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2009 Payette National Forest Annual Report

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Section Page

1. Payette Forest Fire Management Organization 1

2. Weather and Fuels/Indices Summary 3

3. Wildland Fire Management 9

4. Prescribed Fire Accomplishments 14

5. Examples of Significant Improvements in Cost Effectiveness 15

6. Noteworthy Instances of Cooperation 16

7. Subunit Summary 17

8. Payette Forest Helicopter Summary 23

9. Smokejumper Operations 26

10. Airtanker Use Summary 29

11. Resource Orders Processed 31

12. Training Accomplishments 35

13. Form FS-5100-8/FS-5100-9 36

14. References 38

i 2009 Payette National Forest Annual Report

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Figures and Tables Page Figures

1. Payette National Forest Fire Management Zones 1 2. Payette National Forest Response Zones 2009 2 3. Comparison of Changes for the 2008/2009 Response Zones 2 4. Graph of 2008/2009 water year in comparison to the 50 Year Average 3 5. The snowpack for the Pacific Northwest with the Payette Forest depicted 4 6. Temperatures for 2009 compared to the average 4 7. The Weiser River RAWS trend lines for 1000-hr fuel moistures 5 8. The Teapot RAWS trend lines for 1000hr fuel moistures 5 9. The Snake River RAWS trend lines for 1000hr fuel moistures 5 10. The Lodgepole RAWS trend lines for 1000hr fuel moistures 6 11. The Skihill RAWS trend lines for 1000hr fuel moistures 6 12. BI trend lines for Weiser River RAWS 6 13. ERC trend lines for Weiser River RAWS 6 14. BI trend lines for Teapot RAWS 7 15. ERC trend lines for Teapot RAWS 7 16. BI trend lines for Snake River RAWS 7 17. ERC trend lines for Snake River RAWS 7 18. BI trend lines for Lodgepole RAWS 8 19. ERC trend lines for Lodgepole RAWS 8 20. BI trend lines for Skihill RAWS 8 21. ERC trend lines for Skihill RAWS 8 22. Preparedness Levels for the 2009 fire season 8 23. Comparison of 2009 fire numbers to the 20-year average 9 24. Number of fires and percentage per detection method for 2009 fires 12 25. A map of the fire activity for 2009 12 26. Council 2009 fire numbers compared to the 20-Year average 18 27. Weiser 2009 fire numbers compared to the 20-Year average 19 28. New Meadows 2009 fire numbers compared to the 20-Year average 20 29. McCall 2009 fire numbers compared to the 20-Year average 21 30. Krassel 2009 fire numbers compared to the 20-Year average 22 31. The SEATs administered out of McCall 29 32. Off-Forest assignments by state 31

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1. Comparison of acres for 2009 and the 20-year average 9 2. Payette National Forest fire activity for the years 1989-2008 10 3. The number of fires and acres per land ownership 10 4. The breakdown of fire occurrence in the FCRNR Wilderness area for 2009 11 5. Details for the fires of 2009 for the Payette National Forest Protection Area 13 6. Detailed prescribed fire activity for the Payette National Forest 14 7. Payette Dispatch personnel off-forest assignments 17 8. Council 2009 acres compared to 20-year average 18 9. Crew 1 off-forest assignments 18 10. Weiser 2009 acres compared to 20-year average 19 11. New Meadows 2009 acres compared to 20-year average 20 12. McCall 2009 acres compared to 20-year average 21 13. McCall District resources off-forest assignments 21 14. Krassel 2009 acres compared to 20-year average 22 15. Helicopter Operation details for the 2009 season 23 16. Helicopter off-unit assignments 24 17. McCall Smokejumper activity for 2009 26 18. McCall smokejumper prescribed fire activity for 2009 27 19. Hires tracked under the workforce diversity program 28 20. Summary of Airtanker activity out of the McCall tanker base 29 21. Airtanker use by administrative unit 30 22. The breakdown of off-forest assignments by GACC 32 23. Resource Order activity by number of orders for aircraft orders by Payette Dispatch 32 24. Resource Order activity by number of orders for crew orders by Payette Dispatch 32 25. Resource Order activity by number of orders for equip. orders by Payette Dispatch 33 26. Resource Order activity by number of orders for overhead orders by Payette Dispatch 33 27. The position task books approved in 2009 35

iii 1. Payette National Forest Fire Management Organization

The Payette National Forest Fire Staff consists of a Fire Management Staff Officer, a Deputy Fire Staff Officer, a Fuels Specialist, a Fire Planner, a Smokejumper Unit Manager, and a Dispatch Center Manager.

The Payette National Forest is divided geographically into three fire zones (see Figure 1). The West Zone consists of the Weiser and Council Ranger Districts. The Central Zone includes the New Meadows Ranger District and the non-wilderness portion of the McCall Ranger District. The East Zone is formed by the Krassel Ranger District and the wilderness portion of the McCall Ranger District.

A Fire Management Officer heads each suppression zone. An Assistant Fire Management Officer and a Fire Operations Specialist are assigned to each ranger district.

Central Zone East Zone

West Zone

Figure 1. Payette National Forest Fire Management Zones

Dispatch response areas, run cards, fire management roles and responsibilities, and dispatch procedures were reevaluated after the conclusion of the 2008 fire season. The necessary adjustments were formulated and adopted before the beginning of the 2009 fire season. Figure 2 shows the new Response Zones of the Payette National Forest and Figure 3 compares 2009 to 2008 zones. They were modified to incorporate sharing boundaries with Fire Management Units (FMU) in coherence with the Fire Management Plan, Fire Programming Analysis, and Wildland Fire Decision Support System. All of the response zones now fall within an FMU and do not cross boundaries.

Figure 2. The 2009 Response Zones

Figure 3. A comparison of the 2008 to 2009 zones

2 2. Weather, Fuels, Indices, and Preparedness Level Summary

Precipitation Precipitation for the 2008/2009 water year (Oct-Sept) measured 73% of normal for the McCall site. McCall had a total of 19.64” of precipitation. The 50 year average (1949-2008) is 26.74”. Some of the oddities of the season include: October at 26% of normal, January at 40% of normal, February at 31% of normal and June reaching amounts 205% of normal with another shot in August at 137% of normal. Although the snowpack was well below normal, the well above average precipitation in both June and August put the smack-down on the 2009 fire season. A wintry storm hit the area at the beginning of October and closed up the quiet fire season (NWS 2009). Figure 4 depicts the 2008/2009 water year precipitation amounts and the corresponding 50 year Average.

2008/2009 Water Year Precipitation Amounts 6

4 4.14 3.54 3.59 3 2007 / 2008 3.13 2.92 2.72 50 Year Avg 2.51 2.59 2.48 2 2.30 2.00 2.02 1.84 1.97 1.55 1 1.45 1.34 0.98 0.47 0.80 0.82 0.500.72 0.00 0 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept

Figure 4. Graph of 2008/2009 water year in comparison to the 50 Year Average

Snowpack across the area ranged from 70-89% for most of the forest with a sliver on the east at 90-109% and the Snake River Corridor at 50-69% (USDA 2009). Figure 5 graphically depicts the snowpack for the area. The snowpack melted at a normal rate over the spring months using the NRCS Snotel sites for Brundage Reservoir (just north of McCall, ID) and Bear Saddle (just west of Cambridge, ID)(USDA 2010).

Temperature Temperatures during 2009 were very close to normal. The 2009 average maximum temperature was 54° and the annual average maximum is 53° and the 2009 average minimum temperature was 27°, the same as the annual average minimum. Figure 6 shows the monthly temperature for 2009 compared to the average monthly temperatures. The averages are used from the Western Region Climate Center’s calculated average using data years from 1934 to 2005 (WRCC 2010).

Figure 5. The snowpack for the Pacific Northwest with the Payette Forest area in the red circle

2009 Temperatures in McCall, ID 90

60 2009 Max 50 Average Max 40 2009 Min Average Min

30 Degrees FarenheightDegrees 20

0 Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec

Figure 6. Temperatures for 2009 compared to the average

4 Fuels and Indices The 1000 hr fuels responded to the precipitation. Model C and H fuels began the season with lower than average moistures and increased with the precipitation received in August as seen in Figures 7 and 8 for Weiser River and Teapot RAWS. Model T fuels began slightly above average, followed the average line for the most part, and increased in moisture with the August precipitation, as seen in Figure 9 for the Snake River RAWS. Both of the Model G stations, Lodgepole and Skihill, reacted similarly. They began well above normal in moisture, dipped down to the average line, bumped up with the August precipitation and continued toward lower moistures through the fall. Figures 10 and 11 represent the Skihill and Lodgepole 1000-hr fuel moistures. The averages for all of these figures are calculated using the last 20 years, from 1989- 2008.

Figure 7. The Weiser River RAWS trend lines Figure 8. The Teapot RAWS trend lines for for 1000hr fuel moistures 1000hr fuel moistures

Figure 9. The Snake River RAWS trend lines for 1000hr fuel moistures

Figure 10. The Lodgepole RAWS trend lines for 1000hr Figure 11. The Skihill RAWS trend lines for 1000hr fuel fuel moistures moistures

The Burning Index (BI) and Energy Release Components (ERC) behaved well in 2009. Model C fuels at the Weiser River station were the most extreme in 2009 when considering maximums. Figures 12 and 13 show the trend lines for BI and ERC. The low snow season reflected in their quick climb to maximum values with a dip for the June precipitation and another dip during the August precipitation. The large peak in early September is a result of a very windy day in combination with higher than average temperatures.

Figure 12. BI trend lines for Weiser River RAWS Figure 13. ERC trend lines for Weiser River RAWS

6 The Model H fuels at Teapot RAWS produced similar indices to the Model C fuels’ indices at Weiser River with more pronounced dips at the August precipitation, as shown in Figures 14 and 15.

Figure 14. BI trend lines for Teapot RAWS Figure 15. ERC trend lines for Teapot RAWS

The trend lines for BI and ERC began at low values for the Model T fuel station at Snake River. They dipped some with the June precipitation, then more pronounced with the August precipitation. They wobbled around the average line until the wind event and high temperatures in September. Figures 16 and 17 show these trend lines.

Figure 16. BI trend lines for Snake River RAWS Figure 17. ERC trend lines for Snake River RAWS

The Model G Fuels’ indices at the Lodgepole and Skihill stations began very low and slowly crept up, not getting to the 90th percentile ballpark until September. These indices were very mild for Model G fuels for the 2009 season. Figures 18 through 21 depict these trends for Skihill and Lodgepole.

Figure 18. BI trend lines for Lodgepole RAWS Figure 19. ERC trend lines for Lodgepole RAWS

Figure 20. BI trend lines for Skihill RAWS Figure 21. ERC trend lines for Skihill RAWS

Preparedness Levels The Preparedness Levels throughout 2009 reflected the weather and fire activity experienced on the forest. No days registered in the 5 category. Figure 22 shows the preparedness levels for the 2009 season.

2009 Daily Preparedness Levels 5 4 3 2 1 0 6/1 6/11 6/21 7/1 7/11 7/21 7/31 8/10 8/20 8/30 9/9 9/19 9/29 10/9 10/19

Figure 22. Preparedness Levels for the 2009 fire season

8 3. Wildland Fire Management

Fire activity for the 2009 season was well below normal in both fire starts and acres burned. Even though the snowpack was below normal, the high amounts of precipitation in June and August very much influenced fire activity. The forest had a total of 53 fires in 2009 for a total of 609.73 acres. The previous 20-year average using the data years of 1989-2008 have an average of 145 fires per year with a total of 69,112.34 acres burned. Figure 23 displays the fire numbers graphically and Table 1 displays the acreage amounts.

2009 Acres 20-Year Average Acres Human 278.70 1,546.69 Lightning 331.03 67,575.67 Total 609.73 69,122.33 Table 1. The comparison of acres for 2009 and the 20-year average

Number of Fires for 2009 Compared to the 20-Year Average

160 140 145 120 125 100

80 2009

60 20-Year Average 40 53 42 20 11 20 0 Human Lightning Total

Figure 23. Comparison of 2009 fire numbers to the 20-year average

Table 2 details the previous 20 years (2008-1989) of fire activity on the Payette National Forest on which the above averages were calculated.

9 Year Lightning Fires Lightning Acres Human Fires Human Acres Total Fires Total Acres 2008 39 6,074.96 36 5,657.40 75 11,732.36 2007 74 470,217.69 21 709.35 85 470,924.04 2006 149 70,535.4 21 9.2 170 70,544.6 2005 48 70,118.9 24 3,433.9 72 73,552.8 2004 58 1,458.0 15 400.8 73 1,858.8 2003 71 23,322.8 21 1,997.8 92 25,320.6 2002 125 856.5 20 28.6 145 885.1 2001 78 3,068.2 27 328.1 105 3,396.3 2000 111 343,180.4 14 169.7 125 343,350.1 1999 102 14,941.3 31 5,996.6 133 20,937.9 1998 118 12,440.5 8 43.9 126 12,484.4 1997 45 110.2 13 94.1 58 204.3 1996 144 9,845.2 21 154.7 165 9,999.9 1995 121 65.4 10 2.1 131 67.5 1994 271 302,651.4 19 82.9 290 302,734.3 1993 55 10.5 8 30.7 63 41.2 1992 177 34,785.3 20 2,872.8 197 37,658.1 1991 145 1,677.3 26 8,816.6 171 10,493.9 1990 176 10,572.0 20 22.3 196 10,594.3 1989 380 39,624.9 11 78.8 391 39,703.7 Table 2. Payette National Forest fire activity for the years 1989-2008

There were no fires in 2009 that exceeded local suppression capabilities. Figure 23 provides a visual reference of the locations of the fires for the 2009 season. All 53 fires were deemed IA successes using the following criteria for IA success: The initial strategy of the FMP is not exceeded Local resources are primarily used, but limited non-local resources can be used Incident is normally one operational period for contain/control, though mop up may extend as necessary Extensive logistical support is not necessary

Payette fire resources responded to fires in 2009 that mostly occurred on Payette National Forest land, with some occurring on the Bureau of Land Management’s land in both the Cottonwood and Boise Districts. Some fires occurred on state and private lands as well. Table 3 outlines the number of fires and acres.

Number of Fires Acres Payette National Forest 37 340.33 Bureau of Land Management 2 41.50 State of Idaho 13 227.20 Private 1 0.70 Table 3. The number of fires and acres per land ownership

10 There were two lightning busts during the 2009 fire season. One began on 07/24/09 that resulted in 4 fires, and the larger bust occurred on 08/03-05/09 that resulted in 22 fires.

The human-caused fires were a result of 4 abandoned campfires and 7 miscellaneous.

The state of Idaho did not enter any period of fire restrictions for 2009.

Of the 53 fires, ten were managed for resource objectives with a monitor/confine/contain strategy for a total of 311.25 acres. The largest fire of this category was the Diamond Rock fire on the McCall district for 207 acres. Seven fires were within the Frank Church River of No Return (FCRNR) Wilderness area. Table 4 details the fires within the FCRNR Wilderness Area.

Fire Name Cause Date Size Allison Ranch Lightning 07/13/09 0.1 Black Butte Lightning 07/25/09 1.5 Crow Lightning 08/05/09 0.25 Golden Hand Lightning 08/05/09 0.1 Lodgepole Lightning 08/11/09 0.5 Jacobs Ladder Lightning 09/21/09 3.1 Mackey Human 09/02/09 25 Total Acres 30.55 Table 4. The breakdown of fire occurrence in the FCRNR Wilderness area for 2009

Methods of fire detection are shown in Figure 24 below. The pie chart depicts the number of fires detected by method and the corresponding percentage. The vast majority of fires were detected by our invaluable lookouts (with one being called in from a SITPA lookout and one from a Salmon-Challis NF lookout). The aerial detection number includes both agency aircraft and contracted aircraft. The contracted aircraft only reported 2 fires for 2009 on detection flights.

The map of the fire activity is shown in Figure 25. The details of all 53 fires are found in Table 5.

11 How fires were detected in 2009

7, 13% 14, 27% Public 7, 13% Lookout Agency Personnel Aerial Detection

25, 47%

Figure 24. Number of fires and percentage per detection method for 2009 fires

Figure 25. The map of fire activity for 2009

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Sub Out Fire # Date Fire Name Incident # Legal Latitude Longitude Unit Acres Class Cause Owner Date Code 001 05/01 Board Gulch ID-PAF-009003 17N 5W 1 3 44 48 53 116 52 49 2 2.00 B H PRI 05/14 P4EV1K 002 05/24 Spring Creek ID-PAF-009005 14N 5W 9 44 33 42 116 57 14 2 0.20 A H FS 05/25 P4EXJ0 003 06/12 Mill Creek ID-PAF-009006 16N 1 E 4 44 45 22 116 20 10 1 0.10 A L FS 06/12 P4EKW7 004 06/30 Woodhead ID-PAF-009007 17N 5W 1 4 44 48 34 116 54 41 2 5.60 B H PRI 07/14 P4E0C7 005 07/03 Grass ID-PAF-009008 21N 2 E 1 6 45 09 37 116 13 05 3 0.25 A L FS 07/04 P4EKW7 Mountain 006 07/05 Miners ID-PAF-009009 18N 5W 2 5 44 52 11 115 46 55 6 0.25 A L FS 07/06 P4EKW7 007 07/13 Allison ID-PAF-009011 26N 10E 3 3 45 33 03 115 13 30 6 0.10 A L FS 07/25 P4EKW7 Ranch 008 07/13 Goose ID-PAF-009012 20N 2 E 1 4 45 04 41 116 10 43 3 0.10 A L FS 07/14 P4EKW7 009 07/18 Black Lee ID-PAF-009013 19N 4 E 1 5 44 59 29 115 57 41 4 0.10 A L FS 07/18 P4EKW7 Creek 010 07/24 Devil's Hole ID-PAF-009014 23N 2 E 1 9 45 19 21 116 16 11 3 0.10 A L FS 07/25 P4EKW7 011 07/24 Lake Creek ID-PAF-009015 23N 2 E 6 45 20 30 116 15 37 3 0.10 A L FS 07/25 P4EKW7 012 07/24 Crooked ID-PAF-009016 17N 3W 2 44 50 27 116 40 02 1 0.70 B L STATE 07/25 P4EKW7 River 013 07/25 Black Butte ID-PAF-009018 21N 13E 2 45 11 39 114 50 19 6 1.50 B L FS 08/11 P4EKW7 014 07/29 Wolf Creek ID-PAF-009019 14N 7W 2 7 44 31 01 117 10 32 2 38.50 C L BLM 08/02 P4EKW7 015 08/01 Cottonwood ID-PAF-009020 15N 1W 2 8 44 36 12 116 27 13 1 101.0 D L PRI 08/30 P4E3XE 0 016 08/02 Woodhead 2 ID-PAF-009021 17N 5W 2 2 44 47 45 116 55 09 2 11.00 C H PRI 08/06 P4E32Z 017 08/03 Mill Creek 2 ID-PAF-009022 17N 1W 3 6 44 46 24 116 23 39 1 25.80 C L PRI 08/12 P4E35A 018 08/03 Rush Creek ID-PAF-009023 15N 3W 2 9 44 36 42 116 43 59 2 5.00 B L PRI 08/06 P4EKW7 019 08/03 Spring ID-PAF-009024 14N 5W 3 44 29 46 116 57 00 2 0.50 B L FS 08/04 P4EKW7 020 08/03 Lucky Strike ID-PAF-009025 15N 3W 2 1 44 37 42 116 42 08 2 3.00 B L BLM 08/04 P4EKW7 021 08/04 Rapid ID-PAF-009026 18N 4 E 3 6 44 51 10 115 54 29 4 0.10 A H FS 08/05 P4E4C6 022 08/04 Sheep ID-PAF-009027 23N 2 E 1 8 45 20 26 116 15 57 3 0.70 B L FS 08/20 P4EKW7 023 08/05 Box ID-PAF-009034 20N 4 E 3 2 45 01 42 115 59 36 4 0.10 A L FS 08/06 P4EKW7 024 08/05 Blue Spring ID-PAF-009035 15N 4W 1 9 44 37 29 116 51 59 2 0.20 A L FS 08/09 P4EKW7 025 08/05 Lake Basin ID-PAF-009036 16N 2 E 1 7 44 43 29 116 15 01 1 0.30 B L FS 08/06 P4EKW7 026 08/05 Curren ID-PAF-009037 22N 1W 2 9 45 13 10 116 29 02 3 0.10 A L FS 09/12 P4EKW7 027 08/05 Summit ID-PAF-009038 20N 4 E 3 5 45 01 33 115 56 14 4 0.10 A L FS 09/06 P4EKW7 028 08/05 Buckhorn ID-PAF-009029 18N 5 E 3 5 44 50 57 115 49 13 6 0.25 A L FS 08/08 P4EKW7 Summit 029 08/05 Crow ID-PAF-009039 25N 10E 1 3 45 30 57 115 11 00 6 0.25 A L FS 08/16 P4EKW7 030 08/05 Iron ID-PAF-009028 14N 6W 1 4 44 33 10 117 01 47 2 18.60 C L PRI 8/26 P4EKW7 Mountain 031 08/05 No Name ID-PAF-009033 17N 6 E 6 44 50 18 115 46 59 6 100.0 D L FS 10/13 P4EKW7 0 032 08/09 Mortimer ID-PAF-009030 14N 6W 2 6 44 31 14 117 01 37 2 0.48 B L FS 08/09 P4EKW7 033 08/05 Hinkley ID-PAF-009031 24N 2 E 2 8 45 23 31 116 13 04 3 0.50 B L PRI 08/12 P4EKW7 034 08/05 Bucks Basin ID-PAF-009032 16N 2 E 1 9 44 43 32 116 16 32 1 11.90 C L FS 08/20 P4EKW7 035 08/05 No Business ID-PAF-009063 16N 2 E 1 0 44 44 22 116 12 07 1 0.10 A L FS 08/05 P4EKW7 036 08/05 Advent ID-PAF-009040 15N 5W 2 5 44 36 19 116 52 49 2 0.10 A L FS 08/06 P4EKW7 037 08/05 Enos ID-PAF-009041 20N 5 E 4 45 06 18 115 51 31 6 10.00 C L FS 08/26 P4EKW7 038 08/05 French ID-PAF-009042 24N 3 E 1 3 45 25 23 116 01 26 3 5.00 B L PRI 08/10 P4EKW7 039 08/05 Kennally ID-PAF-009043 17N 5 E 2 2 44 48 08 115 50 16 4 0.10 A L FS 08/06 P4EKW7 040 08/05 Golden Hand ID-PAF-009044 22N 9 E 2 2 45 14 00 115 20 09 6 0.10 A L FS 08/16 P4EKW7 041 08/06 Fawn ID-PAF-009045 19N 2W 4 45 00 35 116 35 06 1 0.10 A L FS 08/06 P4EKW7 042 08/11 Lodgepole ID-PAF-009046 23N 11E 5 45 21 59 115 08 19 6 0.50 B L FS 08/16 P4EKW7 043 08/27 Barney ID-PAF-009049 18N 4 E 1 1 44 54 40 115 56 00 4 0.50 B L FS 08/28 P4EKW7 044 8/27 Mesa ID-PAF-009050 15N 1W 2 2 44 37 09 116 26 22 1 0.10 A H PRI 08/27 P4E5Y7 045 08/27 Fall Creek ID-PAF-009050 22N 3 E 2 2 45 13 59 116 04 26 3 0.10 A H PRI 08/27 P4EKW7 046 08/30 Profile Peak ID-PAF-009052 20N 8 E 1 0 45 05 21 115 27 17 4 0.25 A L FS 10/02 P4EKW7 047 08/31 Brush ID-PAF-009053 21N 1W 2 5 45 07 27 116 24 33 3 0.10 A L FS 09/02 P4EKW7 048 09/02 Mackey ID-PAF-009056 24N 8 E 3 2 45 22 50 115 30 17 6 25.00 C H PRI 09/04 P4E6FV 049 09/21 Jacobs ID-PAF-009059 20N 9 E 2 3 45 03 33 115 20 19 6 3.10 B L FS 09/25 P4EKW7 Ladder 050 09/23 North Star ID-PAF-009060 21N 1W 8 45 10 46 116 28 39 3 0.50 B L FS 10/30 P4EKW7 051 09/27 Diamond ID-PAF-009061 21N 4 E 1 2 45 10 29 115 54 20 4 207.0 D H FS 10/30 P4E7U6 Rock 0 052 09/28 Chokecherry ID-PAF-009062 21N 1W 1 4 45 09 35 116 25 20 3 0.10 A H FS 09/29 P4E7VP 053 10/12 Ditch Creek ID-PAF-010007 19N 3W 3 4 44 56 20 116 40 48 1 27.50 C H PRI 10/15 P4E8AY Table 5. Details for the fires of 2009 for the Payette National Forest Protection Area

13 4. Prescribed Fire Accomplishments

Prescribed fire and fuels reduction responsibilities are organized into three geographic areas on the Payette Forest. These areas consist of the Council and Weiser Ranger Districts, the New Meadows Ranger District, and the McCall and Krassel Ranger Districts.

The forest was very successful in completing prescribed fire projects in 2009. Many more acres were treated than burned in wildland fire. The McCall/Krassel District’s projects involved fuels reduction for Wildland Urban Interface. New Meadows contributed to habitat improvement for the Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus), an endangered species. New Meadows also provided for Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) restoration. The Council/Weiser districts completed timber stand improvement projects, as well as restoration efforts. As a forest, 15 prescribed fires were implemented, burning 3,209.80 acres over 33 days. Table 6 details the prescribed fire activity by unit accomplished by the Payette Forest for 2008.

Date Name Type Acres Burned Legal 08/27/09 Patrick Butte Broadcast 500.00 23N 2E 4 08/28/09 Patrick Butte Broadcast 1,066.30 23N 2E 4 09/04/09 Lost Valley Squirrel Broadcast 56.50 20N 1W 23 09/08/09 Lost Valley Squirrel Broadcast 40.90 20N 1W 23 09/28/09 Patrick Butte Broadcast 447.10 23N 2E 4 10/10/09 Muddy Squirrel Understory 100.00 20N 1E 6 10/11/09 Muddy Squirrel Understory 40.00 20N 1E 6 10/11/09 Mann Creek TS-activities Unspecified 9.00 14N 6W 13 10/11/09 Cougar Unit 51 Broadcast 12.00 14N 2E 5 10/11/09 Upper Weiser Broadcast 100.00 20N 1W 22 10/12/09 Muddy Squirrel Understory 60.00 20N 1E 6 10/12/09 Mann Creek TS-activities Unspecified 45.00 14N 6W 13 10/12/09 Upper Weiser Broadcast 50.00 20N 1W 22 10/16/09 Cougar TS Activities Broadcast 54.00 14N 2E 21 10/16/09 West Zone Misc Piles Landings 10.00 20N 2W 9 10/17/09 Anderson TS Activities Broadcast 1.00 14N 2E 22 10/18/09 Mann Creek TS Piles Landings 15.00 14N 6W 13 10/18/09 Paddy Flat WUI Hand Piles Hand Piles 35.00 17N 4E 27 10/19/09 West Zone Misc Piles Landings 10.00 20N 2W 9 10/19/09 Paddy Flat WUI Hand Piles Hand Piles 15.00 17N 4E 27 10/26/09 West Zone Misc Piles Landings 5.00 20N 2W 9 10/26/09 Paddy Flat WUI Hand Piles Hand Piles 30.00 17N 4E 27 10/27/09 Paddy Flat Excavator Piles Dozer Piles 48.00 17N 4E 24 10/30/09 Paddy Flat Excavator Piles Dozer Piles 63.00 17N 4E 24 11/02/09 Paddy Flat Excavator Piles Dozer Piles 17.00 17N 4E 22 11/03/09 Paddy Flat Excavator Piles Dozer Piles 96.00 17N 7E 26 11/05/09 Paddy Flat Excavator Piles Dozer Piles 4.00 17N 4E 24 11/06/09 Paddy Flat WUI Hand Piles Hand Piles 2.00 17N 4E 27 11/06/09 Yellow Pine Piles Landings 235.00 19N 7E 25 11/12/09 West Zone Misc Piles Landings 1.00 20N 2W 9 12/04/09 Durasale Other Mechanical 10.00 18N 1W 25 12/07/09 Upper Weiser Piles Other Mechanical 12.00 20N 1W 26 12/08/09 Upper Weiser Piles Other Mechanical 20.00 20N 1W 26 Table 6. Detailed prescribed fire activity for the Payette National Forest

14 5. Examples of Significant Improvements in Cost Effectiveness

Because of the slow fire season locally, the forest was able to make our Type 1 helicopter, the two Type 2 helicopters, and the Type 3 helicopter available nationally over much of the season. Having these high dollar resources off forest resulted in substantial cost savings. Please refer to Section 8 – Payette Forest Helicopter Summary for details of their off-forest assignments.

15 6. Noteworthy Instances of Cooperation

The forest sent one resource advisor to assist the BAER team in Australia after the devastating wildfires that occurred down under during our winter. Two personnel from the Payette National Forest, a zone FMO and a district AFMO participated in an International Forestry Program through the WO. They partnered with USAID and the Pastoralist Livelihood Initiative in Ethiopia to teach Ethiopian resource managers the methods of prescribed fire. They were there for three weeks. The fire management of the forest met at the beginning of the year for a team building/leadership workshop. The Fire Executive Committee (FEC) and the Fire Leadership Group (FLG) were formed as a result of this workshop. These groups have been able to streamline the decision-making process and keep track of issues much more diligently. The FEC consists of the fire staff and the FMO’s and the FLG includes the FEC plus AFMO’s, FOS’s, the training specialist, fuels specialists, a smokejumper foreman, a helitack crew leader from both Price Valley and Krassel, the engine committee chair, a prevention specialist, a hand crew leader and the warehouse manager. The Payette Forest continues to work with Adams, Valley, Idaho, and Washington Counties updating hazard mitigation plans that identify and reduce hazardous fuels accumulations in wildland urban interface areas. Additionally, the Dispatch Center cooperates with these counties in Search and Rescue operations. The Payette Forest is an active member of the Snake River Valley Fire Chiefs Association, which consists of 21 rural fire departments and the Boise and Vale BLM. The West Zone Fire Management staff is a participating member of the Washington County Wildland Urban Interface Advisory Council. Forest fire prevention officers completed extensive Red Zone Home surveys to map the locations of several homes near the wildland interface in the New Meadows and Krassel Ranger Districts. This process also calculates a rating for the home. Along with Payette National Forest, Boise National Forest, and Boise BLM personnel, the prevention program on the Payette participated in the following activities:

Winter Carnival Jan. 26 and 31, 2009 Co-op Midvale FD for Midvale K-2 graders—Careers Mar. 18, 2009 Co-op Midvale FD for Midvale 5-6 graders—Fire triangle Mar. 19, 2009 Head Start School in Weiser—Smokey program Apr. 9, 2009 Head Start School in Council—Smokey program Apr. 16, 2009 Cambridge 4th graders—Earth Day Program Apr. 20, 2009 New Meadows Elementary 1st-5th Grade – Earth Day Apr. 22, 2009 Council Elementary—Earth Day Program Apr. 22, 2009 Midvale K-1st graders/ Annex K-2nd grade -Smokey Program Apr. 27, 2009 Cambridge 1st grade—Smokey Program Apr. 28, 2009 Payette Elementary 1st grade—Smokey Program Apr. 29, 2009 Fruitland Elementary 1st grade—Smokey Program Apr. 30, 2009 Weiser Elementary 1st grade—Smokey Program May 1, 2009 Soil Conservation Days- Farewell Bend State Park May 13, 2009 Payette, Huntington, Fruitland, 6th grade May 14, 2009 “SAVES for KIDS” New Meadows June 7, 2009 Saves for Kids in New Meadows – Smokey June 13, 2009 Fiddle Festival in Weiser – Smokey June 26, 2009 Fiddle Festival Parade in Weiser – Smokey June 27, 2009 Kale scope, McCall, Idaho June 28, 2009 Council Parade – Smokey July 4, 2009 Cuprum Parade – Smokey July 11, 2009 1st Annual Fire Squirts Camp held at Riggins, Idaho July 20-23, 2009 Adams County Fair – Smokey July 21-25, 2009 Washington County Fair – Smokey July 26 – Aug. 1, 2009 Weiser Soil Conservation Days Sept. 22, 2009 Council 5 graders—Fire triangle Sept. 25, 2009 Horseshoe Bend 5th Grade Class – Smokey Sept. 29, 2009

16 7. Subunit Summary

Payette Dispatch The Payette Dispatch Center organization consists of a Center Manager, an Assistant Center Manager, an Intelligence Coordinator, a Forest Training Officer, and four Dispatchers (three permanents and one seasonal night dispatcher). The Assistant Center Manager position was filled in April by one of the IA dispatchers. Another IA dispatcher worked at the Payette Forest SO until retiring. Two IA dispatcher positions were then vacated for the 2009 fire season. A smokejumper detailed as an IA dispatcher, along with an Asst. Engine Captain from the Sawtooth National Forest.

Payette dispatchers scheduled and tracked 562 fixed wing and helicopter flights during 2009.

Payette dispatch assisted in 8 Search and Rescue missions.

Dispatch personnel spent a total of 61 days on assignments assisting other incidents, dispatch centers, and geographic areas as Aircraft Dispatcher (ACDP), Initial Attack Dispatcher (IADP), Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher (EDSD), and Training Specialist (TNSP). Table 7 show details about these assignments.

There was no need in 2009 to open expanded dispatch.

Payette Dispatch Center began seven-day staffing in Pay Period 12 and continued through Pay Period 19.

Incident Demob Days Resource Position Incident # Mob Date Name Date Assigned Gallagher, Jean TNSP AK-KKS-903348 Shanta Creek 07/14/09 07/22/09 9 EDSD UT-DIF-090163 Bridge 07/15/09 07/22/09 8 ACDP UT-DIF-090146 Dixie ABCD 07/22/09 07/30/09 9 Mount, Kathryn ACDP UT-CCD-090438 Cliffs 07/30/09 08/03/09 5 IADP CO-DRC-001000 DRC Support 08/11/09 08/27/09 17 EDSD UT-DIF-090224 Horse Valley 07/10/09 07/17/09 8 Murphy, Gary EDSD UT-DIF-090163 Bridge 07/17/09 07/21/09 5 Table 7. Payette Dispatch personnel off-forest assignments.

Payette Regulars T2IA Crew The Payette Regulars did not mobilize in 2009 as a T2IA crew.

17 D1 – Council Ranger District The Council Ranger District hosted 8 lightning-caused fires for 140 acres and 2 human-caused fires for 27.6 acres. Table 8 compares the number of fires to the 20-year average for the Council Ranger District, and Figure 26 compares the acres to the 20-year average.

2009 20-Year Average Human 27.60 174.72 Lightning 140.00 2,500.04 Total 167.60 2,674.75 Table 8. 2009 acres compared to 20-year average

Number of Fires on the Council District - Comparing 2009 to the 20- Year Average 30

25 26

20 20 15 2009 20-Year Average 10 10 8 5 6 2 0 Human Lightning Total

Figure 26. 2009 fire numbers compared to the 20-Year average

Council fire suppression resources included Engine 411 (Type 4), Engine 612 (Type 6), the 10-person Bear Handcrew (Crew 1), and two fire lookouts. Neither of the engines was dispatched to off-forest assignments. Crew 1 had 2 off-forest assignments for a total of 15 days. Table 9 shows the details of these assignments. Indian Mountain lookout called in 3 fires (lucky Strike, No Business, and Rush Creek).

Days Incident # Incident Name Incident Type Mob Date Demob Date Assigned OR-WWF-000925 Inc. 305 Wildland Fire 07/24/09 07/27/09 4 2009 NPF RX Burning RX Fire 09/15/09 and 09/20/09 and 6 ID-NPF-200904 09/26/09 09/30/09 5 Table 9. Crew 1 off-forest assignments

18 D2 – Weiser Ranger District The Weiser Ranger District hosted 8 lightning-caused fires for 85.18 acres and 4 human-caused fires for 12 acres. Table 10 compares the number of fires to the 20-year average for the Weiser Ranger District, and Figure 27 compares the acres to the 20-year average.

2009 20-Year Average Human 18.80 432.68 Lightning 66.38 3,431.69 Total 85.18 3,864.36 Table 10. 2009 acres compared to 20-year average

Number of Fires on the Weiser District - Comparing 2009 to the 20- Year Average 14 12 12 12 10

8 9 8 2009 6 20-Year Average 4 4 2 3 0 Human Lightning Total

Figure 27. 2009 fire numbers compared to the 20-Year average

Weiser fire resources included Engine 421 (Type 4), Engine 622 (Type 6), and one fire lookout. Like the Council engines, the Weiser engines stayed home for the 2009 fire season. The AFMO in Weiser detailed into an FMO position on the Dechutes National Forest. An engine captain from Council stepped up to detail into the AFMO. The Weiser FOS moved into the Fuels Specialist position for the zone, allowing an engine captain out of Weiser to detail into the FOS position. Sturgil Mountain lookout called in 4 fires (Mortimer, Spring, Blue Spring, and Iron Mountain).

19 D3 – New Meadows District

New Meadows experienced 2 human-caused fires burning 0.2 acres and 10 lightning-caused fires burning 7.45 acres for a total of 7.65 acres and 12 fires. Table 11 compares the number of fires to the 20- year average for the New Meadows Ranger District, and Figure 28 compares the acres to the 20-year average.

2009 20-Year Average Human 0.20 95.45 Lightning 7.45 7,153.84 Total 7.65 7,249.29 Table 11. 2009 acres compared to 20-year average

Number of Fires on the New Meadows District - Comparing 2009 to the 20-Year Average 30

25 27

20 22

15 2009

10 12 20-Year Average 10 5 2 5 0 Human Lightning Total

Figure 28. 2009 fire numbers compared to the 20-Year average

New Meadows fire resources include helicopters H69H (Type 2), H215KA (Type 2), 24 rappellers, Engine 431 (Type 4), and four fire lookouts. The AFMO for New Meadows was permanently filled. The helicopter summaries are included in Section 8. Engine 431 spent 3 days on one off-unit assignments on the Nez Perce National Forest with the 2009 NPF RX Burning from 09/26/09 through 09/28/09. The New Meadows lookouts called in a total of 10 fires (Hershey – French; Pollock – Grass Mountain, Devil’s Hole, Sheep, Curren, Brush, and Lake Creek; Granite Mountain – Goose, Diamond Rock, and North Star).

20 D-4 McCall District

McCall experienced 2 human-caused fires burning 207.1 acres and 6 lightning-caused fires burning 1.15 acres for a total of 7.65 acres. Table 12 compares the number of fires to the 20-year average for the McCall Ranger District, and Figure 29 compares the acres to the 20-year average.

2009 20-Year Average Human 207.10 124.93 Lightning 1.15 11,907.42 Total 208.25 12,032.34 Table 12. 2009 acres compared to 20-year average

Number of Fires on the McCall District - Comparing 2009 to the 20- Year Average 40 35 35 30 31 25 20 2009 15 20-Year Average 10 5 8 2 4 6 0 Human Lightning Total

Figure 29. 2009 fire numbers compared to the 20-Year average

McCall fire resources included Engine 441 (Type 4), Engine 642 (Type 6), the five-person Hand crew (Crew 4), and three fire lookouts. In 2009, E-642 and Crew 4 combined in and were relocated from Warren to McCall. Engine 642 had no off-unit assignments, and Crew 4 went burning on the Nez Perce for one off-unit assignment. Engine 441 spent 16 days on two off-unit assignments. Table 13 shows the details of these assignments. The McCall lookouts called in 2 fires (War Eagle – Enos; Pilot Peak – Profile Peak).

Incident Demob Days Resource Incident # Incident Name Mob Date Type Date Assigned Crew 4 ID-NPF-200904 2009 NPF RX Burning Fire – RX 09/26/09 10/05/09 10 CA-LNF-003782 Eagle Lake LCA Fire-Other 08/03/09 08/08/09 6 E-441 CA-SRF-000858 SRF ONC Support Preparedness 08/08/09 08/17/09 10 Table 13. McCall District resources off-forest assignments

21 D6 Krassel District

Krassel experienced 1 human-caused fire burning 25 acres and 10 lightning-caused fires burning 1.15 acres for a total of 116.05 acres. Table 14compares the number of fires to the 20-year average for the Krassel Ranger District, and Figure 30 compares the acres to the 20-year average.

Krassel fire resources include 1 Type 3 helicopter (H-2HX) and 3 lookouts. The helicopter summaries are found in section 8. Krassel had several detail opportunities in 2009. An engine captain from the New Meadows district detailed first as a FOS, then as an AFMO. A smokejumper detailed as a FOS. The lookouts called in 4 fires in 2009 (Miner’s Peak – Miners and Jacob’s ladder; Sheepeater – Black Butte and Golden Hand).

2009 20-Year Average Human 25.00 718.91 Lightning 116.05 42,582.68 Total 141.05 43,301.59 Table 14. 2009 acres compared to 20-year average

Number of Fires on the Krassel District - Comparing 2009 to the 20-Year Average 50 45 45 40 43 35 30 25 2009 20 20-Year Average 15 10 5 1 2 10 11 0 Human Lightning Total

Figure 30. 2009 fire numbers compared to the 20-Year average

22 8. Payette Forest Helicopter Summary

Four exclusive use helicopters were contracted on the Payette Forest during the 2008 fire season. Price Valley Helibase hosted two helicopters (Bell 205 A1++ and a Bell 212HP) and 24 rappellers. A Bell 407 helicopter and a crew of 13 rappellers were located at the Krassel Helibase. The McCall Helibase hosted one helicopter, an S-64E that was managed by Krassel Helitack. The four ships combined for hours of total flight time. All helibases filled numerous operational and helitack ICS positions during the 2009 fire season. Details of these positions can be found in Table 26 in Section 11. Table 15 shows the details of the helicopter seasons. All four helicopters were able to get off-unit in 2009 for numerous assignments. Table 16 shows the details of the helicopter off-unit assignments.

McCall Krassel Price Valley Total Make and Model of Aircraft S-64E Bell 407 Bell 212 HP Bell 205++ FAA Number N4037S N2HX N215KA N69H Number of persons on crew 1 16 12 12 41 Number of Initial Attacks 9 6 18 6 39 Number of Large Fires 7 4 6 7 24 Total Fire Flight Hours 178.9 213.8 288.1 206.1 886.9 Total Non-Fire Flight Hours 1.4 21 3.2 8.7 34.3 Total Flight Hours 180.3 234.8 291.3 214.8 921.2 Total Contract Costs $2,858,138.00 $697,225.00 $1,071,567.69 $962,346.52 $5,589,277.21 Total Number of Passengers Transported 10 811 2,155 1,304 4,280 Total Pounds of Internal Cargo 800 46,721 214,953 203,703 466,177 Total Pounds of External Cargo 0 45,142 222,512 106,673 374,327 Total Gallons of Water/Retardant 1,031,700 59,972 159,707 174,454 1,425,833 Dropped Rappel Information Number of Rappellers N/A 16 12 12 40 Number of Training Rappels N/A 109 151 214 474 Number of Operational Rappels N/A 11 42 24 77 Number of fires staffed by Rappellers N/A 2 10 6 18 Number of Cargo letdowns N/A 7 40 17 64 Aerial Ignition Crew Aerial Ignition Certified N/A Y Y Y Aerial Ignition Equipment (Helitorch – 2 Helitorch 2 Helitorch 4 Helitorch N/A 2 PSD PSD) 2 PSD 1 PSD 5 PSD Hours Flown on Aerial Ignition N/A 0 12.7 12.4 25.1 Other Number of Person Days on Fires 110 1,015 1036 692 2,853 Flight hours for Non-Federal Agencies 0 3.3 1.2 0 4.5 Days on Mandatory Availability 90 100 120 120 430 Days on Extension 1 24 24 6 55 Total Days on Contract 91 124 144 126 485 Table 15. Helicopter Operation details for the 2009 season

23 Mob Demob Days Resource Incident # Incident Name Incident Type Date Date Assigned ID-BOD-000354 Wilson Creek Fire - Wildfire 07/05/09 07/05/09 1 ID-SCF-009154 Ship Island Fire - Wildfire 07/20/09 07/23/09 4 ID-BOF-000446 Andy Fire - Wildfire 07/24/09 07/24/09 1 ID-SCF-009178 Good Luck Fire - Wildfire 07/25/09 07/25/09 1 OR-WWF-000329 Long Prong Fire - Wildfire 07/29/09 08/01/09 4 ID-BOF-000390 Eightmile Creek Fire - Wildfire 08/03/09 08/03/09 1 NM-CIF-000263 Main Fire - Wildfire 08/09/09 08/14/09 6 NM-R03-000004 2009 Large Fire Preparedness/ 08/14/09 08/27/09 15 Preparedness/ Preposition 4037S Preposition AZ-COF-000099 Taylor Fire - Wildfire 08/16/09 08/20/09 5 AZ-ASF-090261 Chevlon Complex Fire - Wildfire 08/20/09 08/22/09 3 CA-ANF-003616 Morris Fire - Wildfire 08/27/09 08/29/09 3 CA-ANF-003622 Station Fire - Wildfire 08/29/09 09/12/09 15 CA-ENF-013799 ENF ONC Support Preparedness/ 09/12/09 09/19/09 8 Preposition CA-PNF-000961 Silver Fire - Wildfire 09/19/09 09/21/09 3 CA-VNC-054871 Guiberson Fire - Wildfire 09/23/09 09/25/09 3 CA-LNF-002195 LNF-ONC Support (May) Preparedness/ 05/22/09 06/05/09 15 Preposition CA-ONC-000005 ONC Aviation Preparedness/ 05/22/09 05/22/09 1 Preposition 2009 Preposition CA-LNF-002297 Bench (H-1) Fire - Wildfire 05/27/09 05/28/09 2 CA-SHU-003630 Cassel IC Fire - Wildfire 05/29/09 05/29/09 1 CA-LMU-002378 Elysian (1-6) Fire - Wildfire 05/30/09 05/30/09 1 CA-NOD-002392 Saddle (R-5) Fire - Wildfire 05/30/09 05/30/09 1 CA-NOD-002416 Wood (R-6) Fire - Wildfire 05/31/09 05/31/09 1 215KA CA-LNF-002444 H-5 Helitac Training Training – Sim. 06/01/09 06/01/09 1 CA-LNF-002468 H-12 Fire - Wildfire 06/02/09 06/03/09 2 CA-ANF-002044 Twin Fire - Wildfire 06/05/09 06/07/09 3 CA-SRF-000858 SRF ONC Support Preparedness/ 07/03/09 07/26/09 24 Preposition CA-SHF-001430 Trinity Fire - Wildfire 07/03/09 07/05/09 3 CA-SRF-001131 Backbone Fire - Wildfire 07/05/09 07/29/09 22 UT-DIF-090383 Mill Flat Fire - Wildfire 08/31/09 09/13/09 14 UT-FIF-000262 White Fire - Wildfire 09/13/09 09/15/09 3 ID-STF-000395 Sunbeam Fire - Wildfire 09/27/09 09/27/09 1 AK-KKS-903348 Shanta Creek Fire - Wildfire 07/09/09 07/19/09 11 AK-CRS-914452 Willow Mountain Fire - Wildfire 07/19/09 07/22/09 4 AK-CRS-900002 Preposition 2009 VCRA Fire - Wildfire 07/22/09 07/30/09 9 N669H AK-TAS-000003 Tok Area Preposition Preparedness/ 07/30/09 07/31/09 2 Preposition AK-UYD-000496 UTD Bluff Creek Fire - Wildfire 07/31/09 08/01/09 2 AK-UYD-000897 UTD Crazy Mtn Complex Fire - Wildfire 08/01/09 08/17/09 4 AK- UYD-000529 UYD Fourteen Mile Fire - Wildfire 08/17/09 08/20/09 4 AK-TAD-001002 TAD Multiple Fire Supp. Preparedness/ 08/20/09 08/24/09 5 Preposition MT-BDF-000041 Lily Lake Fire - Wildfire 09/25/09 09/30/09 6

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24 Mob Demob Days Resource Incident # Incident Name Incident Type Date Date Assigned ID-BOF-000446 Andy Fire - Wildfire 07/23/09 07/25/09 3 CO-SJF-001000 SJF Support 2009 Preparedness/ 08/10/09 08/22/09 13 Preposition NM-CAF-009129 Eul Fire - Wildfire 08/20/09 08/21/09 2 2HX WA-SPD-001275 Dry Creek Complex Fire - Wildfire 08/24/09 08/27/09 4 OR-WIF-000111 Canal Creek Fire - Wildfire 08/27/09 09/12/09 17 OR-WIF-000116 French Creek Ridge Fire - Wildfire 09/12/09 09/12/09 1 OR-WIF-000005 WIF ABC Misc Fire - Wildfire 09/12/09 09/14/09 3 OR-WIF-000145 Tumblebug Complex Fire - Wildfire 09/14/09 10/17/09 24 Table 16. Helicopter off-unit assignments

25 9. Smokejumper Operations

Season Summary

The McCall Smokejumpers made a total of 272 fire jumps nationwide on a total of 67 incidents for 2009. They were dispatched to fires in 6 states, including Alaska, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Table 17 displays the smokejumper activity from McCall and six other bases the McCall jumpers jumped out of in 2009.

Base Location # Fires Jumped # Smokejumpers (fire jumps) Fairbanks Area 4 9 Galena Zone 1 4 Southwest Area 2 6 Fairbanks Tanana Zone 3 15 Upper Yukon Zone 3 8 ValdezCopper River Area 2 9 Grangeville Nez Perce National Forest 3 5 Galena Zone 2 10 McGrath Southwest Area 1 2 Battle Mountain District 2 4 Boise National Forest 3 8 Caribou-Targee National Forest 1 9 McCall Payette National Forest 14 81 Nez Perce National Forest 2 16 Salmon-Challis National Forest 5 36 Colville National Forest 1 3 North Cascades Okanogan National Forest 1 2 Willamette National Forest 1 6 Central Oregon District 2 4 Deschutes National Forest 5 13 Gifford Pinchot National Forest 1 2 Redmond Rogue River National Forest 1 4 Wenatchee National Forest 1 8 Willamette National Forest 2 2 Winema National Forest 2 2 Silver City Gila National Forest 2 4 Table 17. McCall Smokejumper activity for 2009

The McCall Smokejumpers also spent a total of 429 days engaged in prescribed fire activity. Table 18 shows the locations and the associated days of prescribed fire activity.

26 Geographic Area Location Number of Days Manti La-Sal National Forest 32 Payette National Forest 62 Eastern Great Basin Southeast Utah State 1 Other 55 Northern Rockies Nez Perce National Forest 18 Rocky Mountain Gunnison National Forest 42 Big Cyprus National Park 4 Brices Cross Roads NBS 4 Cherokee National Forest 13 Daniel Boone National Forest 56 Southern Area Florida National Forests 39 National Forests in Alabama 12 National Forest in Texas 28 North Carolina National Forests 58 Other 5 Table 18. McCall smokejumper prescribed fire activity for 2009

Over the course of 2009, 31 jumpers filled a total of 122 single resource assignment orders for a total of 122 days in 11 different states. These assignments are included in Table 26 in Section 11.

Aircraft The McCall jump aircraft fleet consisted of a turbine DC-3 (J-42), crewed with two pilots and two spotters, and two Twin Otter aircraft (J-41 & J-43), each with a single pilot and two spotters. The Twin Otters flew a total of 260.6 hours and the DC-3 flew a total of 170.7 for a combined total of 431.3 flight hours.

Personnel Sixty-three jumpers completed training in 2009, including 5 rookies. Season-long detail assignments included an individual working in the Washington Office East, AFMO Fuels, Fire Module Leader, District Fire Operations Specialist, Engine Boss, Forest Initial Attack Dispatcher, and 4 individuals detailed to IHC positions. Four of the jumpers were on Incident Management teams; however, they were not mobilized.

Facilities and Tours/Public Relations Smokejumpers provided tours to over 3,300 visitors at the base in 2009. In addition to the base tours, Smokejumpers presented at the local school district, and the McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) sponsored by the University of Idaho at Ponderosa State Park. Local school district and MOSS presentations reached the ears of approximately 1,000 students, re-enforcing the positive image of firefighters, the U.S. Forest Service and the Smokejumper program. Two McCall Smokejumpers, Robert Charley and Clay Yazzie, travelled to Washington D.C. to make a presentation at the Raytheon American Indian Network’s Native American Heritage month program.

27 Loft/Loadmaster Brett Bittenbender detailed as the Loft Foreman, and Todd Franzen detailed as the Asst. Loft Foreman. The McCall Smokejumpers transported masses of cargo for the 2009 season. For the standard cargo, 328 bundles for 17,341 pounds were delivered with a malfunction rate of 0.6%. They also delivered 422 bundles of special para-cargo that weighed 4,756 pounds with a 0.0% malfunction rate. Between the two, they total 422 bundles weighing 22,098 pounds. They transported 200 personnel including jumper demobs and crew hauls with a cargo total of 56,947 pounds. The total number of mission flown in 2009 is 28 fire missions, 7 para-cargo missions, and 25 other missions in support of fire operations (backhaul, demob, booster, crews, and recon). The total of cargo moved in 2009 was 40 tons.

R4 Workforce Diversity Program Renee Jack continued in 2009 as the Regional Fire Recruiter/Outreach Coordinator. This position has the purpose of targeting under-represented groups in Region 4 Fire and Aviation Management. Assistance was also provided to Regions 1, 3 and 6. Thirty-six hires were tracked throughout 2009 and Table 19 details these efforts.

Forest Hires Tracked Boise National Forest 1 Hispanic Male 1 White Male 1 White Female Bridger-Teton National Forest 1 Asian Pacific Islander Caribou Targee National Forest 1 White Female 1 Hispanic Male Humbolt-Toyabe National Forest 1 White Female 1 White Male Payette National Forest 3 White Females Region 4 2 White Males 1 Hispanic Male Salmon-Challis National Forest 1 African American/Hispanic Male 1 White Male/possibly Native American 1 Hispanic Male Sawtooth 2 White Females 1 Hispanic Male 1 White Male Unita-Wasatch-Cache 1 Native American Female 1 White Female N/A 1 Hispanic Male 1 White Male Region 1 1 Native American Female 1 White Female N/A 1 Asian Hispanic Male 2 Hispanic Males Region 3 2 White Females 1 Hispanic Female N/A 1 White Female Region 6 2 Hispanic Males Table 19. Hires tracked under the workforce diversity program

28 10. Airtanker Use Summary

The McCall Tanker Base administered two Air Tractor 802 Single Engine air tankers (SEAT),T- 892 and T-893, and one Neptune P2V Type 1 air tanker, T-10, which, incidentally, never physically landed in McCall at any time in 2009. The two SEATs were contracted through the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) from Evergreen Flying Services, Inc. Daily contract availability was paid by IDL and the hourly flight rate was paid by the ordering agency. The McCall Tanker Base provided the retardant, facility, and on-site management.

Six different air tankers made a total of 94 flights and delivered 74,290 gallons of retardant to 19 different incidents (including simulations and proficiencies). Table 20 shows the summary of the airtanker activity out of the McCall base. Table 21 displays the airtanker use by administrative unit.

Retardant Retardant Flight Flight ES and Aircraft Loads Gallons Costs Time Costs Other Costs Total T-892 43 28,766 $34,806.84 38.63 $92,967.30 3,096.00 $130,870.14 T-893 43 28,910 $34,981.10 38.52 $92,275.65 1,548.00 $128,804.75 T-00 5 12,560 $15,197.60 3.24 $20,227.32 0.00 $35,424.92 T-22 1 2,557 $3,093.97 1.25 $7,897.50 0.00 $10,991.47 T-894 1 714 $863.94 0.68 $2,040.00 0.00 $2,903.94 T-895 1 783 $947.43 0.67 $2,010.00 0.00 $2,957.43 Table 20. Summary of Airtanker activity out of the McCall tanker base. (ES = Extended Standby)

Figure 31. The SEATs administered out of McCall (photo courtesy of Francis Russo)

29 Incident Retardant Retardant Flight Flight ES /Other User Name Loads Gallons Costs Time Costs Costs Total Totals 18 12,501 $15,126.21 15.78 $37,372.95 $1,677.00 $54,176.16

Andy 6 4,130 $4,997.30 5.19 $12,378.15 $0.00 $17,375.45 Boise Eight Mile 10 6,969 $8,432.49 9.02 $21,250.35 $903.00 $30,585.84 National Forest Bear 2 1,402 $1,696.42 1.57 $3,744.45 $129.00 $5,569.87 Wallow Sheep 0 0 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 $645.00 $645.00

Totals 2 0 $0.00 0.95 $2,265.75 $0.00 $2,265.75 Idaho Department Fire 2 0 $0.00 0.95 $2,265.75 $0.00 $2,265.75 of Lands Simulation Totals 5 5,411 $6,547.31 4.02 $15,334.20 $129.00 $22,010.51 Nez Perce National Bentz Ridge 2 1,357 $1,641.97 1.42 $3,386.70 $129.00 $5,157.67 Forest Lightning 3 4,054 $4,905.34 2.60 $11,947.50 $0.00 $16,852.84

Totals 18 12,479 $15,099.59 13.71 $32,698.35 $903.00 $48,700.94

Wolf Creek 4 2,829 $3,423.09 3.93 $9,373.05 $387.00 $13,183.14

Cottonwood 6 4,072 $4,927.12 3.40 $8,109.00 $258.00 $13,294.12

Payette Woodhead 2 1,313 $1,588.73 1.68 $4,006.80 $129.00 $5,724.53 National 2 Forest Mill Creek 2 1,405 $1,700.05 1.13 $2,695.05 $0.00 $4,395.10

Iron 4 2,860 $3,460.60 3.57 $8,514.45 $0.00 $11,975.05 Mountain Payette 0 0 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 $129.00 $129.00 ABCD Totals 20 13,987 $16,924.25 29.00 $70,667.55 $1,419.00 $89,010.80 Salmon/ Challis Goodluck 14 9,686 $11,720.06 20.18 $48,129.30 $1,419.00 $61,268.36 National Forest Panther 6 4,301 $5,204.19 8.82 $22,538.25 $0.00 $27,742.44

Totals 29 29,912 $36,193.52 18.61 $56,884.77 $516.00 $93,594.29 Southern Idaho 120 Fire 16 15,077 $18,243.17 10.94 $31,956.06 $387.00 $50,586.23 Timber Ditch 7 10,502 $12,707.42 4.38 $17,082.06 $0.00 $29,789.48 Protection (SITPA) Needles 6 4,333 $5,242.93 3.29 $7,846.65 $129.00 $13,218.58

Totals 2 0 $0.00 0.92 $2,194.20 $0.00 $2,194.20 Vendor (Evergreen) Aug 2 0 $0.00 0.92 $2,194.20 $0.00 $2,194.20 Proficiency Table 21. Airtanker use by administrative unit (ES = Extended Standby)

30 11. Resource Requests Processed

Forest personnel and the Payette Dispatch Center were busy supporting other units in land management activities in lieu of our own lack of activity. Forest resources were dispatched to many states of the union in 2009 including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Figure 32 depicts how many resources were sent to each state.

Figure 32. Off-Forest assignments by state

The data below was extracted from the Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS) reports system called COGNOS. The Payette Dispatch Center “filled” a total of 1,194 requests, including 699 off-forest requests. Table 22 shows the breakdown of the off-forest requests filled by Payette dispatch of both local and non-local resources by Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC). These numbers include both the root requests and any associated subordinate requests and do not include supply orders. Tables 23 - 26 show the breakdown of all resource orders processed by Payette Dispatch, both locally and off-forest by resource order type. In tables 23-26 the root and subordinate requests are counted as their resource type (for example, the helicopter crewmember for the helicopter is counted in the overhead table and the helicopter is counted in the aircraft table).

31 Incident Host GACC Aircraft Crew Equipment Overhead Total Alaska Interagency Coordination Center 15 35 50 Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center 110 109 3 83 305 Northern Rockies Coordination Center 13 23 6 13 55 Northwest Coordination Center 30 8 3 72 113 Northern California Coordination Center 27 3 7 21 58 Rocky Mountain Coordination Center 7 11 18 Southern Area Coordination Center 43 43 Southern California Coordination Center 3 9 12 Southwest Area Coordination Center 4 17 21 Western Great Basin Coordination Center 17 1 6 24 Total 226 144 19 310 699 Table 22. The breakdown of off-forest assignments by GACC

Aircraft Orders Cancel Catalog Item Enter Delete Place Retrieve Fill Unfill Reassign Release Cancel UTF UTF IA Load, Rappellers 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 IA Load, SMKJ 9 0 0 0 17 0 0 9 0 0 0 Airtanker T 1 or 2 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 Airtanker T 3 8 0 0 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 0 Airtanker T 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Airtanker T 3 or 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW, Air Tactical 13 2 6 1 10 2 2 7 0 1 0 FW, Leadplane 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 FW, SMKJ 0 0 0 0 13 3 0 3 0 0 0 Air to Ground Freq. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Helo, T 1 Limited 4 0 1 0 17 2 2 3 0 0 2 Helo, T 2 Limited 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Helo, T 2 Standard 12 0 2 0 18 1 2 11 0 0 4 Helo, T 3 Standard 6 0 4 0 5 0 1 6 0 0 0 TFR 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 68 2 27 2 103 8 7 53 2 7 7 Table 23. Resource Order activity by number of orders for aircraft orders by Payette Dispatch (SMKJ=Smokejumper, T=Type, FW=Fixed Wing, Helo=Helicopter, TFR=Temporary Flight Restriction)

Crew Orders Cancel Catalog Item Enter Delete Place Retrieve Fill Unfill Reassign Release Cancel UTF UTF Crew, Misc. 10 0 0 0 13 0 2 9 1 0 0 Crew, T 1 6 0 4 2 8 0 6 2 0 0 0 Crew, T 1 or 2 Any 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Crew, T 1 or 2IA 4 0 4 0 2 0 4 5 0 0 0 Crew, T 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Crew, T 2 Any 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Crew, Type 2 IA 6 1 3 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 Crew, ST T 1 or 2 IA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Crew, Camp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 33 1 16 2 26 0 15 26 3 0 0 Table 24. Resource Order activity by number of orders for crew orders by Payette Dispatch (T=Type, IA=Initial Attack, ST=Strike Team)

32 Equipment Orders Cancel Catalog Item Enter Delete Place Retrieve Fill Unfill Reassign Release Cancel UTF UTF Engine, T 3,4,5,or 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 Engine, T 4 24 1 2 0 22 0 3 22 0 0 0 Engine, T 6 17 0 1 0 16 0 3 18 0 0 0 Palm IR 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 Tender, Water, Any 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Trans., Pickup 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Trans., Veh., Auto 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trans., Veh., SUV 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 Trans., Boat 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Trans., Bus, Crew 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Truck, Fuel 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 54 2 4 0 52 3 8 43 2 0 3 Table 25. Resource Order activity by number of orders for crew orders by Payette Dispatch (T=Type, IR=Infrared, Trans=Transportation, Tr=Trailer, Veh=Vehicle)

Overhead Orders Cancel Catalog Item Enter Delete Place Retrieve Fill Unfill Reassign Release Cancel UTF UTF Team, T 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 ABRO 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 ACDP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ASGS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ATGS 9 0 0 0 14 1 4 6 0 0 1 ATBM 2 0 0 0 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 ATIM 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 BHAV 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 COML 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 CRWB 33 0 20 2 45 7 24 23 4 1 0 DIVS 7 0 2 0 12 1 1 5 1 0 0 DOZB 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 DRIV 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 EDRC 8 0 0 0 8 0 1 7 0 0 0 EDSD 2 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 EDSP 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 ENGB 1 0 0 0 6 4 0 2 1 0 4 ENOP 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 FACL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 FALA 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 FALB 4 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 FALC 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 FDUL 7 0 0 0 8 0 0 7 0 0 0 FELB 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 FFT2 159 0 117 8 138 5 133 133 0 2 4 FFT1 124 0 100 32 116 3 91 76 0 1 0 FIRB 3 0 0 0 17 0 1 5 0 0 0 FOBS 2 0 1 0 7 1 0 3 0 0 0 FSC2 4 0 0 0 6 1 0 4 0 0 0 HIOP 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEB1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1

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33 Cancel Catalog Item Enter Delete Place Retrieve Fill Unfill Reassign Release Cancel UTF UTF HEB2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 HECM 21 0 1 0 73 10 0 2 11 0 9 HERS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 HRAP 7 0 7 0 16 0 1 1 3 3 0 HTMG 12 0 4 0 61 1 1 7 2 0 4 HTMM 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 IADP 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 2 ICT3 8 0 0 0 20 5 1 7 2 0 0 ICT4 13 0 0 0 13 0 2 10 1 0 0 ICT5 33 1 5 0 31 0 11 25 0 0 0 INTL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 INVF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 LSC2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LTAN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MXMS 11 0 0 0 10 0 2 8 1 0 0 OPBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ORDM 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 OSC1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 OSC2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 PREV 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 PTRC 5 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 PSC1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 RADO 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 RAMP 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 READ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 RESL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 RXB1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 RXB2 11 1 0 0 17 0 2 10 0 0 0 SOFL 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 SOF1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 SOF2 2 0 0 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 SEMG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 SMKJ 83 0 0 0 276 7 3 108 5 0 8 STCK 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 STCR 2 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 2 0 0 TOCL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TFLD 1 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 THSP 18 0 1 1 17 2 1 13 3 1 0 TIME 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 TNSP 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 631 4 268 45 1,016 64 289 498 44 8 51 Table 26. Resource Order activity by number of orders for overhead orders by Payette Dispatch (Please see agency Mnemonics position code sheet for position description of the catalog item. If needed, they are available at Payette Dispatch)

12. Training Accomplishments

Although the local opportunities for training were scarce in 2009, many individuals, both agency employees and AD’s, were able to take advantage of training and get their task books signed. Seventeen position task books (PTB) in air operations were signed, along with 24 in command, 1 in dispatch, 1 in finance, 1 in logistics, 17 in operations, 9 in planning and 1 in prevention/investigation. Table 27 details the positions in these categories that were approved in 2009.

# of Task books Functional Area Position Approved Aircraft Base Radio Operator (ABRO) 3 Deck Coordinator (DECK) 1 Type 2 Helibase Manager (HEB2) 1 Air Operations Helicopter Crewmember (HECM) 7 Helicopter Manager (HMGB) 3 Take-Off/Landing Coordinator (TOLC) 2 Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3) 2 Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4) 6 Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5) 6 Command Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2) 8 Prescribed Fire Manager (RXM1) 1 Safety Officer Type 2 (SOF2) 1 Dispatch Expanded Dispatch Recorder (EDRC) 1 Finance Equipment Time Recorder (EQTR) 1 Logistics Base Camp Manager (BCMG) 1 Crew Boss (CRWB) 3 Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) 1 Felling Boss (FELB) 1 Operations Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) 7 Firing Boss (FIRB) 4 Strike Team Leader-Crews (STCR) 1 Planning Fire Effects Monitor (FEMO) 9 Prevention/Investigation Wildland Fire Investigator (INVF) 1 Table 27. The position task books approved in 2009

35 13. Form FS-5100-8/FS-5100-9

USDA-Forest Service UNIT Payette National Forest PERSONNEL EMPLOYED ON WILDFIRE PRESUPPRESSION AND SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES CALENDAR YEAR 2009

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Data for items 1a, 1b, and 2b should be taken from planning and budget records in the Supervisor's Office.

2. Items 1c, 1d, 2b, and 2c may be obtained from actual records in the S.O. or from the Ranger District. If obtained from the Ranger having intimate knowledge on use of his personnel, these items may be estimated. Complete accuracy is not required.

3. Item 3 may be estimated where large numbers of casuals are employed. Since each reemployment counts as a new employment, sufficient accuracy can be obtained by sample counts and measurement of time slips.

NUMBER ITEM SUB- TOTAL NO. ITEM TOTAL 1. Regular appointed personnel 33 a. Full-time fire management (20 pay periods or more)

b. Part-time fire management 82

c. Others used on presuppression sometime during year 7

d. Others used on suppression (exclude those reported under a, 8 b, or c)

130 e. Total (a + b + c + d) 2. Seasonal or short-term personnel

a. Regular fire control (crews, firefighters, patrol, lookouts, etc.) 75

b. Others (BD, KV, BR, R&T, etc.) who spent time on fire control 5 work

c. Emergency firefighters (exclude those reported under a or b) 2

d. Total (a + b + c) 82 3. Total number of casuals employed on fire suppression

(Each reemployment counts as an employment) 10 4. Number of casuals (included in Item 3) employed for first time 1 (Ranger's estimate is adequate) 5. GRAND TOTAL (1e + 2d + 3) 222 REMARKS (if necessary)

SUBMITTED BY (Signature) TITLE

/s/ Coral Tily Dispatch Intel Coordinator

36 FORM FS-5100-9, LAND OWNERSHIP PROTECTION REPORT

USDA-FOREST SERVICE Calendar Year 2009 LAND OWNERSHIP PROTECTION REPORT Region (Summary of acres by states) R-4 Payette National Forest National INSIDE FOREST SERVICE PROTECTION BOUNDARIES Forest Land PROTECTED BY THE FOREST SERVICE S&P LAND Protected by PROTECTED Others STATE State and Private Land by STATE Reimburse Without and FS Offset Reimburse Other Fee Basis Basis Suppression ment Federal N F Land Total National Rec 29,200

Area (NRA) Salmon/Challis 7,817 NF Southern ID 47,703 61,339 Timber (SITPA) Payette National 2,132,203 Forest Bureau of Land 398,411 Mgmt Boise National 23,655 8,148 Forest

Total 47,703 398,411 2,155,858 106,504

37 14. References (for sources outside of agency reports)

National Weather Service (NWS) – Boise. 2009. Fire Weather Annual Report, 2009 NWS Boise.

USDA, Natural Resource Conservation Service. 2009. Mountain Snowpack as of May 1, 2009. National Water and Climate Center, Portland, OR. Website accessed 01/20/2010. ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/support/water/westwide/snowpack/wy2009/snow0905.gif.

USDA, Natural Resource Conservation Service. 2010. Snotel Maps for Brundage Resevoir and Bear Saddle. Web site accessed 01/20/2010 http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/wygraph.pl?stationidname=16D09S- BRUNDAGE+RESERVOIR&state=ID and http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/wygraph.pl?stationidname=16E10S-BEAR+SADDLE&state=ID

Western Region Climate Center (WRCC). 2010. Monthly Climate for McCall, ID. Website accessed 01/20/10 http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?idmcca