FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY 7/1/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NW - BOOT MOUNTAIN COMPLEX, COLVILLE AGENCY, BIA - 15,259 ACRES. CONTAINED.
McCAY, OKANOGAN NF - 500 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (STARKOVICH) COMMITTED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/2.
CA - NORTH ZONE - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NR - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - DRY CREEK, UTAH STATE - 450 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO ACTIVITY. SW - CLARA, SANTA FE NF - 80 ACRES. CONTAINED.
CABLE, ARIZONA STATE - 170 ACRES. CONTAINED.
BIG CEDAR, CRAIG DISTRICT, BLM - 60 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY,7/1.
DRAW, CRAIG DISTRICT, BLM - 140 ACRES. CONTAINED.
EA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
***RED FLAG WATCH EASTERN ARIZONA AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO, STRONG DRY WINDS***
WESTERN U.S. - A HOT, DRY, UNSTABLE AIRMASS COVERS MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST. A COLD FRONT WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN •ARIZONA AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 85 TO 105. A COOL MOIST AIRMASS WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN NEVADA AND THE NORTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES 65 TO 85.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 124 FIRES FOR 1,239 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: EXPECTING INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHWEST AND DEMOBILIZATION IN THE NORTHWEST.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY 7/2/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NW - McCAY, OKANOGAN NF - 500 ACRES. CONTAINED.
CA - NORTH ZONE - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NR - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - NO ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO ACTIVITY.
SW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
RM - BIG CEDAR, CRAIG DISTRICT, BLM - 60 ACRES. CONTAINED.
EA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. - A HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS CONTINUES TO DRY OUT CALIFORNIA AND MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN COLORADO. A DRY COLD FRONT WITH MODERATE WINDS WILL MOVE OUT OF COLORADO TO EAST - CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 85 TO 105. A COOL AIRMASS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ROCKIES. THE NORTHWEST WILL BE DRY AND WARMER EXCEPT FOR A FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN IDAHO. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 65 - 85.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 105 FIRES FOR 1,032 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: ONLY MINOR ACTIVITY OCCURRING.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY 7/3/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NW - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NR - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - NO ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO ACTIVITY.
SW - RIVER, PIMA AGENCY, BIA - 100 ACRES. CONTAINED.
AGAVE COMPLEX, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK - 2,000 ACRES. THE GAP FIRE, WITHIN THE AGAVE COMPLEX HAS PRIORITY DUE TO THREAT TO POWERLINES. ESTIMATE CONTAINMENT ON 7/5.
RM - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
EA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. - THE WEATHER WILL BE A LITTLE DRIER ACROSS THE WEST ON FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS FROM TEXAS NORTHWARD INTO WESTERN CANADA. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSHOWERS CAUSED BY SURFACE HEATING WILL BE FEW AND WILL BE FOUND OVER MOUNTAINS FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NORTH AND EAST INTO MONTANA, AND ALSO OVER NEW MEXICO. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE 70VS IN NORTHERN WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND MONTANA TO THE 80fS AND LOWER 90'S IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST TO 107 IN THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 152 FIRES FOR 12,976 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: FIRE ACTIVITY REMAINS AT A MINIMAL LEVEL.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SATURDAY 7/4/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK- INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NW - NO ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NR - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - NO ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
UTAH - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SW - AGAVE COMPLEX, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK - 2,000 ACRES. ESTIMATED CONTAINMENT, 7/5.
RM - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - NO ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
***RED FLAG WARNING SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHERN ARIZONA, WESTERN AND SOUTHERN UTAH FOR DRY WINDS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS.***
WESTERN U.S. - THE SOUTHWEST WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER SATURDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70'S AND 80'S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE 90'S TO 110 OVER THE DESERTS. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. WET THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND ACROSS NORTHREN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN OREGON, NORTHERN NEVADA, CENTRAL IDAHO.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 135 FIRES FOR 3,929 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: EXPECTING INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY TO INCREASE IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SUNDAY 7/5/92 0900 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NR - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - JUNIPER BUTTE, IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT, BLM - 300 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
INTERMOUNTAIN - RED ROCK CANYON, UTAH STATE - 2,400 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/5.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO ACTIVITY.
SW - AGAVE COMPLEX, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK - 2,531 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/5.
RM - NO ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
*** RED FLAG WARNING NEVADA AND UTAH FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ***
WESTERN U.S. - A LITTLE WARMER TODAY WITH HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE 80'S MOUNTAINS AND 95-115 OVER THE DESERTS. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES 10-25 PERCENT. INCREASING HUMIDITIES OVER ARIZONA. COOL AND MOIST COASTAL RANGES. OVERALL TREND NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IS FOR COOLER MORE MOIST CONDITIONS AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVES INLAND.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 167 FIRES FOR 1,315 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: ONLY MINIMAL FIRE ACTIVITY OCCURRING.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING HUMAN CAUSED FIRES AS THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND CONTINUES. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT MONDAY 7/6/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - BANNING, RIVERSIDE RANGER UNIT, CDF - 1,041 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NR - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - JUNIPER BUTTE, IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT, BLM - 300 ACRES. CONTAINED.
INTERMOUNTAIN - RED ROCK CANYON, UTAH STATE - 2,400 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - AGAVE COMPLEX, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK - 2,684 ACRES. CONTAINED.
ALDER, TONTO NF - 400 ACRES. EXPECTED CONTAINMENT TODAY, 7/6.
SANTAN, PIMA AGENCY, BIA - 130 ACRES. CONTAINED.
SPARKLER, PHOENIX DISTRICT, BLM - 110 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
RM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
***RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEVADA, WEST CENTRAL, AND SOUTHWEST UTAH FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY***
WESTERN U.S. - A LITTLE COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70'S AND 80'S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 90 TO 110 IN THE DESERTS. WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS. BREEZY WITH HUMIDITIES 10 TO 25 PERCENT.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 285 FIRES FOR 5,527 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: INCREASING FIRE ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHWEST, UTAH AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREAS. AIR TANKER AND LEAD PLANE MOVEMENT TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT TUESDAY 7/7/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NW - NO ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - BANNING, RIVERSIDE RANGER UNIT, CDF - 1,200 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/7.
EDEN, SAN DIEGO RANGER UNIT, CDF - 105 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY 7/7.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - CHEVRON, BOISE DISTRICT, BLM - 487 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
INTERMOUNTAIN - ROCK CANYON, UINTA NF - 155 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN A HIGHLY VISIBLE AND SENSITIVE AREA ON THE WASATCH FRONT. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/7.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - ALDER, TONTO NF - 475 ACRES. CONTAINED.
SPARKLER, PHOENIX DISTRICT, BLM - 140 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/7
CAT, PHOENIX DISTRICT, BLM - 250 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
RM - FREMONT, CANON CITY DISTRICT, BLM - 130 ACRES. HIGH WINDS, AND STEEP SLOPES PRESENTING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/7.
EA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
***RED FLAG WATCH SOUTHEASTERN UTAH FOR DRY LIGHTNING***
WESTERN U.S AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS ARE FORECAST FOR MONTANA, WYOMING, INTO IDAHO AND NORTHERN UTAH. A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS CENTERED OVER NEW MEXICO. HURRICANE DARBY IS OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MOVING NORTHWEST. A LARGE AREA OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH DARBY IS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS ARE FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA, ARIZONA, AND NEW MEXICO. DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEASTERN UTAH. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE 70*S AND 80*S NORTH TO THE 90'S TO OVER 100 IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 323 FIRES FOR 9,349 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY OCCURRING IN MOST GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY 7/8/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - BANNING, RIVERSIDE RANGER UNIT, CDF - 1,200 ACRES. CONTAINED.
EDEN, SAN DIEGO RANGER UNIT, CDF - 153 ACRES. CONTAINED.
GENERAL, CALIFORNIA DESERT DISTRICT, BLM - 115 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NR - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - ROCK CANYON, UINTA NF - 155 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NEVADA - NO ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - SPARKLER, PHOENIX DISTRICT, BLM - 110 ACRES. CONTAINED.
CAT, PHOENIX DISTRICT, BLM - 923 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/8.
RM - FREMONT, CANON CITY, COLORADO STATE - 140 ACRES. CONTAINED.
EA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. - LITTLE CHANGE FROM YESTERDAY IN THE NORTH AND SLIGHTLY WARMER AND MORE HUMID IN THE SOUTH. MOISTURE FROM EX-HURRICANE DARBY WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA, UTAH, COLORADO, ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO WITH SCATTERED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE 60*S TO 80'S IN THE NORTH TO 95 TO 110 IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 228 FIRES FOR 14,757 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY OCCURRING IN MOST GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY 7/9/92 0530 HRS. MDT.
PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
K - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - NO ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - NO ACTIVITY.
UTAH - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SW - CAT, PHOENIX DISTRICT, BLM - 923 ACRES. FIRE EXPERIENCED SOME FLARE-UPS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
RM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SA -RANSOM, MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, FWS - 1,200 ACRES. CONTAINED.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. - THE NORTHWEST STATES, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND UTAH WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH FEWER THUNDERSTORMS, WHICH WILL BE MAINLY DRY OVER MOUNTAINS. THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES, COLORADO, AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL SEE LITTLE CHANGE FROM WEDNESDAY, WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND ABNORMALLY HIGH HUMIDITIES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FROM THE UPPER 60'S TO MID 80'S IN THE NORTH; 80'S AND 90'S IN THE SOUTH; 100 TO 107 IN THE LOWER SOUTHERN DESERTS.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 226 FIRES FOR 10,476 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: FIRE ACTIVITY REMAINS AT A MINIMAL LEVEL.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY 7/10/92 0530 HRS. MDT.
PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK- INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - NO ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO ACTIVITY.
SW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
RM - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
EA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. - THE NORTHWEST STATES, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN NEVADA, NORTHERN UTAH WILL BE CLOUDY AND COOL. IT WILL BE CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSHOWERS WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION IN THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON TO WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING. ELSEWHERE IT WILL BE MAINLY CLEAR WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES OR HUMIDITIES. THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED EVENING THUNDERSHOWERS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS, WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 60'S AND 70'S OVER MOUNTAINS AND COAST; 80'S TO 90'S IN NORTHERN INTERIOR VALLEYS AND DESERTS; 90'S TO 108 IN SOUTHERN VALLEYS AND DESERTS.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 159 FIRES FOR 6,241 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: FIRE ACTIVITY REMAINS AT A MINIMAL LEVEL. ACTIVITY INCREASING IN FLORIDA.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SATURDAY 7/11/92 0900 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NW - MODOC, WINEMA NF - 530 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BACON) IS COMMITTED. STEEP TERRAIN, ROLLING MATERIALS, BIG TIMBER. ESTIMATE CONTAINMENT 7/12.
CA - NORTH ZONE - RED ROCK, LASSEN NF - 350 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MADDEN) COMMITTED. CONTROL PROBLEMS PROMPTED THE EVACUATION OF 20 FAMILIES LAST NIGHT (THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME). FOREST SERVICE CAMPGROUND BURNED. HIGHWAY 89 CLOSED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO HAZARDS FROM BURNED AND FALLING TREES. ESTIMATE CONTAINMENT TODAY, 7/11.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - NO ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - NO ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - YELLOW, ARIZONA STATE - 320 ACRES. CONTAINED.
RM - NO ACTIVITY.
EA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SA - WILD ONE, APPALACHACOLA NF - 500 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, FWS - 130 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. - NORTHWEST COAST TO MONTANA AND WYOMING WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WEST OF THE CASCADES, AND PARTLY CLOUDY EAST OF THE CASCADES TO MONTANA WITH WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS BRINGING LIGHT PRECIPITATION. SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHWEST OREGON TO UTAH WILL SEE ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS, WHICH WILL BE MAINLY DRY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. IT WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER BUT WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES. EXPECT GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS TO OVER 20 MPH. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSHOWERS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE, CONTINUED HUMID. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 60'S AND 70'S OVER MOUNTAINS AND COAST; 70*S AND 80'S IN THE NORTHERN INTERIOR; 80'S AND 90'S SOUTHWEST EXCEPT 100 TO 105 IN THE LOWER SOUTHWEST DESERTS.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 167 FIRES FOR 4,725 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: HUMAN CAUSED FIRES PRESENTING MORE OF A THREAT IN THE WEST. FIRE ACTIVITY INCREASING IN NORTH ZONE, NORTHWEST AND FLORIDA. FLORIDA FIRE DANGERS REMAIN HIGH WITH SIGNIFICANT DRAW DOWNS-ON RESOURCES.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED NATIONALLY.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SUNDAY 7/12/92 0900 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NW - MODOC, WINEMA NF - 643 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BACON) COMMITTED. STEEP TERRAIN, ROLLING MATERIALS AND LARGE TIMBER ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/12.
CA - NORTH ZONE - RED ROCK, LASSEN NF - 350 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MADDEN) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - NO ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SW - VARIADERO, NEW MEXICO STATE - 1000 ACRES. CONTAINED.
RM - NO ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - WILD ONE, APALACHICOLA NF - 400 ACRES. BURNING OUT USING NATURAL BOUNDARIES AND SOME WET LINE. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/13.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. - COASTAL MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON FOG, LOW CLOUDS AND DRIZZLE. CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY CASCADES TO NORTHWEST MONTANA. SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSHOWERS SIERRA TO SOUTHERN MONTANA TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. LOCAL HEAVY SHOWERS UTAH, COLORADO, SOUTHERN WYOMING, AND THE FOUR CORNERS. HIGHS 60'S AND 70'S COAST AND MOUNTAINS, 80'S AND 90'S INTERIOR VALLEYS, 90'S TO OVER 100 SOUTHWEST DESERTS.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 145 FIRES FOR 10,629 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: ONLY MINIMAL ACTIVITY OCCURRING NATIONALLY, WITH JUST A FEW UNITS REPORTING VERY HIGH INDICES IN NEVADA, CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHWEST.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASING ACTIVITY IN FLORIDA WITH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT MONDAY 7/13/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS AK - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NW - MODOC, WINEMA NF - 519 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BACON) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
MUD LAKE, WASHINGTON STATE - 1,500 ACRES. CONTAINED.
CA - NORTH ZONE - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - SHOE PEG, BOISE DISTRICT, BLM - 250 ACRES. CONTROLLED.
INTERMOUNTAIN - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO ACTIVITY.
SW - NO ACTIVITY.
RM - NO ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - WILD ONE, APALACHICOLA NF - 506 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/13.
JUNIPER WILDERNESS, OCALA NF - 2015 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/13.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. - THE NORTHERN AREAS WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH A CHANCE OF A FEW AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OR SHOWERS, MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. TEMPERATURES IN THE 70'S AND 80*S, 90'S IN THE LOW VALLEYS. THE SOUTHERN AREAS WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY AND HOT. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OR SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES IN THE 80'S AND 90'S, OVER 100 IN THE SOUTHERN DESERTS.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 112 FIRES FOR 8,237 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: MINIMAL ACTIVITY CONTINUING WITH SEVERAL UNITS IN THE WEST REPORTING VERY HIGH INDICES.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT TUESDAY 7/14/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
RM - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
EA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SA - WILD ONE, APALACHICOLA NF - 506 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/14.
JUNIPER WILDERNESS, OCALA NF - 2,015 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/14.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. A DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PRODUCING GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS, 20 - 30 MPH EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE IN MONTANA. DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES AND EAST OF THE CASCADES IN THE NORTHWEST. HUMIDITIES IN THE 20'S AND 30'S. ONSHORE FLOW KEEPING FOG AND LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST. OLD HURRICANE DARBY CONTINUES TO TOUCH OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS OVER CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHERN ARIZONA. TEMPERATURES; 70'S ALONG THE COAST, 80'S INTERIOR WEST, 90'S CALIFORNIA VALLEYS, AND 90'S TO 100'S DESERT SOUTHWEST.
FLORIDA
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90*S.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 130 FIRES FOR 1,454 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: NO SIGNIFICANT LARGE FIRES OCCURRING AND ONLY A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY REPORTED.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY 7/15/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - NO ACTIVITY.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO ACTIVITY.
SW - NO ACTIVITY.
RM - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - WILD ONE, APALACHICOLA NF - 506 ACRES. CONTAINED.
JUNIPER WILDERNESS, OCALA NF - 2,015 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/15.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR WARMER, DRIER WEATHER WITH DIMINISHING WINDS OVER WASHINGTON, NORTHERN IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE EAST AT 15-30 MPH OVER EASTERN MONTANA. THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE WITH SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE TOUCHING OFF AFTERNOON THUNDERSHOWERS AND KEEPING HUMIDIITES HIGHER THAN NORMAL ACROSS CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, UTAH, ARIZONA, WESTERN NEW MEXICO. HIGHS IN THE 80'S AND 90'S OVER THE INTERIOR WEST WITH 70'S ALONG THE COAST AND 100'S IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.
FLORIDA
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90'S.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 146 FIRES FOR 1,242 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: NO SIGNIFICANT LARGE FIRES OCCURRING; MINIMAL AMOUNT OF INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY REPORTED.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY 7/16/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I HIGHLIGHTS AK - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.CONFINEMENT/LIMITED FIRES-8 FOR 92,647 ACRES.
NW - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY. SOUTH ZONE - NO ACTIVITY.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB -IDAHO-INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - JENKINS,BOISE NF-100 ACRES.EXPECTED CONTAINMENT TODAY, 7/16. NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY. UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY. CONFINEMENT/LIMITED FIRES-4 FOR 17,360 ACRES.
RM - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY. SA - JUNIPER WILDERNESS,OCALA NF-2,015 ACRES.ESTIMATE CONTAINMENT TODAY, 7/16.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. EXPECT LOWER HUMIDITIES AND WARMING TEMPERATURES FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND MONTANA AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL KEEP UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SIERRAS AND CENTRAL NEVADA. HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE FROM TROPICAL STORM ESTELLE WILL INCREASE OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA, SOUTHERN UTAH, COLORADO, ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. HIGHS IN THE MID 80'S AND 90'S OVER THE INTERIOR WEST, WITH 70'S ALONG THE COAST, AND 100'S IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. SOUTHWESTERN OREGON MAY SEE TEMPERATURES OVER 100. FLORIDA
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 90'S.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 202 FIRES FOR 4,000 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: NO SIGNIFICANT LARGE FIRES OCCURRING; MINIMAL AMOUNT OF INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY REPORTED.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY 7/17/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - STAR RANCH, SAN DIEGO RANGER UNIT, CDF - 300 ACRES. ESCAPED PRESCRIBED FIRE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - NO ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - JENKINS, BOISE NF - 170 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NEVADA - DRY CREEK, NEVADA STATE - 840 ACRES. EXPECTED CONTAINMENT 7/16.
UTAH - NO ACTIVITY.
SW - 725, PIMA AGENCY, BIA - 250 ACRES. CONTAINED.
KM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA- JUNIPER WILDERNESS, OCALA NF - 2,015 ACRES. CONTAINED.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S.
**RED FLAG WATCH - DRY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS EASTERN OREGON, WESTERN IDAHO**
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE STRENGTHENING OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR HOT, DRY WEATHER. DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL WORK UP FROM CALIFORNIA INTO OREGON AND WESTERN IDAHO DURING THE AFTERNOON. SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BE TAPERING OFF, FOR A SLOW DOWNWARD TREND IN THUNDERSHOWER ACTIVITY OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, UTAH AND COLORADO. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE 90'S WITH 100'S STARTING TO SHOW UP IN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, SOUTHERN OREGON AND ARIZONA. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW FROM CANADA WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE 80' S OVER MONTANA AND WYOMING.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 143 FIRES FOR 1,469 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: FIRE DANGERS REMAIN MODERATE TO VERY HIGH OVER MUCH OF THE WEST. ANTICIPATE INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY. PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SATURDAY 7/18/92 0900 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - STAR RANCH, SAN DIEGO RU, CALIFORNIA STATE - 430 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - COTTONWOOD CREEK, IDAHO STATE - 10,000 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MADDEN) COMMITTED. FIRE IS BURNING ON BOTH SIDES OF HIGHWAY 55 BETWEEN GARDENA AND BANKS. STRUCTURES, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND FISHERIES ARE CURRENTLY THREATENED. STEEP TERRAIN, HIGH TEMPERATURES AND EXTREME RATE OF SPREAD ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/22.
NEVADA - DRY CREEK, NEVADA STATE - 840 ACRES. CONTAINED.
UTAH - NO ACTIVITY.
SW - 725, PIMA AGENCY, BIA - 250 ACRES. CONTAINED.
RM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. *** RED FLAG WARNING FOR EASTERN OREGON AND RED FLAG WATCH FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO FOR DRY LIGHTNING ***
WEAK ONSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO SPREAD COOLER MARINE AIR WEST OF THE CASCADES, REMAINDER OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONTINUES HOT AND DRY FOR ONE MORE DAY. FLAT HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SHIFTS INTO MONTANA AND WYOMING FOR WARMING TEMPERATURES. DRY THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO MORE OF OREGON AND WESTERN IDAHO. HURRICANE MOISTURE DIMINISHING OVER CALIFORNIA, NEVADA AND UTAH FOR DECREASING THUNDERSHOWER ACTIVITY. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 70'S AND 80'S ALONG COAST AND ROCKIES WITH 90'S AND 100'S INTERIOR CALIFORNIA VALLEYS, GREAT BASIN AND DESERT SOUTHWEST.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 168 FIRES FOR 2,496 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: FIRE INDICES CLIMBING THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE WEST DUE TO WARMER AND DRYIER CONDITIONS. AIRTANKER MOVEMENT FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHWEST, AND CREW MOVEMENT FROM THE NORTHWEST, NORTHERN ROCKIES AND SOUTHWEST TO THE COTTONWOOD CREEK FIRE. SMOKEJUMPER MOVEMENT TO NORTH ZONE FROM NEVADA AND NORTHERN ROCKIES.
PROGNOSIS: ANTICIPATE INCREASED ACTIVITY WITH FORECASTED DRY LIGHTNING IN EASTERN OREGON AND IDAHO. RESOURCES REMAIN ADEQUATE. FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SUNDAY 7/19/92 0900 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NW - A 2,000 ACRE FIRE IS BURNING MOSTLY ON PRIVATE LAND OUTSIDE OF MAUPIN, OREGON. THE OCHOCO NF AND PRINEVILLE BLM ARE ASSISTING. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - LOVELAND, CLEVELAND NF - 2,000 ACRES. THE COMMUNITIES OF HIDDEN GLEN AND JAPATUL SPUR ARE THREATENED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - BALD MOUNTAIN, BOISE DISTRICT, BLM - 200 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/19.
SLAUGHTER, SHOSHONE DISTRICT, BLM 100 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
INTERMOUNTAIN - COTTONWOOD, IDAHO STATE - 6,258 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MADDEN) COMMITTED. STEEP ROCKY TERRAIN, UNBURNED FUELS, WINDS AND ACCESS ARE ALL CONTRIBUTING TO CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/22.
NEVADA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - BLACK MOUNTAIN, CITY OF SCOTTSDALE - 1,000 ACRES. SEVERAL RESIDENCES ARE CURRENTLY THREATENED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
LUCKY, CORONADO NF - 200 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
RM - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - BOUNDARY, POCOSIN LAKES NWR - 1,500 ACRES. HIGH POCOSIN, HEAVY BRUSH AND DEEP ORGANICS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/19.
GALES CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA NF - 175 ACRES. CONTAINED.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S.
PARTLY CLOUDY NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION WITH WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY ALONG THE ROCKIES WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSHOWERS. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSHOWERS ALONG THE CASCADES TO THE ;ENTRAL SIERRA IN CALIFORNIA, EASTERN OREGON AND WASHINGTON, SUNNY ELSEWHERE N CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MOST OF ARIZONA, EXCEPT ISOLATED AFTERNOON I'HUNDERSHOWERS IN ARIZONA. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15-30 MPH IN EASTERN MONTANA. HIGH TEMPERATURES 60'S AND 70'S NW COAST, 80'S TO LOWER 90'S INTERIOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON, 90'S TO 110 SOUTHWEST DESERTS, 80'S AND 90'S INTERMOUNTAIN REGION, 70'S AND 80'S ROCKIES. FIRE ACTIVITY: 399 FIRES FOR 6,852 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY INCREASING IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE WEST. RESOURCE MOVEMENT CONTINUING TO INTERMOUNTAIN, NORTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL FOR HOLDOVER FIRES FROM LIGHTNING ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. RESOURCES REMAIN ADEQUATE.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT MONDAY 7/20/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NW - CHICKEN SPRINGS, PRINEVILLE DISTRICT, BLM & WASCO COUNTY - 5,760 ACRES. ERRATIC WINDS, FLASHY FUELS AND STEEP ROCKY TERRAIN ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TONIGHT, 7/20.
BUCK HOLLOW, PRINEVILLE DISTRICT, BLM - 1,580 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING, 7/20.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - LOVELAND, CLEVELAND NF - 1,550 ACRES. PRIVATE STRUCTURES CONTINUE TO BE THREATENED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS MORNING, 7/20.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - BALD MOUNTAIN, BOISE DISTRICT, BLM - 200 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/20.
SLAUGHTER, SHOSHONE DISTRICT, BLM - 180 ACRES. CONTAINED.
BASIN, BURLEY DISTRICT, BLM - 100 ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED YESTERDAY, 7/19.
INTERMOUNTAIN - COTTONWOOD, IDAHO STATE - 6,268 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MADDEN) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
NEVADA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - BLACK MOUNTAIN, CITY OF SCOTTSDALE - 2,000 ACRES. CONTAINED.
LESLIE, ARIZONA STATE - 2,500 ACRES. CONTAINED.
RIDGE, TONTO NF - 130 ACRES. STEEP ROCKY TERRAIN ARE IMPEDING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/20.
RM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - BOUNDARY, POCOSIN LAKES NWR - 1,500 ACRES. CONTAINED.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. PARTLY CLOUDY NORTHWEST STATES, NORTHERN GREAT BASIN, NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN AREA, AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS. MOSTLY SUNNY ELSEWHERE. CONTINUED HOT DESERTS SOUTHWEST WITH HIGHS 100-117. GENERALLY COOLER ELSEWHERE, ESPECIALLY NORTHERN ROCKIES. HIGHS 60'S AND 70'S NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES, 70'S WESTERN MONTANA, 80'S NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN AND INTERIOR NORTHWEST, 80 'S AND 90'S NORTHERN NEVADA, UTAH AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. UPPER 60»S AND 70'S IMMEDIATE WEST COAST. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH SOUTHERN NEVADA. FIRE ACTIVITY: 260 FIRES FOR 7,146 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY CONTINUING THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE WESTERN STATES. DEMOBILIZATION BEGINNING ON THE COTTONWOOD CREEK FIRE IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN AREA.
PROGNOSIS: ANTICIPATE INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE FROM HOLDOVER FIRES DUE TO RECENT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. RESOURCES REMAIN ADEQUATE.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT TUESDAY 7/21/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - A412, UPPER YUKON ZONE - 750 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
NW - CHICKEN SPRINGS, PRINEVILLE DISTRICT, BLM & WASCO COUNTY - 9,880 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/21.
BUCK HOLLOW, PRINEVILLE DISTRICT, BLM - 1,580 ACRES. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
BIG ROCK CREEK, BURNS DISTRICT, BLM - 1,100 ACRES. CONTAINED.
TABLE ROCK, VALE DISTRICT, BLM - 2,700 ACRES. CONTAINED.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - LOVELAND, CLEVELAND NF - 1,550 ACRES. CONTAINED.
DEVIL, ANGELES NF - 1,430 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (HAWKINS) COMMITTED. CURRENT THREAT IS TO STRUCTURES AT PARADISE RANCH. HIGH WINDS, STEEP TERRAIN, FLASHY FUELS AND LOW FUEL MOISTURES ARE IMPEDING SUPPRESSION EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/21.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - BALD MOUNTAIN, BOISE DISTRICT, BLM - 200 ACRES. CONTAINED.
INTERMOUNTAIN - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - RIDGE, TONTO NF - 130 ACRES. CONTAINED.
RM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
*** RED FLAG WATCHES AND WARNINGS SOUTHERN UTAH FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS ***
WESTERN U.S. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS WILL CONTINUE SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION, ALONG WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS OVER THE CASCADE RANGE TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA MOUNTAINS, AND ALSO OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA MOUNTAINS. FAIR OR PARTLY CLOUDY ELSEWHERE. CONTINUED HOT IN LOWER SOUTHWEST DESERTS WITH HIGHS 100-112. HIGHS IN THE 60'S AND 70'S ALONG THE ROCKIES, 70'S TO 80'S NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION, 80'S AND 90'S SOUTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION, 70'S TO NEAR 90 INTERIOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON, UPPER 60'S AND 70'S NORTHWEST COAST AND 70'S CALIFORNIA COAST.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 335 FIRES FOR 11,852 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. ANALYSIS: INCREASED ACTIVITY REPORTED IN THE NORTHWEST,SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION
FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY 7/22/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - A412, UPPER YUKON ZONE - 780 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/24. NW - CHICKEN SPRINGS, PRINEVILLE DISTRICT, BLM & WASCO COUNTY - 9,880 ACRES. CONTAINED.
CA - NORTH ZONE - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - DEVIL, ANGELES NF - 1,430 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (HAWKINS) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - NO ACTIVITY.
UTAH - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
RM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
***RED FLAG WARNINGS - SOUTHERN UTAH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES (12-20 PCT) AND POSSIBLE DRY LIGHTNING***
WESTERN U.S.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SPREADING THUNDERSHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN NEVADA, WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO AND MONTANA. TEMPERATURES REMAIN MILD. WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING. DRY AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO UTAH, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO CUT OFF OLD MEXICO MONSOON MOISTURE FROM ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. ONSHORE FLOW PUSHES LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALONG ENTIRE WEST COAST. HIGHS, MOSTLY 80'S WITH LOW TO MID 90'S SOUTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN AREA AND THE CENTRAL INTERIOR VALLEYS OF CALIFORNIA. MID 60'S AND LOWER 70'S, COASTAL REGION. LOWER 100'S IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 399 FIRES FOR 3,478 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: CONTAINMENT TARGETS HAVE BEEN MET ON LARGE FIRES THROUGHOUT THE WEST. INCREASING INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY REPORTED IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE WEST.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY 7/23/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - A412, UPPER YUKON ZONE - 1,040 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/24.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY. SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - SPUD, BOISE DISTRICT, BLM - 200 ACRES. CONTAINED. ARKANSAS, IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT, BLM - 150 ACRES. CONTAINED. INTERMOUNTAIN - FLICKER CREEK, BOISE NF - 750 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (RADDATZ) COMMITTED. FIRE IS BURNING NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MIDDLE FORK AND THE NORTH FORK OF THE BOISE RIVER IN VERY STEEP AND ROUGH TERRAIN. ERRATIC HIGH WINDS AND LONG RANGE SPOTTING ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/27.
TOWN CREEK, BOISE NF - 100 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MCATEE) COMMITTED. FIRE IS LOCATED BETWEEN PINE AND FEATHERVILLE AND IS BURNING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOISE RIVER.SEVERAL HOMES ARE THREATENED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
BIG CREEK, SAWTOOTH NF - 120 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/23.
TOMMAHAWK, WASATCH-CACHE NF - 175 ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING DOWN SLOPE TO RESIDENCES. QUICK RESPONSE SAVED 19 HOMES. THICK BRUSH AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE IMPEDING SUPPRESSION EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS MORNING, 7/23.
NEVADA - BARTH, ELKO DISTRICT, BLM - 1,200 ACRES. FIRE IS LOCATED NEAR CARLIN. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. UTAH - NO ACTIVITY.
SW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
RM - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
*** RED FLAG WARNING NORTHWEST ARIZONA FOR STRONG WINDS ***
** RED FLAG WATCH SOUTHWEST UTAH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ** WESTERN U.S.
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON INTO MONTANA TODAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS FROM THIS LOW ACROSS IDAHO, NEVADA AND UTAH. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE MOVING IN BEHIND THE LOW ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AHEAD OF THE TROUGH, STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN UTAH AND NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA. SCATTERED WET THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON ACROSS IDAHO AND INTO MONTANA AND WYOMING. ISOLATED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST NEVADA AND UTAH. WET THUNDERSTORMS FORECASTED ACROSS EASTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO. HIGHS WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE 70'S AND 80»S EXCEPT 90'S TO 105 IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND SUB-TEENS ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-30 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST UTAH AND NORTHEAST ARIZONA.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 233 FIRES FOR 2,367 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH EXTREMELY HIGH WINDS GENERATED AN INCREASE OF FIRE ACTIVITY LAST EVENING IN THE GREAT BASIN AREA.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASING ACTIVITY IN NEVADA AND UTAH WITH FORECASTED DRY LIGHTING AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS IN UTAH. RESOURCES REMAIN ADEQUATE.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY 7/24/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - A412, UPPER YUKON ZONE - 1,040 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/24.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - RANCH, CALIFORNIA STATE - 120 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - WHITE, BURLEY DISTRICT, BLM - 330 ACRES. CONTAINED.
INTERMOUNTAIN - FLICKER CREEK, BOISE NF - 750 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (RADDATZ) COMMITTED. FIRE BEHAVIOR CONTINUING TO BE ACTIVE ON FINGER RIDGES. STEEP TERRAIN AND ROLLING ROCKS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/25.
TOWN CREEK, BOISE NF - 40 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MCATEE) COMMITTED. DECREASE IN ACREAGE DUE TO REMAPPING YESTERDAY. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/24.
BIG CREEK, SAWTOOTH NF - 120 ACRES. CONTAINED.
TOMMAHAWK, WASATCH-CACHE NF - 175 ACRES. CONTAINED.
PIONEER, UTAH STATE - 4,600 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SHELL) COMMITTED. FIRE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF SALT LAKE CITY NEAR COALVILLE. HOMES, ELECTRONIC SITE AND WATERSHED ARE CURRENTLY THREATENED. HIGH WINDS, STEEP SLOPES AND DRY FUELS ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING, 7/24.
NEVADA - BARTH, NEVADA STATE - 4,800 ACRES. CONTAINED.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
RM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
*** RED FLAG WARNING WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH FOR DRY GUSTY WINDS ***
WESTERN U.S.
HOT DRY AIRMASS COVERS SOUTHERN OREGON, SOUTHERN IDAHO, CALIFORNIA, WESTERN ARIZONA, UTAH AND NEVADA. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LESS THAN 15% IN PARTS OF UTAH AND NEVADA. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT FROM LAS VEGAS TO CHEYENNE WILL CAUSE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN UTAH. TEMPERATURES 85 TO 95 EXCEPT 95 TO 105 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA AND WESTERN ARIZONA. A MOIST AIRMASS WITH WET THUNDERSHOWERS CONTINUES IN MONTANA, WYOMING, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO AND EASTERN ARIZONA. TEMPERATURES 70 TO 85 EXCEPT 85 TO 95 NEW MEXICO AND EASTERN ARIZONA.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 248 FIRES FOR 9,546 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: HIGH TO VERY HIGH INDICES REPORTED IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE GREAT BASIN, CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST. MAJOR FIRE ACTIVITY CONTINUING IN IDAHO AND UTAH.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASING FIRE ACTIVITY IN UTAH WITH FORECASTED DRY LIGHTNING AND RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY GUSTY WINDS. RESOURCES REMAIN ADEQUATE.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SATURDAY 7/25/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - A412, UPPER YUKON ZONE - 1,040 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/25.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - TABLE, BURLEY DISTRICT, BLM - 250 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/25.
INTERMOUNTAIN - FLICKER CREEK, BOISE NF - 750 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (RADDATZ) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
TOWN CREEK, BOISE NF - 40 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MCATEE) COMMITTED. CONTAINED.
GRA, UINTA NF - 1,500 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BARBAR) COMMITTED. FIRE IS BURNING AT THE BOTTOM OF MT. TIMPANOGOS BETWEEN AMERICAN FORK AND PLEASANT GROVE. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
PIONEER, UTAH STATE - 3,050 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SHELL) COMMITTED. CHANGE IN ACREAGE DUE TO REMAPPING. CONTAINED.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO ACTIVITY.
SW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
RM - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S.
THERE WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT BUILDS. TROPICAL MOISTURE TO CONTINUE CIRCULATING INTO MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND EAST SLOPES OF THE ROCKIES PRODUCING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO AND CALIFORNIA. ".SOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEVADA, UTAH, WYOMING AND MONTANA. SCATTERED .HUNDERSTORMS ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO. TEMPERATURES IN THE 70'S ALONG THE COAST, MOSTLY 80'S ELSEWHERE IN THE WEST EXCEPT 90'S TO 105 SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. FIRE ACTIVITY: 238 FIRES FOR 5,621 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: GREAT BASIN CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE LARGE FIRE ACTIVITY. TYPE I CREW MOVEMENT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO UTAH.
PROGNOSIS: ANTICIPATE CONTINUED ACTIVITY IN THE GREAT BASIN WITH FORECASTED THUNDERSTORMS.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SUNDAY 7/26/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - A412, UPPER YUKON ZONE - 1,040 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/26.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - TABLE, BURLEY DISTRICT, BLM - 250 ACRES. CONTAINED. INTERMOUNTAIN - ^GRA, UINTA NF - 790 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (BARBAR) COMMITTED. FIRE IS BURNING IN EXTREMELY STEEP TERRAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF MT. TIMPANOGOS BETWEEN AMERICAN FORK AND PLEASANT GROVE. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/26.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
RM - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - NO ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S.
THERE WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE WEST TODAY. DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS IN ARIZONA, SOUTHERN UTAH, WESTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN MONTANA. A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON ACROSS NORTHERN IDAHO INTO WESTERN MONTANA WILL CAUSE ERRATIC WINDSHIFTS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 15% IN MUCH OF THE GREAT BASIN WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY AT NIGHT. WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN EASTERN MONTANA, EASTERN WYOMING, MOST OF COLORADO, NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA. TEMPERATURES 75 TO 85 COAST AND MOST MOUNTAIN FORESTS. VALLEY TEMPERATURES 85 TO 95 EXCEPT 95 TO 105 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 133 FIRES FOR 2,173 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: CONTAINMENT TARGETS HAVE BEEN MET ON MOST LARGE FIRES IN THE GREAT BASIN, WITH HEAVY DEMOBILIZATION PLANNED FOR TODAY.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASING FIRE ACTIVITY WITH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT MONDAY 7/27/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - A412, UPPER YUKON ZONE - 1,040 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - GRA, UINTA NF - 790 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NEVADA - PEAVINE, TOIYABE NF - 1,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (REINHARDT) COMMITTED. FIRE BURNING IN HEAVY SAGEBRUSH, THREATENING A MICROWAVE SITE. ACCESS, STEEP TERRAIN, AND OPEN MINE SHAFTS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/27.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
RM - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - NO ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S. CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE WEST. DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS IN ARIZONA, NEVADA, UTAH, WYOMING, WEST MONTANA, AND THE SIERRA NEVADA. A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS MONTANA AND NORTH DAKOTA WILL CAUSE ERRATIC WINDSHIFTS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 15% FOR MUCH OF THE GREAT BASIN, WITH POOR RECOVERY AT NIGHT. WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN EAST MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, AND SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA. TEMPERATURES 75 TO 85 COAST AND MOST MOUNTAIN FORESTS. VALLEY TEMPERATURES 85 TO 100 EXCEPT 100 TO 115 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 107 FIRES FOR 1,929 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: DEMOBILIZATION CONTINUING ON FIRES IN THE GREAT BASIN. INCREASED ACTIVITY IN MONTANA AND NEVADA.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES EXPECTED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT TUESDAY 7/28/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS
AK - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - BURNEY, SHASTA-TRINITY RU, CDF - 500 ACRES. NEAR TOWN OF BURNEY CALIFORNIA. STRUCTURES THREATENED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/28.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
INTERMOUNTAIN - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NEVADA - PEAVINE, NEVADA STATE - 2,320 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (REINHARDT) COMMITTED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/28.
UTAH - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
RM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
***RED FLAG WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO, EASTERN OREGON, AND WESTERN WYOMING. CHANCE OF DRY LIGHTNING SOUTHERN IDAHO AND WESTERN WYOMING.***
WESTERN U.S. MINOR UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE TRACKS ACROSS WASHINGTON INTO MONTANA, WHICH ENHANCES ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON COAST. HOT AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE DOMINATES THE WESTERN STATES. AFTERNOON HEATING TOUCHES OFF ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GREAT BASIN, ROCKIES, AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS. HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE INTERIOR WEST RUNNING IN THE TEENS TO MID 20'S WITH SUBTEENS IN THE INTERIOR PLAINS. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER MOST OF THE WEST, MAXIMUMS IN THE 90'S AND 100'S. EASTERN MONTANA AND EASTERN WYOMING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE 80'S.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 195 FIRES FOR 1,532 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE INDICES REPORTED IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE NORTHWEST, CALIFORNIA AND GREAT BASIN AREAS.
PROGNOSIS: POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASING FIRE ACTIVITY WITH WARMING AND DRYING TREND ASSOCIATED WITH LIGHTNING ACTIVITY.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY 7/29/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
HIGHLIGHTS AK - NO ACTIVITY.
NW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
CA - NORTH ZONE - BURNEY, SHASTA-TRINITY RU, CDF - 800 ACRES. CONTAINED.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY. GB - IDAHO - ONEIDA, IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT, BLM - 400 ACRES. CONTAINED.
INTERMOUNTAIN - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY. NEVADA - PEAVINE, NEVADA STATE - 2,320 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (REINHARDT) COMMITTED. CONTAINED. JUNGO, WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT, BLM - 800 ACRES. CONTAINED.
UTAH - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SW - ADONIS, PIMA, BIA - 200 ACRES. CONTAINED.
FREHNER, ARIZONA STRIP DISTRICT, BLM - 325 ACRES. EXPECTED CONTAINMENT TODAY, 7/29.
RM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
SA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S.
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE WEATHER FROM THE COAST TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. HOT AND DRY REGION WIDE, EXCEPT NORTHWEST FLOW KEEPS MILDER CONDITIONS OVER MONTANA AND WYOMING. THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING DRIER AND MORE ISOLATED REMAINDER OF THE WEST. HIGHS MOSTLY 90'S AND 100'S EXCEPT 70'S AND 80'S OVER MONTANA AND WYOMING.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 166 FIRES FOR 3,361 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: INITIAL ATTACK INCREASING FROM THE DRY LIGHTNING.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY 7/30/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II HIGHLIGHTS
AK - NO ACTIVITY. NW - SAND CREEK, OREGON STATE - 200 ACRES. STATE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM COMMITTED. ESTIMATE CONTAINMENT TODAY, 7/30.
MILL CREEK, OREGON STATE - 400 ACRES. STATE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - FAWN, SAN LUIS OBISPO RANGER UNIT, CALIFORNIA STATE - 600 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - F909, IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT, BLM - 800 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT.
INTERMOUNTAIN - FALLS CREEK, CHALLIS NF - 100 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 7/30.
NEVADA - BOULDER RIM, ELKO DISTRICT, BLM - 800 ACRES. CONTAINED.
UTAH - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SW - FREHNER, ARIZONA STRIP DISTRICT, BLM - 346 ACRES. CONTAINED.
RM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S.
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN STATES. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. VERY DRY HUMIDITIES WILL CONCENTRATE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, NORTHERN ROCKIES, WEST HALF OF THE GREAT BASIN, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE UP FROM ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA, SOUTHERN UTAH AND COLORADO FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL FILTER UP ALONG THE SIERRAS AND INTO SOUTHERN OREGON FOR POSSIBLE DRY LIGHTNING BY FRIDAY. HIGHS 90'S AND 100'S REGION WIDE EXCEPT 80'S OVER MONTANA AND WYOMING.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 187 FIRES FOR 5,160 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE INDICIES REPORTED IN THE NORTHWEST, CALIFORNIA, GREAT BASIN AREAS. INITIAL ATTACK INCREASING FROM THE DRY CONDITIONS.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.
NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY 7/31/92 0530 HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II HIGHLIGHTS
AK - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
NW - SAND CREEK, OREGON STATE - 200 ACRES. STATE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM COMMITTED. ESTIMATE CONTAINMENT TODAY, 7/31.
MILL CREEK, OREGON STATE - 325 ACRES. CONTAINED.
CA - NORTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
SOUTH ZONE - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
NR - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
GB - IDAHO - INDIAN ROCKS (F909), IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT, BLM - 800 ACRES. CONTAINED.
MICHAUD (F911), IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT, BLM - 2,000 ACRES. ESTIMATED CONTAINMENT. 7/31.
INTERMOUNTAIN - FALLS CREEK, CHALLIS NF - 120 ACRES. CONTAINED.
NEVADA - NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY.
UTAH - PINE MOUNTAIN, ROCK SPRINGS DISTRICT, BLM - 450 ACRES. CONTAINED.
SW - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
RM - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
EA - NO ACTIVITY.
SA - INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
FIRE WEATHER
WESTERN U.S.
***RED FLAG WATCH FOR DRY LIGHTNING - SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN OREGON, SOUTHWEST IDAHO SOUTH OF THE SALMON RIVER.***
MAJOR HOT AND DRY PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST SHIFTS INLAND. COOLER MARINE AIR FILTERS INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON, WESTERN OREGON, AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. HOTTEST/DRIEST AIR SPREADS INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND ROCKIES. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MOVING UP ALONG THE SIERRAS AND INTO SOUTHERN OREGON AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO. MONSOON MOISTURE OVER SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND EXTREME SOUTHERN UTAH. HIGHS CONTINUE IN THE 90'S AND 100'S WITH 70'S AND 80'S ALONG THE COAST.
FIRE ACTIVITY: 253 FIRES FOR 1,946 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
ANALYSIS: NO MAJOR MOVEMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES. HIGH TO EXTREME INDICIES REPORTED IN CALIFORNIA, NORTHWEST, AND GREAT BASIN. ELEVATED INDICIES, DRY CONDITIONS, AND LIGHTNING FORECASTS INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK ACTIVITY.
PROGNOSIS: NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.