Haines Index Map - Higher Haines means fire growth tends to be stronger: Fuel Dryness: Tells you how likely things are to burn if a fire gets started: INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2006 – 0530 MDT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 4 CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was heavy nationally with 441 new fires reported. Twenty-two new large fires (*) were reported, five in the Western Great Basin Area, four each in the Eastern Great Basin and Southern Areas, three each in the Southern California and Northern California Areas, and one in the Northern Rockies Area. Fifteen large...