Incident Management Situation Report Thursday July 17, 2003 - 0530 Mdt National Preparedness Level 3
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INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY JULY 17, 2003 - 0530 MDT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 3 CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was moderate in the Northern Rockies, the Northwest, Rocky Mountain, the Southwest and the Southern California Areas, and light elsewhere. Nationally, 225 new fires were reported. Six new large fires were reported, three in the Rocky Mountain Area, and one each in the Northern Rockies, the Southwest, and Southern California Areas. Five large fires were contained, one each in the Western Great Basin, the Eastern Great Basin, the Southwest, the Southern California and the Northwest. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. SOUTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES: KINISHBA, Fort Apache Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Type 1 Incident Management Team (Humphrey) is assigned. This fire is in ponderosa pine, woodlands and chaparral, two miles west of Whiteriver, AZ. Due to high winds active fire behavior with torching and spotting was observed. Crews are constructing indirect containment lines and conducting burn out operations. The communities of Cradlebroad, Over the Rainbow, Jurassic Park and Whiteriver have been evacuated. Structure protection is in place for 700 threatened residences. SPRUCE COMPLEX, Gila National Forest. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Bateman) is assigned. This complex is composed of the Spruce, Silver, Nabours, and Parallel fires and is in brush, ponderosa pine and mixed conifer, nine miles east of Glenwood, NM. All fires remain active within the complex. MOLINA COMPLEX, Santa Fe National Forest. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Philbin) has been ordered. This complex, comprised of the Capulin and Molina fires, is eight miles east of Cundiyo, NM. The fire is being managed with a confinement strategy. Crews are holding containment lines north of the Capulin Drainage. DRY LAKE COMPLEX, Gila National Forest. A Fire Use Management Team (Rath) is assigned; the Team is also managing the Turnbo fire. This lightning caused Wildland Fire Use complex, comprised of the Dry Lake, Sycamore, Moonshine and Granny fires, is 27 miles northwest of Silver City, NM. The primary fuels involved in these fires are pinyon pine, juniper, ponderosa pine and grass. The complex is being managed to accomplish multiple resource objectives. Surface fire activity increased due to high winds. TURNBO, Gila National Forest. A Fire Use Management Team (Rath) is assigned. This fire is 37 miles northwest of Silver City, NM, and is being managed with a confinement suppression strategy. Significant increase in surface fire behavior due to intense winds was observed in mixed conifer with heavy concentrations of dead and down fuel. MAPLE, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. This fire is in grass, brush and ponderosa pine, 25 miles northeast of Clifton, AZ. The fire is being managed with a confine/contain strategy. Minimal fire behavior was observed. The fire is in monitor status. POPCORN, San Carlos Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is in pinyon pine, juniper, and brush, 35 miles northeast of Globe, AZ. Crews are constructing direct attack fireline. DIVIDE, Gila National Forest. This fire is seven miles southeast of Aragon, NM. Moderate fire behavior was observed in grass, ponderosa pine and mixed conifers. Crews are constructing containment lines and conducting burn out operations LUERA, Socorro District, New Mexico - State Forestry. This fire is in pinyon pine, ponderosa pine, juniper and Douglas fir, 20 miles south of Datil, NM. Active surface fire behavior was observed. Engine crews are monitoring. WINDMILL, Safford Field Office, Arizona State Office. This fire is in grass, cottonwoods and mesquite, 15 miles northeast of Sonoita, AZ. Moderate fire behavior in light fuel was observed. Crews are patrolling and mopping up. WEST, Safford-Tucson Field Office, Bureau of Land Management. This fire is 15 miles southeast of Sierra Vista, AZ. Moderate fire behavior was observed in sacaton grass, cottonwood, and mesquite. Engine crews are improving containment lines and mopping up in heavy fuel. LARGO, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. This fire is in ponderosa pine, pinyon pine, juniper and grass, 15 miles south of Alpine, AZ. Active fire behavior with short uphill runs, torching, and short range spotting was observed. Crews are constructing containment lines on the east side of the fire. Structure protection is in place for 31 threatened structures. STEEPLE, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. This fire is in mixed conifer with heavy dead and down fuel, five miles east of Hannagan Meadow, AZ. Active fire behavior with short uphill runs, torching, crowning and spotting was observed. Personnel are burning out along Highway 191. Structure protection is in place for 13 threatened structures. SKELETON, Arizona State. This fire is in desert shrub, brush and open grassland, 15 miles east to northeast of Douglas, AZ. This wind driven fire moved rapidly in fine fuels. Personnel are patrolling, mopping up and monitoring. ST UNIT SIZE % EST TOTL CRW ENG HELI STRC $$$ INCIDENT NAME CTN CTN PERS LOST CTD KINISHBA AZ FTA 17,700 15 UNK 1,143 35 45 5 0 1.9M SPRUCE COMPLEX NM GNF 5,480 0 8/13 93 1 4 2 0 80K MOLINA COMPLEX NM SNF 6,000 15 UNK 104 4 0 2 0 477K DRY LAKE COMPLEX- NM GNF 91,000 N/A N/A 3 0 0 0 0 3.5M WFU TURNBO NM GNF 8,000 20 UNK 99 8 0 3 0 617K MAPLE AZ ASF 2,850 85 7/18 NR 0 1 0 0 180K POPCORN AZ SCA 426 95 7/17 253 9 0 2 0 140K DIVIDE NM GNF 2,500 60 7/18 45 2 1 0 0 15K LUERA NM N3S 150 50 7/18 19 1 3 0 0 15K WINDMILL AZ SAD 500 90 7/17 67 1 5 0 0 15K WEST AZ SAD 1,192 95 7/17 30 0 3 0 0 60K LARGO AZ ASF 1,300 15 UNK 81 3 2 0 0 116K STEEPLE AZ ASF 3,800 0 UNK 26 0 3 0 0 38K SKELETON AZ AZS 3,500 85 7/18 NR 0 0 0 0 3K ENCEBADO NM TAA 5,382 100 --- 747 18 14 6 0 8.6M TAA = Taos Northern Pueblos Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs EASTERN GREAT BASIN AREA LARGE FIRES: EAST TABLE, Bridger-Teton National Forest. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Broyles) is assigned. This fire is ten miles east of Alpine, WY. Favorable winds minimized fire behavior in grass and heavy timber. Crews are constructing containment lines. TOBIAS, Salmon-Challis National Forest. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Van Bruggen) is assigned. This fire is in grass, sage and mixed conifer with dead and down fuel, 18 miles north to northwest of Leadore, ID. A decrease in fire behavior due to favorable weather was observed. Crews are constructing fireline. Structure protection is in place for two residences that are threatened. One residence and 13 out buildings have been confirmed lost. Reduction in acreage is due to more accurate mapping. BLACKWALL, Salmon-Challis National Forest. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Kechter) is assigned. This fire is in mixed conifer with heavy ground fuel, 32 miles north of Salmon, ID. Active fire behavior due to high winds produced spotting and short crown fire runs. Crews are constructing fireline. BULLDOG, Richfield Field Office, Bureau of Land Management. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Brunner) is assigned. This fire is in oak, mountain mahogany, juniper and pinyon pine, 17 miles north of Ticaboo, UT. Crews are improving containment lines and conducting burn out operations. One commercial property and several out buildings are threatened; structure protection is in place. Five outbuildings have been confirmed lost. FARMINGTON, Wasatch-Cache National Forest. A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Hart) is assigned. This fire is one-half mile east of Farmington, UT. Creeping and individual tree torching within the interior was observed in oak brush, cheat grass, spruce and fir. Crews are mopping up and improving fireline with support from aerial resources in inaccessible areas. Structure protection remains in place for several summer cabins and 41 residences in Farmington and Fruit Heights. WOODENSHOE, Manti-LaSal National Forest. This fire is in the Dark Canyon Wilderness Area, 25 miles west of Blanding, UT. The fire is being managed with a confine/contain strategy. This will be the last report unless significant activity occurs. INCIDENT NAME ST UNIT SIZE % EST TOTL CRW ENG HELI STRC $$$ CTN CTN PERS LOST CTD EAST TABLE WY BTF 3,400 30 7/20 445 16 1 6 0 679K TOBIAS ID SCF 14,500 40 7/22 345 8 17 4 14 250K BLACKWALL ID SCF 325 10 UNK 190 6 1 1 0 232K BULLDOG UT RID 33,080 30 UNK 327 9 7 4 5 1.2M FARMINGTON UT WCF 1,935 95 UNK 177 3 1 5 0 1.7M WOODENSHOE UT MLF 2,710 95 UNK 0 0 0 0 0 NR CAUSEY UT NWS 486 100 --- 26 1 1 0 10 NR NWS = Northwest State, Utah State NORTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES: CLARK, Willamette National Forest. A Unified Command has been established between a Type 2 Incident Management Team (Gardner) and An Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team (Labhart). This fire is in understory and timber with dead and down fuels, ten miles northeast of Lowell, OR. Active fire behavior with running, torching and spotting was observed. Crews are building containment lines on the south and west flanks. The Bed Rock Campground remains evacuated and structure protection is in place for five threatened residences. MIDDLE FORK, Southeast Washington State. A Washington Interagency Incident Management Team (Bernt/Andring) is assigned.