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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: CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was light nationally with 117 new fires reported.  Thirteen new large fires (*) were reported, nine in Western Great Basin, two in the Eastern Great Basin, and one each in the Southern California and Southwest Areas.  Eleven large fires were contained, two each in the Southwest, Western Great Basin, Rocky Mountain, Southern California, and Southern Areas, and one in Northern California Area.  Very high to extreme...

Haines Index Map - Higher Haines means fire growth tends to be stronger: Weekends mean I don't get the morning report in a postable format until quite late.  I've made an extract of the fires in the morning report: SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENTS/LARGE FIRES: An Area Command Team (Loach) is assigned to manage the Reserve, Skates, and Bear fires on the Gila National Forest. BRINS, Coconino National Forest.  A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Broyles) is assigned.  This fire is two miles northeast of Sedona, AZ in brush, chaparral and timber.  Numerous residences, structures, commercial resources, endangered species, the Oak...

Haines Index Map - Higher Haines means fire growth tends to be stronger: Weekends mean I don't get the morning report in a postable format until quite late. Here are some useful links: Morning Report from NICC National Interagency Air Space - shows where air flight is restricted over wildfires and for a variety of other reasons Firefighters Continue Fighting Ariz. Blaze Fire commander reassures Arizonians about the safety of their homes as wildfire battle continues SEDONA, Ariz., Jun. 24, 2006By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press Writer (AP) (AP) The head of the team fighting a roughly 4,000-acre northern Arizona...

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2006 - 0530 MDT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 3 CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was light nationally with 160 new fires reported. Eight new large fires (*) were reported, three in the Southern Area, two in the Southwest Area and one each in the Eastern Great Basin, Northern Rockies and Rocky Mountain Areas. Five large fires were contained, one each in the Southwest, Northern Rockies, Western Great Basin, Eastern Great Basin and Southern Areas. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Arizona, California, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North...

Forest Service Morning Reporthttp://www.fs.fed.us/news/fire/mreport.shtml EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO BE SAFE ON THE JOB Thursday, June 22, 2006 – 10:00 am EDT PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 3 STATES MOST AFFECTED:AK, AZ, CA, ID, NM, TX, UT Print Today's Morning Report (PDF file) CURRENT SITUATION Initial attack activity was moderate nationally with 125 new fires reported.  Twenty-five large fires (over 500 acres) are being managed.  Three new large fires were reported.  Four large fires were contained.  Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Arizona, California, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.INCIDENT HEADLINES Large...

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2006 - 0530 MDT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 3 CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was moderate nationally with 107 new fires reported. Six new large fires (*) were reported, three in the Eastern Great Basin Area and one each in the Southwest, Western Great Basin and Southern Areas. Four large fires were contained, two in the Southern Area and one each in the Southwest and Eastern Great Basin Areas. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Alaska, Arizona, California, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas and Wyoming....

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,...