2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2010 Fire Statistics Regional Map .............................................................................................................. i Regional Activity Summaries Pacific............................................................................................................... 1 .................................................................................................................................................. Southwest ........................................................................................................ 4 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................... Midwest ........................................................................................................... 8 ....................................................... Southeast ......................................................................................................... 12 Northeast ......................................................................................................... 15 Mountain-Prairie ............................................................................................. 19 Alaska .............................................................................................................. 22 Pacific Southwest............................................................................................. 25 Wildfires Fire Activity Map ............................................................................................ 30 Number / Acres (graphs).................................................................................. 31 By State ........................................................................................................... 32 By Refuge Pacific .................................................................................................. 34 Southwest ............................................................................................ 35 Midwest ............................................................................................... 36 Southeast ............................................................................................. 37 Northeast ............................................................................................. 39 Mountain-Prairie ................................................................................. 40 Alaska .................................................................................................. 41 Pacific Southwest................................................................................ 42 Southwes................................................................................................. By Cause .......................................................................................................... 43 ffffffffSouthSouthwest.................................................................................. By Size Class ................................................................................................... 43 10-Day Period .................................................................................................. 44 Treatments (Non-WUI) Activity Map .................................................................................................... 45 Number / Acres (graphs).................................................................................. 46 By State ........................................................................................................... 47 By Refuge Pacific .................................................................................................. 49 Southwest ............................................................................................ 50 Midwest ............................................................................................... 51 Southeast ............................................................................................. 53 Northeast ............................................................................................. 55 Mountain-Prairie ................................................................................. 56 Alaska .................................................................................................. 58 Pacific Southwest................................................................................ 59 Southwest..................................................................................Wildland-Urban Interface Treatments Activity Map ............................................................................................... 60 Number / Acres (graphs).................................................................................. 61 By State ........................................................................................................... 62 By Refuge Pacific .................................................................................................. 64 Southwest ............................................................................................ 65 Midwest ............................................................................................... 66 Southeast ............................................................................................. 67 Northeast ............................................................................................ 68 Mountain-Prairie ................................................................................. 69 Alaska .................................................................................................. 70 Pacific Southwest................................................................................ 71 200Southwest..................................................................................6 - 2010 Statistics (graphs) 41 Pacific .................................................................................................. 72 Southwest ............................................................................................ 74 Midwest ............................................................................................... 76 Southeast ............................................................................................. 78 Northeast ............................................................................................. 80 Mountain-Prairie ................................................................................. 82 Alaska .................................................................................................. 84 Pacific Southwest................................................................................ 86 Southwest..................................................................................Regions 1-8 (graphs).................................................................... 41 ................................. 88 2001 - 2010 Statistics (graphs) Wildfires ...................................................................................................................... 91 Treatments ................................................................................................................... 92 Department of the Interior 2006 - 2010 (graphs) Wildfires ...................................................................................................................... 93 Treatments ................................................................................................................... 94 US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE Regional Map i PACIFIC REGION Season Overview Wildland Fire Management Region one experienced varying levels of The heaviest area of initial attack activity fire season across its three geographic occurred at Mid Columbia River NWRC areas. The Pacific Islands were in drought with 13 on Refuge fires and 48 support or conditions and experienced initial attack threat responses. These fires were all fire activity throughout much of the year, managed at the Type III level or lower the Northwest experienced an average fire complexity and contained after several season in both Oregon and Washington, burning periods. and the Great Basin experienced a below average fire load having fewer large fires Large fire activity was experienced on compared to recent years. several refuges in Washington and Oregon. Little Pend Oreille Refuge in northeast Region one had one Type II incident, Washington hosted the Slide Creek fire. A several Type III and numerous Type 4/5 Type II multi-jurisdictional fire (managed fires occur on FWS lands within the by FWS, Washington DNR, and Stevens Region. In addition to suppressing fires on County Fire District #7) located 13 miles Service-managed lands, the Region actively east of Colville, Washington. Hart Mountain provided interagency assistance both in and Refuge located 65 miles northeast of out of Region. 1 Lakeview, Oregon utilized the local Type III stations willingness to share resources to IMT to manage two wildfires totaling 3550 meet Refuge objectives. acres. The Region’s Prescribed Fire Module, The PNW Multi-Agency Coordinating based out of Turnbull NWR, was used in (MAC) Group was activated for several cooperation with individuals from several weeks this summer conducting daily other Refuges as a mobile workforce to conference calls. Regional office staff implement mechanical and prescribed fire continued to participate on the Great