NICC Incident Management Report 22-May-04

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT SATURDAY MAY 22, 2004 - 0800 MDT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 1

CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was light nationally with 126 new fires reported. One new large fire was reported in the Southwest Area. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Alaska, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. SOUTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES: KP, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Kvale) is assigned. This fire is 20 miles south of Alpine, AZ in brush and pine timber. Crews constructed indirect attack fireline and utilized Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics. Burnout operations will be performed along US Highway 191; the highway will be closed to public access for approximately three days following burnout operations. LOOKOUT, Cibola National Forest. This fire is 70 miles southeast of Albuquerque, NM in grass. One residence has been confirmed lost. No further information was received. ROSE, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Kvale) is assigned. This fire is 40 miles north of Clifton, AZ in chaparral. Unstable atmospheric conditions resulted in active fire behavior. Reduction in acreage is due to more accurate mapping. PIGEON, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Kvale) is assigned. This fire is 30 miles north of Clifton, AZ in Chaparral. This fire is currently being managed in a confinement strategy and was monitored by air and ground. PEPPIN, Lincoln National Forest. This fire is six miles north of Capitan, NM in timber. Minimal fire behavior with creeping was observed. Control measures have held in high wind conditions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|C-T-D ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KP |AZ| ASF| 3337| 0| UNK| 492| 17| 17| 3| 0| 200K LOOKOUT |NM| CIF| 1500| 0| UNK| 120| 6| 0| 0| 1| NR ROSE |AZ| ASF| 780| 80| UNK| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 13K PIGEON |AZ| ASF| 5558| 95| UNK| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| NR PEPPIN |NM| LNF| 332| 75| 5/22| 67| 2| 2| 1| 0| 22K ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES: BLOCKS H&J, Everglades National Park. This fire is 15 miles west of Homestead, FL in grass, brush and hardwood timber. Drought conditions, low relative humidity and high temperatures caused active fire behavior with occasional runs. Personnel implemented direct attack Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| $$$ NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|C-T-D ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCKS H&J |FL| EVP| 1450| 80| 5/31| 61| 1| 6| 2| 0| 100K ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OUTLOOK: Fire Weather Watches: Fire weather watch below 8500 feet in south-central and southeast Colorado for winds, low humidity and dry fuels. Weather Discussion: A reinforcing shot of cool air will move across the Pacific Northwest today, pushing a low pressure system deeper over the Great Basin. Showers and thunderstorms will occur beneath this pool of cool air. However, the southern Great Basin, southern Rocky Mountain and Southwest regions will continue to only see high winds and low relative humidity from this storm system. The wind will also begin to rise across west Texas along with very low humidity. The wettest part of the country will be from the Great Lakes through the mid-Atlantic. ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA Geographic Area Weather (Colorado)Partly sunny. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms. High Temperatures Highs in the 70s. Minimum Relative Humidity 10% to 20%. Wind Southwest 12 to 25 mph with higher gusts. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA Geographic Area Weather Areas of morning low clouds and fog to the lower coastal slopes. Otherwise partly cloudy in the afternoon. High Temperatures 60 to 70 coastal areas. 60 to 75 mountains. 70 to 80 valleys. 70 to 80 upper deserts. 80 to 95 lower deserts. Minimum Relative Humidity 20 to 40% except8 to 15% lower deserts. Wind Southwest to northwest 10 to 20 mph. FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska |FIRES| | | | | 7| | 7 |ACRES| | | | | 2| | 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest |FIRES| 2| | | | 4| 5| 11 |ACRES| 4| | | | 1| 3| 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | | 17| 6| 23 California|ACRES| | | | | 1| 5| 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | 0| | 1| 13| 2| 16 California|ACRES| | 15| | 1| 27| 0| 43 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | | 2| 2| 4 Rockies |ACRES| | | | | 2| 3| 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | 1| | | | | 1 Great Basi|ACRES| | 3| | | | | 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southwest |FIRES| 4| | | | 3| 1| 8 |ACRES| 35| | | | 2| 3780| 3817 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky |FIRES| | 1| | | | | 1 Mountain |ACRES| | 0| | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | 41| | 41 Area |ACRES| | | | | 246| | 246 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | | | | 14| | 14 Area |ACRES| | | | | 43| | 43 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL |FIRES| 6| 2| 0| 1| 101| 16| 126 |ACRES| 39| 18| 0| 1| 324| 3791| 4173 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska |FIRES| | | | | 76| 1| 77 |ACRES| | | | | 145| 0| 145 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest |FIRES| 45| 12| 10| 5| 194| 46| 312 |ACRES| 576| 9| 14| 3| 263| 202| 1067 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| 3| | | | 484| 81| 568 California|ACRES| 0| | | | 852| 1252| 2104 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| 10| 13| 1| 6| 867| 139| 1036 California|ACRES| 645| 1297| 1| 5| 29927| 1368| 33243 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| 588| 14| 8| | 281| 100| 991 Rockies |ACRES| 3863| 187| 185| | 8359| 3285| 15879 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| 1| 41| 2| 2| 19| 15| 80 Great Basi|ACRES| 2| 56| 1| 29| 194| 364| 646 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western |FIRES| 2| 17| | 1| 15| 7| 42 Great Basi|ACRES| 1| 49| | 0| 9| 280| 339 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southwest |FIRES| 168| 23| 1| 12| 205| 152| 561 |ACRES| 694| 3147| 0| 241| 9159| 13073| 26314 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky |FIRES| 145| 21| 24| 2| 131| 41| 364 Mountain |ACRES| 3334| 62| 855| 0| 19178| 2794| 26223 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| 488| | 36| 11| 4744| 364| 5643 Area |ACRES| 5093| | 2650| 91| 49405| 5506| 62745 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| 106| | 35| 18| 20401| 492| 21052 Area |ACRES| 15214| | 4554| 518| 223679| 71493| 315458 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL |FIRES| 1556| 141| 117| 57| 27417| 1438| 30726 |ACRES| 29422| 4807| 8260| 887| 341170| 99617| 484163 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ten Year Average Fires 32,667 Ten Year Average Acres 670,455 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or reporting adjustments. *** PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest |FIRES| 1| | | | | | 1 |ACRES| 518| | | | | | 518 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | | | 2| 2 California|ACRES| | | | | | 28| 28 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 California|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | 2| | 3| | 5 Rockies |ACRES| | | 561| | 308| | 869 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | 1| 1| 1| 3 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | 950| 8| 0| 958 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southwest |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Mountain |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | 2| | 2 Area |ACRES| | | | | 18| | 18 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Area |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL |FIRES| 1| 0| 2| 1| 6| 3| 13 |ACRES| 518| 0| 561| 950| 334| 28| 2391 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska |FIRES| | | | | 3| | 3 |ACRES| | | | | 1672| | 1672 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest |FIRES| 33| 74| 34| 1| | 217| 359 |ACRES| 6271| 6805| 3641| 30| | 55276| 72023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| 14| 39| 8| 15| | 176| 252 California|ACRES| 251| 731| 13575| 624| | 20870| 36051 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | 4| 6| 7| | 71| 88 California|ACRES| | 28| 465| 230| | 6091| 6814 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| 17| 5| 64| 3| 46| 305| 440 Rockies |ACRES| 1307| 137| 8957| 1046| 3083| 40915| 55445 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| 1| 13| 3| 6| 21| 54| 98 Great Basi|ACRES| 149| 2144| 547| 1082| 1588| 13554| 19064 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western |FIRES| | 4| | | | 4| 8 Great Basi|ACRES| | 80| | | | 71| 151 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southwest |FIRES| 14| 13| 6| 8| | 272| 313 |ACRES| 2796| 4743| 519| 1727| | 47740| 57525 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky |FIRES| 42| 38| 84| 16| 10| 110| 300 Mountain |ACRES| 5117| 11460| 17183| 2969| 3246| 41078| 81053 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| 21| | 312| 17| 588| 158| 1096 Area |ACRES| 11695| | 40371| 3701| 55321| 26829| 137917 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| 51| | 129| 62| 263| 1010| 1515 Area |ACRES| 8503| | 56259| 55941| 148146| 920734| 1189583 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL |FIRES| 193| 190| 646| 135| 931| 2377| 4472 |ACRES| 36089| 26128| 141517| 67350| 213056|1173158| 1657298 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** 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 California|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern |FIRES| | | | 1| | | 1 Rockies |ACRES| | | | 0| | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Great Basi|ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southwest |FIRES| | | | 1| | | 1 |ACRES| | | | 101| | | 101 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky |FIRES| | 2| | | | | 2 Mountain |ACRES| | 30| | | | | 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Area |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 Area |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL |FIRES| 0| 2| 0| 2| 0| 0| 4 |ACRES| 0| 30| 0| 101| 0| 0| 131 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or reporting adjustments. *** CANADA FIRES AND HECTARES: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provinces | Fires | Hectares | Fires | Hectares | Last Week | Last Week | Year-to-date | Year-to-date --------------------------------------------------------------------------- British Columbia | 13| 0| 272| 850 Yukon Territory | 0| 0| 4| 6 Alberta | 3| 1| 401| 2146 Northwest Territory | 0| 0| 0| 0 Saskatchewan | 4| 0| 63| 508 Manitoba | 0| 0| 30| 355 Ontario | 1| 4| 67| 1300 Quebec | 0| -1| 96| 103 Newfoundland | 2| 0| 34| 224 New Brunswick | 3| 0| 150| 292 Nova Scotia | 22| 1| 133| 153 Prince Edward Island | 0| 0| 0| 0 National Parks | 0| 0| 8| 2436 Total | 48| 6| 1258| 8372 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | | 2| | | | | | | | | |Northwest| | | 6| | | | | | 6| | |Northern | 2| | | | | | | | | | |Southern | 1| 4| 6| 20| 1| | | | | 6| |Northern | | | | | | | | | | | |Eastern G| 1| | | | | | | | | | |Western G| | | | | | | | | | | |Southwest| 28| | 14| 8| 4| | | | 76| 10| |Rocky Mou| 1| | | 2| | | | | 1| | |Eastern A| | | | | | | | | | | |Southern | 1| | 6| | 1| 1| | | 17| 13| |Total | 34| 6| 32| 30| 6| 1| 0| 0| 100| 29| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *** NATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER *** distributed by - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Center for International web: www.cidi.org Disaster Information listserv: www.cidi.org/listsub.htm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://www.cidi.org/wildfire/fire.htm FAQ/Region Designations