1: Date 07/13/2006 |
2: Time 1900 |
3: Initial | Update | Final | XX | |
4: Incident Number CA-BDU-007229 |
5: Incident Name SAWTOOTH COMPLEX |
6: Incident Kind Wildland Fire |
7: Start Date Time 07/09/2006 0830 |
8: Cause Lightning |
9: Incident Commander Unified Command |
10: IMT Type 1 |
11: State-Unit CA-BDU |
12: County SAN BERNARDINO |
13: Latitude and Longitude Lat: 34° 8´ 17" Long: 116° 32´ 17" Ownership: CA-BDU |
14: Short Location Description (in reference to nearest town): 2 miles east of Yucca Valley, CA |
Current Situation |
15: Size/Area Involved 47,800 ACRES |
16: % Contained or MMA 20 Percent |
17: Expected Containment Date: Time: |
18: Line to Build 30 Miles |
19: Costs to Date $6,150,000 |
20: Declared Controlled Date: Time: |
21: Injuries this Reporting Period: |
22: Injuries to Date: |
23: Fatalities | 24: Structure Information | |||
0 | 6 | 0 | Type of Structure | # Threatened | # Damaged | # Destroyed |
25: Threat to Human Life/Safety: Evacuation(s) in progress ---- No evacuation(s) imminent -- Potential future threat -------- No likely threat --------------- |
Residence | 1,500 | 0 | 45 | ||
Commercial Property | 50 | |||||
Outbuilding/Other | 1,500 | 118 |
26: Communities/Critical Infrastructure Threatened (in 12, 24, 48 and 72 hour time frames): 12 hours: Morongo Valley, Burns Canyon, Gamma Gulch 24 hours: 48 hours: 72 hours: |
27: Critical Resource Needs (kind & amount, in priority order): 1. Critical resource needs are currently met. 2. 3. |
28: Major problems and concerns (control problems, social/political/economic concerns or impacts, etc.) Relate critical resources needs identified above to the Incident Action Plan. The fire is burning in extremely steep rugged terrain with little access. Control options are few. The Millard Complex, burning to the SW, made is within 3 miles of the Sawtooth Complex. The incident is projecting the potential for the Millard Complex and the Sawtooth Complex to merge. Extreme heat, low humidities and erratic winds are expected. Degredation of a critical road in Burns Canyon will require repair for firefighing vehicles and residents to move through the area. |
29: Resources threatened (kind(s) and value/significance): San Gorgonio Wilderness, Bighorn Mountain Wilderness |
30: Current Weather Conditions Wind Speed: 5 mph Temperature: 92 Wind Direction: SW Relative Humidity: 20% |
31: Resource benefits/objectives (for prescribed/wildland fire use only): |
32: Fuels/Materials Involved: 4 Chaparral (6 Feet) GREASEWOOD & JOSHUA TREES INTERMIXED WITH FINE FUELS AND PINYON JUNIPER. |
33: Today's observed fire behavior (leave blank for non-fire events): Extreme fire behavior in Big Morongo Canyon today. Fire continues to push to the south west and north west. |
34: Significant events today (closures, evacuations, significant progress made, etc.): The evacuation orders have been lifted for land owners in the communities of Pioneer Town, Pipes Canyon, and Skyline Ranch area of Yucca Valley. Significant progress made on direct line construction in Divisions D,E,F,G along the east end of the fire. Dozers are making good progress on line contruction from DP5 to the west to prevent the fire from further movement to the north. The Onyx Contingency Group is staffed and is operating in the Onyx |
Outlook |
35: Estimated Control Date and Time: |
36: Projected Final Size: |
37: Estimated Final Cost: |
38: Tomorrow's Forecasted Weather Wind Speed: mph Temperature: Wind Direction: Relative Humidity: |
39: Actions planned for next operational period: Complete indirect dozer line from DP5 to Onyx Peak to the west. Continue direct line construction on the south side of the fire. Mop-up and patrol operations on the east end of the fire. |
40: Projected incident movement/spread during next operational period: The western perimeter of the fire continues to be the priority. The fire has now burned into a portion of the San Bernardino Nat'l Forest. Extremely steep rocky terrain is making access difficult as the fire moves west. The fire is projected to spread up to 100 feet per minute in light fuels with spotting up to .3 miles. The Millard and Sawtooth may begin to interact with each other. |
41: For fire incidents, describe resistance to control in terms of: |
1. Growth Potential - Extreme |
2. Difficulty of Terrain - Extreme |
42: How likely is it that containment/control targets will be met, given the current resources and suppression/control strategy? Containment within the next burn period is unlikely. |
43: Projected demobilization start date: |
44: Remarks: The change in the structure count is due to more accurate accounting by the Damage Assessment Team. |
45: Committed Resources (Supplemental Committed Resources follow the first block) |
Agency | CRW1 | CRW2 | HEL1 | HEL2 | HEL3 | ENGS | DOZR | WTDR | OVHD | Camp Crews |
Total Personnel |
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SR | ST | SR | ST | SR | SR | SR | SR | ST | SR | ST | SR | SR | |||
PRI | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |||||||||
ST | 8 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 98 | 1,194 | |||||
BLM | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | |||||||||||
CNTY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 245 | ||||||||
OTHR | |||||||||||||||
USFS | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 174 | ||||||||
OES | 7 | 1 | 140 | ||||||||||||
LGR | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 163 | |||||||||
NPS | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
DDQ | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Total | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 148 | 5 | 1,979 |
Total personnel by agency are listed in the first section of committed resources. | |||||
Agency | HELTK | FIXW | TRKCO | RESMD | LGTAIR |
SR | SR | SR | SR | ||
PRI | |||||
ST | 7 | ||||
BLM | 2 | ||||
CNTY | |||||
OTHR | |||||
USFS | |||||
OES | |||||
LGR | |||||
NPS | |||||
DDQ | |||||
Total | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46: Cooperating and Assisting Agencies Not Listed Above: SAN BERNARDINO CO. FIRE, MORONGO VALLEY FIRE, CHP, SAN BERNARDINO CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT, CALIF. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION, LA COUNTY FIRE,RED CROSS, OES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY |
Approval Information |
47: Prepared by: |
48: Approved by: |
49: Sent to: by: Date: Time: |
1: Date 07/13/2006 |
2: Time 1800 |
3: Initial | Update | Final | XX | |
4: Incident Number CA-BDF-6773 |
5: Incident Name MILLARD COMPLEX |
6: Incident Kind Wildland Fire |
7: Start Date Time 07/09/2006 0833 |
8: Cause Lightning |
9: Incident Commander Walker, Windsor |
10: IMT Type 2 |
11: State-Unit CA-BDF |
12: County SAN BERNARDINO |
13: Latitude and Longitude Lat: 34° 2´ 10" Long: 116° 46´ 37" Ownership: CA-BDF |
14: Short Location Description (in reference to nearest town): SEVEN MILES NORTH OF CABAZON |
Current Situation |
15: Size/Area Involved 8,200 ACRES |
16: % Contained or MMA 5 Percent |
17: Expected Containment Date: Time: |
18: Line to Build 20 Miles |
19: Costs to Date $2,061,500 |
20: Declared Controlled Date: Time: |
21: Injuries this Reporting Period: |
22: Injuries to Date: |
23: Fatalities | 24: Structure Information | |||
0 | 0 | 0 | Type of Structure | # Threatened | # Damaged | # Destroyed |
25: Threat to Human Life/Safety: Evacuation(s) in progress ---- No evacuation(s) imminent -- Potential future threat -------- XX No likely threat --------------- |
Residence | 75 | ||||
Commercial Property | 7 | |||||
Outbuilding/Other |
26: Communities/Critical Infrastructure Threatened (in 12, 24, 48 and 72 hour time frames): 12 hours: Mission Creek 24 hours: Possible merge with Sawtooth Complex 48 hours: 72 hours: |
27: Critical Resource Needs (kind & amount, in priority order): 1. 1 ST Type III Engines 2. 3. |
28: Major problems and concerns (control problems, social/political/economic concerns or impacts, etc.) Relate critical resources needs identified above to the Incident Action Plan. Fire continues to be active in Whitewater Canyon and is also moving to the Northeast. Originally, the Complex consisted of four fires (State, Jump Off, For Sure, Millard) and the Millard has overtaken the unstaffed For Sure fire. This merge has created a Complex of three fires. Potential for merge with the Sawtooth Complex to East also exists. Lightning Activity Level predicted to increase to 1-2 and also a potential for thunderstorm activity in the region. |
29: Resources threatened (kind(s) and value/significance): City of Banning watershed, San Gorgonio Wilderness, Morongo Tribal interests, Agua Caliente Tribal interests, Whitewater Canyon, Mission Creek, Morongo Valley, Significant archeological sites and paleontological resources. |
30: Current Weather Conditions Wind Speed: 10-15 mph Temperature: 101 Wind Direction: SSW Relative Humidity: 11 |
31: Resource benefits/objectives (for prescribed/wildland fire use only): |
32: Fuels/Materials Involved: 4 Chaparral (6 Feet) Fuels on the Millard fire are FM 4 and 10 with large amounts of understory and bug killed timber intermixed with a grass component |
33: Today's observed fire behavior (leave blank for non-fire events): Extreme fire behavior |
34: Significant events today (closures, evacuations, significant progress made, etc.): Unified Command established between U.S. Forest Service, CDF, and Riverside County Fire on 07-12-06, 1600 hrs. Crews were working in the Snow Peak region and Millard Canyon prepping structures. Continuing to find safe anchor points and evaluating contingency lines; Additional crews staged. |
Outlook |
35: Estimated Control Date and Time: |
36: Projected Final Size: |
37: Estimated Final Cost: |
38: Tomorrow's Forecasted Weather Wind Speed: 5-15 mph Temperature: 96-106 Wind Direction: W Relative Humidity: 11 |
39: Actions planned for next operational period: Structure protection in Whitewater Canyon |
40: Projected incident movement/spread during next operational period: Rapid rates of spread to East / Northeast: Potential for spread to North / Northwest |
41: For fire incidents, describe resistance to control in terms of: |
1. Growth Potential - Extreme |
2. Difficulty of Terrain - Extreme |
42: How likely is it that containment/control targets will be met, given the current resources and suppression/control strategy? Likely in 3-5 days |
43: Projected demobilization start date: |
44: Remarks: Heavy use of air tankers and helicopters to anchor Southern flank of fire. Constant communication between Teams on Millard Complex and Sawtooth Complex ongoing; Mission Creek identified as boundary between Complexes |
45: Committed Resources (Supplemental Committed Resources follow the first block) |
Agency | CRW1 | CRW2 | HEL1 | HEL2 | HEL3 | ENGS | DOZR | WTDR | OVHD | Camp Crews |
Total Personnel |
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SR | ST | SR | ST | SR | SR | SR | SR | ST | SR | ST | SR | SR | |||
CNTY | 1 | 20 | 23 | ||||||||||||
LGR | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||
PRI | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 58 | ||||||||||
ST | 1 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||||
BLM | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
USFS | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 473 | |||||||
NPS | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
BIA | 2 | 41 | |||||||||||||
Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 100 | 3 | 660 |
Total personnel by agency are listed in the first section of committed resources. | |||||
Agency | HELTK | FIXW | TRKCO | RESMD | LGTAIR |
SR | SR | SR | SR | ||
CNTY | |||||
LGR | |||||
PRI | 4 | ||||
ST | |||||
BLM | 3 | ||||
USFS | 12 | 3 | |||
NPS | |||||
BIA | |||||
Total | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46: Cooperating and Assisting Agencies Not Listed Above: Morongo Tribe, Riverside County Sheriff, Agua Caliente Tribe |
Approval Information |
47: Prepared by: M Hoose SITL (T) |
48: Approved by: Norm Walker, ICT2 |
49: Sent to:SOPS by: M Hoose Date: 07/13/2006 Time: 1715 |
Red Flag Warning/Fire Weather Watch Information
FNUS56 KLOX 132207
FWFLOX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
330 PM PDT THU JUL 13 2006
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY...
...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEK ACROSS
INTERIOR SECTIONS...
.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THIS COMBINED WITH WEAKENING ONSHORE FLOW NEAR THE SURFACE WILL BRING
RELENTLESS HEAT TO INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE PEAK OF THE HEAT WAVE IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...WHERE THE HOTTEST
VALLEY...MOUNTAIN...AND DESERT LOCATIONS COULD SOAR TO BETWEEN 105 AND
110 DEGREES. THE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE DRY ACROSS THE DISTRICT
WITH WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES ACROSS INLAND AREAS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE LOWEST HUMIDITY READINGS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY...WHERE SOME LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO HAVE LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES THROUGH FRIDAY...PROMPTING
THE RED FLAG WARNING.
ANOTHER FIRE WEATHER CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WHERE THERE
WILL ALSO BE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES. THERE WILL BE
INCREASING MONSOONAL MOISTURE THIS WEEKEND WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTIES. A MORE SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF MOISTURE AND UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A BETTER THREAT OF MORE ORGANIZED AND MORE
WIDESREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
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