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From this morning's NICC report (which is a wrap up of the fire news around 5 PM last night)
SOUTHERN AREA INCIDENTS/LARGE FIRES:
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS IA, Texas Forest Service. A Unified Command between a Type 1 Incident Management Team (Quesinberry) and a Type 2 Incident Commander (Hannemann), representing the state of Texas, is in place in Granbury, TX. The Unified Command will assist local resources in managing existing fires and initial attack within the established 220,000 square mile response area in Texas. A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Custer) and a Type 2 Incident Management Team (Hill) have been ordered. Significant fires include Cole, Airport, Hardwick, and Santa Anna. Figures in the table represent cumulative fire activity to date for the response area.
HUCKABAY, Texas Forest Service. A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Quesinberry/Hannemann) is assigned. This fire, previously reported under North Central Texas IA, is five miles northeast of Stephenville, TX in grass. Extremely low fuel moisture was reported. Costs for this fire are included in North Central Texas IA report.
RINGGOLD, Texas Forest Service. A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Quesinberry/Hannemann) is assigned. This fire, previously reported under North Central Texas IA, is eight miles west of Nocona, TX in grass. Extremely low fuel moisture was reported. Costs for this fire are included in North Central Texas IA report.
CARBON, Texas Forest Service. A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Quesinberry/Hannemann) is assigned. This fire, previously reported under North Central Texas IA, is five miles south of Cisco, TX in grass. Extremely low fuel moisture was reported. Costs for this fire are included in North Central Texas IA report.
ROCKER B, Texas Forest Service. A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Quesinberry/Hannemann) is assigned. This fire, previously reported under North Central Texas IA, is 40 miles west of San Angelo, TX in grass. Extremely low fuel moisture was reported. Costs for this fire are included in North Central Texas IA report.
EAST TEXAS IA, Texas Forest Service. A Texas State Type 2 Incident Management Team (Rose) is assigned to assist local dispatch zones in managing existing fires and initial attack in east Texas. Numerous structures remain threatened. New starts experience rapid growth due to drought stressed fuels. Figures in the table represent cumulative fire activity to date for the response area.
CASHION COMPLEX, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire is in Kingfisher County, OK in timber and grass. Running, torching and spotting were observed. No further information was received. ARBUCKLE, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire is 12 miles west of Davis, OK in brush. Torching and spotting were observed. No further information was received.
LITTLE RIVER 2, Wewoka Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is seven miles west of Wewoka, OK in grass understory and timber. No new information was reported.
SHAMROCK, Okmulgee Field Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is five miles south of Drumright, OK in grass and timber. No new information was reported.
SHERWOOD FOREST, Wewoka Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire, previously named Sherwood, is five miles south of Wewoka, OK in grass and timber. No new information was reported.
WELTY, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire is in Creek County, OK in grass and timber. Running with torching and spotting were reported. No further information was received.
HICKS, Talihina Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is 5 miles east of Centrahoma, OK in grass. The community of Colgate was threatened. Downed power lines are hampering containment efforts.
HOPKINS, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire is near Coalgate, OK in grass and timber understory. Spotting and torching of single trees were observed.
DUCK HEAD, Buffalo National River, National Park Service. This fire is near Cozahome, AR in a designated wilderness area. A burn out operation was successful.
GUTHRIE, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire is Logan County, OK in timber and grass. Spotting ahead of the main fire was reported.
STROUD, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire is four miles north of Stroud, OK in timber and grass. Running, torching and spotting were reported. No further information was received.
SAPULPA-KELLYVILLE, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire is seven miles east of Sapulpa, OK in grass and timber. Running, torching and spotting were observed.
WILLIS, Chickasaw Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is 20 miles south of Madill, OK in timber and grass. No new information was reported.
RUN #1 2006, Okmulgee Field Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is two miles south of Holdenville, OK in grass and timber. No new information was reported. This will be the last report unless new information is received.
EAGLE BLUFF, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire started on private land one mile south of Eufala, OK in hardwood litter. Wind driven runs were reported. Wildlife habitat and watershed are threatened.
DIXON RANCH, Chickasaw Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is 10 miles southeast of Ada, OK in grass and timber. No new information was reported. This will be the last report unless new information is received.