FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SUNDAY 07/01/90 0900 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS: SW - AN AREA COMMAND CENTER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE DUDE FIRE. DICK COX IS THE AREA COMMANDER.
DUDE, TONTO N.F. - 28,480 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (SHAW) COMMITTED TO THE WEST SIDE, TYPE I TEAM (MUECHEL) COMMITTED TO THE EAST SIDE AND TYPE I TEAM (GALLEGOS) COMMITTED TO THE APACHE-SITGREAVES. GOOD PROGRESS WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN ALL ZONES. MOP-UP STARTED IN ALL ZONES, WITH MAJOR EFFORT IN AND AROUND SUB DIVISIONS THAT WERE BURNED OVER, AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ZONE 1. FIRE IS 95% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/1.
FRIJOLE, GUADALUPE N.P. - 6,014 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (DENTON) COMMITTED. FIRE WAS SLOWED BY A COMBINATION OF AIRTANKERS, HELICOPTERS BUCKET WORK AND HAND CREWS. ALL BUT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FIRE IS FULLY CONTAINED. MOP-UP CONTINUES ON THE FLANKS. SOME RELEASES OF TYPE I CREWS AND OVERHEAD HAS BEGUN. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/1.
COMMISSARY, SANTA FE N.F. - 235 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LENTE) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
MONTOSA, ARIZONA STATE - 10,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SHIVE) COMMITTED. ERRATIC WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS AND SPOT FIRES CONTINUE TO CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/1.
MAVERICK, CORONADO N.F. - 800 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE GALIURO WILDERNESS IN GRASS/OAK BRUSH FUELS. THE CONTROL STRATEGY IS TO USE NATURAL BARRIERS AND TO BURN OUT IF THE FIRE MOVES TO PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/10.
APACHE, CIBOLA N.F. - 250 ACRES. HISTORICAL CABIN WITHIN A MILE OF THE FIRE IS THREATENED. FIRE IS BURNING IN EXTREMELY STEEP TERRAIN. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/2.
LONG, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 225 ACRES. STEEP TERRAIN AND DRY OAK ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/1.
CORRAL, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 120 ACRES. REMOTE LOCATION AND STEEP TOPOGRAPHY ARE CONTRIBUTING TO CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/2.
BEDFORD, CLEVELAND N.F. - 4,500 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (LEE) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
GREENHORN, PLUMAS N.F. - 480 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SMAY) COMMITTED. SPOTTING IN RED FIR IN THE FRONT OF THE FIRE IS CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/1.
PAINT, LOS PADRES N.F. & SANTA BARBARA CO. CDF - 4,500 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BRYANT) COMMITTED. INCREASED HUMIDITIES REDUCED ACTIVE BURNING EXCEPT ON THE UPPER SLOPES. LINE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS HAS SLOWED DOWN DUE TO STEEP, RUGGED TERRAIN. CONTAINMENT IS EXPECTED TODAY, 7/1.
MORRETTIS, SAN DIEGO R.U. CDF - 3,650 ACRES. DEMOBILIZATION EXPECTED TO BEGIN MONDAY MORNING. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/2. HORSEFLY CREEK, GUNNI5ON N.F. - 4,068 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MILLER) COMMITTED. HEAVY MOP-UP TO CONTINUE. AIRTANKER AND HELICOPTER ARE BEING USED TO PICK UP SPOTS IN ALEIN DRAW AND HORSEFLY CANYON. WEATHER CONTINUES TO BE HOT AND DRY. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/1.
MENEFFEE MOUNTAIN, MONTROSE BLM - 920 ACRES. STRUCTURE WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF THE FIRE CONTINUES TO BE THREATENED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/2.
ALPINE PLATEAU, GUNNISON N.F. - 180+ ACRES. STEEP, ROCKY TERRAIN, HEAVY FUELS, LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALL CONTRIBUTING TO CONTROL PROBLEMS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NV - KELLY CREEK, WINEMUCCA DISTRICT BLM - 1,500 ACRES. CONTAINED.
FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA AND NEVADA - PARTLY SUNNY. WIDELY SCATTERED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DOWNDRAFTS. CONTINUED HOT WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 90-120.
CALIFORNIA - ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SIERRA AND IN THE SOUTHEAST DESERTS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-30 MPH NORTHERN SIERRA AFTERNOON. CONTINUED HOT INLAND TEMPERATURES 90-120.
UTAH - *** RED FLAG WATCH NORTHEAST PORTION FOR DRY LIGHTNING. CONTINUED HOT—~WITH TEMPERATURES 95-105.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 163 FIRES FOR 7,348 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: CONTAINMENT AND CONTROL HAS BEEN ACHIEVED ON SEVERAL LARGE FIRES WITH SEVERAL MORE EXPECTING TO MEET CONTAINMENT TODAY. TEMPORARY RELIEF DUE TO INCREASED HUMIDITY HAS ASSISTED IN CONTROL EFFORTS ON SOME PROJECT FIRES, HOWEVER EXTREME CONDITIONS CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHWEST, ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA, NEVADA, UTAH AND CALIFORNIA.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT FIRE ACTIVITY TO MODERATE WITH INCREASED HUMIDITIES FORECASTED FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHWEST. POTENTIAL FOR INCREASE IN HUMAN CAUSED FIRES EXPECTED AS THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY APPROACHES.
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT MONDAY 07/02/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS: SW - AN AREA COMMAND CENTER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE DUDE FIRE. DICK COX IS THE AREA COMMANDER.
DUDE, TONTO N.F. - 28,480 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (SHAW) COMMITTED TO THE WEST SIDE, TYPE I TEAM (MUECHEL) COMMITTED TO THE EAST SIDE AND TYPE I TEAM (GALLEGOS) COMMITTED TO THE APACHE-SITCREAVES. CONTAINED.
FRIJOLE, GUADALUPE N.P. - 6,014 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (DENTON) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
MONTOSA, ARIZONA STATE - 10,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SHIVE) COMMITTED. GOOD PROGRESS ON FIRE DUE TO LACK OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY. FIRE IS 91% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/2.
STAGO, FORT APACHE BIA - 800 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
B33, FORT APACHE BIA - 200 ACRES. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. WRECK, ARIZONA
STATE - 250 ACRES. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
MAVERICK, CORONADO N.F. - 800 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE GALIURO WILDERNESS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/10.
APACHE, CIBOLA N.F. - 270 ACRES. HISTORICAL CABIN WITHIN A MILE OF THE FIRE CONTINUES TO BE THREATENED. STEEP TERRAIN, ACCESS, HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/2.
LONG, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 225 ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED YESTERDAY, NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
CORRAL, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 120 ACRES. REMOTE LOCATION AND STEEP TOPOGRAPHY ARE CONTRIBUTING TO CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/2.
CA - GREENHORN, PLUMAS N.F. - 480 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SMAY)COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
PAINT, LOS PADRES N.F. & SANTA BARBARA CO. CDF - 4,200 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BRYANT) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
MORRETTIS, SAN DIEGO R.U. CDF - 3,650 ACRES. CONTAINED.
RM - HORSEFLY CREEK, GUNNISON N.F. - 3,875 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MILLER) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
MENEFFEE MOUNTAIN, MONTROSE BLM - 950 ACRES. STRUCTURE WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF THE FIRE CONTINUES TO BE THREATENED. HIGH TEMPERATURES AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING, 7/2.
ALPINE PLATEAU, GUNNISON N.F. - 180+ ACRES. STEEP, ROCKY TERRAIN, HEAVY FUELS, LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALL CONTRIBUTING TO CONTROL PROBLEMS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION CORKSCREW, NEBRASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. CONTAINED.
GB - FO12, BOISE DISTRICT BLM - 200+ ACRES. FIRE IS LOCATED IN THE BALANCED ROCK AREA. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
TOWER CREEK, SALMON DISTRICT BLM - 800 ACRES. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
NV - CRITTENDEN, ELKO DISTRICT BLM - 250+ ACRES. ROUGH TERRAIN WITH FEW NATURAL BARRIERS IS HINDERING CONTAINMENT. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
AK - A121, YUKON FLATS FWS - 5,200 ACRES. FOUR CREWS AND 1 HELICOPTER COMMITTED. EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS CAUSED MAJOR ACREAGE GAINS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA - SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS MAINLY CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PORTIONS. HIGHS 85 TO 95 NORTHERN PLATEAUS AND MOUNTAINS AND FROM 100-110 DESERTS.
NEW MEXICO - WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 90’S AND LOWER 100’S.
CALIFORNIA - ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SIERRA WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST DESERTS. INLAND HIGHS 85-95 NORTH AND 95-110 SOUTH.
NEVADA - ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 85-95 NORTH AND 95-110 SOUTH.
COLORADO - ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY DRY. HIGHS 90’ S TO THE LOWER 100’ 5.
UTAH - SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS. CONTINUED HOT WITH HIGHS 95-105.
WYOMING - *** RED FLAG WARNING EASTERN TWO THIRDS FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND WINDS **k WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. HIGHS 90’S TO THE LOWER 100’S.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 220 FIRES FOR 6,500 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
YEAR-TO-DATE: 33,328 FIRES FOR 713,591 ACRES.
ANALYSIS: CONTAINMENT AND CONTROL CONTINUES TO BE MET ON SEVERAL LARGE FIRES. VERY HIGH AND EXTREME CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA, SOUTHWEST, CALIFORNIA, UTAH, NEVADA AND SOUTHERN IDAHO. FIRE ACTIVITY IN ALASKA IS INCREASING WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHTNING ACTIVITY.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AN INCREASE IN HUMAN CAUSED FIRES AS THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY APPROACHES. EXPECT MAJOR DEMOBILIZATION FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS SEVERAL PROJECT FIRES HAVE REACHED CONTAINMENT. ANTICIPATE INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY IN ALASKA DUE TO FIRE INDICES CLIMBING AND CONTINUED DRYING AND LIGHTNING ACTIVITY FORECASTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT TUESDAY 07/03/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS: SW - MONTOSA, ARIZONA STATE - 10,410 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SHIVE) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
STAGO, FORT APACHE EIA - 1,500 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
E33, FORT APACHE BIA - 1,500 ACRES. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE. WRECK, ARIZONA
STATE - 250 ACRES. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
MAVERICK, CORONADO N.F. - 800 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE GALIURO WILDERNESS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/10.
APACHE, CIBOLA N.F. - 216 ACRES. FIRE IS 90% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/3.
LONG, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 290 ACRES. ERRATIC WINDS ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/3.
CORRAL, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 500 ACRES. DRY FUEL AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/4.
LAST DAY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 7,000 ACRES. HIGH TEMPERATURES, ROUGH TERRAIN, AND HIGH WINDS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. FIRE CROSSED INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO. 2,500 ACRES OF THE TOTAL ARE IN MEXICO. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY 7/3.
GILLESPIE, LAS CRUCES DISTRICT BLM - 800 ACRES. ERRATIC WINDS AND STEEP TERRAIN ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/3.
RM - MENEFFEE MOUNTAIN, MONTROSE BLM - 1,110 ACRES. CONTAINED.
ALPINE PLATEAU, GUNNISON N.F. - 180+ ACRES. STEEP, ROCKY TERRAIN, HEAVY FUELS, LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALL CONTRIBUTING TO CONTROL PROBLEMS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
CANYON CREEK, GRAND JUNCTION BLM - 100 ACRES. CONTAINED.
HAMMOND, CRAIG DISTRICT BLM - 250 ACRES. LIMITED ACCESS, DRY FUELS AND STEEP TERRAIN ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
CORKSCREW, NEBRASKA STATE - 1,000 ACRES. FIRE IS 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRAWFORD. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
GB - F012, BOISE DISTRICT BLM - 634 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
TOWER CREEK, SALMON DISTRICT BLM - 1,000 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NV - CRITTENDEN, ELKO DISTRICT BLM - 200 ACRES. CONTAINED.
AK - A121, YUKON FLATS FWS - 5,200 ACRES. FOUR CREWS AND 1 HELICOPTER COMMITTED. EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS CAUSED MAJOR ACREAGE GAINS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO - SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSHOWERS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.HOT AND HUMID. HIGHS 80’S MOUNTAINS AND 110 DESERTS.
COLORADO AND WYOMING - ***RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING COLORADO. RED FLAG WATCH FOR DRY LIGHTNING SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING *** SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH ONLY LIGHT SPOTTY RAIN. GUSTY WINDS. HIGHS 80’S AND 90’S. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 15-25 PERCENT.
NEVADA - ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE SUNNY BUT WINDY. SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH. HIGHS 80’S NORTH TO 112 EXTREME SOUTH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 10-30 PERCENT.
ALASKA - WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. HIGHS 70’S AND 80’S. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 15-35 PERCENT.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 220 FIRES FOR 6,500 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
YEAR-TO-DATE: 33,328 FIRES FOR 713,591 ACRES.
ANALYSIS: GOOD PROGRESS CONTINUES TO BE MADE ON SEVERAL LARGE FIRES IN THE SOUTHWEST. EXTREME CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE SOUTHWEST, CALIFORNIA, ALASKA, GREAT BASIN AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA.
PROGNOSIS: THE POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR AN INCREASE IN HUMAN CAUSED FIRES AS THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY DRAWS CLOSER. EXPECT HEAVY DEMOBILIZATION FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS SEVERAL PROJECT FIRES HAVE REACHED CONTAINMENT. EXPECT FIRE ACTIVITY TO INCREASE IN COLORADO, UTAH, NEVADA AND ALASKA.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY 07/04/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS: SW - STAGO, FORT APACHE BIA - 3,350 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MANN) COMMITTED. PRECIPITATION RECEIVED ON THE FIRE ASSISTED CREWS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/8.
B33, FORT APACHE BIA - 1,500 ACRES. CONTAINED.
WRECK, ARIZONA STATE - 250 ACRES. CONTAINED.
MAVERICK, CORONADO N.F. - 800 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE GALIURO WILDERNESS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/10.
APACHE, CIBOLA N.F. - 220 ACRES. CONTAINED.
LONG, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 920 ACRES. ACREAGE INCREASE IS DUE TO BACK BURNING. FIRE IS 95% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING, 7/4.
CORRAL, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 875 ACRES. CONTAINED.
LAST DAY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 7,000 ACRES. CONTAINED.
GILLESPIE, LAS CRUCES DISTRICT BLM - 800 ACRES. CONTAINED.
BARLOW, SAN CARLOS AGENCY - 160 ACRES. CONTAINED
GUARD, SAN CARLOS AGENCY - 150+ ACRES. CURRENT THREATS ARE TIMBER AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/4.
RM - ALPINE PLATEAU, GUNNISON N.F. - 180+ ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
HAMMOND, CRAIG DISTRICT BLM - 250 ACRES. RAIN RECEIVED ON THE FIRE SLOWED RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED, TODAY 7/4.
CORKSCREW, NEBRASKA STATE - 1,000 ACRES. FIRE IS 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRAWFORD. CONTAINED.
FAIRFIELD, CRAIG DISTRICT BLM - 100 ACRES. STRUCTURES WITHIN 1/4 MILE ARE THREATENED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/4.
GB - TOWER CREEK, SALMON DISTRICT BLM - 1,000 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
AK - TOK RIVER (A156), STATE OF ALASKA - 4,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (EDMONSON) COMMITTED. U.S. COAST GUARD BASE LOREN C. IS THREATENED AND ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE SMOKE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS FWS - 23,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. FIFTEEN MILES OF LINE SOUTH OF THE FIRE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. A MAJOR BURNOUT IS PLANNED FOR TODAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO - WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARIZONA AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO. A LITTLE WARMER AND DRIER. HIGHS 80’S MOUNTAINS TO 113 LOWER DESERTS.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION COLORADO - MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING WET THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 80’S TO LOW 90’S. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 15-30 PERCENT.
WYOMIMG - PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 70’S AND 80’S. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 15-30 PERCENT.
NEVADA - SUNNY, WARM AND DRY. HIGHS 80’S AND 90’S EXCEPT 110 EXTREME SOUTH.
ALASKA - CLOUDY AND COOL COAST. PARTLY CLOUDY INTERIOR WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 50’S COAST AND 80’S INTERIOR. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 35-50 PERCENT COAST AND 20-30 PERCENT INTERIOR.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 360 FIRES FOR 12,466 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE WEST IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. CONTAINMENT IS BEING REACHED ON NUMEROUS FIRES. ALASKA IS EXPERIENCING INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY, WITH OVERHEAD AND SMOKEJUMPERS MOBILIZED FROM THE LOWER 48.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT AN INCREASE IN FIRE ACTIVITY THROUGH THE WEEKEND ASSOCIATED WITH THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION. EXPECT INCREASING ACTIVITY IN ALASKA. DEMOBILIZATION CONTINUING IN THE SOUTHWEST.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY 07/05/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
SW - STAGO, FORT APACHE BIA - 1,700 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MANN) COMMITTED. PRECIPITATION RECEIVED ON THE FIRE ASSISTED CREWS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/8.
MAVERICK, CORONADO N.F. - 800 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE GALIURO WILDERNESS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/10.
LONG, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 920 ACRES. CONTAINED.
GUARD, SAN CARLOS AGENCY - 150+ ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED YESTERDAY, NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
RM - ALPINE PLATEAU, GUNNISON N.F. - 180+ ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
HAMMOND, CRAIG DISTRICT BLM - 250 ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED YESTERDAY, NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
FAIRFIELD, CRAIG DISTRICT BLM - 100 ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED YESTERDAY, NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SR - FOOT, EVERGLADES N.P. - 1,000 ACRES. CONTAINED.
AK - TOK RIVER (A156), TOK AREA FORESTRY, ALASKA STATE - 14,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (EDMONSON) COMMITTED. FIRE IS APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FROM TOK AND 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE ALCAN HIGHWAY. TOK AIRPORT IS CLOSED TO NON FIRE TRAFFIC. STRIKE TEAM OF ENGINES BEING MOBILIZED AND A STRUCTURAL FIRE COORDINATOR IS IN PLACE. A CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE EVACUATION OF TOK HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS FWS - 30,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. FIRE SPREAD TO THE WEST WITH HELP FROM EASTERLY WINDS AND PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. INDIRECT LINE BUILDING CONTINUED SOUTH OF THE FIRE, AS BURNOUT WILL BEGIN WHEN LINE IS TIED OFF TO AN EASTERN ANCHOR POINT. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A148, DENALI N.P. - 16,500 ACRES. FIRE IS UNMANNED.
CROOKED CREEK, SOUTHWEST AREA FORESTRY, ALASKA STATE - 1,600 ACRES. INDIRECT ATTACK HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A225, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. NO ACTION TAKEN DUE TO RESOURCE SHORTAGES.
A218, TANANA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - FIRE CURRENTLY BEING MONITORED.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 1,000 ACRES. FIRE IS UNMANNED, BURNING VERY INTENSE IN DENSE TIMBER.
A186, TANANA ZONE, PRIVATE - 100 ACRES. NORTH FLANK ACTIVE, BURNING IN TUNDRA.
A185, KANUTI, FWS - 720 ACRES. FIRE IS LOW PRIORITY WITH NO PLANS TO MAN. P RECON REPORTED 50% OF THE INTERIOR IS OUT WITH FIRE 20% ACTIVE.
A184, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 100 ACRES. UNABLE TO REINFORCE DUE TO INITIAL ATTACK LIMITATIONS.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A132, ARMY - 1,100 ACRES. BURNING IN A HOT ZONE. MILITARY HAS MANNED THIS FIRE. FIRE IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 ACRES FROM SULLIVAN ROAD.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA FORESTRY, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 49 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 37,318 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: *** RED FLAG WATCH NEVADA, UTAH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OREGON FOR DRY, GUSTY WINDS. WATCH OUT FOR COLDFRONT WINDSHIFTS IN OREGON. ***
HOT AND VERY DRY AIR CONTINUING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, WESTERN ARIZONA AND WESTERN UTAH MOVING INTO SOUTHERN IDAHO AND WESTERN WYOMING. TEMPERATURES MOSTLY 92-112. THE OVERHEAD AIR MASS IS MODERATELY UNSTABLE CAUSING A MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRES.
INCREASING HUMIDITY IN EASTERN WYOMING, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO AND EASTERN ARIZONA WILL CAUSE SCATTERED WET THUNDERSHOWERS WITH ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS. HOT AND HUMID WITH TEMPERATURES 87-97.
ALASKA - HOT, DRY UNSTABLE AIRMASS INLAND WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS MAINLY FROM DIRECTION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS. NUMEROUS DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES EXPECTED WIEN LAKE AND DENALI AREAS WITH GUSTY WINDS. INLAND TEMPERATURES 85-95.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 259 FIRES FOR 40,183 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS RAPIDLY EXPANDING THROUGHOUT THE WEST. GOOD PROGRESS ON CONTAINMENT AND CONTROL EFFORTS IN THE SOUTHWEST AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA CONTINUES. EXTREME CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY HAS GENERATED NUMEROUS LARGE FIRES IN ALASKA. 9NE TYPE I OVERHEAD TEAM, TWO TYPE II OVERHEAD TEAMS, TEN TYPE I CREWS, MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT SUPPORT AND OVERHEAD ARE ORDERED FOR ALASKA.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT INCREASING ACTIVITY WITH THE HUMAN CAUSED RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTINUATION OF 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS AND FORECASTED WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANTICIPATE CONTINUED MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES TO ALASKA FROM THE LOWER 48.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY 07/06/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS: SW - STAGO, FORT APACHE BIA - 3,350 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MANN) COMMITTED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/8.
MAVERICK, CORONADO N.F. - 800 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE GALIURO WILDERNESS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/10.
GUARD, SAN CARLOS AGENCY - 150+ ACRES. CONTROLLED.
RM - ALPINE PLATEAU, GUNNISON N.F. - 180+ ACRES. CONTAINED.
HAMMOND, CRAIG DISTRICT BLM - 250 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
FAIRFIELD, CRAIG DISTRICT BLM - 100 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
AK - TOM RIVER (A156), TOK AREA FORESTRY, ALASKA STATE - 34,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (EDMONSON) COMMITTED. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY. TOK WAS EVACUATED, RESIDENTS WERE MOVED TO TANACROSS. THE NORTH FLANK JUMPED THE DOZER LINE AND THE ALASKA HIGHWAY AND IS CURRENTLY BURNING IN THE TOWN OF TOK, NO HOMES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THE INCIDENT COMMAND POST WAS REPORTED BURNED OVER AND RADIO EQUIPMENT WAS DESTROYED. THE SOUTH SIDE HAS BURNED DEEP INTO THE TETLIN HILLS. NO NEW SIZE ESTIMATE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 33,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. CREWS CONTINUE TO BUILD LINE OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FIRE IN PREPARATION FOR BURNOUT.
CROOKED CREEK, SOUTHWEST AREA FORESTRY, ALASKA STATE - 7,040 ACRES. THREE CREWS COMMITTED. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR IS HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PEDRO DOME, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 780 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM ORDERED. ERRATIC WINDS CAUSED SPOT FIRES WHICH QUICKLY GREW OUT OF CONTROL. FIRE THREATENS MINING RESOURCES AND ALASCOM SITE. FAIRBANKS NORTHSTAR BOROUGH HAS PUT TOGETHER AN EVACUATION PLAN. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 100 ACRES. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR CAUSED FIRE TO BLOW UP NECESSITATING THE EVACUATION OF SMOKEJUMPERS.
A225, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 750 ACRES. FIRE NOT MANNED DUE TO RESOURCE SHORTAGES.
A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. FIRE NOT MANNED DUE TO RESOURCE SHORTAGES.
A218, TANANA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 1,500 ACRES. FIRE CURRENTLY BEING MONITORED, NOT MANNED DUE TO RESOURCE SHORTAGES.
A215 - GALENA ZONE, FWS - 120 ACRES. FIRE CONTINUES TO SMOULDER. 75% OF THE PERIMETER IS NOW CONTAINED WITHIN NATURAL BARRIERS.
A214, GALENA ZONE, FWS - 5,000 ACRES. FIRE MADE A MAJOR RUN
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 10,000 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING VERY INTENSE IN DENSE TIMBER.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A212, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 200 ACRES. NATURAL BARRIERS AIDED SUPPRESSION FORCES.
A185, KANUTI, FWS - 1,200 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN HEAVY SPRUCE.
A184, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 100 ACRES. PERSISTENT WINDS ARE MAKING CONTAINMENT DIFFICULT.
A186, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 100 ACRES. FIRE IS IN MOP-UP STATUS.
011121, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 100 ACRES.
011128, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,000 ACRES. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR IS CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,000 ACRES. FIRE BURNING IN SPRUCE AND TUNDRA.
004014, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 500 ACRES. UNABLE TO MAP DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,300 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 66 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 87,725 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO - MONSOONAL FLOW WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED WET THUNDERSTORMS FROM EASTERN ARIZONA AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO INTO CENTRAL AND WESTERN COLORADO. WARM AND HUMID WITH HIGHS 80’S AND 90’S EXCEPT 105 ARIZONA DESERTS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 25-50 PERCENT.
WYOMING - PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 75-90. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20-40 PERCENT.
UTAH - ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING DRY THUNDERSTORMS EAST AND SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SUNNY AND A LITTLE BIT COOLER. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 10- 20 PERCENT.
NEVADA - *** RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY GUSTY WINDS. SUNNY, HOT AND DRY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH. HIGHS 80’S AND 90’S EXCEPT 115 EXTREME SOUTH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 8-20 PERCENT.
ALASKA - HOT AND DRY INTERIOR WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. DRY LIGHTNING TANANA AND EAST GALENA AREAS BECOMING LESS NUMEROUS UPPER YUKON ZONE AND NORTHERN REGION. HIGHS 89’S TO LOW 90’s: MINIMUM HUMIDITY 16-28 PERCENT.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 277 FIRES FOR 94,148 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: LIGHTNING ACTIVITY IN ALASKA CONTINUES TO GENERATE NEW IGNITIONS. DEMAND FOR RESOURCES REMAINS HIGH FOR ALASKA.
PROGNOSIS: FIRE ACTIVITY IN ALASKA EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH FORECASTED WEATHER CONDITIONS. FIRE POTENTIAL REMAINS HIGH TO EXTREME THROUGHOUT THE WEST. ANTICIPATE CONTINUED MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES TO ALASKA FROM THE LOWER 48.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SATURDAY 07/07/90 0900 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS: NR - WASHBURN, YELLOWSTONE N.P. - 100 ACRES. STEEP TERRAIN, HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY FUEL ARE CONTRIBUTING TO CONTROL PROBLEMS. ELEVEN CREWS AND 1 HELICOPTER COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
SW - STAGO, FORT APACHE BIA - 3,350 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
MAVERICK, CORONADO N.F. - 800 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE GALIURO WILDERNESS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/10.
AK - TOK RIVER (A156), TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 47,000 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. FAVORABLE WINDS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ASSISTED CREWS WITH CONTROL LINES AROUND TOK. TWELVE CREWS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 33,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. SIXTEEN MILES OF LINE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. BURNOUT WAS PLANNED FOR YESTERDAY. NINE CREWS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
CROOKED CREEK, SOUTHWEST AREA FORESTRY, NATIVE CLAIMS - 7,040 ACRES. THREE CREWS COMMITTED. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR IS HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PEDRO DOME, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 910 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. COOLER TEMPERATURES DECREASED FIRE BEHAVIOR. BURNOUT IN SOUTHWEST CORNER CAUSED INCREASE IN ACREAGE. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TONIGHT, 7/7.
A295, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 100 ACRES. FIFTY-SIX SMOKEJUMPERS COMMITTED.
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 500 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A299, UPPER YUKON ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN BLACK SPRUCE. OVER 30,000 GALLONS OF RETARDANT DROPPED. TWENTY-EIGHT SMOKEJUMPERS AND TWO CREWS COMMITTED.
011150, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 300 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 500 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 1,200 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A186, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 100 ACRES. FIRE IN MOP-UP, DEMOBILIZATION WAS PLANNED FOR YESTERDAY, 7/6.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 10,000 ACRES. BURNING INTENSE IN DENSE TIMBER.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A2O4, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 5,000 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A205, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 330 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A212, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,400 ACRES. FIRE CONTINUES TO BURN IN THE INTERIOR OF THE FIRE. TWENTY-THREE SMOKEJUMPERS COMMITTED.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 8,000 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A218, TANANA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 1,600 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. FIRE BEING MONITORED. A225, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 750 ACRES.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. FIRE HAS BEEN STAFFED FOR CABIN PROTECTION.
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 675 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A238, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 5,000 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A239, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 250 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A245, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 100 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
A247, KENAI-KODIAK AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 750 ACRES. TWO CREWS AND TEN SMOKEJUMPERS COMMITTED.
A162, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 200 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,300 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
004014, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 500 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,850 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
004035, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,500 ACRES. FIRE WAS LAST REPORTED AT 10 ACRES.
011128, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,000 ACRES. FOUR CREWS COMMITTED.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 400 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY.
ALASKA HAS 76 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 121,665 ACRES. NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO - CONTINUED MONSOON FLOW WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED WET THUNDERSTORMS FROM ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO INTO COLORADO. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSHOWERS. WARM AND HUMID. HIGHS 80’S AND 90’S EXCEPT 105 ARIZONA DESERT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20-35 PERCENT.
WYOMING - PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 80’S TO LOW 90’S. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20-35 PERCENT.
UTAH - ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHEAST, OTHERWISE SUNNY AND WARN. HIGHS 80’ AND 90’S. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 10-20 PERCENT.
NEVADA - SUNNY, WARM AND DRY. HIGHS 80’S AND 90’S EXCEPT 100+ EXTREME SOUTH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 8-20 PERCENT.
ALASKA - A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN ALASKA WILL INCREASE CLOUDS AND MOISTURE OVER THE INTERIOR. VARIABLE CLOUDINESS WITH WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. A LITTLE COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY. HIGHS 70’S TO LOW 80’S. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 25-50 PERCENT.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 265 FIRES FOR 2,585 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: ALASKA CONTINUES TO RECEIVE NEW FIRE STARTS. MOBILIZATION OF TYPE II HELICOPTERS, AND OVERHEAD FROM THE LOWER 48 TO ALASKA IS CONTINUING.
PROGNOSIS: ERRATIC FIRE ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO MODERATE WITH THE FORECASTED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN ALASKA. FIRE INDICES THROUGHOUT THE WEST CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM HIGH TO EXTREME. ANTICIPATE CONTINUED MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES TO ALASKA FROM THE LOWER 48.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SUNDAY 07/08/90 0900 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS: NR - WASHBURN, YELLOWSTONE N.P. - 220 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DANFORTH) COMMITTED. STEEP ROCKY TERRAIN, HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY FUELS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. THIRTEEN CREWS AND 3 HELICOPTERS COMMITTED. FIRE IS 60% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/9.
SW - MAVERICK, CORONADO N.F. - 800 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE GALIURO WILDERNESS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/10.
AK - TOK RIVER (A156), TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 44,170 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. PRIORITY CONTINUES TO BE STRUCTURE PROTECTION FOR THE COMMUNITY OF TOK, LORAN SITE, TETLIN JUNCTION AND THE VILLAGE OF TETLIN. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO CAUSE TORCHING AND RUNS IN BLACK SPRUCE THREATENING WHITE SPRUCE FORESTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 69,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. FIRE MADE AN IMPRESSIVE RUN AND IS APPROXIMATELY 36 MILES LONG. SMOKEY CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ARE HAMPERING LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AND SUPPRESSION EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
CROOKED CREEK, SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 10,330 ACRES. RAIN WAS RECEIVED ON THE FIRE. THREE CREWS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PEDRO DOME, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 910 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (RANDALL) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
004035, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,500 ACRES. FIRE IS NOT STAFFED.
011128, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,000 ACRES. FOUR CREWS COMMITTED.
A299, UPPER YUKON ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. POSSIBLE CONTAINMENT TODAY, 7/8.
A212, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,400 ACRES. LINES BEING REINFORCED.
A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,550 ACRES. FIRE BEING MONITORED.
A225, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 750 ACRES. THREE CREWS COMMITTED.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. PLANS ARE TO MAP WITH INFRARED.
A247, KENAI-KODIAK AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 750 ACRES. EXTENSIVE MOP-UP. TWO CREWS AND TEN SMOKEJUMPERS COMMITTED.
A235, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 20,000 ACRES. SUCCESSFUL BURNOUT ON THE YUKON NORTH OF HESS CREEK. TWENTY-THREE PERSONNEL COMMITTED.
012046, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 500 ACRES. FIRE IS STAFFED FOR STRUCTURE PROTECTION.
A186, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 100 ACRES. CONTAINED.
A295, GALENA ZONE, BLM 100 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION THE FOLLOWING FIRES ARE BEING MANAGED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 500 ACRES.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 500 ACRES.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 1,200 ACRES.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 15,000 ACRES.
A2O4, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 5,000 ACRES.
A205, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 350 ACRES.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 8,000 ACRES.
A218, TANANA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,500 ACRES.
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 675 ACRES.
A238, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 5,000 ACRES.
A239, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 250 ACRES.
A245, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 100 ACRES.
A162, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 200 ACRES.
004009, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 200 ACRES.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,300 ACRES.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,000 ACRES.
004014, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 500 ACRES.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,850 ACRES.
011103, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,230 ACRES.
011150, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 360 ACRES.
011155, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,200 ACRES.
TOTALS OF ABOVE FIRES: 23 FIRES FOR 51,865 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 86 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 146,629 ACRES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE WEATHER: HURRICANE FAUSTO SOUTH OF GUAYMAS IS WORKING WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES TO PUMP MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES. WET THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR IN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, COLORADO AND WYOMING. POCKETS OF VERY HOT AND DRY AIR ARE HOLDING OUT IN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, IDAHO, EASTERN WASHINGTON, MONTANA AND THE DAKOTAS WITH TEMPERATURES 85-105. A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN NEVADA, SOUTHERN IDAHO AND WESTERN WYOMIMG WILL PROVIDE A MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRES.
ALASKA - UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVING INTO CANADA LEAVING BEHIND LOWER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES 65-75.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 180 FIRES FOR 4,108 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: NUMBER OF NEW FIRES IN ALASKA ARE DECREASING DUE TO PRECIPITATION AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. VERY HIGH TO EXTREME CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED IN CALIFORNIA, THE GREAT BASIN, NEVADA, ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA AND THE SOUTHWEST.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT FIRE ACTIVITY TO MODERATE IN ALASKA AND WITH FORECASTED WEATHER. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT MONDAY 07/09/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR - WASHBURN, YELLOWSTONE N.P. - 220 ACRES. STEEP ROCKY TERRAIN, HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY FUELS CONTINUE TO CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS. FIRE IS 90% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/9.
SABE CREEK, BITTERROOT N.F. - 400 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDERNESS. TWENTY TWO SMOKEJUMPERS AND A LOCAL BITTERROOT CREW ARE COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
SW - MAVERICK, CORONADO N.F. - 800 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE GALIURO WILDERNESS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/10.
PONDEROSA, TEXAS STATE - 500 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
NW - IRON MOUNTAIN, PRINEVILLE DISTRICT, BLM - 300 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
SR - WOOD, EVERGLADES N.P. - 2,580 ACRES. FIRE WILL CONTINUE TO BURN EAST UNTIL IT CONSUMES ALL FUEL WITHIN CONFINEMENT BOUNDARIES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/9.
GRAVEYARD, EVERGLADES N.P. - 3,140 ACRES. WILL CONTINUE TO BURN UNTIL IT CONSUMES ALL FUEL WITHIN CONFINEMENT BOUNDARIES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/9.
AK - TOK RIVER (A156), TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 44,170 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. MOST ACTIVITY REPORTED WAS ON THE SOUTH SIDE IN THE TETLIN HILLS. SUPPRESSION EFFORTS WILL BE CONCENTRATED ON THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDE TO PROTECT COMMERCIAL TIMBER STANDS AND TO REDUCE THE IMPACT ON THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE, ALASKA STATE - 1,140 ACRES. FIRE WILL BE MANAGED BY TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS). THE FIRE WAS FOUND DURING AN IR FLIGHT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 69,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. FIRE ACTIVITY DIMINISHED DUE TO HIGH HUMIDITIES. FIRE IS 10% CONTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE NORTH AND EAST PERIMETERS BURNING INTO OLD FIRE AREAS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
CROOKED CREEK, SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 10,330 ACRES. RAIN WAS RECEIVED ON THE FIRE. THREE CREWS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004035, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 6,060 ACRES. FIRE IS NOT STAFFED.
011128, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,000 ACRES. CREWS ARE HOLDING THE SOUTH END EAST FLANK TO PROTECT STRUCTURES.
A299, UPPER YUKON ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT.
A212, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,400 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,550 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING HOT ON THE SOUTHEAST FLANK.
A225, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 750 ACRES. THREE CREWS COMMITTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. FIRE WAS NOT MONITORED DUE TO THICK SMOKE.
A247, KENAI-KODIAK AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 750 ACRES. EXTENSIVE MOP-UP. TWO CREWS AND TEN SMOKEJUMPERS COMMITTED.
A235, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 20,000 ACRES. TWENTY-THREE PERSONNEL COMMITTED.
012046, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 500 ACRES. A TYPE II CREW IS ON THE FIRE FOR STRUCTURE PROTECTION
THE FOLLOWING FIRES ARE BEING MANAGED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,000 ACRES.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 2,000 ACRES.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 500 ACRES.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 18,340 ACRES.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 15,000 ACRES.
A204, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 4,680 ACRES.
A2O5, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 350 ACRES.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 8,000 ACRES.
A218, TANANA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,500 ACRES.
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 675 ACRES.
A238, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 5,000 ACRES.
A239, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,700 ACRES.
A245, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,500 ACRES.
A162, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 130 ACRES.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,000 ACRES.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,000 ACRES.
004014, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 500 ACRES.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 8,010 ACRES.
011103, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,230 ACRES.
011150, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 360 ACRES.
011155, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,200 ACRES.
TOTALS OF ABOVE FIRES: 22 FIRES FOR 90,475 ACRES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION ALASKA HAS 94 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 168,795 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WET MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR IN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, COLORADO AND WYOMING WITH TEMPERATURES MOSTLY 85-95. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODS IS HIGH IN ARIZONA. WIDELY SCATTERED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ON THE FRINGES OF THIS MOISTURE IN WESTERN NEVADA, THE SIERRAS, EASTERN OREGON AND WESTERN IDAHO. A MODERATELY UNSTABLE HOT DRY AIRNASS IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA PRESENTS A MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRES.
ALASKA - A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS PUMPING COOL MOIST AIR AND SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE FIRES IN THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. TEMPERATURES 60-75.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 111 FIRES FOR 95,524 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: FIRE INDICES IN THE SOUTHWEST AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS HAVE MODERATED WITH THE ONSET OF THE MONSOON SEASON. FIRE ACTIVITY IN ALASKA HAS MODERATED WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT MODERATE FIRE ACTIVITY. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT TUESDAY 07/10/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR - WASHBURN, YELLOWSTONE N.P. - 220 ACRES. CONTAINED.
SABE CREEK, BITTERROOT N.F. - 450 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDERNESS AND IS BEING MANAGED UNDER CONFINE/CONTAIN STRATEGY. TWELVE PEOPLE COMMITTED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 8/30.
SW - MAVERICK, CORONADO N.F. - 2,790 ACRES. CONTAINED.
STATE OF NEW MEXICO FIRE - 200-300 ACRES. FIRE IS LOCATED NEAR HONDO. NO PROBLEMS ANTICIPATED. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SR - WOOD, EVERGLADES N.P. - 2,580 ACRES. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
GRAVEYARD, EVERGLADES N.P. - 3,140 ACRES. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
AK - TOK RIVER (A156), TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 43,000 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. STRUCTURE PROTECTION NEEDS ARE DECREASING AS MORE LINE CONSTRUCTION OBJECTIVES ARE ACCOMPLISHED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE (A372), ALASKA STATE - 1,240 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED BY TYPE I TEAM (EOGGS).
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 69,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. FIRE ACTIVITY GREATLY DIMINISHED DUE TO HIGH HUMIDITY WHICH HELD MOST OF THE DAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
CROOKED CREEK (A158), SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 10,330 ACRES. THREE CREWS COMMITTED. NINETY PERCENT OF THE FIRE PERIMETER IS MOPPED UP. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004035, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 8,330 ACRES. FIRE IS 90% ACTIVE.
011128, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,000 ACRES. CREWS ARE HOLDING THE SOUTHEAST FLANK TO PROTECT STRUCTURES.
A299, UPPER YUKON ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. CONTAINMENT IS PROGRESSING WELL.
A332, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,000 ACRES. RECEIVED SOME RAIN SLOWING FIRE GROWTH.
A377, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 8,330 ACRES. FIRE IS 90% ACTIVE, CROWNING ON THE NORTHWEST FLANK.
A346, SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 100 ACRES. WEST FLANK CONTAINED.
A261, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES. CREWS CONCENTRATING ON MOPPING PERIMETER. ONE INCH OF RAIN HELPED MOP-UP EFFORTS.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 18,820 ACRES. FIRE MAPPED, 3,820 ACRES GAINED.
A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,550 ACRES.
A225, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,500 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED 11 HOURS OF STEADY RAIN.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED RAIN AND WAS SHOWING VERY LITTLE ACTIVITY.
A235, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 20,000 ACRES. CABIN SITES HAVE BEEN PROTECTED.
012046, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,100 ACRES. TWO TYPE II CREWS ON THE FIRE FOR STRUCTURE PROTECTION
012047, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 300 ACRES. ONE TYPE II CREW COMMITTED.
THE FOLLOWING FIRES ARE BEING MANAGED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,000 ACRES.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 2,000 ACRES.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 500 ACRES.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 18,340 ACRES.
A204, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 4,680 ACRES.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 8,000 ACRES.
A218, TANANA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,600 ACRES.
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 830 ACRES.
A239, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,700 ACRES.
A245, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,500 ACRES.
A162, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 130 ACRES.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,150 ACRES.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,250 ACRES.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 8,900 ACRES.
011103, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,230 ACRES.
011150, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 440 ACRES.
011155, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,200 ACRES.
TOTALS OF ABOVE FIRES: 18 FIRES FOR 69,250 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 80 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 249,117 ACRES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE WEATHER: MONSOONAL FLOW FROM HURRICANE FAUSTO WILL CONTINUE ACROSS COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, UTAH AND NEVADA. WARMER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THESE STATES WITH HIGHS REACHING INTO THE 100-110 RANGE IN ARIZONA, UTAH SOUTHERN NEVADA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN IDAHO. MID 80’S TO UPPER 90’S ELSEWHERE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PRESENT AS WELL ACROSS THESE STATES, MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE MOUNTAINS.
THE SIERRAS FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SOUTH WILL NOT BE UNDER THE MONSOON FLOW, BUT WILL STILL HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 75-90 RANGE IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND IN THE 80’S SOUTH.
WARMING WILL CONTINUE IN THE GREAT BASIN AND WESTERN STATES WITH NEAR RECORD HIGHS COUPLED WITH INCREASING MOISTURE FROM HURRICANE FAUSTO AND AREAS OF BREEZY WINDS.
ALASKA - A STORM CONTINUES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA PUMPING COOL MOIST AIR INTO THE INTERIOR. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE GREATEST IN THE UPPER YUKON AREA WITH MOSTLY SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. HIGHS WILL BE 60-75.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 180 FIRES FOR 240,110 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: MONSOON MOISTURE HAS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST, COLORADO, AND UTAH. MODERATE FIRE ACTIVITY IS TAKING PLACE IN THE ALASKA, THE GREAT BASIN AND THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT MODERATE FIRE ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY 07/11/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR - FLAT CREEK, IDAHO PANHANDLE N.F. - 50 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (KECHTER) COMMITTED. FIRE IS AN ESCAPED PRESCRIBED BURN. HIGH TEMPERATURES AND WINDS CAUSED NUMEROUS SLOPOVERS EXCEEDING LOCAL CAPABILITIES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/12.
SHOTGUN COULEE, LEWISTOWN DISTRICT BLM - 200 ACRES. ONE CREW AND THREE ENGINES COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
SABE CREEK, BITTERROOT N.F. - 400 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING UNDER ESCAPED FIRE ANALYSIS WHICH PROJECTS CONTAINMENT OF 8/30 AT 4,500 ACRES. VERY HAZARDOUS TERRAIN PREVENTS SMALLER ACREAGE CONTAINMENT.
SW - BAR, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 400 ACRES. NO NEW INFORMATION.
NV - BLACK SHEEP, ELKO DISTRICT BLM - 2,100 ACRES. IF FIRE BURNS OVER OWHYEE BLUFF IT COULD MAKE A MAJOR RUN. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/11.
SR - MITCHELL ISLAND, OKEFENOKEE NWR - 600 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (KITCHENS) COMMITTED. PLAN TO USE 3 HELICOPTERS ON THE EAST PERIMETER TO SLOW FIRE SPREAD ON THE ISLAND. A HANDCREW WILL BE USED TO START MOP-UP OF THE AREAS WHERE THE WATER DROPS ARE BEING PLACED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
WOOD, EVERGLADES N.P. - 3,000 ACRES. CONTAINED.
GRAVEYARD, EVERGLADES N.P. - 3,500 ACRES. CONTAINED.
AK - TOK RIVER (013021), TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 44,100 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. GOOD PROGRESS ON THE FIRELINE WITH FEW CONTROL PROBLEMS. STRUCTURE PROTECTION IS STILL IN PLACE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE (013035), ALASKA STATE - 1,630 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MANAGED BY TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS). FIRE IS BEING STAFFED FOR SUPPRESSION ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FIRE.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 130,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. FIRE RECEIVED .25 INCH OF RAIN. MOP-UP OF THE SOUTH PERIMETER REMAINS THE MAIN EMPHASIS. REHABILITATION AND DEMOBILIZATION PRIORITIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. TYPE II TEAM SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE 7/12.
CROOKED CREEK (004007), SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 10,330 ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT.
004035, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 8,580 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
011128, CASSIAR CREEK, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,000 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
031033, UPPER YUKON ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. CONTAINMENT IS PROGRESSING WELL.
A332, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,000 ACRES. FIRE WAS NOT FLOWN DUE TO OTHER PRIORITIES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION 004036, SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 100 ACRES. ESTIMATED DEMOBE OF FIRE PLANNED FOR 7/12 OR 7/13.
011134, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES. MOP-UP AND REHAB CONTINUING.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 18,820 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED. A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,550 ACRES.
A225, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,400 ACRES. THREE CREWS ARE WORKING THE EASTERN EDGE, SECURING THE PERIMETER AND HOTSPOTTING.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. FIRE WAS NOT FLOWN DUE TO OTHER PRIORITIES. A235, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 20,000 ACRES.
012046, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,100 ACRES. TWO TYPE II CREWS ARE REMAINING ON THE FIRE FOR STRUCTURE PROTECTION.
012047, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. FOUR TYPE II CREWS ARE COMMITTED.
THE FOLLOWING FIRES ARE BEING MANAGED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 4,100 ACRES.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 3,100 ACRES.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 950 ACRES.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 18,340 ACRES.
A2O4, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 6,500 ACRES.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 8,450 ACRES.
A218, TANANA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,600 ACRES.
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 780 ACRES.
A239, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,700 ACRES.
A245, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,500 ACRES.
004009, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 130 ACRES.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,150 ACRES.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 5,550 ACRES.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 11,320 ACRES.
011103, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,600 ACRES.
011150, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 560 ACRES.
011155, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,200 ACRES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION TOTALS OF ABOVE FIRES: 18 FIRES FOR 77,330 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 75 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 247,919 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PRODUCING A VERY HOT AIR MASS ALONG THE WEST COAST AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TRIGGERED BY THE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FROM CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA UP INTO OREGON, WASHINGTON AND ACROSS TO IDAHO. MONSOON MOISTURE AND WET TYPE THUNDERSHOWERS STILL FEEDING INTO ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO BUT DECREASING OVER EASTERN UTAH AND COLORADO. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE IN THE 90’S TO 100’S ACROSS MOST OF THE WEST EXCEPT 70’S AND 80’S OVER WYOMING AND COLORADO.
ALASKA - GULF LOW CONTINUES TO PUMP COOL MOIST AIR INTO MOST OF THE INTERIOR. SHOWERS SHOULD COVER MOST OF THE REGION. HIGHS MOSTLY 50’S AND 60’S.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 221 FIRES FOR 72,867 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: LIGHTNING ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE WEST HAS GENERATED NUMEROUS SMALL FIRES. DEMOBILIZATION IN ALASKA IS IN PROGRESS.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HOLD OVER FIRES AND NEW LIGHTNING STARTS AS HIGH TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SPREADS THROUGHOUT THE WEST. EXPECT INCREASED DEMOBILIZATION OUT OF ALASKA TO THE LOWER 48. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY 07/12/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR. FLAT CREEK, IDAHO PANHANDLE N.F. - 182 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (KECHTER) COMMITTED. FIRE IS 80% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/12.
SHOTGUN COULEE, LEWISTOWN DISTRICT BLM - 120 ACRES. CONTAINED.
SW - BAR, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 400 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
NV - BLACK SHEEP, ELKO DISTRICT BLM - 850 ACRES. CONTAINED.
LIMBO, WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT BLM - 1130 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/12.
NW - SQUAW BACK, OCHOCO N.F. - 400 ACRES. CONTAINED
SR - MITCHELL ISLAND, OKEFENOKEE NWR - 3,000 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (KITCHENS) COMMITTED. THREATS ARE TO PRIVATE PROPERTY TO THE EAST AND SOUTH AND TO REDCOCKADED WOODPECKER HABITAT. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
AK - TOK RIVER (013021), TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 44,390 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. FIRE MADE SMALL RUN ON EASTERN FLANK SOUTH OF TANANA RIVER. LOW OVER NIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS MAY INCREASE FIRE ACTIVITY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE (013035), ALASKA STATE - 1,600 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED BY TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS). FIRE IS BEING MANAGED UNDER CONTAINMENT STRATEGY.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 130,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. MOP-UP OF THE SOUTH PERIMETER REMAINS THE MAIN EMPHASIS. TYPE II TEAM SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE 7/12.
CROOKED CREEK (004007), SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 10,330 ACRES. MOP-UP IS CONTINUING.
004035, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 8,580 ACRES. LINES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT A CABIN.
011128, CASSIAR CREEK, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,000 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A332, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,000 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
004036, SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 120 ACRES. CONTAINED.
011134, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES. MOP-UP AND REHAB CONTINUING.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 18,820 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED.
A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,550 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED
A225, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,400 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED STEADY RAIN.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. FIRE WAS NOT FLOWN DUE TO OTHER PRIORITIES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A235, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 20,000 ACRES. CABIN SITES HAVE BEEN SECURED.
012046, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,100 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
012047, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. FOUR TYPE II CREWS ARE COMMITTED.
THE FOLLOWING FIRES ARE BEING MANAGED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 4,100 ACRES.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 3,100 ACRES.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 950 ACRES.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 18,340 ACRES.
A204, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 6,500 ACRES.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 8,450 ACRES.
A218, TANANA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,600 ACRES.
A2O7, GALENA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,150
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 780 ACRES.
A239, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,700 ACRES.
A245, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,500 ACRES.
004009, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 130 ACRES.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,150 ACRES.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 5,550 ACRES.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 11,320 ACRES.
011103, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,300 ACRES.
011150, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 560 ACRES.
011155, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,200 ACRES.
TOTALS OF ABOVE FIRES: 19 FIRES FOR 79,180 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 64 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 246,576 ACRES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE WEATHER: HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT AND SURFACE HEAT LOW SHIFT A LITTLE MORE EASTWARD AND AWAY FROM THE COAST. THIS IN TURN SHIFTS THE DRY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FURTHER INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON, EASTERN OREGON AND NEVADA. CALIFORNIA, IDAHO AND UTAH STILL SUSCEPTIBLE TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. WYOMING AND MONTANA SHOULD HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THE WEST. MONSOON MOISTURE AND WET TYPE THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST OVER ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO. COOLER AIR SPREADS INTO THE IMMEDIATE COAST WHILE THE REST OF THE WEST CONTINUES WITH RECORD BREAKING HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE 90’S AND 100’S.
ALASKA - GULF LOW HAS MOVED FURTHER EAST TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE. THIS HAS SHIFTED THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSHOWER ACTIVITY MORE INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE INTERIOR ZONES. ELSEWHERE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS COVER MOST OF THE MCGRATH MATSU COPPER RIVER ZONES AND THE SOUTHERN COAST. THE DRIEST SECTIONS WILL BE THE INTERIOR OF THE GALENA ZONE WHERE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAIL.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 223 FIRES FOR 25,028 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: HOT CONDITIONS, COUPLED WITH LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ARE KEEPING INITIAL ATTACK FORCES BUSY IN THE NORTHWEST, NORTHERN ROCKIES, AND GREAT BASIN. DEMOBILIZATION OF CREWS AND OVERHEAD FROM ALASKA IS CONTINUING. SMOKEJUMPERS ARE A PRIORITY DUE TO NEW IGNITIONS.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT AN INCREASE IN FIRE ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE WEST WITH HIGHER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY 07/13/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR - FLAT CREEK, IDAHO PANHANDLE N.F. - 182 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NV - LIMBO, WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT BLM - 1,300 ACRES. CONTAINED.
SR - MITCHELL ISLAND, OKEFENOKEE NWR - 4,300 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (KITCHENS)COMMITTED. RAINFALL REDUCED FIRE SPREAD AND INTENSITY. DIRECT ATTACK ONTHE SOUTH SIDE OF MITCHELL ISLAND SUPPORTED BY WATER DROPS USING HELICOPTERS WAS SUCCESSFUL. LINE CONSTRUCTION IS NEARLY COMPLETED BY TRACTOR ON SOLDIER CAMP ISLAND AND FLORIDA/GEORGIA BORDER. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/18.
NW - HORSE CAMP, VALE DISTRICT BLM - 800 ACRES. HIGH TEMPERATURES, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WINDS AND INACCESSIBILITY ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
AK - TOK RIVER (013021), TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 44,390 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. THIRTEEN CREWS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE (013035), ALASKA STATE - 1,600 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED BY TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS). FIRE IS BEING MANAGED UNDER CONTAINMENT STRATEGY.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 155,000 ACRES. MOP-UP OF THE SOUTH PERIMETER REMAINS THE MAIN EMPHASIS.
CROOKED CREEK (004007), SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 11,330 ACRES. MOP-UP IS CONTINUING.
004035, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 17,950 ACRES. LINES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT A CABIN.
011128, CASSIAR CREEK, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,000 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
011134, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES. MOP-UP AND REHAB CONTINUING.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 18,820 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED.
A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 2,580 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED
A225, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,400 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED STEADY RAIN.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. FIRE WAS NOT FLOWN DUE TO OTHER PRIORITIES.
A235, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 20,000 ACRES. CABIN SITES HAVE BEEN SECURED.
012047, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 150 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION THE FOLLOWING FIRES ARE BEING MANAGED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 4,100 ACRES.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 3,100 ACRES.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 18,340 ACRES.
A2O4, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 6,500 ACRES.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 9,450 ACRES.
A218, TANANA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,600 ACRES.
A2O7, GALENA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,150 ACRES.
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 830 ACRES.
A239, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,700 ACRES.
A245, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,500 ACRES.
004009, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 130 ACRES.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,150 ACRES.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 14,230 ACRES.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 11,320 ACRES.
011103, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,600 ACRES.
011150, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 560 ACRES.
011155, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,340 ACRES.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,460 ACRES.
TOTALS OF ABOVE FIRES: 18 FIRES FOR 89,060 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 56 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 243,743 ACRES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE WEATHER: VERY WARM HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT COVERS MOST OF THE WESTERN STATES WITH CONTINUED HOT TEMPERATURES. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WHERE WEAK MARINE ONSHORE FLOW WILL COOL TEMPERATURES WEST OF THE CASCADES. DRIER MORE STABLE AIR SHIFTS ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY EAST OF THE CASCADES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS COVER MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE WEST EXCEPT WET THUNDERSHOWER ACTIVITY REMAINS OVER ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO. HIGHS 90’S AND 100’S WITH 70’S AND 80’S WEST OF THE CASCADES AND ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
ALASKA - GULF LOW CONTINUES ALONG THE PANHANDLE WITH ANOTHER LOW ACROSS THE ALUETIANS AND STILL ANOTHER MOVING ALONG THE NORTHWEST COAST. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE COVERS THE NORTH CENTRAL INTERIOR. SHOWERS LINGER OVER THE WESTERN AND EASTERN INTERIOR, ALONG THE WEST COAST, MCGRATH, COPPER RIVER AND PANHANDLE. PARTLY CLOUDY TO SUNNY MATANUSKA SUS ITNA VALLEYS AND KENAI.
GEORGIA - SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGHS MID 90’S.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 563 FIRES FOR 65,099 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: MOSTLY DRY LIGHTNING HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NEW IGNITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST. SMOKEJUMPERS CONTINUE TO BE MOBILIZED TO THE NORTHWEST. DEMOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES FROM ALASKA IS CONTINUING.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT FIRE ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEST AS LIGHTNING ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO BE WIDESPREAD.
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FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SATURDAY 07/14/90 0900 HRS. NDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS:
SR - MITCHELL ISLAND, OKEFENOKEE NWR - 4,500 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (KITCHENS) COMMITTED. CONTROL PROBLEMS ARE ORGANIC SOILS AND POOR ACCESS. ESTIMATING CONTAINMENT 7/15.
NW - HORSE CAMP, VALE DISTRICT BLM - 1,500 ACRES. CONTAINED.
YELLOWJACKET, GIFFORD PINCHOT N.F. - 572 ACRES. CONTROL PROBLEMS ARE STEEP TERRAIN AND SNAGS. ESTIMATED CONTAINMENT 7/17.
HOGWILD, PRINEVELLE DISTRICT BLM - 4,000 ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT.
DELICIOUS, STATE OF OREGON - 2,000 ACRES. A STATE OF OREGON TYPE I TEAM IS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PINE CREEK, STATE OF OREGON - CONTAINED.
AK - TOK RIVER (013021), TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 44,390 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. THIRTEEN CREWS COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
PORCUPINE (013035), ALASKA STATE - 1,600 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED BY TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS). FIRE IS BEING MANAGED UNDER CONTAINMENT STRATEGY.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 155,000 ACRES. MOP-UP OF THE SOUTH PERIMETER REMAINS THE MAIN EMPHASIS.
CROOKED CREEK (004007), SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 11,330 ACRES. MOP -UP IS CONTINUING.
004035, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 17,950 ACRES. LINES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT A CABIN.
011128, CASSIAR CREEK, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,000 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
011134, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES. MOP-UP AND REHAB CONTINUING.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 18,820 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED.
A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 2,580 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED
A225, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,400 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED STEADY RAIN.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. FIRE WAS NOT FLOWN DUE TO OTHER PRIORITIES.
A235, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 20,000 ACRES. CABIN SITES HAVE BEEN SECURED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION THE FOLLOWING FIRES ARE BEING MANAGED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 4,100 ACRES.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 3,100 ACRES.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 18,340 ACRES.
A2O4, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 6,500 ACRES.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 9,450 ACRES.
A218, TANANA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,600 ACRES.
A2O7, GALENA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,150 ACRES.
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 830 ACRES.
A239, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,700 ACRES.
A245, GALENA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,500 ACRES.
004009, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 130 ACRES.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,150 ACRES.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 14,230 ACRES.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 11,320 ACRES.
011103, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,600 ACRES.
011150, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 560 ACRES.
011155, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,340 ACRES.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,460 ACRES.
TOTALS OF ABOVE FIRES: 18 FIRES FOR 89,060 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 56 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 243,743 ACRES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE WEATHER: HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE DOMINATES THE WESTERN STATES. RIDGE BUILDS BACK TOWARDS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS RETURNING TO WASHINGTON AND OREGON. MOSTLY WET THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN OVER ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, COLORADO AND ALONG THE SIERRAS. THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL HAVE ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS. HOT TEMPERATURES RANGING IN THE 90S AND 100S EXCEPT 70S AND 80S ALONG THE ROCKIES.
ALASKA – SOUTHERN HALF OF ALASKA CONTINUES UNDER INFLUENCE OF GULF LOW WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS OVER THE NORTH HALF OF ALASKA.
GEORGIA – SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS. HUMID WITH HIGHS NEAR 90.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 321 FIRES FOR 16,612 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: THE NORTHWEST, NEVADA, COLORADO, AND CALIFORNIA HAVE RECEIVED HEAVY LIGHTNING ACTIVITY OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS. INITIAL ATTACK FORCES HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY IN ALL THESE AREAS. DEMOBILIZATION FROM ALASKA IS CONTINUING.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HOLDOVER FIRES AS WARMER AND DRIER AIR BUILDS BACK INTO THE NORTHWEST. EXPECT MODERATE FIRE ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEST.
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NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SUNDAY 07/15/90 0900 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR - GIRD POINT, BITTERROOT N.F. - 100 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (GAUGER) COMMITTED. FOUR CREWS, 1 HELICOPTER AND A STRIKE TEAM OF ENGINES COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
SR - MITCHELL ISLAND, OKEFENOKEE NWR - 4,500 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (KITCHENS) COMMITTED. RAIN AND HIGH HUMIDITIES PERMITTED DIRECT ATTACK ON SCATTERED HOTSPOTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN BORDERS OF MITCHELL ISLAND RESULTING IN 60% CONTAINMENT. DEMOBILIZATION PLANS ARE UNDERWAY WITH THE RELEASE OF SOME CREWS EXPECTED TODAY. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/15.
CA - BOUQUET, ANGELES N.F. - 1,000 ACRES. FIRE IS LOCATED IN BOUQUET CANYON AND DEL SUR RIDGE. STEEP TERRAIN AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/15.
NW - YELLOWJACKET, GIFFORD PINCHOT N.F. - 551 ACRES. STEEP ROCKY SLOPES ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. A PROPOSED TIMBER SALE IS CURRENTLY THREATENED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/17.
WHITE RIVER, WENATCHEE N.F. - 300 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
CORRAL, STATE OF OREGON - 200 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. FIRE IS BURNING TOWARDS THE STRAWBERRY WILDERNESS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
HOGWILD, PRINEVELLE DISTRICT BLM - 4,000 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
DELICIOUS, STATE OF OREGON AND DESCHUTES N.F. - 2,075 ACRES. A STATE OF OREGON TYPE I TEAM IS COMMITTED. FIRE IS 70% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/16.
SMITH LANE, WARN SPRINGS BIA - 300 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
AK - PORCUPINE (013035), ALASKA STATE - 1,600 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED BY TYPE I TEAM (EOGGS). CONTAINED.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 155,000 ACRES. EFFORTS TO SECURE LINE ON SOUTHEAST EDGE HAMPERED BY WARMER DRYER WEATHER. CREWS CONTINUE TO WORK THE LINES. FIRE ACTIVITY INCREASING ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER IN UNBURNED ISLANDS OF FUEL.
CROOKED CREEK (004007), SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 11,330 ACRES. CONTAINED.
004035, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 17,950 ACRES. CONTAINED.
011128, CASSIAR CREEK, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 3,000 ACRES. CONTAINED.
011134, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES. CONTAINED.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 18,820 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED.
A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 2,580 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING MONITORED
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A225, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 5,333 ACRES. CONTAINED.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. CONTINUING TO MONITOR.
A235, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 20,000 ACRES. CABIN SITES HAVE BEEN SECURED. STRUCTURE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT LEFT IN PLACE FOR FUTURE USE.
THE FOLLOWING FIRES ARE BEING MANAGED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 4,100 ACRES.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 3,100 ACRES.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 18,500 ACRES.
A204, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 8,164 ACRES.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 17,300 ACRES.
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 830 ACRES.
004009, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 130 ACRES.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,150 ACRES.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 14,230 ACRES.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 13,420 ACRES.
011155, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,340 ACRES.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,460 ACRES.
TOTALS OF ABOVE FIRES: 13 FIRES FOR 85,724 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 54 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 255,546 ACRES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - VERY WARM RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THERMAL TROUGH LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER UTAH. MOIST UNSTABLE AIR WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS, MOSTLY WET, FROM SIERRA NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO EASTERN MONTANA, SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO, WYOMING, COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO. DRY STABLE AIR WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES WASHINGTON, OREGON, NORTH AND WEST IDAHO AND CALIFORNIA WEST OF THE SIERRA. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES.
ALASKA - SOUTHERN HALF OF ALASKA CONTINUES UNDER INFLUENCE OF THE GULF LOW WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN. RIDGE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT FROM SOUTHWEST COAST TO YUKON WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES.
GEORGIA - MOIST UNSTABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW SURFACE AND ALOFT. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGHS UPPER 80’S NORTH TO MID 90’S SOUTH. HUMID.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 501 FIRES FOR 18,875 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: HOT DRY CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ARE KEEPING INITIAL ATTACK FORCES BUSY IN THE NORTHWEST, NORTHERN ROCKIES, GREAT BASIN AND CALIFORNIA. DEMOBILIZATION FROM ALASKA CONTINUING.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR HOLDOVER FIRES WITH THE CONTINUED HOT DRY CONDITIONS. EXPECT CONTINUED ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE WEST. RESOURCES REMAIN ADEQUATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SMOKEJUMPERS WHICH ARE IN HIGH DEMAND.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT MONDAY 07/16/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR - GIRD POINT, BITTERROOT N.F. - 250 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (GAUGER) COMMITTED. SIX CREWS, 1 HELICOPTER AND 1 AIRTANKER COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
SR - MITCHELL ISLAND, OKEFENOKEE NWR - 4,500 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (KITCHENS) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
CA - BOUQUET, ANGELES N.F. - 610 ACRES. FIRE IS LOCATED IN BOUQUET CANYON AND DEL SUR RIDGE. STEEP TERRAIN AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/16.
NW - YELLOWJACKET, GIFFORD PINCHOT N.F. - 551 ACRES. STEEP ROCKY SLOPES ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. DAMAGE TO A PROPOSED TIMBER SALE IS ESTIMATED AT $50,000. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
GRASSY BUTTE, UMATILLA N.F. - 167 ACRES. CONTAINED.
WHITE RIVER, WENATCHEE N.F. - 382 ACRES. FIRE LOCATED AT THE CREST OF THE CASCADES IN THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS NEXT TO GLACIERS AND SHEER ROCK WALLS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
LAKE WENATCHEE, WENATCHEE N.F. - 238 ACRES. NINETEEN CREWS AND FIVE HELICOPTERS COMMITTED. CREWS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. FIRE IS 62% CONTAINED WITH NO ESTIMATE FOR FULL CONTAINMENT.
CORRAL BASIN, MALHEUR N.F. AND STATE OF OREGON - 550 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LONG) COMMITTED. ACCESS, HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LACK OF WATER ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/17.
DELICIOUS, STATE OF OREGON AND DESCHUTES N.F. - 2,075 ACRES. CONTAINED.
SPRING BUTTE, STATE OF OREGON - 1,200 ACRES. RESOURCES FROM THE DELICIOUS FIRE ARE BEING REASSIGNED TO THIS FIRE. FIRE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES SOUTH OF LAPINE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
SMITH LANE, WARM SPRINGS BIA - 300 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. DEMOB EXPECTED TO BEGIN TODAY. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
AK - A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 155,000 ACRES. CREWS CONTINUE MOP-UP OF IMPORTANT AREAS ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE. PROGRESS IS SLOW DUE TO LARGE AMOUNTS OF DOWNED FUELS. REMAINING CREWS ON FIRE WILL BE ROTATING ON R&R FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 18,820 ACRES. FIRE NOT FLOWN DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF AIRCRAFT.
A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 2,580 ACRES. FIRE NOT FLOWN DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF AIRCRAFT.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE – 600 ACRES. FIRE STAFFED WITH FOUR SMOKEJUMPERS AND FIVE CREWMEMBERS.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION THE FOLLOWING FIRES ARE BEING MANAGED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY
A27O, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 225 ACRES.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 18,500 ACRES.
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 4,100 ACRES.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 3,100 ACRES.
A2O4, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 8,164 ACRES.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 17,568 ACRES.
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 830 ACRES.
A331, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 3,600 ACRES.
A374, DENALI N.P., NPS - 300 ACRES.
004009, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 130 ACRES.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,150 ACRES.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 14,230 ACRES.
004016, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 350 ACRES.
004025, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 670 ACRES.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 13,420 ACRES.
004033, SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 11,910 ACRES.
004034, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 12,770 ACRES.
011153, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 700 ACRES.
011155, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,340 ACRES.
011157, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 300 ACRES.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,460 ACRES.
012046, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,100 ACRES.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 810 ACRES.
013035, TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,460 ACRES.
TOTALS OF ABOVE FIRES: 24 FIRES FOR 121,187 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 52 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 261,767 ACRES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - DRY WARN WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE NORTHWEST STATES WITH SOME RESIDUAL MONSOON MOISTURE OVER THE MONTANA WYOMING AND IDAHO MOUNTAINS FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSHOWERS. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS, MOSTLY WET, FROM THE SIERRA EASTWARD ACROSS COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES. HUMIDITIES A LITTLE LOWER OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND WYOMING.
ALASKA - LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA, CLOUDY AND A FEW SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CENTRAL ALASKA WITH FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AS FAR SOUTH AS ANCHORAGE. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS CONTINUING SOUTHEAST DUE TO LOW PRESSURE IN GULF. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES ALL ZONES.
GEORGIA - WEAK MOIST UNSTABLE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGHS MID 80’S MOUNTAINS TO LOWER 90’S SOUTH. CONTINUED HUMID.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 230 FIRES FOR 3,244 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AND HOLDOVER FIRES COUPLED WITH HOT DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO KEEP INITIAL ATTACK FORCES BUSY. DEMOBILIZATION FROM ALASKA CONTINUING.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT MODERATE ACTIVITY WITH THE CONTINUED HOT AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS. SMOKEJUMPERS CONTINUE TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND, OTHERWISE RESOURCES REMAIN ADEQUATE.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT TUESDAY 07/17/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR - GIRD POINT, BITTERROOT N.F. - 1,200 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MEUCHEL) COMMITTED. FIRE JUMPED 70% OF THE HANDLINE BUILT ON THE 15TH. FIRE HAS POSSIBLY SPOTTED INTO 60- 80 ACRES OF RECENTLY SLASHED CLEARCUT UNITS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
GEM PEAK, KOOTENAI N.F - 60 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM ORDERED. DRY CONDITIONS, WIND AND HEAVY FUELS ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/18.
GB - MORMON CREEK, BOISE N.F. - 175 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MADDEN) COMMITTED. HEAVY FUELS, SPOTTING AND POOR ACCESS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. FIRE POSES NO THREAT TO DEVELOPED AREAS HOWEVER WATERSHED, SOIL AND ANADROMOUS FISHERIES ARE THREATENED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTROL.
CA - BOUQUET, ANGELES N.F. - 660 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NW - YELLOWJACKET, GIFFORD PINCHOT N.F. - 551 ACRES. STEEP ROCKY SLOPES CONTINUE TO HAMPER CONTROL EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
WHITE RIVER, WENATCHEE N.F. - 452 ACRES. FIRE LOCATED AT THE CREST OF THE CASCADES IN THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
LAKE WENATCHEE, WENATCHEE N.F. - 252 ACRES. FAIR WEATHER HAS ALLOWED GOOD PROGRESS TO BE MADE. NATURAL BREAKS COMPRISE HALF OF THE LINES AROUND THE FIRE. FIRE IS 92% CONTAINED WITH NO ESTIMATE FOR FULL CONTAINMENT.
CORRAL BASIN, MALHEUR N.F. AND STATE OF OREGON - 900 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LONG) COMMITTED. DIRECT ATTACK HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. PLANS ARE IN PLACE FOR INDIRECT ATTACK. BURNOUT PLANNED FOR LAST NIGHT WAS TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 350 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/18.
BEAR, WALLOWA-WHITMAN N.F. - 250 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LINDSEY) ENROUTE. HOT DRY CONDITIONS AND DEAD TIMBER ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
SPRING BUTTE, STATE OF OREGON - 850 ACRES. FIRE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES SOUTH OF LAPINE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
SMITH LANE, WARM SPRINGS BIA - 143 ACRES. CONTAINED.
AK - A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 155,000 ACRES. MOP-UP CONTINUES ON THE EASTERN EDGE AROUND CRITICAL AREAS. PROGRESS CONTINUES TO BE SLOWED BY LARGE AMOUNTS OF DOWNED TIMBER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 18,820 ACRES. FIRE BEING MONITORED.
A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 2,580 ACRES. FIRE BEING MONITORED.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. TWO CREWS WORKED LINE YESTERDAY. EIGHT SMOKEJUMPERS REMAIN ON FIRE.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION THE FOLLOWING FIRES ARE BEING MANAGED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY
A27O, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 225 ACRES.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 18,500 ACRES.
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 4,100 ACRES.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 3,100 ACRES.
A2O4, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 7,700 ACRES.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 18,400 ACRES.
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 830 ACRES.
A331, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 3,600 ACRES.
A374, DENALI N.P., NPS - 300 ACRES.
004009, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 130 ACRES.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,150 ACRES.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 14,230 ACRES.
004016, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 350 ACRES.
004025, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 670 ACRES.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 13,520 ACRES.
004033, SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 11,910 ACRES.
004034, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 12,770 ACRES.
011153, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES.
011155, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,340 ACRES.
011157, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 300 ACRES.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,460 ACRES.
012046, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,100 ACRES.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 810 ACRES.
013035, TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,460 ACRES.
TOTALS OF ABOVE FIRES: 24 FIRES FOR 121,755 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 48 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 249,230 ACRES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - FAIR AND DRY WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN ROCKIES. LESS WIND AND A LITTLE BIT COOLER. WESTERLY WINDS 10-20 MPH EXCEPT GUSTS TO 30 MPH EAST SLOPES OF THE ROCKIES. THE REMAINDER OF THE WEST WILL SEE SCATTERED WET THUNDERSHOWERS. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES, WIND AND HUMIDITY.
ALASKA - HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA. CLOUDY NORTH HALF WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. MOSTLY SUNNY SOUTH. WARNING AND DRYING TREND THIS WEEK. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BEGINNING TO PICK UP AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 190 FIRES FOR 1,093 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: HOT AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS HAS INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY IN IDAHO, OREGON AND MONTANA. MOBILIZATION OF TYPE I CREWS TO THE NORTHWEST, NORTHERN ROCKIES AND GREAT BASIN FROM CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHWEST IS OCCURRING.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED ACTIVITY WITH CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY 07/18/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR. - GIRD POINT, BITTERROOT N.F. - 1,560 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MEUCHEL) COMMITTED. DEAD LODGEPOLE AND HEAVY FUEL LOADING TOGETHER WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE ALLOWING SPOTTING 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE AHEAD OF THE FIRE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
GEM PEAK, KOOTENAI N.F - 90 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MCKEE) COMMITTED. FIRE IS IN HEAVY FUELS ON STEEP TERRAIN. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/19.
GB - MORMON CREEK, BOISE N.F. - 320 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MADDEN) COMMITTED. GOOD PROGRESS WAS MADE ON THE WESTERN 1/3 OF FIRE. EXPECT SLOWER PROGRESS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO ACCESS PROBLEMS. FIRE IS MOVING INTO THE SOUTH FORK OF MORMON CREEK, WITH CONTINUED SPOTTING. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/20.
BIG CREEK, CHALLIS N.F. - 200÷ ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (RADDATZ) ORDERED. FIRE IS BURNING IN TIMBER AND IS CROWNING AND SPOTTING. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
KILLIAN SPRINGS, FISHLAKE N.F. - 150 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BARBER) ORDERED. UNIFIED COMMAND ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE STATE OF UTAH AND FISHLAKE N.F. FIRE IS MAINLY ON NATIONAL FOREST LAND, BUT INVOLVES SOME PRIVATE LAND. CONTROL PROBLEMS INCLUDE HEAVY FUELS, SPOTTING AND POOR ACCESS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/20.
NW - YELLOWJACKET, GIFFORD PINCHOT N.F. - 551 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
WHITE RIVER, WENATCHEE N.F. - 452 ACRES. ACCESS AND STEEP TERRAIN CONTINUE TO HAMPER CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/24.
LAKE WENATCHEE, WENATCHEE N.F. - 255 ACRES. NATURAL BREAKS WHICH COMPRISE HALF OF THE LINE WERE IMPROVED THROUGH THE USE OF “LIGHT HAND” TACTICS AS PRESCRIBED FOR WILDERNESS AREAS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/18.
CORRAL BASIN, MALHEUR N.F. AND STATE OF OREGON - 1,060 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LONG) COMMITTED. PLANNED BURNOUT DID NOT TAKE PLACE DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND TIME FRAMES. CREWS TO GET HOSE LAYS IN AND START COOLING. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND SPOTTING CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/19.
BEAR, WALLOWA-WHITMAN N.F. - 250 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LINDSEY) COMMITTED. LESS THAN 100 YARDS OF LINE LEFT TO BE BUILT. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
SPRING BUTTE, STATE OF OREGON - 935 ACRES. FIRE IS 90% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/18.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. FIRE REPORTING A 800 ACRE SLOPOVER, THUS CAUSING THE FIRE TO NO LONGER BE CONTAINED. EVACUATION OF TETLIN VILLAGE IS IN PROGRESS. INITIAL REPORTS OF SLOPOVER INDICATED EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 160,000 ACRES. THE FIRE CONTINUES TO BE ACTIVE ON THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST CORNERS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A200, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 18,820 ACRES. FIRE BEING MONITORED. A222, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 2,580 ACRES. FIRE BEING MONITORED.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 600 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/18.
THE FOLLOWING FIRES ARE BEING MANAGED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY
A27O, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 225 ACRES.
A185, KANUTI NWR, FWS - 18,500 ACRES.
A297, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 4,100 ACRES.
A298, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 3,100 ACRES.
A204, YUKON DELTA NWR, FWS - 7,700 ACRES.
A213, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 20,600 ACRES.
A237, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 830 ACRES.
A331, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 3,600 ACRES.
A374, DENALI N.P., NPS - 300 ACRES.
004009, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 130 ACRES.
004011, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,250 ACRES.
004013, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 14,230 ACRES.
004016, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 350 ACRES.
004025, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 670 ACRES.
004032, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 13,560 ACRES.
004033, SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 11,930 ACRES.
004034, SOUTHWEST AREA, ALASKA STATE - 13,150 ACRES.
011153, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 800 ACRES.
011139, FAIRBANKS AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,460 ACRES.
012046, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 2,100 ACRES.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 815 ACRES.
013035, TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 1,460 ACRES.
TOTALS OF ABOVE FIRES: 22 FIRES FOR 122,860 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 45 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 266,257 ACRES.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - DRY WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE CANADIAN BORDER STATES. MOIST UNSTABLE AIR SPREADING NORTH AS FAR AS OREGON, SOUTHERN IDAHO, WYOMING AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA FOR ISOLATED MAINLY DRY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED WET THUNDERSHOWERS OVER CALIFORNIA TO COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO MAINLY CONFINED OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A LITTLE COOLER EASTERN OREGON TO WYOMING WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES, OTHERWISE LITTLE CHANGE.
ALASKA - THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE, CURRENTLY CENTERED IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS SLOWING GROWING IN SIZE AND STRENGTH. THIS WILL MEAN CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE SLOWLY MOVING NORTHWARD TO THE BROOKS RANGE. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL ALSO INCREASE THRU THE WEEKEND. STRONG WESTERLY AIR FLOW WILL KEEP THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE FROM ENJOYING SUNNY SKIES, BUT CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MID-WEEK. CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR WILL BE HAZY, SMOKEY, HOT AND DRY.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 258 FIRES FOR 29,652 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: THE NORTHWEST AND GREAT BASIN CONTINUE TO REPORT NEW FIRES. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY IS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE WEST, HOWEVER MOST HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY SOME MOISTURE. MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES TO THE NORTHWEST AND GREAT BASIN IS CONTINUING. DEMOBILIZATION FROM ALASKA IS ON HOLD AND NEW ORDERS FOR OVERHEAD ARE CURRENTLY BEING RECEIVED. THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IN ALASKA HAS CAUSED INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY ON ONGOING FIRES AS WELL AS NEW IGNITIONS.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HOLDOVER FIRES FROM YESTERDAYS LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. FORECASTS CALL FOR CONTINUED HOT WEATHER OVER MUCH OF THE WEST AND FOR HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ACCOMPANIED WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TO RETURN TO ALASKA. EXPECT TYPE II HELICOPTERS AND TYPE I CREWS TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY 07/19/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR. - GIRD POINT, BITTERROOT N.F. - 1,970 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MEUCHEL) COMMITTED. HEAVY FUEL LOADING CONTRIBUTING TO SLOW LINE BUILDING. LIMITED BURN OUT ACTIONS ARE BEING USED TO BURN OUT HIGHWAY 38 WHICH IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
GEM PEAK, KOOTENAI N.F - 90 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MCKEE) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
GB - MORMON CREEK, BOISE N.F. - 440 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MADDEN) COMMITTED. GOOD PROGRESS WAS MADE ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH FLANKS. ACREAGE INCREASE DUE TO BETTER MAPPING. FIRE DID NOT MAKE MUCH GROWTH DUE TO HIGHER HUMIDITIES. EXPECT HEAVY AIR SHOW TO CONTINUE AS ACCESS IS DIFFICULT. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/20.
BIG CREEK, CHALLIS N.F. - 220 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (RADDATZ) COMMITTED. CREWS ARE BEING MOBILIZED TO SPIKE CAMP 5 MILES FROM NEAREST ROAD. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/20.
KILLIAN SPRINGS, FISHLAKE N.F. - 100 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BARBER) COMMITTED. HEAVY FUELS, SPOTTING AND POOR ACCESS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. FIRE IS THREATENING LIVESTOCK AND THREE CABINS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NW - YELLOWJACKET, GIFFORD PINCHOT N.F. - 551 ACRES. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
WHITE RIVER, WENATCHEE N.F. - 550 ACRES. ACCESS AND STEEP TERRAIN CONTINUE TO HAMPER CONTROL EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
LAKE WENATCHEE, WENATCHEE N.F. - 255 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (JONES) COMMITTED. FIRE IS 99% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/19.
CORRAL BASIN, MALHEUR N.F. AND STATE OF OREGON - 1,100 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LONG) COMMITTED. LINE APPEARS TO BE HOLDING AGAINST GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. GOOD UTILIZATION OF HELICOPTER BUCKET WORK TO SUPPORT AGGRESSIVE MOP-UP. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/19.
BEAR, WALLOWA-WHITMAN N.F. - 407 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LINDSEY) COMMITTED. FIRE CONTINUES TO BE ACTIVE WITH OCCASIONAL TORCHING. UNBURNED FUELS AND DIFFICULT TERRAIN CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/19.
SPRING BUTTE, STATE OF OREGON - 915 ACRES. CONTAINED.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 45,900 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. MAJOR TORCHING EPISODES CONTINUE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES, HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE. PRIMARY STRATEGY IS TO HOLD CURRENT LINES AND PROTECT TETLIN VILLAGE. FIRE IS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHEAST TETLIN. A STRUCTURE PROTECTION PLAN FOR TETLIN IS BEING IMPLEMENTED. FIRE IS NOW 80% CONTAINED WITH NO ESTIMATE FOR FULL CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 164,000 ACRES. CREWS COMPLETED MOP-UP OF CRITICAL OBJECTIVE SITES. FIRE ACTIVITY ON THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST CORNERS IS EXTREME, HIGH WINDS PUSHED THE FIRE ACROSS THE HADWEENZIC RIVER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A143, UPPER YUKON AREA, FWS – 65,000 ACRES. MOP-UP CONTINUING ON HOT SPOTS SOUTH OF CABIN. FIRE RAN FROM WEST TO EAST ON NORTH SIDE OF BOULDER CREEK. FIRE ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO INCREASE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE – 1,000 ACRES. PERIMETER HEATED UP AND CREWS WORKED WITH SUPPORT FROM HELICOPTER BUCKET DROPS. ALL LINES HELD THROUGH THE WINDS OF THE DAY. DEMOB PLANNED FOR 7/20 OR 7/21.
A235, TANANA ZONE, BLM. – 20,000 ACRES. CABINS IN THE FIRE AREA ARE SECURE. STRUCTURE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT WILL BE LEFT IN PLACE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS – 400 ACRES. WITH MODERATE WIND AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 30S THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY. EXTENDED ATTACK EFFORTS ARE CONTINUING. TWO CREWS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 34 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 169,686 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 46 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 202,939 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES – SOME INCREASE IN MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR OREGON AND IDAHO. ELSEWHERE NO MAJOR CHANGES. FAIR EXCEPT SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS MAINLY MOUNTAINS. LIGHT WINDS.
ALASKA – SUNNY, HOT AND DRY. NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY BUT THUNDERSTORM RISK WILL BE INCREASING FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 299 FIRES FOR 5,297 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: FIRE ACTIVITY CONTINUES IN THE NORTHWEST, NORTHERN ROCKIES, AND THE GREAT BASIN WITH SOME FIRES BEGINNING TO REACH CONTAINMENT TARGETS. ALASKA IS EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE IN ACTIVITY DUE TO HOTTER AND DRIER WEATHER CONDITIONS.
PROGNOSIS: THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY WITH HOT AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN OREGON AND IDAHO. EXPECT INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY IN ALASKA AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES WITH FORECASTED THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT TYPE II HELICOPTERS AND TYPE I CREWS TO CONTINUE TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY 07/20/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR. - GIRD POINT, BITTERROOT N.F. - 2,325 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MEUCHEL) COMMITTED. CONTROL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN STEEP ROCKY TERRAIN AND SPOTTING 1/4 MILE AHEAD OF THE FIRE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
CA - PENDOLA, LOS PADRES N.F. - 300 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (ROACH) COMMITTED. CONTROL PROBLEMS ARE 40 MPH WINDS AND INACCESSIBLE TERRAIN. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NV - HAYSTACK, ELKO DISTRICT BLM - 400 ACRES. CONTAINED.
GB - MORMON CREEK, BOISE N.F. - 440 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MADDEN) COMMITTED. MOP-UP IN DENSE STANDS OF SPRUCE IS CONTINUING. CONTAINMENT IS EXPECTED TODAY.
BIG CREEK, CHALLIS N.F. - 220 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (RADDATZ) COMMITTED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY.
KILLIAN SPRINGS, FISHLAKE N.F. - 175 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BARBER) COMMITTED. SPOTTING AND POOR ACCESS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NW - YELLOWJACKET, GIFFORD PINCHOT N.F. - 551 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN A PROPOSED 1990 TIMBER SALE. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/21.
WEST PASAYTEN, OKANOGAN N.F. - 129 ACRES. CONSISTS OF 14 FIRES, THE LARGEST BEING 40 ACRES. NINE CREWS AND SEVEN HELICOPTERS COMMITTED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/20.
WHITE RIVER, WENATCHEE N.F. - 550 ACRES. CURRENT THREATS ARE WILDERNESS QUALITY AND CLASS I AIRSHED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 9/1.
LAKE WENATCHEE, WENATCHEE N.F. - 255 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (JONES) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
CORRAL BASIN, MALHEUR N.F. AND STATE OF OREGON - 1,100 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LONG) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
BEAR, WALLOWA-WHITMAN N.F. - 407 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LINDSEY) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 54,000 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. MAJOR TORCHING EPISODES CONTINUE. TETLIN VILLAGE RESIDENCE WHO WERE WILLING TO GO, WERE EVACUATED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONMAINT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS – 173,840 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A143, UPPER YUKON AREA, FWS – 65,000 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE – 1,000 ACRES.
A235, TANANA ZONE, BLM – 24,000 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS – 900 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 54 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 216,644 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 45 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 211,095 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES – DRY WASHINGTON, WESTERN OREGON, NORTHERN IDAHO AND CALIFORNIA EXCEPT THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGE. WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSHOWERS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN STATES. TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES WILL SHOW LITTER CHANGE.
ALASKA – OCCASIONAL RAIN NORTHWEST COAST. SUNNY AND CONTINUED VERY WARM OVER THE INTERIOR. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BE SLOWLY INCREASING TOWARDS THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 218 FIRES FOR 26,651 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: PROJECTED CONTAINMENT TARGETS ARE BEING MET ON MANY FIRES IN THE NORTHWEST. DEMOBILIZATION OF CREWS IS BEGINNING IN THE NORTHWEST. FIRE ACTIVITY IS CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE GREAT BASIN, CALIFORNIA, AND ALASKA. MOBILIZATION OF OVERHEAD IS CONTINUING TO ALASKA.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT FIRE ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEST AND ALASKA. TYPE II HELICOPTERS IN HIHG DEMAND.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SATURDAY 07/21/90 0900 HIS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR - GIRD POINT, BITTERROOT N.F. - 2,325 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MEUCHEL) COMMITTED. FIRE SPREAD NORTH INTO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE DRAINAGE, THIS AREA ALSO HAS HEAVY FUEL LOADING. HEAVY FUELS, STEEP SLOPES AND ACCESS CONTINUE TO HAMPER CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/24.
GB - MORMON CREEK, BOISE N.F. - 440 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MADDEN) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
BIG CREEK, CHALLIS N.F. - 265 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (RADDATZ) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
KILLIAN SPRINGS, FISHLAKE N.F. - 240 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BARBER) COMMITTED. ALL LINES HELD. RAIN FELL FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES DELAYING BURNOUT. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/21.
CA - PENDOLA, LOS PADRES N.F. - 150 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (ROACH) COMMITTED. CURRENT THREAT IS TO THE SANTA YNEZ WATERSHED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
KIRCH, SIERRA N.F. - 1,300 ACRES. CURRENT THREATS ARE WATERSHED, RANGE AND HISTORICAL BUILDINGS. EXCESSIVE TRAVEL TIME, NARROW ROADS, STEEP SLOPES AND WINDS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/23.
NW - YELLOWJACKET, GIFFORD PINCHOT N.F. - 551 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN A PROPOSED 1990 TIMBER SALE. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/21.
WEST PASAYTEN, OKANOGAN N.F. - 144 ACRES. CONTAINED.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 54,000 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. FIRE CONTINUES TO BURN ACTIVELY AND IS CARRYING READILY IN HARDWOOD STANDS. THREE AIRTANKERS, 7 HELICOPTERS, 6 DOZERS AND 32 CREWS COMMITTED WITH SEVEN CREWS ON ORDER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 164,000 ACRES. FIRE CONTINUES TO BE ACTIVE ON THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST EDGES WITH 40 FOOT FLAMES. CREWS CONTINUE TO HOTSPOT AREAS WITH A PROBEYE ALONG THE BURNOUT LINE AT CRITICAL SITES. SOME DEMOB IN PROGRESS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A143, UPPER YUKON AREA, FWS - 65,000 ACRES. FIRE IS STAFFED FOR CABIN PROTECTION. FIRE IS BURNING ACTIVELY ON THE PERIMETER ONLY 1/2 MILE FROM OWENS CABIN. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A294, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 7,800 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM BEING PREPOSITIONED IN GALENA FOR FIRE WHICH HAS REPORTEDLY MADE SUBSTANTIAL ACREAGE GAIN AND IS BURNING TOWARD THE VILLAGE OF HUGHES.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,000 ACRES. CREWS WORKING WITH HELICOPTER BUCKET DROPS AROUND RAGGED PERIMETER. OBJECTIVE IS TO SECURE THE EDGE AND ALLOW THE INTERIOR TO BURN OUT ON ITS OWN. TENTATIVE DEMOB SET FOR TODAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A235, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 24,000 ACRES. STRUCTURE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT LEFT IN PLACE AT CABIN SITES AND ALLOTMENTS ON THE YUKON RIVER SIDE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,000 ACRES. FIRE BURNING ACTIVELY WITH 10 FOOT FLAME LENGTHS. THE PERIMETER IS ACTIVELY BURNING ON 90%. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 60 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 231,311 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 48 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 242,693 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - DRY WASHINGTON, OREGON, CALIFORNIA, WESTERN IDAHO AND WESTERN NEVADA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEST. MORE GENERAL LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THIS MORNING. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
ALASKA - SHOWERS NORTHERN PART OF STATE AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS IN THE SOUTHWEST. SUNNY AND WARM INTERIOR SECTIONS.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 207 FIRES FOR 61,261 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: SEVERAL PROJECT FIRES HAVE REACHED CONTAINMENT TARGETS IN THE LOWER 48 WHILE ALASKA CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT MODERATE FIRE ACTIVITY IN THE NORTHWEST, GREAT BASIN, CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH INCREASED ACTIVITY IN ALASKA. RESOURCES REMAIN ADEQUATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TYPE II HELICOPTERS.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SUNDAY 07/22/90 0900 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR - GIRD POINT, BITTERROOT N.F. - 2,325 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MEUCHEL) COMMITTED. LINE CONSTRUCTION AROUND FIRE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED TODAY. MOP-UP PROGRESSING WELL ON WESTERN HALF OF FIRE. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/23.
GB - KILLIAN SPRINGS, FISHLAKE N.F. - 240 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BARBER) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
NV - NATIONAL, WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT BLM - 575 ACRES. CONTAINED.
CA - PENDOLA, LOS PADRES N.F. - 150 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (ROACH) COMMITTED. CONTAINED. KIRCH, SIERRA N.F. - 1,600 ACRES. STEEP TERRAIN AND WINDS CONTINUE TO POSE CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/23.
NW - WASHINGTON CREEK, WENATCHEE N. F., WASHINGTON STATE AND SPOKANE DISTRICT BLM - 250 ACRES. FIRE IS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF CHELAN THREATENING STRUCTURES IN UNION VALLEY. ACCESS, SPOT FIRES, HOT TEMPERATURES AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS.
TOPSO, DESCHUTES N.F. - 300 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS AND SPOTTING ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
YELLOWJACKET, GIFFORD PINCHOT N.F. - 551 ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED YESTERDAY, 7/21. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 54,000 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. AREA NORTH OF TETLIN LAKE REMAINS CRITICAL. LINES AROUND LORAN SITE CONTINUE TO HOLD. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 831 ACRES. CREWS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON MOP-UP. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004062, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 1,300 ACRES. FIRE CONTINUED TO BURN ACTIVELY WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 173,840 ACRES. FIRE ACTIVITY ALONG THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST EDGES CONTINUES TO BE EXTREME. MAPPING WAS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SMOKE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A143, UPPER YUKON AREA, FWS - 65,000 ACRES. CREWS CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION ON SPOT FIRES IN THE CABIN PROTECTION ZONE. SPOTTING AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR OCCURRING. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 2,300 ACRES. ONE LOAD OF RETARDANT DROPPED ON FIRE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A2O4, GALENA ZONE, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 25,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. FIRE RAN APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST THREATENING NUMEROUS ALLOTMENTS, CABINS AND EVENTUALLY THE VILLAGE OF HUGHES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A294, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 7,800 ACRES.
A233, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 1,000 ACRES. CONTAINED.
A235, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 24,000 ACRES. FIRE CROSSED DEFENSIVE LINE ON THE EAST SIDE. CREW PROTECTING AL WEIGHTS FISH CAMP ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A239, GALENA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 6,700 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM TO TAKE OVER FIRE TODAY. PERSONNEL HAD PROBLEMS HOLDING LINES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,000 ACRES. FIRE CONTINUES TO BURN ACTIVELY WITH THE PERIMETER 90% ACTIVE. EARLY AND LATE DAY INVERSIONS CAUSED HEAVY DENSE SMOKE MAKING MAPPING UPDATE IMPOSSIBLE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A414, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,000 ACRES. FOUR CREWS IN PLACE. EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WAS EXPERIENCED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 36 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 278,030 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 51 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 257,199 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS NEW MEXICO, COLORADO AND THE EASTERN HALF OF ARIZONA. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS MOUNTAINS OF UTAH, WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST IDAHO. SUNNY THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN STATES. 5-15 DEGREES COOLER WESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON. MUCH WARMER MONTANA AND WYOMING. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE.
ALASKA - NORTHWEST CORNER SLOWLY DRYING OUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ON THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND SEWARD PENINSULA. INCREASED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY EASTERN INTERIOR.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 133 FIRES FOR 108,657 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS BEING EXPERIENCED IN ALASKA WITH SEVERE SMOKE CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR. MODERATE FIRE ACTIVITY CONTINUES IN THE LOWER 48.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT MODERATE ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE IN THE WESTERN U.S. WITH INCREASED ACTIVITY IN ALASKA. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES TO ALASKA.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT MONDAY 07/23/90 0530 HIS. NDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR - GIRD POINT, BITTERROOT N.F. - 2,600 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MEUCHEL) COMMITTED. LINE COMPLETED AROUND FIRE. MOP-UP CONTINUING ON ALL FLANKS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/23.
CA - KIRCH, SIERRA N.F. - 2,700 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SHERWOOD) COMMITTED. STEEP TERRAIN AND WINDS CONTINUE TO HAMPER CONTROL EFFORTS. TWO STRUCTURES DESTROYED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/23.
NV - BUTTE, ELY DISTRICT BLM - 170 ACRES. CONTROL EFFORTS ARE BEING HAMPERED BY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/23.
NW - WASHINGTON CREEK, WENATCHEE N. F., WASHINGTON STATE AND SPOKANE DISTRICT BLM - 634 ACRES. CONTAINED.
TOPSO BUTTE, DESCHUTES N.F. - 680 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. WINDS AND DEAD STANDING LODGEPOLE ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/23.
BACON CREEK, MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE N.F. - 300 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. STEEP BLUFFS, LOGGING SLASH, UNBURNED ISLANDS AND SPOTTING ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/25.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 54,000 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOCGS) COMMITTED. FIRE CONTINUES TO THREATEN THE VILLAGE OF TETLIN. STRUCTURE PROTECTION PLAN IS IN PLACE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 831 ACRES. SMALL FLARE-UPS HAVE SLOWED PROGRESS. MOP-UP CONTINUES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004062, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 1,300 ACRES. TWO CREWS AND 10 SMOKEJUMPERS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 173,840 ACRES. FIRE WAS COMPLETELY DEMOBED YESTERDAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A143, UPPER YUKON AREA, FWS - 65,000 ACRES. SPOTTING AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR CONTINUES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 2,900 ACRES. SUCCESSFUL BURNOUT ON THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST PERIMETER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A2O7, GALENA ZONE, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 2,150 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
A235, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 24,000 ACRES. CABIN PROTECTION STILL IN PLACE, WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE FIRE UNSTAFFED. FIRE WILL GO INTO MONITOR STATUS AS ANY THREATS TO VALUES HAS PASSED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A239, GALENA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 6,700 ACRES. FIRE IS IN PATROL STATUS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
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A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS - 2,000 ACRES. FIRE CONTINUES TO BURN ACTIVELY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A414, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 6,000 ACRES. CREWS CONTINUE TO SECURE CABINS. SOME SPOT FIRES WERE FOUND BUT HAVE NOT PRESENTED ANY PROBLEMS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 42 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 306,229 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 47 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 267,829 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - *** RED FLAG WATCH FOR THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEAST OREGON AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IDAHO *** CLOUDY WITH A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WESTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN OREGON. DRY CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA EXCEPT ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWERS SIERRAS. REST OF THE WESTERN U.S. WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHWEST STATES. 10-20 DEGREES COOLER WESTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN OREGON. 5-10 DEGREES COOLER EASTERN WASHINGTON, EASTERN OREGON, NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE.
ALASKA - LITTLE CHANGE. INCREASING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS SEWARD PENINSULA. ISOLATED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY CONTINUING IN THE INTERIOR. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 151 FIRES FOR 113,570 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: MODERATE FIRE ACTIVITY CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE WEST WITH INCREASING ACTIVITY IN THE NORTHWEST. EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CONTINUES IN ALASKA. MOBILIZATION OF OVERHEAD TO ALASKA CONTINUES.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT FIRE ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE IN ALASKA AND TO INCREASE IN THE NORTHWEST AND IDAHO WITH PREDICTED THUNDERSTORMS COUPLED WITH DROUGHT CONDITIONS. RESOURCES REMAIN ADEQUATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TYPE II HELICOPTERS WHICH CONTINUE TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND.
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FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT TUESDAY 07/24/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
NR - GIRD POINT, BITTERROOT N.F. - 2,600 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MEUCHEL) CONTAINED.
CA - KIRCH, SIERRA N.F. - 3,650 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SHERWOOD) COMMITTED. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT.
NV - BUTTE, ELY DISTRICT BLM - 225 ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT.
NW - TOPSO BUTTE, DESCHUTES N.F. - 680 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (ANDRADE) COMMITTED. WINDS AND SPOTTING ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. FIRE IS THREATENING A PLANNED TIMBER SALE AREA. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING, 7/24.
BACON CREEK, MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE N.F. - 250 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (STARKOVICH) COMMITTED. FIRE IS LOCATED IN BACON CREEK 6 MILES NORTH OF MARELEMOUNT. WATERSHED IS NESTING AREA FOR BALD EAGLES ONE MILE EAST OF NORTH CASCADES N.P. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING, 7/24.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 60,500 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (EOGGS) COMMITTED. TETLIN VILLAGE CONTINUES TO BE THREATENED. LORAN PERIMETER REMAINS HOT. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 831 ACRES. MOP-UP CONTINUES WITH CREWS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE, 013035, TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 9,500 ACRES. LINES COMPLETED AND BURNOUT IS 50% COMPLETED ON THE SOUTH END OF THE FIRE. CABINS REMAIN SAFE AND TAYLOR HIGHWAY REMAINS OPEN. FIRE HAS SPOTTED ACROSS THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004062, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 3,500 ACRES. FIRE BURNING ACTIVELY. CREWS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITHOUT WATER DROPS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 194,000 ACRES. FIRE IS 4-5 MILES FROM BEARMAN LAKE. FIRE STAFFED WITH 9 FIREFIGHTERS FOR CABIN PROTECTION. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A143, UPPER YUKON AREA, FWS - 75,000 ACRES. FIRE IS THREATENING SEVERAL CABIN SITES, PERSONNEL REMAIN ON THE FIRE FOR CABIN PROTECTION. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 2,900 ACRES. CREWS CONTINUE MOP-UP OF NORTH AND WEST PERIMETER, FIRE CONTINUES TO SPREAD TO THE EAST. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A235, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 24,000 ACRES. SUCCESSFUL BURNOUT FOR STRUCTURE PROTECTION LINES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A239, GALENA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 7,130 ACRES. FOUR CREWS CONTINUE WORKING ON LINE CONSTRUCTION. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A27O, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 22,400 ACRES. THREE CREWS, 22 SMOKEJUMPERS AND TWO DOZERS ARE WORKING THE LINE TO SECURE THE TOWN OF LAKE MINCHUMINA. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS - 15,000 ACRES. FIRE CONTINUES TO BURN ACTIVELY. CREWS CONCENTRATING ON THE NORTH FLANK. SOME RAIN RECEIVED ON THE FIRE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A414, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 7,200 ACRES. STRUCTURE PROTECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. FIVE CREWS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A421, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 6,000 ACRES. FIRE IS STAFFED FOR CABIN PROTECTION AT THE MOUTH OF THE KANUTI RIVER. ONE NATIVE ALLOTMENT BURNED WITH 4 OTHERS THREATENED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 31 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 299,277 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 48 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 299,439 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - *** RED FLAG WATCH FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN NEVADA *** LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SPREADING COOLER AIR ACROSS MOST OF THE WEST. STRONG WINDS FROM THE TROUGH SHOULD MOVE INTO NEVADA ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. CLOUDY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH SHOWERS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GREAT BASIN, WYOMING, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, COLORADO AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. CLOUDY TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS MONTANA. TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM THE 70’S OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE 80’S ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND 90’S OVER CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO.
ALASKA - LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY SPREADS CLOUDS AND LIGHT RAIN ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE PANHANDLE. INTERIOR AREAS WILL SEE MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR PRODUCING WET THUNDERSTORMS.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 232 FIRES FOR 164,474 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: SEVERAL NEW IGNITIONS REPORTED IN THE NORTHWEST AND THE GREAT BASIN DUE TO EXTENSIVE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY YESTERDAY. ALASKA CONTINUES TO REPORT SUBSTANTIAL ACREAGE INCREASES ON GOING FIRES.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY IN THE NORTHWEST AND GREAT BASIN FROM RECENT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. EXPECT CONTINUED ACTIVITY IN ALASKA. RESOURCES REMAIN ADEQUATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TYPE II HELICOPTERS AND SMOKEJUMPERS WHICH CONTINUE TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY 07/25/90 0530 HIS. I4DT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
CA - KIRCH, SIERRA N.F. - 3,650 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SHERWOOD) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
GB - CHERRY CREEK, SHOSHONE BLM - 300 ACRES. CONTROLLED. -
LITTLE PARK, SHOSHONE BLM -1,500-2,000 ACRES. FIRE IS CONTAINED ON THE PERIMETER, BUT STILL BURNING ACTIVELY IN THE INTERIOR. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NV - BUTTE, ELY DISTRICT BLM - 225 ACRES. CONTAINED.
WILSON, ELY DISTRICT BLM - 100+ ACRES. FIRE IS 98% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/25.
NW .- TOPSO BUTTE, DESCHUTES N.F. - 680 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (ANDRADE) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
BACON CREEK, MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE N.F. - 250 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (STARKOVICH) COMMITTED. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 62,900 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. SMOKE HAS BEEN A MAJOR OBSTACLE IN CREW MOVEMENT. FATIGUE OF CREWS AND OVERHEAD IS BECOMING A SAFETY CONCERN. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 831 ACRES. MOP-UP CONTINUES WITH CREWS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE, 013035, TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 9,900 ACRES. COMPLETED LINE WAS BURNED OUT BY AERIAL IGNITION. ALL LINES CONTINUE TO HOLD. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004062, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 3,500 ACRES. TWO CREWS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 194,000 ACRES. FIRE CONTINUES TO BE STAFFED FOR CABIN PROTECTION. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A143, UPPER YUKON AREA, FWS - 100,000 ACRES. FIRE IS THREATENING SEVERAL CABIN SITES. THREE CABIN PROTECTION ZONES SET UP. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 2,900 ACRES. MOP-UP CONTINUES. FIRE ACTIVITY HAS MODERATED WITH DENSE SMOKE, HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND SOME LIGHT RAIN. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A197, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 127,260 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (REINHART) WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A235, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 24,000 ACRES. MOP-UP CONTINUES. EXPECT TO DEMOBE FIRE TODAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A239, GALENA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 7,230 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. FOUR CREWS CONTINUE WORKING ON LINE CONSTRUCTION. FIRE IS 95% CONTAINED WITH NO ESTIMATE OF FULL CONTAINMENT.
A27O, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 22,400 ACRES. REHAB CONTINUES ON DOZER LINE ON NORTHEAST PERIMETER. FIRE IS BACKING UP TO THE MAIN DRAINAGE OF HAY LAKE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS - 30,000 ACRES. FIRE BURNED ACTIVELY TODAY AGAIN. CREWS SECURED 3 MILES OF LINE ON THE NORTH FLANK AND CUT 2 MILES OF SAWLINE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A414, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 7,200 ACRES. ACTIVITY INCREASED DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS. BURNOUT INITIATED AROUND LAST 3 CABINS, MOP-UP CONTINUES AROUND OTHER CABINS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A421, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 6,000 ACRES. CONDUCTING BURNOUT OPERATION TO SECURE NATIVE ALLOTMENTS ON THE KANUTI RIVER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 32 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 421,418 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 47 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 222,374 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS IDAHO. LOW CONTINUES TO SPREAD STRONG GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, UTAH, WYOMING AND COLORADO. THUNDERSHOWERS CONCENTRATING OVER EASTERN OREGON, EASTERN WASHINGTON ACROSS IDAHO AND INTO MONTANA, UTAH AND WYOMING. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES RUNNING IN THE 70’S AND 80’S OVER THE INTERIOR WEST WITH 90’S AND LOW 100’S IN THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS. 80’S AND 90’S OVER WYOMING AND COLORADO AND MOSTLY 70’S WESTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN OREGON.
ALASKA - LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES SLOWLY EAST NEXT TWO DAYS. LIGHT SHOWERS SHOULD COVER MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. DRIER OVER COOPER RIVER AREA WITH THUNDERSTORMS PENETRATING INTO THE INTERIOR. MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE WET WITH THE CHANCE OF WET THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GALENA TO FORT YUKON.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 365 FIRES FOR 89,588 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: NUMEROUS NEW SMALL LIGHTNING FIRES ARE BURNING IN THE GREAT BASIN, THE NORTHWEST AND THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FROM YESTERDAYS LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY PRECIPITATION. ALASKA IS CONTINUING TO REPORT NEW IGNITIONS AND LARGE ACREAGE INCREASES ON FIRES THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR.
PROGNOSIS: FIRE ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO MODERATE IN THE NORTHWEST WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES FORECASTED. EXPECT FIRE ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE IN ALASKA, AND THE GREAT BASIN. TYPE II HELICOPTERS AND SMOKEJUMPERS REMAIN IN HIGH DEMAND.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY 07/26/90 0530 HIS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III
HIGHLIGHTS:
GB - LITTLE PARK, SHOSHONE BLM -3,000 ACRES. CONTROLLED. NV - WILSON, ELY DISTRICT BLM - 100 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NW - BACON CREEK, MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE N.F. - 370 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (STARKOVICH) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
DICK MESA, WASHINGTON STATE AND WENATCHEE N.F. - 1,200 ACRES. CONTAINED.
MCCALLISTER, NORTH CASCADES N.P. - 150 ACRES. INFORMATION IS LIMITED DUE TO LACK OF RECON. FOREST SERVICE ASSUMED SUPPRESSION RESPONSIBILITIES YESTERDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. TWO CREWS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 65,400 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. FIRE MADE RUNS TO THE EAST ALONG TETLIN TRAIL AND NORTHEAST FROM TETLIN LAKE. SMOKE IN AREA IS LIMITING CREW MOVEMENTS AND AIR ATTACK. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 831 ACRES. MOP-UP CONTINUES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE, 013035, TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 10,300 ACRES. CREW DEMOBE WITHOUT REPLACEMENTS HAMPERING SUPPRESSION EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004062, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 3,500 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 194,000 ACRES. SAWLINE COMPLETED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A143, UPPER YUKON AREA, FWS - 145,000 ACRES. FIRE CONTINUES TO THREATEN SEVERAL CABINS. FOUR CABINS REPORTED DESTROYED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 2,900 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A197, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 127,260 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (REINHART) COMMITTED. TEAM SPENT THE DAY ASSESSING THE SITUATION AND DEVELOPING SUPPRESSION PLANS. MAIN OBJECTIVES WILL BE TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMUNITIES OF CENTRAL AND CIRCLE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A235, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 24,000 ACRES. CREWS WIDENED BLACK LINE AROUND CABIN. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A239, GALENA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 7,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. LINE CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON NORTH FLANK. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A27O, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 23,600 ACRES. FIRE MADE A MAJOR RUN TO THE NORTHEAST BETWEEN HAY AND JIM LAKES AND ALSO A 50 ACRE SLOPOVER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS - 30,000 ACRES. AIR OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO EARLY MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON DUE TO SMOKE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A414, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 12,360 ACRES. FIVE CREWS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A421, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 6,000 ACRES. SAW LINE CONSTRUCTED AND REINFORCED WITH HOSELAY. CREWS HELD 2 MILES OF LINE ADJACENT TO NATIVE ALLOTMENTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 30 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 323,169 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 47 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 244,999 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - LOW PRESSURE SHIFTING INTO MONTANA AS HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE WEST COAST. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS SPREAD INTO WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. COOL AIR MASS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS MOVING ACROSS MONTANA, NORTHERN UTAH AND WESTERN WYOMING BUT STARTING TO PULL OUT OF IDAHO. DRY WINDY CONDITIONS PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH AND COLORADO AND SPREADING INTO EASTERN WYOMING. STRONG WINDS ACROSS NEVADA AND EXTREME NORTHERN ARIZONA SHOULD BE DECREASING. LITTLE CHANGE FOR ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO WITH CONTINUED ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES RUNNING IN THE 70’S AND 80’ ACROSS MOST OF THE WEST WITH 90’S AND LOW 100’S IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF COLORADO.
ALASKA - LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND PANHANDLE CONTINUES UNDER CLOUDY SKIES WITH SHOWERS. MATSU, COPPER RIVER AND INTERIOR MCGRATH LITTLE DRIER WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. LOW KEEPS CLOUDS AND RAIN OR SHOWERS OVER EASTERN ALASKA. DECREASING CLOUDS WITH LESS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY OVER WESTERN INTERIOR.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 281 FIRES FOR 36,204 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: FIRE DANGERS IN THE NORTHWEST, IDAHO, AND MONTANA HAVE MODERATED WITH AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES AND SHOWER ACTIVITY. FIRE INDICES REMAIN HIGH TO EXTREME IN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND UTAH. FIRES IN ALASKA REMAIN VERY ACTIVE WITH LARGE ACREAGE INCREASES.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT FIRE POTENTIAL TO REMAIN HIGH IN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND UTAH WITH WINDS AND HIGH FIRE INDICES. MODERATE FIRE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST, MONTANA, AND IDAHO UNTIL A WARNING AND DRYING TREND RETURNS. EXPECT RAIN TO SLIGHTLY ALLEVIATE FIRE ACTIVITY IN ALASKA. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ARE ANTICIPATED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY 07/27/90 0530 HIS. NDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS:
NW - MCCALLISTER, NORTH CASCADES N.P. - 150 ACRES. ACCESS, STEEP TALUS SLOPES, SNAGS AND HEAVY FUELS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. FIVE CREWS ARE COMMITTED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING 7/27.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 77,100 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AGAIN OBSERVED WITH GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS. FIRE CONTINUES TO BURN ACTIVELY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. TETLIN VILLAGE PROTECTION REMAINS HIGHEST PRIORITY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 831 ACRES. MOP-UP CONTINUES WITH CREWS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE, 013035, TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 11,500 ACRES. FIRE REMAINS VERY ACTIVE TO THE SOUTH. INDIRECT LINE BEING CONSTRUCTED TO THE SOUTH WITH DOZERS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004062, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 1,100 ACRES. UPDATED MAPPING DECREASED THE SIZE OF THE FIRE BY 2,260 ACRES. FIRE HAS BEEN DEMOBED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 194,000 ACRES. MOP-UP IN PROGRESS INSIDE THE BURN OUT LINE THAT WAS COMPLETED AROUND THE CABIN PROTECTION ZONES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A143, UPPER YUKON AREA, FWS - 145,000 ACRES. SOUTH PERIMETER QUITE ACTIVE WITH FLAME LENGTHS OF 2-3 FEET. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN RECEIVED ON THE FIRE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 2,900 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED SOME RAIN. MOP-UP CONTINUES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A197, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 127,260 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (REINHART) COMMITTED. FIRE WILL NOW BE MANAGED UNDER FULL SUPPRESSION DUE TO POTENTIAL THREAT TO CENTRAL MINING DISTRICT AND CIRCLE CITY. SUPPRESSION PLANS IMPLEMENTED. COOLER AND MOISTER AIR SLOWED FIRE SPREAD, HOWEVER HIGHER TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A235, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 24,000 ACRES. FIRE AREA RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAIN. CABIN SITES AND ALLOTMENTS ARE SECURE. FIRE HAS BEEN DEMOBED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A239, GALENA ZONE, NATIVE CLAIMS - 7,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (DASH) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
A270, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 23,600 ACRES. CABIN PROTECTION ON TWO CABINS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM. CREWS CONTINUE TO BUILD LINE ADJACENT TO HAY AND JIM LAKES TO TIE INTO HARDWOOD AREAS. FIRE RECEIVED RAIN SHOWERS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS - 30,000 ACRES. TOTAL OF 7 MILES OF LINE COMPLETED YESTERDAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A414, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 12,360 ACRES. CREWS CONTINUE TO BURN INTENSELY ON THE NORTHEAST FLANK. CABIN PROTECTION CONTINUES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A421, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 6,000 ACRES. CREWS CONTINUE TO CONSTRUCT AND HOLD LINE ALONG THE NORTHERN FLANK OF THE FIRE TO SECURE NATIVE ALLOTMENTS AND CONTAIN SEVERAL HOTSPOTS ALONG THE KANUTI RIVER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A426, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 4,100 ACRES. FIRE IS STAFFED FOR CABIN PROTECTION WHICH WAS SPOTTED LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM THE FIRE ON THE KATEEL RIVER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 35 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 677,322 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 47 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 300,589 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING ALONG COAST PRODUCES MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES FOR MOST OF THE WEST. LOW KEEPS SHOWERS OVER EASTERN MONTANA AND EASTERN WYOMING. MONSOON MOISTURE TRACK COVERS NEW MEXICO AND MISSES ARIZONA AND COLORADO. LESS WINDS ACROSS NEVADA, UTAH, ARIZONA, COLORADO AND CALIFORNIA. 80’S AND 90’S RETURN TO THE WESTERN STATES. ONLY 70’S WILL BE ALONG THE COAST AND PORTIONS OF MONTANA. DESERTS OF CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA WILL BE IN THE 100’S.
ALASKA - LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO KEEP SOUTHERN ALASKA UNDER MOIST CONDITIONS. FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WEAKENS AND MOVES SLOWLY EAST. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS YUKON FLATS, WHITE MOUNTAINS, RAY MOUNTAINS AND BETTLES. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS SOUTHERN GALENA ZONE, NORTHERN REGION AND ARTIC VILLAGE.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 131 FIRES FOR 333,761 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: ALASKA CONTINUES TO REPORT LARGE ACREAGE INCREASES AS WELL AS PICKING UP A FEW NEW FIRES. FIRE ACTIVITY HAS MODERATED IN THE NORTHWEST, NORTHERN ROCKIES, AND PARTS OF THE GREAT BASIN. FIRE DANCER REMAINS HIGH IN CALIFORNIA, UTAH, AND NEVADA.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT FIRE ACTIVITY IN ALASKA TO SLIGHTLY MODERATE WITH RECENT RAIN. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HOLDOVER FIRES FROM THE RECENT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AS A WARNER AND DRYER AIR MASS RETURNS TO THE WEST. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SATURDAY 07/28/90 0900 HIS. NDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS:
NW - CANOE CREEK, WENATCHEE N.F. - 200 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MCDONALD) COMMITTED. FIVE TYPE I CREWS, TWO TYPE I HELICOPTERS, AND ONE TYPE II HELICOPTER ARE PRESENTLY COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
MCCALLISTER, NORTH CASCADES N.P. - 150 ACRES. CONTAINED.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 81,800 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 831 ACRES. MOP-UP CONTINUES WITH CREWS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE, 013035, TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 11,500 ACRES. FIRE REMAINS VERY ACTIVE TO THE SOUTH. INDIRECT LINE BEING CONSTRUCTED TO THE SOUTH WITH DOZERS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004062, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 1,100 ACRES. FIRE HAS BEEN DEMOBED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A121, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 194,000 ACRES. FIRE WILL BE MONITORED FOR FURTHER CABIN PROTECTION. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A143, UPPER YUKON AREA, FWS - 180,000 ACRES. ACREAGE INCREASE DUE TO NEW MAPPING. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 2,900 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED SOME RAIN. MOP-UP CONTINUES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A197, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 127,260 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (REINHART) COMMITTED. FIRE WILL NOW BE MANAGED UNDER FULL SUPPRESSION DUE TO POTENTIAL THREAT TO CENTRAL MINING DISTRICT AND CIRCLE CITY. SUPPRESSION PLANS IMPLEMENTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A235, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 24,000 ACRES. FIRE AREA RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAIN. CABIN SITES AND ALLOTMENTS ARE SECURE. FIRE HAS BEEN DEMOBED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A27O, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 23,600 ACRES. CABIN PROTECTION ON TWO CABINS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM. FIRE RECEIVED RAIN SHOWERS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS - 30,000 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A414, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 12,360 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED A FAIR AMOUNT OF RAIN YESTERDAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A421, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 6,000 ACRES. THE FIRE IS NOW BURNING AWAY FROM THE KANUTI RIVER AND NATIVE ALLOTMENTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A426, KOYUKUK NWR, FWS - 4,100 ACRES. ONE HALF MILE OF LINE HAS BEEN MOPPED UP. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION ALASKA HAS 30 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 585,124 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 53 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 380,590 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING OVER WESTERN STATES WITH DRY WESTERLY FLOW. ISOLATED AFTERNOON MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS LIMITED TO EASTERN ARIZONA, COLORADO, AND WYOMING. THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING WIDELY SCATTERED OVER NEW MEXICO. SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES COVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN STATES. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 8OS AND 90S EXCEPT IOOS ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND UP INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN AND SACRAMENTO VALLEYS.
ALASKA - ONLY MINOR CHANGES IN THE LOW THAT HOVERS OVER THE ALLUETIANS KEEPING SOUTHERN ALASKA UNDER CLOUDY AND RAINY CONDITIONS. LOW IS PUSHING A FRONT OVER THE ALASKA RANGE. THIS WILL BRING SOME SHOWERS TO THE INTERIOR OVER THE WEEKEND. UPPER YUKON MOSTLY SUNNY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM YUKON-PORCUPINE RIVER WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS SOUTHEAST OF THAT LINE. INCREASING CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER WHITE MOUNTAINS AND 40 MILE WHILE REST OF NORTHERN REGION MOSTLY SUNNY. TANANNA INCREASING CLOUDS FROM THE SOUTH WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS RAYS SOUTHWARD. GALENA ZONE - INCREASING CLOUDS HUSLIA, NULATO, SEWARD PENNISULA WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 86 FIRES FOR 133,385 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
ANALYSIS: NEW FIRE STARTS IN UTAH, COLORADO, AND THE NORTHWEST ARE KEEPING INITIAL ATTACK FORCES BUSY. FIRE ACTIVITY ON LARGE FIRES IN ALASKA HAS MODERATED WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. FIRE DANGERS IN CALIFORNIA, UTAH AND COLORADO REMAIN HIGH TO VERY HIGH.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL REMAINS HIGH FOR HOLDOVER FIRES IN THE NORTHWEST, GREAT BASIN, AND THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AS HOT, DRY CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE WEST. EXPECT FIRE ACTIVITY TO MODERATE IN ALASKA AS SHOWER ACTIVITY SPREADS THROUGH THE INTERIOR. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SUNDAY 07/29/90 0900 HIS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS:
NW - CANOE CREEK, WENATCHEE N.F. - 289 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MCDONALD) COMMITTED. RETARDANT DROPS EFFECTIVE ON THE NORTH AND EAST LINES. THIRTEEN CREWS AND 4 HELICOPTERS ARE COMMITTED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 8/1.
SW - ENCINOSO, COCONINO N.F. - 60 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BEDLION) COMMITTED. FIRE IS CURRENTLY THREATENING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, SEVERAL PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND RED ROCK SECRET MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS. A POWERLINE RUNS THROUGH THE FIRE. AREA IS A VERY HIGH RECREATIONAL AREA. ARIZONA STATE HIGHWAY 89A IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. STEEP SLOPES AND ROLLING ROCKS CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING, 7/29.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 87,800 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. MOST ACTIVITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FIRE WITH EAST WINDS. BURNOUT AROUND TETLIN VILLAGE TO OCCUR TODAY. RIVER SPIKE CAMP EVACUATED YESTERDAY DUE TO FIRE ACTIVITY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 831 ACRES. MOP-UP CONTINUING. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE, 013035, TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 11,500 ACRES. FIRELINE CONSTRUCTED STILL HOLDING. CONTROL LINE BEING BUILT TO REPLACE COLD TRAIL. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004066, SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 170 ACRES. GROUND FIRE IN TUNDRA. FIRE JUMPED CONTROL LINES TO THE EAST. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004068, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 4,170 ACRES. FIRE IS BACKING DOWNHILL TOWARDS KUSKOKWIM RIVER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004069, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 900 ACRES. FIRE IS 40% ACTIVE WITH ISOLATED SMOKES ON THE PERIMETER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
012054, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 7,000 ACRES. PUMPS ARE IN PLACE FOR STRUCTURE PROTECTION. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A133, ARMY - 14,000 ACRES. FIRE IS STAFFED TO PROTECT SULLIVAN ROADHOUSE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A168, CALENA ZONE, BLM - 2,900 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED LIGHT RAIN. A FEW ISOLATED HOT SPOTS DETECTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A197, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 127,260 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (REINHART) COMMITTED. CREWS MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS ON HANDLINE COMPLETING 5.75 MILES OF LINE. TEMPERATURES REMAIN COOL WITH HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A27O, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 23,600 ACRES. CREWS WORKED ON REHAB OF DOZER LINE AND BUILT ADDITIONAL 2 MILES OF LINE ON THE SOUTH PERIMETER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS - 35,640 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED RAIN. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A414, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 13,200 ACRES. MOP-UP ON EAST AND WEST FLANKS. FIRE ACTIVITY SLOWER DUE TO HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A421, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 6,000 ACRES. CREWS MOPPED UP NATIVE ALLOTMENT ON THE NORTH AND WEST FLANK. TENTATIVE DEMOBE SCHEDULED FOR 7/30. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 32 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 1,012,389 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 48 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 666,537 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - WARMER IN THE GREAT BASIN AND ROCKIES WITH WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSHOWERS. SUNNY WITH LITTLE TEMPERATURE CHANGE ELSEWHERE. HIGHS UPPER 70’S AND 80’S OVER THE ROCKIES, UPPER 80’S TO NEAR 100 GREAT BASIN, 100-115 SOUTHWEST DESERTS, 80’S AND 90’S PACIFIC STATES AND 70’S ALONG THE COAST.
ALASKA - HIGHER HUMIDITY, EXCEPT DRY CHINOOK WINDS INTO THE TANANA VALLEY AFTER CROSSING THE ALASKA RANGE. GENERALLY COOLER, AS MUCH AS 10- 12 DEGREES IN PARTS OF THE INTERIOR.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 89 FIRES FOR 105,190 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
ANALYSIS: MODERATE FIRE ACTIVITY CONTINUES IN ALASKA WITH SOME FIRES SHOWING SUBSTANTIAL ACREAGE INCREASES MOSTLY DUE TO REMAPPING. FIRE ACTIVITY IN THE WEST HAS TEMPORARILY SLOWED, ALTHOUGH FIRE DANGER REMAINS HIGH TO EXTREME IN MANY AREAS.
PROGNOSIS: EXPECT FIRE ACTIVITY TO INCREASE AS TEMPERATURES INCREASE AND HUMIDITIES DROP IN THE WEST. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HOLDOVER FIRES IN CENTRAL IDAHO, AND IN THE NORTHWEST. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT MONDAY 07/30/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS:
NW - CANOE CREEK, WENATCHEE N.F. - 309 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MCDONALD) COMMITTED. NORTH LINE BROKE THROUGH AND SPOTTED MORE THAN 1/2 MILE TO THE NORTH SIDE OF CANOE CREEK. USE OF TYPE II HELICOPTERS PREVENTED ADDITIONAL FIRE MOVEMENT FROM ERRATIC UP LAKE WINDS. APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION ACTIONS COMMENSURATE WITH WILDERNESS VALUES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 8/6.
WAKE BUTTE, DESCHUTES N.F. - 200 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. FIRE IS BURNING IN LODGEPOLE PINE. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR BEING EXPERIENCED. TEN CREWS COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
SW - ENCINOSO, COCONINO N.F. - 60 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BEDLION) COMMITTED. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED YESTERDAY. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
GB - RATTLER, BOISE DISTRICT BLM - 1,113 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/30.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 90,300 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. MOST ACTIVITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FIRE WITH EAST WINDS. RIVER SPIKE CAMP EVACUATED DUE TO FIRE ACTIVITY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 831 ACRES. MOP-UP CONTINUING. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PORCUPINE, 013035, TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 11,500 ACRES. FIRELINE CONSTRUCTED STILL HOLDING. CONTROL LINE BEING BUILT TO REPLACE COLD TRAIL. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004066, SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 170 ACRES. GROUND FIRE IN TUNDRA. FIRE JUMPED CONTROL LINES TO THE EAST. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004068, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 4,170 ACRES. FIRE IS BACKING DOWNHILL TOWARDS KTJSKOKWIM RIVER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004069, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 900 ACRES. FIRE IS 40% ACTIVE WITH ISOLATED SMOKES ON THE PERIMETER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
012054, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 7,000 ACRES. PUMPS ARE IN PLACE FOR STRUCTURE PROTECTION. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A133, ARMY - 14,000 ACRES. FIRE IS STAFFED TO PROTECT SULLIVAN ROADHOUSE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A168, CALENA ZONE, BLM - 2,900 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED LIGHT RAIN. A FEW ISOLATED HOT SPOTS DETECTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A197, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 127,260 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (REINHART) COMMITTED. TEMPERATURES REMAIN COOL WITH HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A27O, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 23,600 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS - 35,640 ACRES. FIRE RECEIVED RAIN. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A414, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 13,200 ACRES. MOP-UP ON EAST AND WEST FLANKS. FIRE ACTIVITY SLOWER DUE TO HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A421, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 6,000 ACRES. CREWS MOPPED UP NATIVE ALLOTMENT ON THE NORTH AND WEST FLANK. TENTATIVE DEMOBE SCHEDULED FOR TODAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 32 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 1,012,389 ACRES. -
ALASKA HAS 48 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 666,537 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - *** RED FLAG WATCH CENTRAL OREGON FOR DRY LIGHTNING *** ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR IN OREGON, IDAHO, EASTERN NEVADA, UTAH, WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN ARIZONA WITH HIGHLY UNSTABLE AIR INDICATING A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE SPREAD. A VERY HOT, DRY AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS COVERS CALIFORNIA, WESTERN NEVADA AND WESTERN ARIZONA. MOIST AIR OVER THE EASTERN ROCKIES WILL CAUSE THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EASTERN WYOMING, EASTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO.
ALASKA - A COOL MOIST AIRMASS HAS MOVED OVER ALASKA WITH SHOWERS IN THE WEST.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 113 FIRES FOR 54,896 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
ANALYSIS: MODERATE FIRE ACTIVITY CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE WEST, HOWEVER HIGH TO EXTREME INDICES CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED IN MANY AREAS. SEVERAL FIRES IN ALASKA HAVE RECEIVED RAIN OR ARE REPORTING HIGHER HUMIDITIES SLOWING FIRE SPREAD, HOWEVER A FEW CONTINUE TO BURN QUITE ACTIVELY.
PROGNOSIS: FIRE ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN THE WEST WITH HOT TEMPERATURES,LOWER HUMIDITIES AND DRY LIGHTNING ACTIVITY FORECASTED. EXPECT FIRE ACTIVITY TO MODERATE IN ALASKA WITH THE ONSET OF COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT TUESDAY 07/31/90 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS:
SW - ENCINOSO, COCONINO N.F. - 60 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BEDLION) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
GB - RATTLER, BOISE DISTRICT BLM - 1,113 ACRES. CONTAINED.
SPRING CREEK, BOISE DISTRICT BLM - 600 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/31.
INDIAN JIM, BOISE DISTRICT BLM - 160 ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT, 7/30.
NV - FLORISTON, TOIYABE N.F. - 50 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (REINHARDT) COMMITTED. THE TOWN OF FLORISTON IS ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE FIRE. FIRE IS CURRENTLY THREATENING A PRIVATE TIMBER COMPANY AND SOUTH PACIFIC RAILROAD. STEEP SLOPES AND CLIFFS ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 8/4.
SOUTH FORK, WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT BLM - 600 ACRES. FIRE IS INACCESSIBLE BY VEHICLES. ERRATIC WINDS, STEEP AND ROCKY TERRAIN AND ACCESS ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/31.
THEODORE, WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT BLM - 750 ACRES. VERY STEEP TERRAIN AND POOR ACCESS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TONIGHT, 7/31.
CA - YNEZ, LOS PADRES N.F. - 756 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (ROACH) COMMITTED. FIRE IS IN VERY STEEP TERRAIN, BURNING IN SANTA YNEZ WATERSHED. CURRENT THREAT TO GIBRALTER RESEVOIR, SANTA YNEZ RECREATIONAL AREA IMPROVEMENTS AND CACHTJMA WATERSHED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NW - CANOE CREEK, WENATCHEE N.F. - 505 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MCDONALD) COMMITTED. SUPPRESSION ACTIONS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW WILDERNESS VALUES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 8/6.
WAKE BUTTE, DESCHUTES N.F. - 360 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (ANDRADE) COMMITTED. WINDS, HOT AND DRY TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY AND SLASH PILES ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING, 7/31.
AK - TOK RIVER, 013021. TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE. 90,300 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BOGGS) COMMITTED. TYPE I TEAM (REINHART) WILL RELIEVE BOGCS TEAM AND TAKE OVER THE FIRE TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS PROVIDED FAVORABLE CONDITIONS TO CONSTRUCT LINE AND BURNOUT ON THE SOUTH END OF THE FIRE ABOVE TETLIN. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
013026, TOK AREA, BLM - 831 ACRES. CONTAINED.
PORCUPINE, 013035, TOK AREA, ALASKA STATE - 11,500 ACRES. NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY. MOP-UP IN PROGRESS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004066, SOUTHWEST AREA, NATIVE CLAIMS - 250 ACRES. FIRE JUMPED CONTROL LINES ON SOUTH PERIMETER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
004068, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 4,210 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN TO PROTECT VILLAGE AND OUTLYING STRUCTURES WAS INITIATED. PLANS ARE BEING MADE FOR DIRECT SUPPRESSION OF ALL FIRES IN THE COMPLEX. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION 004069, SOUTHWEST AREA, BLM - 1,240 ACRES. FIRE LOCATED ON TUNDRA RIDGE AND IN BLACK SPRUCE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
012054, DELTA AREA, ALASKA STATE - 7,500 ACRES. PUMPS ARE IN PLACE FOR STRUCTURE PROTECTION. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A133, ARMY - 14,000 ACRES. FIRE CONTINUES TO BE STAFFED TO PROTECT SULLIVAN ROADHOUSE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A168, GALENA ZONE, BLM - 2,900 ACRES. TENTATIVE DEMOBE SCHEDULED FOR TODAY. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A197, YUKON FLATS, FWS - 127,260 ACRES. DEMOBE BEGINNING. SCATTERED SMOKES VISIBLE ALONG EAST FLANK. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A270, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 23,600 ACRES. CREWS CONTINUED TO WORK ON REHAB OF DOZER LINE. FIRE REMAINED SOMEWHAT ACTIVE ON SOUTH PERIMETER. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A412, UPPER YUKON, NATIVE CLAIMS - 35,640 ACRES. CREWS CONTINUE TO BUILD SAWLINE AND WORK ASH PITS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A414, TANANA ZONE, ALASKA STATE - 14,700 ACRES. SOME FLARE UPS ON NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST FLANKS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
A421, TANANA ZONE, BLM - 6,000 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
ALASKA HAS 33 FIRES UNSTAFFED UNDER MODIFIED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 1,014,752 ACRES.
ALASKA HAS 46 FIRES UNDER LIMITED SUPPRESSION STRATEGY FOR 687,366 ACRES.
FIRE WEATHER: WESTERN STATES - *** RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND WEST WINDS FOR WASHINGTON, CENTRAL OREGON AND IDAHO *** ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR IN WASHINGTON, OREGON, SOUTHERN IDAHO, NORTHERN NEVADA, WESTERN UTAH, WESTERN ARIZONA AND THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA WITH UNSTABLE AIR INDICATING A MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE SPREAD. A HOT, DRY AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRNASS COVERS CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. MOIST AIR OVER THE EASTERN ROCKIES WILL CAUSE MAINLY WET THUNDERSHOWERS.
ALASKA - A COOL MOIST AIRMASS HAS MOVED OVER ALASKA WITH SHOWERS.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 141 FIRES FOR 29,262 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
ANALYSIS: SEVERAL FIRES REPORTED IN THE NORTHWEST, GREAT BASIN AND NEVADA DUE TO LIGHTNING ACTIVITY YESTERDAY. HIGH TO EXTREME INDICES CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED IN SEVERAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE WEST. COOLER TEMPERATURES, HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND RAIN REPORTED IN ALASKA DECREASING FIRE ACTIVITY AND INITIATING DEMOBILIZATION.
PROGNOSIS: INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY EXPECTED IN THE WEST WITH CONTINUED HOT AND DRY TEMPERATURES AND NEW FIRES FROM YESTERDAYS LIGHTNING AS WELL AS THE CONTINUED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FORECASTED FOR TODAY. DEMOBILIZATION OUT OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE DUE TO CURRENT AND FORECASTED WEATHER. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION