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 MONDAY, JULY 17, 2006 – 0530 MDT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 3 CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was moderate nationally with 207 new fires reported. Thirteen new large fires (*) were reported, three each in the Eastern Great Basin and Rocky Mountain Areas, two in the Northern Rockies Area, and one each in the Northern California, Southwestern, Southern, Western Great Basin and Eastern Areas. One large fire was...