOOTENAI COMPLEX, Kootenai National Forest. A Canadian Type I Incident Management Team (Longpre) is assigned. These fires are 20 miles northwest of Libby, MT. No significant fire activity was observed despite windy conditions.


STONE YOUNG, Kootenai National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Colla) is assigned. The complex is 65 miles northeast of Libby, MT. Windy conditions tested firelines and caused some spotting across the containment lines.


TROY SOUTH, Kootenai National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Berndt) is assigned. This complex of fires is near Troy, MT. Threats to urban interface and wilderness continue. Twenty three fires within the complex have been controlled and are in patrol status.

GREEN MOUNTAIN, Kootenai National Forest. These fires are seven miles northwest of Trout Creek, MT. The complex includes the Green Mountain, McNeeley, Basin Creek and Engle fires. Crews continue to make good progress on mopup and patrol.


CHIPMUNK, Flathead National Forest. The fire is burning in spruce, subalpine fir and brush 45 miles southeast of Kalispell, MT. The fire is moving toward the east with significant activity observed in the more heavily forested portions of the fire. Continual spotting to the north is a concern.

BEAVER CREEK, Gallatin National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Corbin) is assigned. This fire is south of Big Sky, MT. Fire behavior moderated with the precipitation and higher relative humidity with the passage of thunderstorms.


BURNT FLATS, Clearwater area, Idaho State Department of Lands. Two Type II Incident Management Teams (Ostman and Christie) are assigned. The fire is three miles from Whitebird, ID. No new information was reported.


MALONEY CREEK, Clearwater Area, Idaho State Department of Lands. A Type II Incident Management Team (Specht) is assigned. This fire is 12 miles southeast of Craigmont, ID. Crews continue to contain spot fires and slopovers.


NORTHWEST PEAKS COMPLEX, Idaho Panhandle National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Tainsh) is assigned. The fires are burning in subalpine fir and spruce seven miles southeast of Eastport, ID. High relative humidity helped to moderate fire behavior.




THREE BEARS, Nez Perce National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Cones) is assigned. This fire is on both sides of the Salmon River, 29 miles from Elk City, ID. Observed fire behavior included torching and runs, especially in areas exposed to the wind.


SPRUCE COMPLEX, Yellowstone National Park. This is a complex of 11 fires in Yellowstone National Park. The complex consists of the Plateau, Moose, Unlucky, Boundary and several smaller fires. Frontal passage caused overcast skies, increased relative humidity and gusty winds, but no precipitation.


HELEN CREEK, Flathead National Forest. This fire is 22 miles south of Spotted Bear, MT. The fire is actively backing to the west and south with minimal movement to the north. The fire is being monitored by U.S. Forest Service personnel. Continued threats are to structures including the Mud Lake Lookout.

NOSEBAG 22, Idaho Panhandle National Forest. This fire is burning in subalpine fir, spruce, brush and grass 18 miles northeast of Sandpoint, ID. Higher relative humidity and cooler temperatures moderated fire activity.


JUDITH COMPLEX, Lewis and Clark National Forest. This complex consists of the Studhorse, Lost Fork and High Springs fires, which are 25 miles southwest of Stanford, MT. Fire behavior moderated despite low relative humidity and gusty winds.


HIDDEN CREEK, Clearwater National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Anderson) is assigned. The fire is 12 miles southeast of Powell, ID. Moderately active burning has been observed.


LONG RIDGE, Nez Perce National Forest. This fire is in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, 14 miles southwest of the Moose Creek Ranger Station. The fire is being monitored by reconnaissance flights and by the Gardiner Lookout.


MINARET PEAK, Flathead National Forest. The fire is near the Spotted Bear Ranger Station in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The rate of spread is slow and the fire is backing.


EAST THUNDER 14, Idaho Panhandle National Forest. This fire is 23 miles east of Sandpoint, ID. Fuels are subalpine fir, spruce, brush and grass. Forest Service personnel are monitoring the fire. The fire is backing down cliffs and steep terrain on the west flank. It is less than half a mile from leaving a proposed wilderness boundary.


SUGARLOAF, Gallatin National Forest. The fire is 13 miles northeast of Wilsall, MT. The fire is being monitored by U.S. Forest Service personnel. Fire activity has been low.


FROG LAKE, Clearwater National Forest. The fire is 16 miles southeast of Powell, ID. The fire is being monitored by U.S. Forest Service personnel.


ELIZABETH, Clearwater National Forest. The fire is 33 miles northeast of Pierce, ID. The fire is being monitored by U.S. Forest Service personnel.


SNOW CREEK, Clearwater National Forest. The fire is 30 miles northeast of Pierce, ID. U.S. Forest Service personnel are monitoring the fire.


ALDER CREEK, Lolo National Forest. This lightning-caused fire is 31 miles southeast of Missoula, MT. Strong gusty winds and very dry conditions pushed the fire to 1300 acres in a short period.


CRIMSON PEAK, Flathead National Forest. This fire is located in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. It is being monitored by U.S. Forest Service personnel.


INCIDENT NAME ST UNIT SIZE %

CTN

 EST CTN TOTL PERS CRW ENG HELI STRC

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LOSS

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CTD
VALLEY COMPLEX MT BRF 192,570 15 UNK 1,818 45 84 9 227 NR 14.8M
SKALKAHO CPLX MT BRF 59,511 5 UNK 693 15 47 5 4 NR 3.3M
BLODGETT TRAILHEAD MT BRF 10,745 47 UNK 317 11 3 3 8 NR 8.1M
WILDERNESS CPLX MT BRF 58,750 0 UNK 37 0 0 0 0 NR 498K
THOMPSON FLAT COMPLEX MT LNF 14,658 25 UNK 626 15 32 5 0 0 5.1M
UPPER NINEMILE COMPLEX MT LNF 19,830 8 UNK 1,309 30 29 9 0 0 8.9M
CLEAR CREEK DIVIDE COMPLEX MT FHA 19,423 80 UNK 460 15 12 6 0 0 4.4M
RYAN GULCH MT SWS 17,118 90 UNK 419 8 28 3 2 10K 5.8M
SCHLEY MT FHA 438 90 UNK 133 5 2 0 0 0 850K
MONTURE/SPREAD RIDGE MT LNF 22,900 0 UNK 200 4 6 2 0 NR 7.7M
CROOKED ID CWF 4,801 90 9/1 175 3 7 0 0 NR 4.6M
MAUDLOW/TOSTON MT CES 84,280 45 UNK 842 17 41 7 2 NR 4.7M
MIDDLE FORK COMPLEX MT BDF 40,093 5 UNK 585 9 26 7 0 NR 10M
MUSSIGBROD CPLX MT BDF 66,283 15 UNK 346 4 12 4 0 NR 5.8M
KOOTENAI COMPLEX MT KNF 10,688 5 UNK 671 17 45 3 0 NR 3.9M
STONE YOUNG MT KNF 22,620 60 UNK 397 3 71 3 0 NR 2.1M
TROY SOUTH MT KNF 4,200 35 UNK 587 14 43 0 0 NR 3.1M
GREEN MOUNTAIN MT KNF 841 95 UNK 128 6 6 1 0 NR 1.6M
CHIPMUNK MT FNF 2,500 0 UNK 41 0 0 1 0 NR 270K
BEAVER CREEK MT GNF 10,800 45 UNK 607 15 7 5 0 NR 2.7M
BURNT FLATS ID CWS 19,000 50 UNK 448 14 22 2 0 NR 4.6M
MALONEY CREEK ID CWS 72,000 90 8/27 551 16 18 4 12 NR 3.9M
NORTHWEST PEAKS COMPLEX ID IPF 1,480 85 8/29 83 2 1 2 0 NR 390K
THREE BEARS ID NPF 33,200 0 UNK 59 0 1 0 0 NR 603K
SPRUCE COMPLEX MT YNP 5,630 0 UNK 52 1 2 2 0 NR NR
HELEN CREEK MT FNF 6,000 0 UNK 6 0 0 0 0 NR 26K
NOSEBAG 22 ID IPF 205 65 UNK 49 3 1 1 0 NR 571K
JUDITH COMPLEX MT LCF 1,400 50 UNK 99 2 7 0 0 NR 2.8M
HIDDEN CREEK ID CWF 1,660 0 UNK 0 0 0 0 0 NR 100K
LONG RIDGE ID NPF 135 0 UNK 1 0 0 0 0 NR 2K
MINARET PEAK MT FNF 300 0 UNK 1 0 0 0 0 NR 42K
EAST THUNDER 14 ID IPF 500 0 UNK 0 0 0 0 0 NR 0
SUGARLOAF MT GNF 374 0 UNK 14 0 0 0 0 NR 28K
FROG LAKE ID CWF 160 0 UNK 0 0 0 0 0 NR 0
ELIZABETH ID CWF 2,728 0 UNK 0 0 0 0 0 NR 3K
SNOW CREEK ID CWF 790 0 UNK 0 0 0 0 0 NR 2K
ALDER CREEK MT LNF 1,300 0 UNK 0 0 0 0 0 NR NR
CRIMSON PEAK MT FNF 100 0 UNK 1 0 0 0 0 NR 1K



EASTERN GREAT BASIN AREA LARGE FIRES:


Priorities are being established by the Great Basin Multi-Agency Coordinating Group based on information submitted via Wildfire Situation Analysis reports and Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) forms.


TRAIL CREEK, Boise National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Shell) is assigned. This fire is near the community of Atlanta, ID. Structure protection and safety remain the primary concerns. Fire activity was intense in the southern and western parts of the fire, mostly in the interior unburned islands.


MARLIN SPRINGS, Salmon-Challis National Forest. This fire is burning along the ridge between Montana and Idaho, 40 miles northwest of Salmon, ID. This complex consists of the Marlin Springs, Full Circle and Sister fires. The Marlin Springs fire is in extremely difficult terrain and heavy fuels. Evacuation plans for the communities of North Fork and Gibbonsville, ID, are in place if the need arises.

CLEAR CREEK, Salmon-Challis National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Hutchison) is assigned. The fire is ten miles west of Salmon, ID. The 3rd Battalion 5th Marines from Camp Pendleton, California, commanded by Col. Callihan, is assigned. The fire has established itself in Panther and Silver Creek. Current threats are structures East of Panther Creek and the watershed for the City of Salmon. Resources were removed from the fireline as a precautionary measure due to strong winds and extreme fire behavior.


TETON COMPLEX, Grand Teton National Park, NPS. A Type II Incident Management Team (Murphy) is assigned. This complex is north of Jackson, WY. It consists of the Wilcox, Moran, Hechtman, Glade and Enos fires. Crews are making good progress on the Glade fire. The Enos fire has structure protection plans in place for the Buffalo Valley and Pacific Creek areas. The Wilcox fire continues to spot and advance slowly to the west and north.



BLIND TRAIL COMPLEX, Bridger-Teton National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Williams) is assigned. This complex consists of the Blind and Boulder fires. The fires are 26 miles southeast of Jackson, WY. The Boulder fire increased in activity, necessitating the use of helicopters and crews. The Blind fire received light precipitation, although the benefits of that rain was short lived.


FONTENELLE, Bridger-Teton National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Mesenbrink) is assigned. This lightning-caused fire is 20 miles north of Kemmerer, WY. Continued torching in subalpine and fir stands. The fire grew in isolated areas, although not in large amounts.


NICK, Payette National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Saleen) is assigned. This fire is burning in subalpine fir 12 miles east of McCall, ID. Structure protection plans and evacuation plans are in place. The fire is well established in Fitsum Creek and on Six Mile ridge. Structure protection and evacuation plans for the Zena Ranch, Krassel work station, the town of Yellowpine and Eiguren Ranch are complete if needed.


BURGDORF JUNCTION, Payette National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Dague) is assigned. The 3rd Battalion 16th Field Artillery from Ft. Hood, Texas, commanded by LTC Darryl Williams, will be demobilized from the fire on August 27th and flying out of Boise, ID on the 28th. The fire is 23 miles north of McCall, ID. Structure protection continues to be successful.


SIDDOWAY, Targhee National Forest. This fire is located 14 miles east of Swan Valley burning in moderate to heavy fuels. Limited access is hampering control efforts. Fire activity has been minimal today with isolated torching and runs in the unburned islands within the fire perimeter.


HALF MOON COMPLEX, Bridger-Teton National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Williams) is assigned. This complex, consisting of the Half Moon and the Triangle Lake fires, is near Pinedale, WY. Excellent progress has been made in the mopup stages of the Half Moon fire.

INDIAN/PROSPECT, Payette National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Saleen) is assigned. The fire is 33 miles east of McCall, ID. The fire has burned to the perimeter of Stibnite, a historical mining site, and continues to back downslope toward the historic mining town of Cinnibar.


MORSE, Salmon-Challis National Forest. The fire is burning in grass, sagebrush and douglas fir five miles east of May, ID. Scattered cloud cover and higher humidity aided in control efforts. Structure protection has been implemented for seasonal residences in Little Morgan Creek.


DIAMOND COMPLEX, Payette National Forest. These lightning-caused fires are 42 miles northeast of McCall, ID. This complex consists of the Lookout, Point, North Shellrock and South Shellrock fires.





HARMON CREEK, Dixie National Forest. This fire is located 25 miles north of St. George, UT. Some torching and upslope runs developed in thick brush and heavy frost killed oak. Low live fuel moistures and difficult terrain present control problems.


SCF WILDERNESS, Salmon-Challis National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team has been assigned. Eleven wildland fires are currently burning within the Salmon Challis Wilderness Complex: Little Pistol, Indian Creek, Filly, Butts, Papoose, Parker, Packer Meadow, Shell Rock, Wilson Creek, Jackass and Jack Creek. The Little Pistol fire crossed the Middle Fork of the Salmon River and is burning downstream towards the east.


FLOSSIE COMPLEX, Payette National Forest. These fires are 50 miles northeast of McCall, ID. Structure protection continues at Root Ranch.


INCIDENT NAME ST UNIT SIZE %

CTN

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LOSS

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CTD
TRAIL CREEK ID BOF 29,642 40 UNK 549 14 6 9 30 NR 3.8M
MARLIN SPRINGS ID SCF 1,774 0 UNK 158 3 4 0 0 NR 271K
CLEAR CREEK ID SCF 180,753 29 UNK 1,705 38 62 15 1 NR 35.0M
TETON COMPLEX WY GTP 13,388 0 UNK 423 12 20 4 1 NR 1.3M
BLIND TRAIL COMPLEX WY BTF 16,100 45 UNK 273 7 5 3 0 NR 2.3M
FONTENELLE WY BTF 20,200 5 UNK 284 7 2 0 1 NR 763K
NICK ID PAF 3,500 40 UNK 313 10 3 1 0 NR 1.8M
BURGDORF JCT. ID PAF 59,146 60 UNK 1,051 29 8 12 16 NR 19.8M
SIDDOWAY ID TAF 174 20 UNK 91 4 0 1 0 NR NR
HALF MOON

COMPLEX

 WY BTF 1,115 75 UNK 35 1 2 4 0 NR 460K
INDIAN/PROSPECT ID PAF 10,500 0 UNK 10 0 0 0 3 NR 124K
MORSE ID SCF 4,275 10 UNK 76 2 0 0 3 NR 511K
DIAMOND COMPLEX ID PAF 126,000 0 UNK 26 1 0 0 0 NR NR
HARMON CREEK UT DIF 100 0 8/29 44 1 0 1 0 NR NR
SCF WILDERNESS ID SCF 116,900 0 UNK 33 0 1 0 3 NR 80K
FLOSSIE COMPLEX ID PAF 40,000 0 UNK 4 0 0 0 0 NR NR
DRY FORK II UT VLD 2,500 100 --- 4 0 1 0 0 NR 250K
SCOTT CREEK ID PAF 100 100 --- 61 3 0 0 0 NR NR

VLD = Vernal Field Office, BLM








NORTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES:


MULE DRY, Yakima Agency, BIA. This fire is northeast of Goldendale, WA. Wind speeds were less than predicted, which allowed crews to make good progress.


HASH ROCK, Ochoco National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Mountz) has been ordered. This fire is nine miles north of Prineville, OR. The fire is moving toward the Mill Creek Wilderness. Steep terrain and inaccessibility are hampering containment efforts. Structure protection is in place.


EASTSIDE COMPLEX, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. A Type II Incident Management Team (Gardner) is assigned. This is a group of 11 lightning-caused fires between Joseph and Halfway, OR, on the national forest lands. Current threats are to numerous cabins, historic structures, powerlines, grazing lands, private lands and fisheries.


CARROLL, Oregon Department of Forestry. A Type II Incident Management Team (Gilpin) is assigned. This fire was formerly known as the Incident 312 fire. The fire is on state and national forest lands east of Joseph, OR. Extreme fire behavior was observed. Evacuation plans are in place.


MEADOW, Umatilla National Forest. This fire was ignited by lightning on 8/24, 20 miles southeast of Ukiah, OR. Spotting remains a concern for containment.


SNIPTION CANYON, Prineville District, BLM. The fire is burning in grass and sagebrush five miles southwest of Condon, OR.


FLAT CREEK, Wenachee National Forest. This fire is 70 miles south of Chelan, WA, in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. It has been monitored by aerial reconnaissance since 7/27 with no significant acreage change since 8/25.


HARMONY, Prineville District, BLM. This fire is burning in sagebrush and grass 15 miles northeast of Grass Valley, OR.


ROSE BRIAR, Prineville District, BLM. The fire is 15 miles northwest of Condon, OR.


SUNDAY HILL, Vale District, BLM. This fire is burning in timber, mahogany and grass 10 miles south of Durkee, OR.


INCIDENT NAME ST UNIT SIZE %

CTN

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 EST

LOSS

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CTD
MULE DRY WA WFS 110,000 50 8/27 1,140 35 18 2 25 NR 850K
HASH ROCK OR OCF 5,924 0 UNK 613 17 34 2 0 NR 600K
EASTSIDE COMPLEX OR WWF 22,000 0 UNK 99 0 1 2 3 NR 100K
CARROLL OR WWF 1,290 0 UNK 267 11 8 2 0 NR NR
MEADOW OR UMF 600 15 UNK 174 5 10 1 0 NR NR
SNIPTION CANYON OR PRD 4,200 50 UNK NR 0 1 0 0 NR NR
FLAT CREEK WA WEF 530 0 UNK 1 0 0 0 0 NR NR
HARMONY OR PRD 4,000 90 8/27 12 0 0 0 0 NR NR
ROSE BRIAR OR PRD 1,400 95 8/27 12 0 3 0 0 NR NR
SUNDAY HILL OR VAD 420 0 UNK 149 5 13 2 0 NR NR
RESERVOIR BUTTE OR VAD 3,200 100 --- 16 0 4 0 0 NR NR
WILDHORSE SPRING OR VAD 2,000 100 --- 38 0 0 0 0 NR NR
DIPPING VAT OR VAD 3,600 100 --- NR 0 6 3 0 NR NR



WESTERN GREAT BASIN AREA LARGE FIRES:


Priorities are being established by the Great Basin Multi-Agency Coordinating Group based on information submitted via Wildfire Situation Analysis reports and Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) forms.


BLUE MOUNTAIN, Winnemucca Field Office, BLM. This fire is located 12 miles west of Winnemucca, NV. The fire continued to burn actively in grass, sage, pinyon pine and juniper fuels. Minor interior torching occurred. Crews are continuing with mopup and cold trailing.


PHILLIPS RANCH, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Great Basin National Park. The fire is 50 miles southeast of Ely, NV, and is being monitored by Park Service personnel. Crews performed mop up operations along the west finger.


CHERRY, Ely Field Office, BLM. This fire is 30 miles northwest of Ely, NV. Wildlife habitat and the Goshute Wilderness Study Area remain threatened. BLM personnel are monitoring the fire.


LITTLE WATER, Humboldt National Forest. This fire is 60 miles southeast of Elko, NV, burning in white fir, isolated pinyon pine and mahogany. U. S. Forest Service personnel are monitoring the fire.


MAMMOTH, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The fire is burning in white fir and pinyon pine 75 miles southwest of Ely, NV, within the Grant Range Wilderness Area.

U.S. Forest Service personnel continue to monitor this fire.


INCIDENT NAME ST UNIT SIZE %

CTN

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LOST

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LOSS

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CTD
BLUE MOUNTAIN NV WID 437 90 8/27 48 2 0 1 0 NR NR
PHILLIPS RANCH NV HTF 2,600 0 UNK 30 0 0 0 0 NR 235K
CHERRY NV ELD 8,000 80 UNK 0 0 0 0 0 NR 2.2M
LITTLE WATER NV HTF 150 45 UNK 2 0 0 0 0 NR NR
MAMMOTH NV HSF 600 40 UNK 3 0 0 0 0 NR NR
PARSNIP NV ELD 2,111 100 --- 3 0 0 1 0 NR NR

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA LARGE FIRES:


JASPER, Black Hills National Forest. This fire is 15 miles east of Newcastle, WY. Highway 16 is still closed due to fire spreading along both sides of the roadway. Fire behavior includes crowning, profuse spotting and running. Steep canyons are creating access problems. Additional precautionary evacuations occurred as homes and Jewel Cave National Monument were threatened.

ST. LAWRENCE, Wind River Agency, BIA. This fire is burning in the Wind River Roadless Area ten miles northwest of Fort Washakie. Minimal fire activity reported.
INCIDENT NAME ST UNIT SIZE %

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JASPER SD BKF 1,800 5 UNK 247 5 23 1 0 NR 297K
ST. LAWRENCE WY WRA 315 10 UNK 131 4 3 4 0 NR 183K




NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA LARGE FIRES:


STORRIE, Plumas National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Vail) is assigned. The fire is 20 miles west of Quincy, CA, in the Feather River Canyon. Fire activity moderated.


INCIDENT NAME ST UNIT SIZE %

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CTD
STORRIE CA PNF 36,278 47 UNK 2,385 77 104 13 0 NR 9.3M



SOUTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES:


NORTH, Tonto National Forest. This fire is burning in ponderosa pine in the Mazatzal Wilderness, six miles southwest of Payson, AZ. The fire is monitored by U.S. Forest Service personnel.


CRAZY, Gila National Forest. This fire started on 8/8 in Catron County. The U.S. Forest Service is monitoring the fire by air and ground as needed.


INCIDENT NAME ST UNIT SIZE %

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NORTH AZ TNF 270 80 9/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5K
CRAZY NM GNF 1,500 95 8/28 5 0 0 0 0 NR 1.5K




SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES:


POSSOM, Florida Division of Forestry. The fire is near Orlando, FL. Highways 50 and 520 remain closed due to zero visibility. The Orlando metro area is being impacted by smoke. No new information was received.


LIVE OAK LOOP, Texas State Forest Service. Several subdivisions were threatened 30 miles north of Waco, TX. National Guard helicopters assisted firefighting efforts with bucket drops.


DOC'S, Texas State Forest Service. This fire is located 50 miles west of Ft. Worth, TX. The fire is burning in oak, juniper, cedar, and mesquite fuels in rough and inaccessible terrain. This fire is being assisted by the state National Guard helicopters.


JACKSBORO, Texas State Forest Serive. This fire is burning in oak, mesquite and juniper 50 miles northwest of Ft. Worth, TX.


INCIDENT NAME ST UNIT SIZE %

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CTD
POSSOM FL FLS 975 80 UNK 2 0 0 0 0 NR NR
LIVE OAK LOOP TX TXS 105 50 8/27 70 0 0 2 0 NR NR
DOC'S TX TXS 250 80 8/27 40 0 0 0 0 NR NR
JACKSBORO TX TXS 150 80 8/27 15 0 0 0 0 NR NR
POSSOM FL FLS 975 80 UNK 2 0 0 0 0 NR NR
ROCKY POINT FL FNF 123 95 UNK 17 0 0 0 0 NR NR

























OUTLOOK:


*** A RED FLAG WARNING IS POSTED IN SOUTHERN IDAHO, SOUTHWEST MONTANA, AND EASTERN OREGON FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.


*** A RED FLAG WARNING IS POSTED IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY LIGHTNING.


*** A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE BLACK HILLS FOR DRY LIGHTNING.


*** A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED IN CENTRAL MONTANA, EASTERN WASHINGTON, COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN OF OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN OREGON FOR GUSTY WINDS.


A Pacific trough moving along the Canadian border will bring increased southwest winds to the northwest states. Gusts in excess of 30 mph are possible. Monsoon moisture will remain south. This will bring more wet thunderstorms to the southwest states.


Ridgetop winds will generally be southwest at 15-25 mph with gusts to 30-40 mph in the northwest. Further south winds will be upslope or southwest at speeds under 20 mph with stronger gusts near thunderstorms.


Temperatures will be in the lower 70's to mid 80's in the mountains, mid 80's to 90's in the lower elevations and 100 to 110 in the hottest deserts.


Relative humidity will be in the teens and 20's with some single digits occurring in the driest areas.




FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY:


AREA BIA BLM FWS NPS ST/OT USFS TOTAL
ALASKA FIRES             0
ACRES             0
NORTHWEST FIRES         0 2 2
ACRES         10,000 3,510 13,510
CA-NORTH FIRES 8       22 2 32
ACRES 6       30 4,719 4,755
CA-SOUTH FIRES       1 22 5 28
ACRES       0 30 0 30
NORTHERN FIRES 3     4 7 22 36
ACRES 1,752     42 0 16,674 18,468
GB-EAST FIRES 1 4   1 2 14 22
ACRES 1 984   0 0 7,954 8,939
GB-WEST FIRES   2       2 4
ACRES   0       0 0
SOUTHWEST FIRES 3       2 10 15
ACRES 0       1 3 4
ROCKY MTN FIRES 3 6   1 1 4 15
ACRES 1 0   0 0 4 5
EASTERN FIRES             0
ACRES             0
SOUTHERN FIRES         17 9 26
ACRES         678 81 759
TOTAL FIRES 18 12 0 7 73 70 180
ACRES 1,760 984 0 42 10,739 32,945 46,470




FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE:


AREA BIA BLM FWS NPS ST/OT USFS TOTAL
ALASKA FIRES 1 13 22 8 302 5 351
ACRES 6 143,076 246,961 43,763 317,427 0 751,233
NORTHWEST FIRES 216 205 41 16 1,111 827 2,416
ACRES 24,029 198,959 83,023 5 288,801 36,548 631,365
CA-NORTH FIRES 131 12 3 10 2,047 561 2,764
ACRES 159 142 4 1 23,156 42,181 65,643
CA-SOUTH FIRES 30 76 5 60 2,139 657 2,967
ACRES 53 38,263 97 112 24,922 68,945 132,392
NORTHERN FIRE 881 87 28 42 994 1,518 3,550
ACRES 34,435 4,316 1,700 5,439 175,826 657,506 879,222
GB-EAST FIRES 68 1,049 3 44 435 969 2,568
ACRES 44,664 525,072 70 2,076 70,235 736,084 1,378,201
GB-WEST FIRES 8 609 4 5 97 235 958
ACRES 2,380 557,778 1,105 10 7,120 27,395 595,788
SOUTHWEST FIRES 1,217 284 24 79 1,162 2,302 5,068
ACRES 18,110 60,640 19,314 11,402 284,070 142,073 535,609
ROCKY MTN FIRES 599 767 26 56 841 698 2,987
ACRES 161,975 99,679 1,617 33,335 38,139 24,582 359,327
EASTERN FIRES 763   9 28 9,534 420 10,754
ACRES 15,804   499 519 82,436 15,563 114,821
SOUTHERN FIRES 70   77 97 36,246 1,096 37,586
ACRES 6,347   11,938 3,754 652,691 38,681 713,411
TOTALS FIRES 3,984 3,102 242 445 54,908 9,288 71,969
ACRES 307,962 1,627,925 366,328 100,416 1,964,823 1,789,558 6,157,012
TEN YEAR AVERAGE FIRES 59,719
TEN YEAR AVERAGE ACRES 2,642,362













PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE:


AREA BIA BLM FWS NPS ST/OT USFS TOTAL
ALASKA FIRES     1   4   5
ACRES     125   379   504
NORTHWEST FIRES 19 23 25     200 267
ACRES 5,638 3,540 5,022     20,857 35,057
CA-NORTH FIRES   2 7 1   121 131
ACRES   328 1,012 12   10,365 11,717
CA-SOUTH FIRES     5 3   80 88
ACRES     300 124   5,152 5,576
NORTHERN FIRES 20 5 84 3 58 231 401
ACRES 1,775 1,991 16,376 395 6,446 35,286 62,269
GB-EAST FIRES 1 15 5 3 6 18 48
ACRES 272 1,497 1,448 975 153 11,325 15,670
GB-WEST FIRES           2 2
ACRES           1,526 1,526
SOUTHWEST FIRES 31 213 26 12 2 193 477
ACRES 23,385 14,214 1,888 4,289 360 67,761 111,897
ROCKY MTN FIRES 1 8 135 10 8 63 225
ACRES 850 2,743 17,379 2,937 705 20,263 44,877
EASTERN FIRES 15   87 11 132 210 455
ACRES 2,947   17,992 1,290 84,424 18,490 125,143
SOUTHERN FIRES 9   137 67 103 706 1,022
ACRES 902   61,589 39,926 61,971 455,592 619,980
USA TOTALS FIRES 96 266 512 110 313 1,824 3,121
ACRES 35,769 24,313 123,131 49,948 154,438 646,617 1,034,216
















WILDLAND FIRE USE (WFU) FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY:


AREA BIA BLM FWS NPS ST/OT USFS TOTAL
ALASKA FIRES             0
ACRES             0
NORTHWEST FIRES             0
ACRES             0
CA-NORTH FIRES             0
ACRES             0
CA-SOUTH FIRES             0
ACRES             0
NORTHERN FIRES             0
ACRES             0
GB-EAST FIRES             0
ACRES             0
GB-WEST FIRES             0
ACRES             0
SOUTHWEST FIRES             0
ACRES             0
ROCKY MTN FIRES             0
ACRES             0
EASTERN FIRES             0
ACRES             0
SOUTHERN FIRES             0
ACRES             0
TOTAL FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0















WILDLAND FIRE USE (WFU) FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE:



AREA BIA BLM FWS NPS ST/OT USFS TOTAL
ALASKA FIRES             0
ACRES             0
NORTHWEST FIRES           1 1
ACRES           1 1
CA-NORTH FIRES             0
ACRES             0
CA-SOUTH FIRES       6   7 13
ACRES       3   780 783
NORTHERN FIRES       2   8 10
ACRES       388   3,955 4,343
GB-EAST FIRES   1         1
ACRES   851         851
GB-WEST FIRES             0
ACRES             0
SOUTHWEST FIRES           3 3
ACRES           6,290 6,290
ROCKY MTN FIRES             0
ACRES             0
EASTERN FIRES             0
ACRES             0
SOUTHERN FIRES       8 24   32
ACRES       1,012 125   1,137
USA TOTALS FIRES 0 1 0 16 24 19 60
ACRES 0 851 0 1,403 125 11,026 13,405


Fires and acres reported to the National Interagency Coordination Center are for operational use. Official totals may be obtained by contacting the Agencies directly.










CANADA FIRES AND HECTARES:


PROVINCES FIRES YESTERDAY HECTARES YESTERDAY FIRES

YEAR-TO-DATE

 HECTARES

YEAR-TO-DATE
BRITISH COLUMBIA 8 0 1,457 16,376
YUKON TERRITORY 0 0 53 7,652
ALBERTA 4 0 743 12,719
NORTHWEST TERRITORY 0 0 275 171,444
SASKATCHEWAN 2 96 387 109,104
MANITOBA 1 0 323 83,454
ONTARIO 4 0 445 6,006
QUEBEC 3 0 437 28,570
NEWFOUNDLAND 0 0 203 87,331
NEW BRUNSWICK 1 9 253 272
NOVA SCOTIA 0 0 169 455
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 0 0 20 22
NATIONAL PARKS 0 0 93 7,264
TOTALS 23 105 4,858 530,669



RESOURCE STATUS: COMMITTED RESOURCES


AREA

 CREWS FED CREWS ST/OT ENGS FED ENGS ST/OT HELI FED HELI ST/OT AIRT FED AIRT ST/OT OVRHD FED OVRHD ST/OT
ALASKA                    
NORTHWEST 34 79 70 99 13 11     455 500
CA-NORTH 23 60 11 102 11 3   1 156 206
CA-SOUTH 3   2   2 1        
NORTHERN 153 168 243 464 51 67     1602 1838
GB-EAST 60 81 51 93 15 41     749 725
GB-WEST 2       1       5  
SOUTHWEST 1   11   2       12  
ROCKY MTN 23 5 22 22 8 8     123 31
EASTERN                    
SOUTHERN 17   7 20 1 2   4 68 8
TOTAL 316 393 417 800 104 133 0 5 3,170 3,308


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