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NATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2000 - 0530 MDT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II
CURRENT SITUATION: Several new large fires occurred in Minnesota and Indiana. Containment objectives were reached on fires in Michigan, Florida, and Arizona. The National Interagency Coordination Center mobilized helicopters, lead planes, crews, and miscellaneous overhead. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. EASTERN AREA LARGE FIRES: ELBOW LAKE, Minnesota State Forestry. The fire is near Orr, MN at the west end of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area timber blowdown region. Residents of the communities of Buyck, Portage, and Black Bay are preparing to evacuate. Numerous structures in the area are threatened. ZIM 101, Minnesota State Forestry. The fire is two miles south of Princeton, MN. Three residences have been confirmed destroyed and other structures are threatened. High winds and low relative humidities are causing control problems. MAPLETON, Minnesota State Forestry. The fire is burning in jack pine, oak, and grass, five miles west of Brainerd, MN. Residences and timber resources are threatened. MID HAUG, Minnesota State Forestry. This fire is located in Roseau County, MN. The fire received air support from an airtanker and a helicopter. Cabins in the area are threatened. High winds and light fuels are causing control problems. NORTH HAUG, Minnesota State Forestry. This fire is located in Roseau County, MN. Cabins in the area are threatened. A helicopter supported the fire with bucket drops. SOUTH HAUG, Minnesota State Forestry. This fire is located in Roseau County, MN. Cabins are threatened near the fire. High winds and light fuels are causing control problems. MILLER WOODS, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The fire is burning in timber at Miller Woods within the National Lakeshore, east of Gary, IN. An industrial complex is threatened. Intense fire behavior was observed in the lighter fuels. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| EST| $$$ NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|LOSS|C-T-D --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELBOW LAKE |MN| MNS| 1000| 0| UNK| UNK| 0| 0| 2| 0| UNK| UNK ZIM 101 |MN| MNS| 300| 80| UNK| UNK| 0| 3| 3| 3| UNK| UNK MAPLETON |MN| MNS| 150| 80| 5/4| NR| 0| 2| 1| 0| UNK| UNK MID HAUG |MN| MNS| 2020| 80| UNK| 10| 0| 1| 1| 0| UNK| 6K NORTH HAUG |MN| MNS| 1280| 80| UNK| 6| 0| 1| 1| 0| UNK| UNK SOUTH HAUG |MN| MNS| 790| 90| UNK| 6| 0| 1| 1| 0| UNK| UNK MILLER WOODS |IN| IDP| 104| 85| 5/4| 15| 1| 4| 0| 0| UNK| UNK NO PABLO |MI| HMF| 5200|100| ---| 223| 9| 1| 2| 0| UNK| 259K --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HMF = Huron-Manistee National Forest SOUTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES: COON CREEK, Tonto National Forest. A Type I Incident Management Team (Bateman) is assigned. The fire is 20 miles north of Globe, AZ in the Sierra Ancha Wilderness. Crews made significant progress on the north side of the fire in Pueblo Canyon yesterday. Minor spread occurred on the east side near the bluffs. Steep terrain, high temperatures and single-digit relative humidities are causing challenges to containment efforts. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| EST| $$$ NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|LOSS|C-T-D --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COON CREEK |AZ| TNF| 8618| 50| UNK| 574| 16| 9| 6| 0| UNK| 2.9M MT. BRUCE |AZ| AZS| 355|100| ---| 40| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 7K --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZS = Arizona State Land Department SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| EST| $$$ NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|LOSS|C-T-D --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIFF LAKE |FL| FNF| 2238|100| ---| 160| 3| 7| 2| 0|128K| 727K --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FNF = National Forests of Florida OUTLOOK: *** A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED FOR LOW HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA *** Minnesota will be sunny today with south to southwest winds at 10 to 20 mph. Temperatures will be in the mid 70's in the north to the mid 80's in the southern part of the state. Wisconsin and Lower Michigan will be partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds will be south to southwest at 10 to 20 mph. Temperatures will range from the mid 70's to the mid 80's. Arizona and New Mexico will be sunny. Winds will be southwesterly at 10 to 20 mph. High temperatures will be in the 70's in the mountains and up to 105 in the southern deserts. Central Florida will be partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the panhandle. Southern Florida has a slight chance of showers. Winds will be east to southeast at 10 to 15 mph. High temperatures will be in the 80's. FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALASKA |FIRES| | | | | 3| | 3 |ACRES| | | | | 3| | 3 NORTHWEST |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 CA-NORTH |FIRES| | | | | 1| 1| 2 |ACRES| | | | | 0| 0| 0 CA-SOUTH |FIRES| | | | | 5| | 5 |ACRES| | | | | 0| | 0 NORTHERN |FIRES| 1| | | | 2| 14| 17 |ACRES| 4| | | | 2| 27| 33 GB-EAST |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 GB-WEST |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 SOUTHWEST |FIRES| 2| | | | 7| 3| 12 |ACRES| 1| | | | 12| 19| 32 ROCKY MTN |FIRES| | 1| | | | | 1 |ACRES| | 10| | | | | 10 EASTERN |FIRES| 23| | | 2| 127| 3| 155 |ACRES| 135| | | 104| 1909| 53| 2201 SOUTHERN |FIRES| | | 1| 1| 59| 2| 63 |ACRES| | | 200| 5| 563| 28| 796 TOTAL |FIRES| 26| 1| 1| 3| 204| 23| 258 |ACRES| 140| 10| 200| 109| 2489| 127| 3075 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALASKA |FIRES| | | | 1| 21| | 22 |ACRES| | | | 0| 46| | 46 NORTHWEST |FIRES| 25| 1| 2| | 12| 13| 53 |ACRES| 228| 0| 0| | 21| 5| 254 CA-NORTH |FIRES| | | | | 194| 35| 229 |ACRES| | | | | 125| 4271| 4396 CA-SOUTH |FIRES| 1| 11| | 1| 604| 94| 711 |ACRES| 0| 66| | 5| 429| 152| 652 NORTHERN | FIRE| 305| 2| | | 142| 28| 477 |ACRES| 2728| 18| | | 4443| 44| 7233 GB-EAST |FIRES| 8| 19| | | 3| 12| 42 |ACRES| 566| 299| | | 71| 3| 939 GB-WEST |FIRES| | 9| | | | 11| 20 |ACRES| | 301| | | | 1| 302 SOUTHWEST |FIRES| 209| 36| 9| 11| 559| 202| 1026 |ACRES| 2147| 2374| 7364| 44| 206826| 23522| 242277 ROCKY MTN |FIRES| 5| 9| 4| 2| 87| 19| 126 |ACRES| 1385| 29| 168| 5952| 23197| 6001| 36732 EASTERN |FIRES| 718| | | 16| 6160| 328| 7222 |ACRES| 15726| | | 465| 63866| 14853| 94910 SOUTHERN |FIRES| 20| | 34| 30| 20008| 624| 20716 |ACRES| 3754| | 5729| 890| 340275| 19202| 369850 TOTALS |FIRES| 1291| 87| 49| 61| 27790| 1366| 30644 |ACRES| 26534| 3087| 13261| 7356| 639299| 68054| 757591 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALASKA |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 NORTHWEST |FIRES| | | | | | 3| 3 |ACRES| | | | | | 330| 330 CA-NORTH |FIRES| | | | | | 2| 2 |ACRES| | | | | | 110| 110 CA-SOUTH |FIRES| | | | | | 0| 0 |ACRES| | | | | | 180| 180 NORTHERN |FIRES| | | | | 1| 6| 7 |ACRES| | | | | 23| 269| 292 GB-EAST |FIRES| | 2| | | 1| 5| 8 |ACRES| | 140| | | 50| 2489| 2679 GB-WEST |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 SOUTHWEST |FIRES| | 1| | | | 1| 2 |ACRES| | 200| | | | 190| 390 ROCKY MTN |FIRES| | | | | | 1| 1 |ACRES| | | | | | 498| 498 EASTERN |FIRES| | | | | | 2| 2 |ACRES| | | | | | 25| 25 SOUTHERN |FIRES| | | | | | 2| 2 |ACRES| | | | | | 1030| 1030 TOTAL |FIRES| 0| 3| 0| 0| 2| 22| 27 |ACRES| 0| 340| 0| 0| 73| 5121| 5534 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALASKA |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 NORTHWEST |FIRES| 10| 15| 25| | | 77| 127 |ACRES| 4328| 1155| 5022| | | 13223| 23728 CA-NORTH |FIRES| | | 2| | | 89| 91 |ACRES| | | 820| | | 6634| 7454 CA-SOUTH |FIRES| | | 1| 2| | 77| 80 |ACRES| | | 10| 24| | 4274| 4308 NORTHERN |FIRES| | 1| 8| 1| 30| 128| 168 |ACRES| | 1200| 1120| 340| 2613| 12333| 17606 GB-EAST |FIRES| | 15| 3| 2| 5| 17| 42 |ACRES| | 1095| 700| 900| 130| 9163| 11988 GB-WEST |FIRES| | | | | | 1| 1 |ACRES| | | | | | 26| 26 SOUTHWEST |FIRES| 30| 212| 26| 8| 2| 188| 466 |ACRES| 8235| 14267| 1888| 2469| 10| 56991| 83860 ROCKY MTN |FIRES| 1| 2| 43| | 7| 23| 76 |ACRES| 30| 300| 10702| | 675| 9381| 21088 EASTERN |FIRES| 9| | | 11| 84| 164| 268 |ACRES| 2772| | | 1290| 49683| 17495| 71240 SOUTHERN |FIRES| 8| | 130| 57| 103| 692| 990 |ACRES| 879| | 60699| 34203| 61971| 449455| 607207 USA TOTALS|FIRES| 58| 245| 238| 81| 231| 1456| 2309 |ACRES| 16244| 18017| 80961| 39226| 115082| 578975| 848505 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fires and acres reported to the National Interagency Coordination Center are for operational use. Official totals may be obtained by contacting the Agencies directly. RESOURCE STATUS: COMMITTED RESOURCES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Area |Crews|Crews|Engs |Engs |Heli |Heli |Airt |Airt |Ovrhd|Ovrhd| | |Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ALASKA | | | | | | | | | | | |NORTHWEST| 2| | 9| | 1| | | | 18| | |CA-NORTH | | | | | | | | | | | |CA-SOUTH | | | | | | | | | | | |NORTHERN | | | 6| | | | | | | | |GB-EAST | | | 1| | | | | | | | |GB-WEST | | | | | | | | | | | |SOUTHWEST| 26| 1| 14| 6| 6| 3| | | 216| 30| |ROCKY MTN| 2| 1| 8| 12| 1| 1| | | 1| 17| |EASTERN | 10| | 7| 3| 2| 5| | | 54| 12| |SOUTHERN | 5| | 10| 31| 4| | 3| | 73| 24| |TOTAL | 45| 2| 55| 52| 14| 9| 3| 0| 362| 83| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *** THE NATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER *** distributed by - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Volunteers in Technical Assistance Disaster Information Center lists: www.vita.org/listsub.htm sitreps nat-dsr web: www.vita.org fireline - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://www.vita.org/disaster/fire.htm FAQ/Region Designations ---
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