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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: INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2006 – 0530 MDT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 3 CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was light nationally with 167 new fires reported.  Ten new large fires (*) were reported, four in the Northern Rockies Area, two in the Southern Area and one each in the Southwest, Eastern Great Basin, Eastern, and the Rocky Mountain Areas. Seven large fires were contained, two each in the Northwest...

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 12, 2006 – 0530 MDT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 3 CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was moderate nationally with 221 new fires reported.  Eight new large fires (*) were reported, four in the Eastern Great Basin Area and one each in the Southern California, Western Great Basin, Northern Rockies, and Southern Areas  Seven large fires were contained, two in Eastern Great Basin Area and one each...