NICC Incident Management Report 20-Feb-04

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2004 - 1000 MST NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 1

CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was light nationally, with 209 new fires reported for the week. SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES: CEDAR CREEK, Osage Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is in grass and hardwoods, eight miles north of Pawhuska, OK. Wind-driven surface fire and short crown runs were observed. PINETOP, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire is in hardwood and pine timber, five miles southeast of Blanco, TX. No further information was received. VAMOOSA, Chickasaw Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is in hardwood and grass, two miles east of State Highway 99 near Konawa, OK. Rapid rates of spread in ground fuels with isolated torching in hardwoods were observed. STANTON RANCH, Texas State Forestry. This fire is two miles south of Johnson City, TX. No further information was received. LIGHTNING RIDGE, Chickasaw Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is in hardwoods and hardwood litter, one mile west of State Highway 1 near Latta, OK. Rapid rates of spread in ground fuels with isolated torching in hardwoods were observed. BULL HOLLOW, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire is in hardwood litter, nine miles south of Jay, OK. Wind-driven surface fire and erratic fire behavior were observed. HUNTER'S CAMP, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire is in hardwoods, hardwood litter and scattered areas of pine timber, eight miles south of Jay, OK. Wind-driven surface fire and active fire behavior were observed. HOLDING, Osage Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is in grass and hardwoods, two miles east of Hominy, OK. Minimal fire activity was observed. MOSS, Osage Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This fire is in grass and hardwoods, two miles east of Hominy, OK. Minimal fire activity was observed. STANSELL, Oklahoma Division of Forestry. This fire is in grass and hardwoods, two miles southeast of Colcord, OK. Wind-driven surface fire and active fire behavior were observed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|C-T-D ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CEDAR CREEK |OK| OSA| 5500| 40| UNK| 83| 0| 27| 0| 0| 10K PINETOP |OK| OKS| 1600| 95| 2/20| 7| 0| 3| 0| 0| NR VAMOOSA |OK| CHA| 1200| 10| 2/20| 21| 0| 6| 0| 0| 3K STANTON RANCH |TX| TXS| 1000| 40| UNK| 14| 0| 5| 0| 0| NR LIGHTNING RIDGE|OK| CHA| 800| 80| 2/20| 66| 1| 22| 0| 0| 4K BULL HOLLOW |OK| OKS| 500| 85| 2/20| 17| 0| 6| 0| 0| NR HUNTER'S CAMP |OK| OKS| 300| 85| 2/20| 10| 0| 3| 0| 0| NR HOLDING |OK| OSA| 300| 99| 2/20| 3| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1K MOSS |OK| OSA| 200| 99| 2/20| 6| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1K STANSELL |OK| OKS| 140| 90| 2/20| 2| 0| 1| 0| 0| NR EAST I-40 |TX| TXS| 10000|100| ---| 120| 0| 40| 0| 0| NR CARTER CO #1 |OK| OKS| 1000|100| ---| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| NR EAST AIR GUARD |MS| MNF| 205|100| ---| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2K ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MNF=National Forest in Mississippi OUTLOOK: Weather Discussion: In the Southern Area, a frontal system will bring rain Friday and Saturday to the area east of the Mississippi River. The next system spreads rain across Texas on Friday, and then moves eastward before exiting off the Carolina coast on Wednesday. In Southern California and the Southwest Area, a series of Pacific storms will bring periods of rain and snow through the next week. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA Geographic Area Weather Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. The snow level will be around 5,000 feet over Central California and 6,000 feet over Southern California. High Temperatures 50 to 65 coastal areas. 35 to 50 mountains. 50 to 65 valleys. 45 to 60 upper deserts. 60 to 70 low deserts. Minimum Relative Humidity 50 to 70%. Wind Southeast to southwest 5 to 15 mph. FIRES AND ACRES LAST WEEK: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 California|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | | 1| | | 19| 20 California|ACRES| | | 1| | | 4| 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Rockies |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southwest |FIRES| | | | | | 1| 1 |ACRES| | | | | | 2| 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Mountain |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | 1| 3| 4 Area |ACRES| | | | | 75| 2| 77 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| 6| | 1| | 169| 8| 184 Area |ACRES| 6087| | 1| | 2636| 316| 9040 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL |FIRES| 6| 0| 2| 0| 170| 31| 209 |ACRES| 6087| 0| 2| 0| 2711| 324| 9124 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 California|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | | 1| | 68| 25| 94 California|ACRES| | | 1| | 9| 10| 20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | | 1| | 1 Rockies |ACRES| | | | | 859| | 859 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southwest |FIRES| | 1| | 2| 3| 7| 13 |ACRES| | 1| | 1| 2| 8| 12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky |FIRES| | | | 1| 2| 2| 5 Mountain |ACRES| | | | 0| 3942| 2| 3944 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | 29| 5| 34 Area |ACRES| | | | | 2412| 30| 2442 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| 44| | 8| 1| 3075| 39| 3167 Area |ACRES| 6791| | 3380| 1| 17424| 860| 28456 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL |FIRES| 44| 1| 9| 4| 3178| 78| 3314 |ACRES| 6791| 1| 3381| 2| 24648| 910| 35733 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eight Year Average Fires 4,555 Eight Year Average Acres 82,217 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Averages are computed from data reported to NICC during the second reporting period in February *** and *** Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or reporting adjustments. *** PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES LAST WEEK: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest |FIRES| | 0| | | | | 0 |ACRES| | 5| | | | | 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | 1| | | 5| 6 California|ACRES| | | 535| | | 593| 1128 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | | | | | 5| 5 California|ACRES| | | | | | 10| 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Rockies |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southwest |FIRES| | | | | | 1| 1 |ACRES| | | | | | 1| 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky |FIRES| | | 1| | | 1| 2 Mountain |ACRES| | | 0| | | 280| 280 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Area |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| 3| | 7| 2| 8| 46| 66 Area |ACRES| 240| | 3426| 657| 2426| 35733| 42482 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL |FIRES| 3| 0| 9| 2| 8| 58| 80 |ACRES| 240| 5| 3961| 657| 2426| 36617| 43906 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest |FIRES| | 17| 1| | | 22| 40 |ACRES| | 1596| 10| | | 350| 1956 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | 0| 3| 3| | 28| 34 California|ACRES| | 1| 2489| 11| | 800| 3301 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | 2| 1| 1| | 35| 39 California|ACRES| | 23| 0| 10| | 2884| 2917 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Rockies |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southwest |FIRES| 8| 4| | 1| | 60| 73 |ACRES| 3145| 1190| | 12| | 1468| 5815 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky |FIRES| 3| 3| 2| 3| 2| 12| 25 Mountain |ACRES| 159| 81| 35| 107| 49| 1318| 1749 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | 2| 10| 12 Area |ACRES| | | | | 1000| 2499| 3499 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| 9| | 40| 12| 58| 261| 380 Area |ACRES| 1665| | 16233| 14572| 57771| 238493| 328734 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL |FIRES| 20| 26| 47| 20| 62| 428| 603 |ACRES| 4969| 2891| 18767| 14712| 58820| 247812| 347971 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or reporting adjustments. *** WFU FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 California|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | | | | | 0| 0 California|ACRES| | | | | | 1| 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Rockies |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southwest |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Mountain |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Area |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Area |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL |FIRES| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0 |ACRES| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or reporting adjustments. *** RESOURCES 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| | | | | | | | | | | |Northern | | | | | | | | | | | |Southern | | | | | | | | | | | |Northern | | | | | | | | | | | |Eastern G| | | | | | | | | | | |Western G| | | | | | | | | | | |Southwest| | | | | | | 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