NICC Situation Report (Wildland Fire Morning Update Report)

NICC Situation Report (Wildland Fire Morning Update Report)
National Interagency Coordination Center at NIFC ^ | 6/20/06 | NICC

Posted on 06/20/2006 8:59:36 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2006 - 0530 MDT
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 3

CURRENT SITUATION:

Initial attack activity was moderate nationally with 204 new fires reported. Ten new large fires (*) were reported, four in the Southwest Area, two each in the Rocky Mountain and Eastern Great Basin Areas, and one each in the Southern and Southern California Areas. Eight large fires were contained, five in the Southwest Area, two in the Southern Area and one in the Northwest Area. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.

SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENTS/LARGE FIRES:

BRINS, Coconino National Forest. A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Broyles) will assume command on 6/20. This fire is two miles northeast of Sedona, AZ in timber. Numerous residences are threatened, and evacuations remain in place for Oak Creek Canyon and two subdivisions north of Sedona. Extreme fire behavior at the head and moderate fire behavior along the flanks was reported.

RESERVE COMPLEX, A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Whitney) is assigned. This complex, comprised of the Wilson and Martinez fires, is 4 miles southwest of Reserve, NM in ponderosa, pinyon pine, juniper and grass. Hot, dry conditions, difficult terrain and limited access continue to impede containment efforts. Numerous residences, commercial property, archeological sites, and critical wildlife habitat areas remain threatened. Line preparation for burn out operations continues on both fires. Spotting across Wilson Canyon on the Wilson fire was reported.

BEAR, Gila National Forest. This fire is 17 miles northeast of Glenwood, NM in mixed conifer. Local residents and campers were evacuated. Numerous cabins, outbuildings, campgrounds and Negrito Mountain lookout are threatened. Torching, spotting and crowning were reported.

RIVERA MESA, Las Vegas District, New Mexico State Forestry. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Lineback) is assigned. This fire is five miles north of Ocate, NM in timber, grass, ponderosa pine and scrub oak. Structures, power lines and the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch are threatened. Limited access is hampering containment efforts. Extreme fire behavior with major runs to the north and east were reported.

SKATES, Gila National Forest. A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Dietrich) is assigned. This fire is 12 miles northeast of Silver City, NM in timber. Numerous residences remain threatened. Evacuations remain in place for Upper Mimbres Valley and Lake Roberts areas. State highway 35 remains closed. Minimal fire activity and isolated singled tree torching was reported.

BEAVERHEAD, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. This fire is 15 miles south of Alpine, AZ in timber. The power company is working on restoration of a power line right-of-way. Limited torching and moderate fire spread were reported.

WARM, Kaibab National Forest. A Fire Use Management Team (Hahnenburg) is assigned. This lightning-caused Wildland Fire Use (WFU) incident is being managed to accomplish resource objectives. The fire is burning three miles south of Jacob Lake, AZ in ponderosa pine litter. Residences, the Jacob Lake developed area, a historic ranger station, and campgrounds remain threatened. Increased fire behavior with spotting up to 1,000 feet and isolated torching were reported.

NAVAJO MOUNTAIN 1, Navajo Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs. A transfer of command from a Type 1 Incident Management Team (Oltrogge) back to the local unit will occur today. This fire is 35 miles northwest of Page, AZ in timber. Cultural and medicinal herb gathering areas are threatened. Remote and extreme terrain, and low relative humidity are impeding containment efforts. Backing fire, individual torching and interior group torching were observed.

POTATO COMPLEX, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. A transfer of command from a Type 2 Incident Management Team (Raley) to a Type 3 organization occurred yesterday. This complex is ten miles northwest of Heber-Overgaard, AZ in pinyon pine, juniper and grass.

BURNT, Cimarron District, New Mexico State Forestry. This fire is 12 miles northeast of Cimarron, NM in pinyon pine, ponderosa and brush. Power lines, timber and a wildlife habitat area are threatened. Very active fire behavior with isolated runs and group tree torching was reported.

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   INCIDENT    |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
     NAME      | |    |      |CTN| CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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BRINS FIRE     |AZ| COF| 1100| 5| UNK| 457| 11| 31|   2|   0| 500K| FS
RESERVE COMPLEX|NM| GNF| 13400| 30| 6/24| 763| 21| 30|   6|   0|3.42M| FS
* BEAR         |NM| GNF| 7000| 0| UNK|   NR| 0| 0|   0|   0|   NR| FS
RIVERA MESA    |NM| N4S| 1500| 2| 6/27| 165| 5| 6|   3|   0| 15K| ST
SKATES         |NM| GNF| 11904| 40| UNK| 551| 16| 32|   5|   0| 2.7M| FS
BEAVERHEAD     |AZ| ASF| 1497| 70| 6/26| 234| 7| 13|   1|   0| 516K| FS
WARM - WFU     |AZ| KNF| 5400|N/A| N/A| 278| 7| 11|   1|   0| 604K| FS
NAVAJO MOUNTAIN|AZ| NAA| 3350| 65| UNK| 341| 4| 4|   5|   0| 3.3M|BIA
POTATO COMPLEX |AZ| ASF| 6262| 95| 6/22| 272| 4| 8|   1|   0|3.63M| FS
* BURNT        |NM| N2S|   300| 40| 6/24|   47| 2| 1|   1|   0|   NR| ST
WEST - WFU     |AZ| KNF| 1925|N/A| N/A|    5| 0| 1|   0|   0| 45K| FS
GLADSTONE COMPL|NM| N2S| 23000|100| ---|   89| 0| 27|   0|   0|   NR| ST
HARDING COMPLEX|NM| N4S| 11000|100| ---|   85| 2| 13|   1|   0|   NR| ST
* LONGHORN     |NM| N5S|   322|100| ---|   25| 0| 8|   0|   0|   1K| ST
WILLOW         |AZ| CNF| 1806|100| ---|    3| 0| 1|   0|   0|   NR| FS
* TREMENTINA   |NM| N4S|   430|100| ---|   NR| 0| 1|   0|   0|   NR| ST
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N5S - Capitan District, New Mexico State Forestry
CNF - Coronado National Forest

SOUTHERN AREA INCIDENTS/LARGE FIRES:

CANADIAN, Texas Forest Service. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Hannemann) is assigned. The Team is also managing the Toenail Trail, Rocker B Complex, Glass Mountain Complex and Bean Ranch fires. This fire is 40 miles south of Dalhart, TX in grass and brush. No new information was reported.

GLASS MOUNTAIN COMPLEX, Texas Forest Service. This complex, including the Blue canyon, Tank, West, and Robbers Roost fires, is 15 miles northeast of Marathon, TX in grass and brush. Smoke is impacting the McDonald Observatory. Active fire behavior, with single tree torching and crowning along ridgelines was observed.

TOENAIL TRAIL, Texas Forest Service. This fire is three miles southeast of Christoval, TX in grass, brush and juniper. Active fire behavior with flame lengths up to eight feet, spotting and group torching were observed.

ROCKER B COMPLEX, Texas Forest Service. This complex is 17 miles north of Barnhardt, TX in grass and brush. No new information was reported.

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   INCIDENT    |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
     NAME      | |    |      |CTN| CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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CANADIAN       |TX| TXS| 25000| 75| 6/20|   NR| 0| 0|   0|   0|   NR| ST
GLASS MOUNTAIN |TX| TXS| 3605| 50| 6/22|   58| 1| 4|   3|   1|   NR| ST
* TOENAIL TRAIL|TX| TXS| 1862| 80| 6/20|   34| 0| 5|   0|   0|   NR| ST
ROCKER B COMPLE|TX| TXS| 1736| 90| 6/20|    0| 0| 0|   0|   0| 10K| ST
HWY 54 COMPLEX |TX| TXS| 5700|100| ---|    0| 0| 0|   0|   0| 10K| ST
BEAN RANCH     |TX| TXS|   320|100| ---|    0| 0| 0|   0|   0|   NR| ST
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA INCIDENTS/LARGE FIRES:

MATO VEGA, Costilla County. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Blume) has been ordered. This fire is 12 miles northeast of Fort Garland, CO in pinyon pine, juniper and grass. The community of Wagon Creek was evacuated. Highway 160 is closed east of Fort Garland. Numerous residences and commercial resources are threatened. Running and torching were reported.

ISABELLE, Southern Medicine Bow National Forest. This fire is 25 miles southwest of Laramie, WY in timber. Residences and outbuildings are threatened, and Lake Owen Campground was evacuated. Poor access and extreme fire behavior is hampering containment efforts.

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   INCIDENT    |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
     NAME      | |    |      |CTN| CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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* MATO VEGA    |CO| CTX| 1000| NR| UNK| 145| 5| 6|   2|   0|   NR|NTY
* ISABELLE     |WY| MB2|   500| 0| UNK|   43| 0| 8|   1|   0|   NR| FS
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ALASKA AREA INCIDENTS/LARGE FIRES:

PARKS HWY, Fairbanks Area Forestry, Alaska Division of Forestry. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Kurth) is assigned. This fire is one mile southeast of Nenana, AK in black spruce, tundra and grass. Numerous residences, recreational cabins, commercial property and utility infrastructure remain threatened. Fire activity increased due to warmer temperatures and lower relative humidity. Decrease in acreage is due to more accurate mapping.

NAGEETHLUK RIVER, Galena District, Bureau of Land Management. This fire is west of Anvik, AK in black spruce and tundra. The fire is being monitored by aerial reconnaissance. No smoke or fire activity was observed.

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   INCIDENT    |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
     NAME      | |    |      |CTN| CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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PARKS HWY      |AK| FAS| 70432| 45| 7/1| 551| 18| 19|   3| 16|7.25M| ST
NAGEETHLUK RIVE|AK| GAD| 52540| NR| UNK|    0| 0| 0|   0|   0| 64K|BLM
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EASTERN GREAT BASIN AREA INCIDENTS/LARGE FIRES:

WEST CANAL, Southern Idaho Dispatch, Private. This fire started on private land two miles north of Wendell, ID in grass and brush. Highway 46 was temporarily closed, and power lines for the community of Wendell were shut down for several hours. Very high fire activity was reported.

DUTCH, Salt Lake Field Office, Bureau of Land Management. This fire is 30 miles southeast of Wendover, UT in cheat grass, sagebrush and juniper. No new information was received.

BELL, Salt Lake Field Office, Bureau of Land Management. This fire is 10 miles southwest of Fairfield, UT in timber, grass and brush. Running, torching, and major runs to the south were reported. No further information was received.

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   INCIDENT    |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
     NAME      | |    |      |CTN| CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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* WEST CANAL   |ID| SIX|   957| 80| UNK|   76| 0| 16|   0|   0|   NR|PRI
DUTCH          |UT| SLD| 1760| 90| UNK| 116| 4| 4|   1|   0| 76K|BLM
* BELL         |UT| SLD|   800| 20| 6/20|   71| 2| 12|   1|   0|   NR|BLM
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA INCIDENTS/LARGE FIRES:

PERKINS, Los Padres National Forest. This fire is five miles west of Cuyama, CA in grass. Oil fields, natural gas lines and commercial resources are threatened. No further information was received.

FERGUSON ROCK SLIDE, Sierra National Forest. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Johnson) is assigned. This incident is northeast of Mariposa, CA. No new information was reported.

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   INCIDENT    |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
     NAME      | |    |      |CTN| CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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* PERKINS      |CA| LPF| 4200| 10| UNK|    0| 0| 0|   0|   0|   NR| FS
FERGUSON ROCKSL|CA| SNF|    15|N/A| N/A|   22| 0| 0|   0|   0| 176K| FS
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NORTHWEST AREA INCIDENTS/LARGE FIRES:

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   INCIDENT    |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ |Org
     NAME      | |    |      |CTN| CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOSS|C-T-D|Own
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MARYHILL       |OR| CGF|   500|100| ---|    3| 0| 1|   0|   0| 25K| FS
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CGF - Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

OUTLOOK:

Fire Weather Watch: For Southwest Area in northeastern New Mexico and parts of the eastern plains for strong winds and low humidity.

Weather Discussion: The upper trough over the Great Basin on Monday is now moving out of the area. In its wake, the weather pattern will feature a westerly flow from the Pacific Northwest to the Dakotas and a broad ridge of high pressure over the Southwest and California. In Alaska, a moist southeast flow aloft will continue over the interior for more scattered showers and thunderstorms. Gusty winds are expected over the south-central portion of the state.

Southwest Area

Geographic Area Weather
Mostly sunny, very warm and dry in Arizona. Partly cloudy across New Mexico with isolated dry thunderstorms likely. Breezy across northern Arizona into the Four Corners region and windy across northeastern New Mexico.

High Temperatures
90 to near 105 lower elevations. 70 to 90 mountains.

Minimum Relative Humidity
5 to 15% most areas, except 15 to 25% portions of west Texas.

Wind
South to southwest 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts northeastern New Mexico. Elsewhere, southwest to west winds 10 to 20 mph.
South to southeast 10 to 20 mph and gusty eastern New Mexico and west Texas.

Eastern Great Basin Area

Geographic Area Weather
Idaho, Bridger-Teton:Mostly sunny.
Northern Utah: Mostly sunny with isolated afternoon thunderstorms northeast Utah.
Southern Utah, Arizona Strip: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon mountain thunderstorms.

High Temperatures
Idaho, Bridger-Teton: 59 to 74 mountains. 70 to 82 valleys.
Northern Utah: 65 to 75 mountains. 75 to 85 west valleys. 85 to 95 east valleys.
Southern Utah, Arizona Strip: 73 to 89 mountains. 90 to 106 valleys. 103 to 110 low deserts.

Minimum Relative Humidity
Idaho, Bridger-Teton: 15 to 25%
Northern Utah: 19 to 26% mountains. 10 to 20% valleys.
Southern Utah, Arizona Strip: 18 to 24% mountains. 5 to 17% valleys.

Wind
Idaho, Bridger-Teton: West-northwest 10 mph.
Northern Utah: Upslope/upvalley 5 to 10 mph, with west gusts to 20 mph in northeast Utah.
Southern Utah, Arizona Strip: Upslope/upvalley 5 to 10 mph.

Alaska Area

Geographic Area Weather
Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers across the state. Chance of thunderstorms in the interior and northern south central.

High Temperatures
60s to upper 70s in the northern interior.

Minimum Relative Humidity
25 to 40% in the interior and northern south central.
Above 40% in the east, south and southwest.

Wind
South to southwest winds 10 to 15 mph across the state.

Southern California

Geographic Area Weather
Morning fog in coastal valleys, otherwise sunny.

High Temperatures
75 to 90 mountains.
85 to 95 valleys.
95 to 100 upper deserts.
100 to 110 lower deserts.

Minimum Relative Humidity
20 to 35% coastal areas.
15 to 30% valleys.
10 to 25% mountains.
5 to 15% deserts.

Wind
Southwest to northwest 5 to 15 mph.

Western Great Basin Area

Geographic Area Weather
Mostly sunny with a few cumulus buildups across eastern and central Nevada.

High Temperatures
N. valleys: 80 to 94.
S. valleys: 90 to 112.
N. mountains: 75 to 80.
S. mountains: 77 to 83.

Minimum Relative Humidity
N. valleys: 7 to 17%.
S. valleys: 3 to 12%.
N. mountains: 10 to 25%.
S. mountains: 6 to 11%.

Wind
Northwest to South at 5 to 15 mph.

Rocky Mountain Area

Geographic Area Weather
Isolated Thunderstorms over eastern Colorado otherwise dry elsewhere.

High Temperatures
Highs 80 to 95 except 95-105 Kansas, 60 to 70 in the mountains.

Minimum Relative Humidity
8 to 18% lower elevations, 25 to 35% elsewhere.

Wind
West to northwest 10 to 25 mph Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, and western Kansas.
South to southwest 20 to 25 mph central and eastern Kansas.
North to northeast 10 to 15 mph along the front range, shifting west, west of the divide.

Southern Area

Geographic Area Weather
No information was reported.

High Temperatures

Minimum Relative Humidity

Wind

FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY:

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AREA            | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL
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Alaska    |FIRES|       |       |       |       |      1|       |         1
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |   1331|       |      1331
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Northwest |FIRES|       |       |       |       |      5|      1|         6
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |      0|      0|         0
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Northern |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |      2|         2
California|ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |      2|         2
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Southern |FIRES|       |       |       |       |     14|      4|        18
California|ACRES|       |       |       |       |     23|      2|        25
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Northern |FIRES|      2|      1|       |       |       |      4|         7
Rockies   |ACRES|     21|      1|       |       |       |      1|        23
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Eastern   |FIRES|       |      5|       |       |      8|      3|        16
Great Basi|ACRES|       |     63|       |       |    948|      1|      1012
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Western   |FIRES|       |      2|       |       |       |       |         2
Great Basi|ACRES|       |     13|       |       |       |       |        13
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Southwest |FIRES|      1|      2|       |       |      9|      2|        14
          |ACRES|      1|      1|       |       |    323|   9163|      9488
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Rocky     |FIRES|       |      4|      1|       |     10|      5|        20
Mountain |ACRES|       |      0|     10|       |    227|    511|       748
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Eastern   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |     13|      5|        18
Area      |ACRES|       |       |       |       |     14|     15|        29
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Southern |FIRES|       |       |       |       |     94|      6|       100
Area      |ACRES|       |       |       |       |    660|    140|       800
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TOTAL     |FIRES|      3|     14|      1|      0|    154|     32|       204
          |ACRES|     22|     78|     10|      0|   3526|   9835|     13471
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FIRES AND ACRES YEAR TO DATE:
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AREA            | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL
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Alaska    |FIRES|      4|      2|      3|      2|    178|       |       189
          |ACRES|     65|      1| 68519|   1530| 86839|       |    156954
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Northwest |FIRES|     53|     27|     18|       |    171|    115|       384
          |ACRES|    269|     13|     31|       |    453|    652|      1418
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Northern |FIRES|     14|       |      5|      2|    174|    100|       295
California|ACRES|     16|       |     25|      0|   1552|   1536|      3129
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Southern |FIRES|     24|     29|      1|      3|    678|    169|       904
California|ACRES|     88|    514|      1|      2|   8142| 11161|     19908
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Northern |FIRES|    275|      7|     17|      1|    134|     68|       502
Rockies   |ACRES|   1269|    106|   1053|    223|   4305|    391|      7347
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Eastern   |FIRES|     17|    144|      1|      4|    203|     68|       437
Great Basi|ACRES|    254| 22407|      0|      0| 11041|    827|     34529
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Western   |FIRES|       |    116|      2|      7|     20|      8|       153
Great Basi|ACRES|       | 10711|    567|      4|    656|    322|     12260
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Southwest |FIRES|    464|    154|      4|     83|   1142|    727|      2574
          |ACRES|   7266| 11370|    583|   5753| 412691| 55222|    492885
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Rocky     |FIRES|    161|    156|     39|     17|    452|    163|       988
Mountain |ACRES|   3308|   2509|   2058|     63| 160683| 11005|    179626
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Eastern   |FIRES|    459|       |     34|     53|   9577|    469|     10592
Area      |ACRES|   5732|       |    829|    252| 71657| 13209|     91679
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Southern |FIRES|    394|       |    157|     49| 33933|    827|     35360
Area      |ACRES| 43326|       | 14914|   5684|2015997| 44033|   2123954
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TOTAL     |FIRES|   1865|    635|    281|    221| 46662|   2714|     52378
          |ACRES| 61593| 47631| 88580| 13511|2774016| 138358|   3123689
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Ten Year Average Fires                                                37965
Ten Year Average Acres                                               986692
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*** Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or reporting adjustments. ***

PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY:
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AREA            | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL
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Alaska    |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Northwest |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Northern |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |      0|         0
California|ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |    112|       112
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Southern |FIRES|       |       |       |      1|       |      1|         2
California|ACRES|       |       |       |      6|       |      1|         7
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Northern |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
Rockies   |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Eastern   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
Great Basi|ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Western   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
Great Basi|ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Southwest |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Rocky     |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
Mountain |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Eastern   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
Area      |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Southern |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |      1|         1
Area      |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |    667|       667
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TOTAL     |FIRES|      0|      0|      0|      1|      0|      2|         3
          |ACRES|      0|      0|      0|      6|      0|    780|       786
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PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YEAR TO DATE:
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AREA            | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL
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Alaska    |FIRES|       |       |       |       |      6|       |         6
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |   2429|       |      2429
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Northwest |FIRES|     15|    117|     54|      1|      1|    188|       376
          |ACRES|   6852| 10233|   6702|     98|    180| 26746|     50811
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Northern |FIRES|     17|     23|     20|      4|       |     99|       163
California|ACRES|    207|   2991| 26950|     66|       |   4118|     34332
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Southern |FIRES|       |      5|      7|      5|      1|     64|        82
California|ACRES|       |    285|    149|    163|     11|   2689|      3297
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Northern |FIRES|      1|     20|    123|      2|     33|    279|       458
Rockies   |ACRES|     40|   4344| 21289|    268|   3177| 31598|     60716
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Eastern   |FIRES|      7|     19|      6|      3|      5|     51|        91
Great Basi|ACRES|   1616|   2846|   1579|   1870|    129| 22497|     30537
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Western   |FIRES|       |      6|      3|       |       |      1|        10
Great Basi|ACRES|       |    425|     12|       |       |   1085|      1522
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Southwest |FIRES|     23|     12|      4|      4|       |     97|       140
          |ACRES|   3767| 10696|   8454|    923|       | 49518|     73358
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Rocky     |FIRES|     28|     20|     98|     14|     33|     97|       290
Mountain |ACRES|   3108|   5422| 20190|   8995|   1767| 27845|     67327
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Eastern   |FIRES|     40|       |    500|     34|   1188|    148|      1910
Area      |ACRES| 15175|       | 57738|   5081| 69192| 29029|    176215
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Southern |FIRES|     22|       |    161|     59|    279|    803|      1324
Area      |ACRES|   6639|       | 71151| 28594| 145805| 646928|    899117
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TOTAL     |FIRES|    153|    222|    976|    126|   1546|   1827|      4850
          |ACRES| 37404| 37242| 214214| 46058| 222690| 842053|   1399661
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*** Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or reporting adjustments. ***

WFU FIRES AND ACRES YEAR TO DATE:
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AREA            | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL
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Alaska    |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Northwest |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Northern |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
California|ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Southern |FIRES|       |       |       |      6|       |      1|         7
California|ACRES|       |       |       |      1|       |      1|         2
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Northern |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |      1|         1
Rockies   |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |      0|         0
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Eastern   |FIRES|      1|       |       |       |       |     12|        13
Great Basi|ACRES|    105|       |       |       |       |   3829|      3934
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Western   |FIRES|       |      1|       |       |       |       |         1
Great Basi|ACRES|       |      3|       |       |       |       |         3
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Southwest |FIRES|       |       |       |      4|       |     18|        22
          |ACRES|       |       |       |   1656|       | 17570|     19226
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Rocky     |FIRES|       |      2|       |      1|       |       |         3
Mountain |ACRES|       |      0|       |      0|       |       |         0
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Eastern   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
Area      |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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Southern |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
Area      |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
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TOTAL     |FIRES|      1|      3|      0|     11|      0|     32|        47
          |ACRES|    105|      3|      0|   1657|      0| 21400|     23165
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*** Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or reporting adjustments. ***

CANADA FIRES AND HECTARES:

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      Provinces      |   Fires   | Hectares |    Fires     |   Hectares
                     | Last Week | Last Week | Year-to-date | Year-to-date
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British Columbia     |          2|         49|           473|          5318
Yukon Territory      |          2|          1|            23|          1096
Alberta              |         19|        884|           854|         10013
Northwest Territory |          0|          0|             8|            59
Saskatchewan         |          6|       9003|           158|        109326
Manitoba             |          4|          2|           121|          5162
Ontario              |          2|         83|           361|          1769
Quebec               |          7|      15058|           427|         96856
Newfoundland         |          0|          0|            50|          1397
New Brunswick        |          4|          0|           239|           423
Nova Scotia          |          0|          0|           192|          1612
Prince Edward Island |          0|          0|            28|            28
National Parks       |          2|          0|            32|          2945
Total                |         48|      25080|          2966|        236002
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RESOURCES STATUS: COMMITTED RESOURCES
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|Area     |Crews|Crews|Engs |Engs |Heli |Heli |Airt |Airt |Ovrhd|Ovrhd|
|         |Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT|
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|Alaska   |   17|   17|    1|   18|    1|    2|    1|     |   70|   94|
|Northwest|    2|     |    4|     |    1|     |     |     |     |     |
|Northern |    7|     |   20|     |    1|     |     |     |    3|     |
|Southern |    3|    1|   21|     |    3|     |    1|     |   32|     |
|Northern |     |     |    1|     |     |     |     |     |    1|     |
|Eastern G|    7|    1|   33|    9|    4|     |    2|     |   18|    9|
|Western G|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|Southwest|   78|    8|   41| 111|   19|    8|    8|     | 595| 295|
|Rocky Mou|    8|     |    7|   24|    2|    2|    2|     |   19|   22|
|Eastern A|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |    3|     |
|Southern |    2|     |   10|   17|    1|    7|     |     |   79|   87|
|Total    | 124|   27| 138| 179|   32|   19|   14|    0| 820| 507|
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*** NATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER ***

TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: Colorado; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: bearfire; brinsfire; gilanf; matovegafire; reservecomplexfire; riveramesafire; sedona; wildfire; wildlandfire

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This is the official morning situation report put out by the guys that coordinate fire information. It is put together from data collected in the previous evening, so it's often a little out of date, but it does tell you where the fires are, how many acres have officially burned, what agency is responsible for working the fire (BLM, FS, State agencies, and so on)

1 posted on 06/20/2006 8:59:49 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum

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To: Dog Gone; george76; moondoggie; 11x62; BurbankKarl; uglybiker; Brad's Gramma

Thought you might be interested ping...I am thinking of posting most of today's fire news stories on this thread unless something really big happens because of the multiple states involved, and how difficult it is to handle 3 or 4 fire story threads...

2 posted on 06/20/2006 9:06:41 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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Year to date :

National Wildfires : 51,989

Acres burnt : 3,110,193

3 posted on 06/20/2006 9:11:04 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)

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More acres burned ytd than in 2000 or 2002, both bad fire years...
In 2001, they only burned about 400,000 more acres than where we are at now for the entire year.

Last year had a high total acreage, but a lot of that was burned in Alaska, so there is a lot of fuel out there to burn.

http://www.nifc.gov/stats/fires_acres.html

Here's a list of record sized fires (100,000 acres burned and better - the biggest ones, you'll notice, are in Alaska:
http://www.nifc.gov/stats/lrg_fires.html

Biggests fires in the lower 48 have been the Biscuit fire in Oregon, at 499,570 acres, the Rodeo/Chediski in AZ at 468,638 acres.

4 posted on 06/20/2006 9:27:44 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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Latest on the BRINS Fire, and a round up of other fire stories, but they are still not talking about the Bear Fire in the Gila. Shame I can't find pics of it. It went from 300 acres in the afternoon to 7,000 by the time it made the reports.

(AP) A 1,500-acre wildfire threatening northern Arizona's scenic Oak Creek Canyon was only 5 percent contained Tuesday as crews tried to stop it from reaching hundreds of homes clustered among dry manzanita and juniper trees.

At least 11 helicopters and air tankers were available Tuesday to help ground crews, said Joe Reinarz, commander of the team fighting the fire.

The fire started Sunday and forced the evacuation of about 400 homes and businesses in narrow Oak Creek Canyon and about 100 homes in the smaller canyons on the rugged north side of Sedona, a town about 90 miles north of Phoenix surrounded by red-hued cliffs that draw builders of expensive homes and thousands of tourists.

Crews also were battling wildfires in Colorado, New Mexico and California.

By Tuesday morning, officials said the Sedona fire was only about a half-mile from the edge of Slide Rock State Park and flames had crested Wilson Mountain, edging about 300 feet below the rim of Oak Creek Canyon in spots.

"We want to hang it up there as high as we can and let it grow low and slow," Reinarz said Tuesday.

If the fire burns down to the two-lane scenic highway along the canyon bottom, crews hope to make a stand there. Most homes are on the opposite side of the highway, Reinarz said.

A high temperature of about 100 was forecast Tuesday for Sedona, with very low humidity and wind of 10 to 20 mph.

"I'm a little apprehensive," said Sedona Mayor Pud Colquitt, one of the evacuees from Oak Creek Canyon. "It's a wait-and-see now."

Authorities believe the blaze started in a camp used by transients.

In neighboring New Mexico, four fires started by lightning had burned more than 30,000 acres in the tinder-dry Gila National Forest in the southwestern part of the state. The biggest had charred nearly 12,000 acres and threatened 150 homes in the Lake Roberts area. Residents were being allowed to return Tuesday, said fire information officer Brian Morris.

A 7,000-acre fire northeast of Glenwood, N.M., in Catron County, prompted evacuations of about 30 cabins and campgrounds, Morris said.

In southern Colorado, crews braced for more dry, windy weather Tuesday as they confronted a wildfire that exploded across 4,500 acres about 10 miles northeast of Fort Garland, triggering the evacuation of 270 homes in two counties. No houses had been destroyed.

"We can't get out in front of this thing, it's moving like a freight train," fire information officer Steve Segin said.

A California brush fire spread over 6,000 acres of hilly terrain in Los Padres National Forest. No houses were threatened but two sheds and three trailers were destroyed, U.S. Forest Service spokesman Joe Pasinato said.

Wildfires have charred more than 3.1 million acres nationwide so far this year, well ahead of the average of about 900,000 acres by this time, the National Interagency Fire Center reported. Huge grass fires that swept Texas and Oklahoma this spring account for a large part of this year's acreage

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/20/ap/national/mainD8IC1DH80.shtml

5 posted on 06/20/2006 9:31:50 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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To: nw_arizona_granny; WestCoastGal

you might be interested ping!

6 posted on 06/20/2006 9:33:06 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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WILDLAND FIRE

INITIAL ATTACK (New fires reported via the Sit Report Program.)				SWA Zone Map
AGENCY	STATE	UNIT		HUMAN	LIGHTNING
BIA	AZ	Fort Apache Agency		1
BLM	AZ	Phoenix District		1
BLM	AZ	Yuma District		1
State	AZ	Arizona State Land Dept.		3
State	NM	Chama District		2
State	NM	Las Vegas District			4
USFS	NM	Cibola NF			1
USFS	AZ	Gila NF		1
		No Report Submitted Last Evening : PHC, TAZ	Total	9	5
				YTD Fires (By State)


LARGE WILDLAND FIRES (As reported via the ICS-209 Program.)	Current Large Fire Location Map

Initial Attack is number 1 priority for the Area.

FLZ

(SWA

Priority 2)

BRINS

Coconino NF

Cause under investigation, started 6/18, located 2 miles northeast of Sedona, AZ (34 54 21 x 111 46 9)

1,100 acres. 5% contained.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 6 with active fire behavior at the head and moderate active behavior on the flanks. Evaucations remain in effect. Crews continue to make progress in flanking the fire. Plan is to continue continue flanking efforts with handcrews and continue air operations against the head of the fire. Continued north northeast spread due to southwest winds.

NAZ Type 2 IMT (Reinarz, IC). 8 Type 1 crews, 3 Type 2 crews, 2 helicopters, 31 engines, 4 water tenders. Total 457 personnel.

GLZ

(SWA

Priority 3)

RESERVE COMPLEX

Gila NF

Lightning caused, started 6/06, located 12 miles southwest of Reserve, NM (33 35 0 x 108 53 0)

13,400 acres. 30% contained. Estimate containment 6/24. Fire converted from Marinez WFU to Marinez II suppression strategy, then to Reserve Complex on 6/17. Complex includes Wilson Fire (7,800 acres) and Martinez II (6,118 acres)

Threats to 400 residences, 50 commercial buildings, and 100 outbuildings.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 2, 6, and 9 with isolated torching and isolated short runs on the Martinez II, and extreme fire behavior and rapid rates of spread on the Wilson Fire. On the Wilson Fire , fire spotted across Wilson Canyon, but appears to be checked by aggressive suppression action. Plan for the Martinez Fire is to burnout north/northwest flanks. Plan on the Wilson Fire is to continue preparation and burn indirect fireline and holding. Minimal fire spread on the Martinez II and within the planned indirect containment lines of the Wilson.

SWA Type 1 IMT (Whitney, IC). 16 Type 1 crews, 5 Type 2 crews, 6 helicopter, 30 engines, 9 dozers, 7 water tender. Total 763 personnel.

SNZ

(SWA

Priority 4)

RIVERA MESA

NM State, Las Vegas District

Lightning caused, started 6/16, located 7 miles north of Ocate, NM (36 14 43 x 104 58 20)

10,000 acres.

Potential future threats.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 8 with extreme fire behavior observed yesterday, and major runs to the north and east. Plan is to utilize roads and natural barriers to anchor, flank, and pinch before the fire reached the next trigger point. Fire will continue to grow to the north. Events overnight have caused this fire to quadruple in size from that reported in the ICS-209.

NM Type 2 IMT (Lineback, IC). 4 Type 1 crew, 1 Type 2 crew, 3 helicopters, 6 engines, 4 dozers, 3 water tenders. Total 165 personnel.

GLZ

(SWA
Priority 5)

SKATES

Gila NF

Lightning caused, started 6/02, Located 12 miles northeast of Silver City, NM (32 57 15 x 108 8 28).

Threats to 150 residences.

11,904 acres. 40% contained. Fire converted from WFU to suppression strategy on 6/15.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 10 with minimal fire activity, as the fire is out-of-alignment with the slope in many areas. Isolated single tree torching and burn down of the larger size class fuels. Evacuations in the Lake Roberts area will remain in effect. Highway 35 will remain closed. Plan is to continue patrol, mop-up and hold all areas of the fire. Line construction will continue in Skates Canyon on the east side of the fire. Minimal spread expected. Some interior burning.

Californial Type 1 IMT (Dietrich, IC) will transfer command to CWZ Type 2 IMT (Philbin, IC) on 6/21. 9 Type 1 crews, 7 Type 2 crews, 5 helicopter, 32 engines, 2 dozers, 6 water tenders. Total 551 personnel.

WMZ

(SWA

Priority 6)

BEAVERHEAD

Apache-Sitgreaves NF

Cause under investigation, started 6/15, located 15 miles south of Alpine, AZ (33 40 22 x 109 15 32)

1,497 acres. 70% contained. Estimate containment 6/26.

No threats reported.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 10 with limited torching and ground fire spread. Power company starting restoration in powerline right-of-way. Plan is to continue mop-up.

Type 3 Management (Humphrey, IC). 4 Type 1 crews, 3 Type 2 crews,1 helicopter, 13 engines, 3 dozers, and 2 water tenders. Total 234 personnel.

FLZ

(SWA

Priority 8)

NAVAJO MOUNTAIN 1

BIA-Navajo Agency

Cause under investigation, started 6/10, located north of the Arizona border within the State of Utah approximately 35 miles east/northeast of Page, AZ (37 3 25 x 110 51 26)

3,350 acres. 65% contained.

Fire is burning Fuel Model 10 with individual and group tree torching on interior islands. Plan is to monitor backing fire on the west flank, rehab and mop-up, closeout with agency, restore power to electronic communication towers.

Type 1 IMT (Oltrogge, IC) will transfer command to Type 3 today at 1900. 1 Type 1 crews, 3 Type 2 crew, 5 helicopters, 4 engines, 11 water tender. Total 341 personnel.

WMZ

(SWA

Priority 9)

POTATO COMPLEX

Apache-Sitgreaves NF's

Lightning caused, started 6/06, located 10 miles northwest of Heber-Overgaard, AZ (34 28 12 x 110 44 0)

6,262 acres. 95% contained. Estimate containment 6/22.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 2.

Type 2 IMT (Raley, IC) transferred command to Type 3 last evening at 1800. 4 Type 2 crews, 1 helicopter, 8 engines, 6 dozers, 9 water tenders. Total 272 personnel.

GLZ

BEAR

Gila NF

Cause under investigation, started 6/19, located 17 miles northeast of Glenwood, NM (33 24 441 x 108 37 53)

7,000 acres. 0% contained.

Evacuations have occurred to 30 residences.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 10 with torching, spotting, and crowning. Fire is project to spread to the east / northeast.

Type 3 Management (Kearn, IC) to transfer command to Type 1 (Dietrich, IC) today.

TAZ

BURNT
NM State, Cimarron District

Lightning caused, started 6/17, located 12 miles north / northeast of Cimarron, NM (36 40 11 x 104 50 31)

300 acres. 40% contained. Estimate containment 6/24.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 2 with very active isolated runs, and group tree torching. Plan is to continue with dozer line and direct attack with handcrews. Projected spread to the northeast.

Type 3 Management (Rantan, IC). 1 Type 1 crew, 1 Type 2 crew, 1 helicopter, 1 engine, 2 dozers. Total 47 personnel.

SNZ

HARDING COMPLEX

NM State, Las Vegas District

Lightning caused, started 6/15, located near the town of Mosquero, NM (35 51 5 x 103 53 53)

11,000 acres. 100% contained.

LARGE WILDLAND FIRE USE FOR RESOURCE BENEFIT AND/OR CONFINEMENT STRATEGY

GCZ

(SWA

Priority 7)

WARM WFU

Kaibab NF

Lightning caused, started 6/08, located 3 miles south of Jacob Lake, AZ (36 39 57 x 112 11 38)

5,400 acres. No reported MMA.

Potential threats to 8 residences, 22 commercial properties, and 19 outbuildings.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 9 with increased fire behavior on all aspects of the fire. Southwest winds and isolated torching combined to create spotting up to 1,000 feet. Continue fire movement to the north and northeast at 1/4 mph. Backing continued on the south and west. Plan is to go direct with handline and dozerline, burnout improvements, and utilize any available air resources to support operations and maintain fire within MMA. Projected spread to the northeast and north.

Fire Use Management Team (Hahnenburg, IC). 3 Type 1 crew, 4 Type 2 crews, 1 helicopter, 11 engines, 1 dozer, 3 water tenders. Total 278 personnel.

GCZ

WEST WFU

Kaibab NF

Lightning caused, started 6/08, located 8 miles southeast of Tusayan, AZ (36 54 32 x 111 59 49).

1,925 acres. No reported MMA.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 10 with minimal activity.

Kaibab Management (Mills, IC). 1 engine. Total 5 personnel.

GLZ

BRUSHY WFU

Gila NF

Lightning cause, started 6/06, located 2 miles west of Glenwood, NM (33 16 46 x 108 56 0).

1,630 acres. No reported MMA.

* No new information received for this fire since 6/18.

Gila Management. 1 Type 1 crew. Total 20 personnel.

GCZ

BAR WFU

Kaibab NF

Lightning caused, started 6/09, located 20 miles south of Grand Canyon Village (35 56 14 x 111 49 30)

176 acres. No reported MMA.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 8.

* No new information received since 6/17.

Total 4 personnel.

GLZ

TAYLOR WFU

Gila NF

Lightning caused, started 5/15, located 12 miles south of Beaverhead Work Center (33 20 10 x 108 4 28)

1,830 acres. No reported MMA.

Fire is burning in Fuel Model 10.

* No new information received for this fire since 6/15.

Gila NF Management (Richards, IC)

GLZ

CEMENT WFU

Gila NF

Lightning caused, started 6/6, located 6 miles northeast of Gila Cliff Dwelling Nat. Mon. (33 34 38 x 108 24 12)

592 acres. No reported MMA.

Fire is burning in Fuel Models 2, 6 9

* No new information received for this fire since 6/14.

Gila Management (Herold, IC).

* = No ICS-209 received for this fire.

SWA YTD Large Fires

NATIONAL

Initial attack activity was moderate nationally with 204 new fires reported. Ten new large fires (*) were reported, four in the Southwest Area, two each in the Rocky Mountain and Eastern Great Basin Areas, and one each in the Southern and Southern California Areas. Eight large fires were contained, five in the Southwest Area, two in the Southern Area and one in the Northwest Area. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.

NON-WILDLAND FIRE INCIDENTS

	ZONE
		None at this time.

PRESCRIBED FIRE


	Arizona -	Arizona State Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division
	New Mexico -	New Mexico Department of the Environment, Air Quality Bureau
	West Texas -	W. Texas (Fed. Units Only)

FIRE WEATHER


		Below discussion provided by the National Weather Service
	ARIZONA
	NORTHERN ARIZONA (Flagstaff Forecast Office) .DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS TO ARIZONA AGAIN TODAY. THE RH WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS TODAY. THE SUSTAINED WIND SPEED WILL BE NEAR 20 MPH FOR AN HOUR OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON IN AN AREA BETWEEN WINSLOW...ST JOHNS...AND WINDOW ROCK. LIGHTER WINDS AND A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. CENTRAL / SOUTHWEST ARIZONA (Phoenix Forecast Office) .DISCUSSION... A GRADUAL DECREASE IN AFTERNOON AND EVENING BREEZINESS IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A VERY WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WEAKENS AND EXITS THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM IS ALSO EXPECTED TO CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO LOWER SLIGHTLY TODAY. OTHERWISE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES WILL KEEP SKIES CLEAR FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES RISING A DEGREE OR SO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHERN & SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA (Tucson Forecast Office) .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW MEXICO AND A WEAK TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA WILL PROVIDE A DRY AND HOT SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK PUSH OF MID-LEVEL MOISTURE HAS MADE ITS WAY INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THIS MORNING...RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A DRY MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL PREVAIL THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK...WITH CONTINUED HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. ENOUGH MOISTURE MAY CREEP IN FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST LATE THIS WEEK FOR A FEW DRY MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS.

	NEW MEXICO
	NORTHERN NEW MEXICO (Albuquerque Forecast Office) ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. .DISCUSSION...VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT ALONG THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO BORDER. TODAY SHOULD GENERALLY BE JUST A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER BUT WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES. THE NORTHEAST WILL SEE THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES AND INCREASES WINDS THERE. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY EASTERN SECTIONS. ON WEDNESDAY AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS ANTICIPATED...ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS. SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO (El Paso Forecast Office) .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY RETURN TO THE AREA ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDWEEK WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER...GRADUALLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINLY BE ON THE DRY SIDE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH THE THREAT OF CLOUD TO GND LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING AT OR A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL. SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO / SOUTHWEST TEXAS (Midland Forecast Office) ...ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... SOUTH INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH HAINES INDEX TODAY AND TONIGHT IN ALL BUT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND ON WEDNESDAY IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... .DISCUSSION... GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY IN LOCATIONS GENERALLY EAST OF THE PECOS RIVER...AND ON THURSDAY AREAWIDE. THE HAINES INDEX WILL BE HIGH TODAY AND TONIGHT IN ALL BUT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND OVER THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY. DESPITE THE DRY AIR...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... SOUTHWARD INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES...IN ADDITION TO GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG AND WEST OF A HOBBS/FORT STOCKTON LINE...BUT ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WINDS WILL BE RELEGATED TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
	Fire Weather Zone Maps: Arizona \| New Mexico * Fire weather forecasts are distributed by the National Weather Service daily by 0930 and 1530.

FUELS / FIRE DANGER

FIRE DANGER OUTLOOK:

FUEL MOISTURE READINGS:
Live (By Species) | Live (By Unit) | Dead (By Type)

NFDRS CHARTS:
Areawide | Arizona | New Mexico | All Stations

7-Day Outlook

(Upadated daily)

Monthly

(Updated Last Day of the Month)

7 posted on 06/20/2006 9:40:16 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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Rocky Mountain Area Fires

Mato Vega Fire—The Mato Vega fire is burning 12 miles NE of Fort Garland in Costilla County in southern Colorado. The fire was reported June 18.

So far, approximately 4,500 acres have burned. There are structures threatened, but at this time no structures have been lost.

A Type-2 Incident Management Team took over the fire on the 19th. Highway 160 is closed at this time. There are evacuations and 200 residences are listed as threatened.

8 posted on 06/20/2006 9:52:34 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)

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6/20 0845 GLZ Gila NF: Bear Fire very active this morning. Type 1 IMT (Dietrich, IC) will take over management of this fire. CWZ Type 2 IMT (Philbin, IC) will take over management of Skates. Area Command (Loach, IC) has been ordered for Gila NF large fires.

6/20 0830 SNZ NM State, Las Vegas District, Rivera Mesa Fire: Very active last evening about 2200, when the fire took off and burned significantly. Reported this morning at approximately 10,000 acres. Some threats, but no evacuations at this point.
_________________
First time this year they have put an Area Command up. Area commands are designed to manage fires too complex for just a type 1 team.

9 posted on 06/20/2006 10:01:02 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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To: george76

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/fire/daily_resource_status.htm

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA RESOURCES

0830

MDT

June 20

, 2006

RMA Preparedness Level:

Status:

A = Available; A-N = Available Nationally; A-G = Available in GACC; A-L = Available Locally;

C = Committed; U = Unavailable; D = Day Off; T = Travel

RMA Tactical Aviation Report (Password Protected)

Printable PDF Version

TEAM ROTATIONS

Smokejumper Status Report

National
Type 1 Team Rotation

Rocky Basin Type 1 Team Rotation

Rocky Mountain Area Type 2 Team Rotation

2130 6/18 to 2130 6/25

0001 6/14 to 2400 6/20

0001 6/14 to 2400 6/27

1. Northwest

1. Martin - Unavailable

1. Blume - Committed

2. Northern Rockies

2. Broyles - Committed

2. Mullenix - Committed

3. California

3. Muir

National
Fire Use Team Rotation

National Type 1
Buying Team Rotation

Rocky Basin Type 1
Buying Team Rotation

Rocky Basin Type 2
Buying Team Rotation

0801 6/18 to 0801 6/25

1030 6/13 to 1030 6/27

0001 6/14 to 2400 6/20

1. Northern Rockies

1.Northern Rockies

1. Wintemute - Unavailable

1. Huether - Committed

2. California

2.California

2. Baird - Committed

2. Sims - Committed

3. Northern Rockies

3. Northwest

3. Tavenner - Unavailable

TEAM STATUS

Current RMA Operations Duty Officer is

Dave Clement - CO-R02

Incident
Commander

Team
Type

Home
Area

Status

Original Mob Date

State

Area

Unit

Incident Name

Martin-Type 1

RMA

Mullenix - Team A

RMA

06/19/06

WY-MB2

Isabelle

Blume - Team B

RMA

06/19/06

CO-CTX

Mato Vega

Hahnenberg- FUMT

FUMT

RMA

06/12/06

AZ-KNF

Warm WFU

Wintemute

BUY1

RMA

Huether

BUY2

RMA

06/14/06

CO-CRD

Thomas

CREWS - TYPE 1

Crew Name

Home
Unit

Days
Off

Status

Original Mob Date

State

Area

Unit

Incident Name

Alpine Hotshots

CO-RMP

Sun-Mon

06/19/06

CO-CTX

Mato Vega

Craig Hotshots

CO-CRD

Sun-Mon

06/16/06

NM-GNF

Skates II

Pike Hotshots

CO-PSF

Sat-Sun

06/14/06

AZ-KNF

Warm WFU

Roosevelt Hotshots

CO-ARF

Fri-Sat

06/19/06

NM-SWC

2006 Large Fire Prepared

San Juan Hotshots

CO-SJF

Fri-Sat

06/19/06

AZ-COF

Brins

Tatanka Hotshots

SD-BKF

Thur-Fri

06/06/06

NM-GNF

Skates II

Wyoming Hotshots

WY-BHF

Mon-Tue

06/19/06

NM-SWC

2006 Large Fire Prepared

CRW1 Avail Nat'l

CRW1 Avail GACC

CRW1 Avail Locally

Crews may show as Available yet still have incident commitment information if the crew is on a preparedness/prepositioning order within OR outside the RMA.

FIRE USE MODULES

Crew Name

Home
Unit

Days
Off

Status

Original Mob Date

State

Area

Unit

Incident Name

Black Hills Module

SD-BKF

6/17/2006

NM-GNF

Reserve Complex

Unaweep Module

CO-GJD

6/17/2006

NM-GNF

Reserve Complex

CREWS - TYPE 2IA

Crew Name

Home
Unit

Status

Original Mob Date

State

Area

Unit

Incident Name

**Yampa Valley Interagency**

CO-CRC

**San Juan Interagency**

CO-DRC

A-L

**Northern Colorado #1**

CO-ARF

**Ute Mtn Warriors**

CO-UMA

**Colorado River**

CO-GJC

**Gunnison River Crew**

CO-MTC

06/19/06

CO-CTX

Mato Vega

**Mid Plains**

KS-QUR

06/07/06

CO-PSF

Perry Park

**Mid Plains Module 2**

KS-QUR

**Nebraska #2 IA**

NE-NDF

**Pike Regulars**

CO-PSF

**Rio Grande Regulars**

CO-RGF

**Bear Mountain**

SD-SDS

A-L

**Black Hats**

SD-SDS

06/19/06

CO-CTX

Mato Vega

**Black Hills IA #1 NZ**

SD-BKF

06/19/06

CO-ARF

Copper Creek

**Black Hills IA #2 CZ**

SD-BKF

A-L

**Black Hills IA #3 SZ**

SD-BKF

A-L

**Lower Brule IA #2**

SD-LBA

A-L

**NGPA #2 IA**

SD-SDS

A-L

**Pine Ridge #1 IA**

SD-PRA

A-L

** Cheyenne River #1**

SD-CRA

06/14/06

WY-CPS

Tracer

**Sisseton #1 IA**

SD-SIA

**Standing Rock #1 IA**

ND-SRA

06/19/06

CO-CTX

Mato Vega

**Big Horn Forest Regulars**

WY-CDC

**Bighorn Basin**

WY-CDC

06/19/06

WY-MB2

Isabelle

**Laramie Range Interagency #1**

WY-CPC

CRW2IA Avail Nat'l

CRW2IA Avail GACC

CRW2IA Avail Locally

Page 1

**Crew Name** indicates that the crew may be a Type 2IA or a Type 2 depending on personnel filling the order. Crew is listed under both Type 2IA and Type 2.

Crews may show as Available yet still have incident commitment information if the crew is on a preparedness/prepositioning order within OR outside the RMA.

Status:

A = Available; A-N = Available Nationally; A-G = Available in GACC; A-L = Available Locally;

C =Committed; U = Unavailable; D = Day Off; T = Travel

CREWS - TYPE 2

Crew Name

Home
Unit

Status

Original Mob Date

State

Area

Unit

Incident Name

**Yampa Valley Interagency**

CO-CRC

**San Juan Interagency**

CO-DRC

A-L

Ute Mtn Warriors

CO-UMA

**Colorado River**

CO-GJC

Juniper Valley (Rifle)

CO-GJC

A-L

**Gunnison River**

CO-MTC

Colorado Springs #1

CO-COLX

Colorado Springs Wildland # 4

CO-COLX

Juniper Valley (Buena Vista)

CO-PBS

Juniper Valley (Canon City)

CO-PBS

A-L

**Mid Plains**

KS-QUR

**Pike Regulars**

CO-PSF

Pueblo Interagency #1

CO-PBX

**Black Hills IA #1 NZ**

SD-BKF

**Black Hills IA #2 CZ**

SD-BKF

A-L

**Black Hills IA #3 SZ**

SD-BKF

A-L

** Cheyenne River #1**

SD-CRA

Cheyenne River #2

SD-CRA

06/15/06

WY-CPS

Tracer

DOC #1

SD-SDS

A-L

DOC #2

SD-SDS

A-L

DOC #3

SD-SDS

A-L

DOC #4

SD-SDS

A-L

DOC #5

SD-SDS

A-L

DOC #6

SD-SDS

A-L

Lower Brule #1

SD-LBA

Nebraska #1

NE-NDF

A-L

NGPA #1

SD-SDS

Rosebud #3

SD-RBA

A-L

Rosebud #1

SD-RBA

06/07/06

NM-GNF

Skate II

Rosebud #2

SD-RBA

A-N

Rosebud #4

SD-RBA

A-L

**Sisseton #1 IA**

SD-SIA

**Standing Rock #1 IA**

SD-SRA

**Standing Rock #2**

SD-SRA

A-L

**Bear Mountain**

SD-SDS

**Pine Ridge #1 IA**

SD-PRA

A-L

**Black Hats**

SD-SDS

Winnebago # 1

SD-WIA

Big Horn Forest Regulars

WY-CDC

Sho-Rap #1

WY-WRA

Sho-Rap #2

WY-WRA

National Guard 1

WY-CPS

06/16/06

WY-CPS

Tracer

National Guard 2

WY-CPS

06/16/06

WY-CPS

Tracer

Laramie Range Interagency #2

WY-CPC

CRW2 Avail Nat'l

CRW2 Avail GACC

CRW2 Avail Locally

Page 2

**Crew Name** indicates that the crew may be a Type 2IA or a Type 2 depending on personnel filling the order. Crew is listed under both Type 2IA and Type 2.

Crews may show as Available yet still have incident commitment information if the crew is on a preparedness/prepositioning order within OR outside the RMA.

Status:

A = Available; A-N = Available Nationally; A-G = Available in GACC; A-L = Available Locally;

C =Committed; U = Unavailable; D = Day Off; T = Travel

RMA 250 PERSON CACHE VANS

Cache Van

Dispatch
Center

Preposition
Location

Status

Original Mob Date

State

Area

Unit

Incident Name

RMK-1070-01

CO-RMC

Lakewood,
CO

A-G

RMK-1070-02

CO-RMC

Lakewood,
CO

A-G

RMK-1070-03

WY-CDC

Ft. Washakie, WY

A-G

RMK-1070-04

CO-DRC

Trimble Work Center, CO

A-G

RMK-1070-05

CO-GPC

Custer, SD

06/15/06

WY-CPS

Tracer

RMK-1070-06

CO-GJC

Grand Junction, CO

A-G

****************************** VISTIORS TO THE RMA ******************************

TEAMS

Incident
Commander

Team
Type

Home
Area

Status

Original Mob Date

State

Area

Unit

Incident Name

Teams Visiting the RMA

CREWS - TYPE 1

Crew Name

Home
Unit

Status

Original Mob Date

State

Area

Unit

Incident Name

Bitterroot IHC

MT-BRF

06/19/06

CO-ARF

Copper Creek

Logan Hotshots

UT-WCF

06/06/06

WY-CPS

Tracer

Lewis & Clark IHC

MT-LCF

A-N

06/10/06

CO-GJD

BLM Severity

Diamond Mountain IHC

CO-NOD

06/19/06

CO-CTX

Mato Vega

Redmond IHC

OR-DEF

06/19/06

CO-CTX

Mato Vega

Rogue River Hot Shots

OR-NWC

06/19/06

WY-MB2

Isabelle

Warm Springs Hot Shots

OR-WSA

06/14/06

CO-RMC

RMA Support

Redding IHC

CA-NZF

06/19/06

CO-CTX

Mato Vega

CRW1 Visiting the RMA

Crews may show as Available yet still have incident commitment information if the crew is on a preparedness/prepositioning order.

CREWS - TYPE 2IA

Crew Name

Home
Unit

Status

Original Mob Date

State

Area

Unit

Incident Name

Crow Tribal Crew

MT-CRAC

06/06/06

CO-UMA

UMA Support

Fort Belknap 02 IA

MT-FBA

06/15/06

WY-CPS

Tracer

SHO-PAI #1

NV-DVT

06/19/06

CO-CTX

Mato Vega

Tallac RHC

CA-TMU

06/17/06

CO-RGD

FY 06 Pike San Isabel NF AB

Trinity 1

CA-SHF

06/19/06

CO-CTX

Mato Vega

Chippewa FS regulars-1

MN-CPF

06/18/06

CO-SJF

San juan Forest Preparedness

CRW2IA Visiting the RMA

Page 3

Crews may show as Available yet still have incident commitment information if the crew is on a preparedness/prepositioning order.

**************************** MORE VISTIORS TO THE RMA ****************************

Status:

A = Available; A-N = Available Nationally; A-G = Available in GACC; A-L = Available Locally;

C =Committed; U = Unavailable; D = Day Off; T = Travel

MORE CREWS - TYPE 2IA

Crew Name

Home
Unit

Status

Original Mob Date

State

Area

Unit

Incident Name

More CRW2IA Visiting the RMA

Crews may show as Available yet still have incident commitment information if the crew is on a preparedness/prepositioning order.

CREWS - TYPE 2

Crew Name

Home
Unit

Status

Original Mob Date

State

Area

Unit

Incident Name

CRW2 Visiting the RMA

Page 4

Crews may show as Available yet still have incident commitment information if the crew is on a preparedness/prepositioning order.

10 posted on 06/20/2006 10:06:18 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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NOAA Magazine || NOAA Home Page

Commerce Dept.

SIZZLING DAYS OF SUMMER ARE HERE
July through September U.S. Summer Outlook

June 20, 2006 — As spring rolls out and summer rolls in, the weather patterns for the remainder of June are typical for what the nation can expect for the rest of the summer. (Click NOAA image for larger view of summer 2006 temperature outlook for the months July through September. Click here for high resolution version. Please credit “NOAA.”)

The Summer Outlook
Seasonal forecasters at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center are expecting above normal temperatures west of the Mississippi, in the state of Florida, in the New England region and in the southern half of Alaska. NOAA cautions the public, these areas could very well expect high temperatures for prolonged days, triggering heat waves and creating wildfire risks in many areas, especially in the West. In contrast, below-average temperatures are expected in Hawaii this season.

The seasonal precipitation forecast is less certain. However, there is a tendency for dryness in the southern Plains and wetness in the southern Atlantic states this summer.

U.S. Drought Status
Currently, extreme to exceptional drought (the highest rating depicted on the current U.S. Drought Monitor) is in the Southwest, extending northeastward into western Oklahoma and southeastern Colorado. Also, extreme drought affects northeast Colorado into southwest Nebraska, as well parts of southern Texas and the central Gulf coast. (Click NOAA image for larger view of summer 2006 precipitation outlook for the months July through September. Click here for high resolution version. Please credit “NOAA.”)

"Improvement in drought conditions is likely along the Gulf Coast states and up the Appalachians," said Douglas Lecomte, NOAA Climate Prediction Center's drought specialist. He added, "Although we cannot count on major relief for much of the drought stricken area in the central and southern Plains, the outlook for the next two weeks does calls for less heat and increased rainfall to provide some reason for near-term optimism."

"With El Niño/La Niña neutral conditions in place, seasonal weather will be driven by more subtle impacts from global sea surface temperatures along with random fluctuations of the circulation pattern and feedbacks from ground and soil content levels feeding back into the atmosphere," said Michael Halpert, NOAA Climate Prediction Center's seasonal forecaster.

Summer weather can often bring severe weather. NOAA has a plethora of severe weather safety information online.

NOAA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and providing environmental stewardship of the nation's coastal and marine resources.

Through the emerging Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), NOAA is working with its federal partners, 61 countries and the European Commission to develop a global network that is as integrated as the planet it observes, predicts and protects.

Relevant Web Sites
NOAA Climate Predict Center U.S. Seasonal Outlook

NOAA U.S. Drought Assessment Products

NOAA U.S. Hazards Maps

NOAA El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Diagnostic Discussion

NOAA Drought Information Center

Media Contact:
Carmeyia Gillis, NOAA Climate Prediction Center, (301) 763-8000 ext. 7163

11 posted on 06/20/2006 10:55:35 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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Higher temperatures and lower humidity Tuesday were expected to cause problems for firefighters battling a 6,000-acre blaze in Los Padres National Forest.

No homes were immediately threatened by the blaze, which broke out around 1:30 p.m. Monday when a piece of metal blew into electrical wires, authorities said.

Firefighters had contained about 10 percent of the blaze, which was burning away from the small town of New Cuyama about 45 miles east of Santa Maria. They expected tougher conditions on Tuesday as temperatures were expected to reach into the 90s along with lower humidity and stronger winds.

The number of acres involved, earlier set at 7,500, was reduced overnight when the fire was re-mapped, U.S. Forest Service spokesman Joe Pasinato said. Several hundred firefighters were expected to be on the lines Tuesday, he added.
(exerpt)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/06/20/state/n075914D83.DTL&type=printable

12 posted on 06/20/2006 10:58:12 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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Hourly Update
Coconino National Forest to close Friday
the Associated Press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 06.20.2006

FLAGSTAFF - As fire danger increases, the Coconino National Forest will close beginning Friday.

Conditions have warranted closure of the entire national forest.

The forest service says they're not only concerned about the risk to communities and natural resources, they're concerned about the potential difficulties evacuating recreationists from remote areas should a wildfire start.

Included in the Coconino closures are all campgrounds, day use picnic areas and cabins on the forest.

All trails on the Coconino National Forest will close.

All lakes, including Lake Mary, Ashurst Lake, Kinnikinick Lake, Blue Ridge Reservoir and Stoneman Lake.

All National Forest system roads will be closed, but all interstates, state and county roads through the Coconino National Forest will remain open.

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/134426

13 posted on 06/20/2006 11:02:42 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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A pic from the Brins fire today...(can't post)

http://www.azcentral.com/php-bin/commphotos/view.php?id=21146

14 posted on 06/20/2006 11:13:43 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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A video from KVOA that has some great pics of the smoke column of the fire yesterday:

(click on the video button)

http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=5054017&nav=menu216_2

15 posted on 06/20/2006 11:22:15 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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New story on the California fire...seems it's growing.

June 20, 2006 - Higher temperatures and lower humidity Tuesday were expected to cause problems for firefighters battling a 6,000-acre blaze in Los Padres National Forest.

No homes were immediately threatened by the blaze, which broke out around 1:30 p.m. Monday when a piece of metal blew into electrical wires, authorities said.

Firefighters had contained about 10 percent of the blaze, which was burning away from the small town of New Cuyama about 45 miles east of Santa Maria. They expected tougher conditions on Tuesday as temperatures were expected to reach into the 90s along with lower humidity and stronger winds.

The number of acres involved, earlier set at 7,500, was reduced overnight when the fire was re-mapped, U.S. Forest Service spokesman Joe Pasinato said. Several hundred firefighters were expected to be on the lines Tuesday, he added.

The fire began on a ranch near the forest and destroyed three trailers that belonged to an oil company and two sheds, Pasinato said. No injuries were reported.

On Monday, most of the fire moved into the forest, prompting officials to deploy four air tankers and four helicopters, said Santa Barbara County fire Capt. Keith Cullom said.

"A significant amount of the fire is burning within the forest," he said, adding that the fire was slowing down as it moved into heavy brush that was still moist from the spring.

Firefighters were planning to hike in as the fire moved into rough terrain, Cullom said.

Elsewhere in the region, firefighters on Monday mopped up a 125-acre wildfire near Martin Tudor Jurupa Hills Regional Park in Fontana. The cause of the fire, which started Sunday, was suspicious.

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=state&id=4289123

16 posted on 06/20/2006 11:41:05 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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bookmark

17 posted on 06/20/2006 12:01:18 PM PDT by KylaStarr (Stay ready)

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NM State, Las Vegas District, Rivera Mesa Fire: Residents north and east of the fire area, including those in the Cimarron, Miami and Springer communities, can expect to see and smell smoke today. The Philmont Scout Camp, which is approximately 8 miles north of the fire, is not threatened at this time. Crews will continue to secure anchor points on the southwest side of the fire, construct line, utilize aerial retardant drops to secure fire edge in inaccessible areas and place structure protection resources in higher risk areas. For more information, please call Fire Information (505) 476-3336

18 posted on 06/20/2006 12:03:53 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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To: Knitting A Conundrum; CollegeRepublican

Amazing picture ?

19 posted on 06/20/2006 12:19:10 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)

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Wildfire erupts near La Veta Pass
Malo Vega Fire consumes 4,400 acres, closes U.S. 160 over La Veta Pass.
By PETER ROPER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

FORT GARLAND - The Malo Vega Fire blew up Monday.

What began as a simmering wildfire of an estimated 800 acres blew into a storm of flame and smoke Monday afternoon, closing U.S. 160 between La Veta Pass and Fort Garland as firefighters retreated from the blaze, standing guard along the scenic highway.

Fire officials from the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team took charge of the blaze Monday evening, bringing in more "hot shot" fire teams as well as air tankers to fight the blaze, which has burned more than 4,400 acres about eight miles east of Fort Garland along U.S. 160.

Hot afternoon winds caused the fire to rapidly spread, sending up columns of black and gray smoke tinged with orange flame on the mountain ridges near the highway.

Costilla County officials ordered the residents of the 35-home Wagon Creek subdivision to evacuate about 3 p.m. Monday because the blaze was moving north and east toward the development.

"It's just a lot bigger a fire than we are," said Alamosa Fire Chief Dan Chapman, one of many firefighters who came to fight the blaze, which started Sunday.

Chapman was standing with other smoke-stained firefighters along U.S. 160 watching a wall of smoke and flame come over the ridge less than a mile away.

Firefighters from Costilla County, Alamosa, Monte Vista, La Veta, and Mosca were among the early respondents to the fire, which was caused by a lightning strike.

By midday Monday, officials from the regional Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team were arriving at the command post at the Blanca-Fort Garland community center. The fire had grown to a type II fire at that point and hot shot teams from as far away as Rapid City, S.D., were arriving.

Steve Segin, spokesman for the incident team, said four single-engine tankers and one heavy air tanker were being brought to the fire.

Fires are categorized by their threat to residences and people as well as the difficulty of the terrain where they are burning.

Last summer, the Mason Gulch Fire near Wetmore was upgraded to a type 1 fire - meaning more aircraft and firefighters were summoned - when the blaze threatened the mountain community of Beulah.
The Pueblo Chieftain Online
CHIEFTAIN PHOTOS/BRYAN KELSEN
Flames erupt in a stand of trees in the Malo Vega Fire Monday approximately 8 miles east of Fort Garland.

Early Monday evening, Peter Bloom, the incident commander, said it was unlikely the Malo Vega Fire would be upgraded, despite its rapid growth Monday, given the open terrain where it is burning.

As of late Monday evening no one had been injured nor any structures burned by the blaze. That may change, however, if it were to jump U.S. 160 and continue into the Wagon Creek development. "We have so much timber, and so much fuel around our homes," said Max Klepp, president of the homeowners association.

Evacuees were being sent to the community center where the American Red Cross had cots available, but volunteers said most of the evacuees were staying elsewhere.
Malo Vega Fire 4,400 acres involved

4,400 acres involveds paradise acres evacuation, unknown number of houses Forbes Park voluntary evacuation Wagon Creek 35 mandatory evacuation La Veta Pass 10 mandatory evacuation fire officially started Sunday, could have been "sleeping" since Friday's lightning storms. 260 firefighters on line, more expected tomorrow

http://www.chieftain.com/print.php?article=/metro/1150832591/1

20 posted on 06/20/2006 12:23:45 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)

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