FireLine NICC Incident Management Report 12-Nov-99

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1999 - 1000 MST
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL I



CURRENT SITUATION:

There was moderate initial attack activity in the Eastern and Southern
Areas.  New large fire activity occurred in the Southern Area.  Very high
to extreme fire indices were reported in California, Colorado, Wyoming,
Indiana, Illinois, and Virginia. 


SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES: 

TOWN BRANCH #2, Daniel Boone National Forest.  This fire is 3 miles east
of Manchester, Kentucky.  Unseasonably warm, dry, and gusty winds
contributed to active burning conditions.  Challenges to suppression
include low humidity and steep terrain.  Containment is expected today. 

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   INCIDENT    |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| EST| $$$
     NAME      |  |    |      |CTN| CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOSS|LOSS|C-T-D
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TOWN BRANCH #2 |KY| DBF|   690| 65|11/12|   54|  2|  5|   0|   0|276K|  10K
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OUTLOOK:

Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio will be dry and mild Sunday through
Tuesday, except for a chance of showers in northern Ohio.  Temperatures
will be 55 to 75, cooling to the 50's and 60's Monday and Tuesday. 

South Dakota will be dry and unseasonably warm over the weekend, with
gusty winds Tuesday and Wednesday.  There is a chance of showers Thursday. 
High temperatures will be in the 60's and 70's, cooling to the 50's and
60's Monday. 

Southern Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado will be dry and unseasonably
warm through Monday.  Valley rain and mountain snow will occur on Tuesday
through Thursday.  High temperatures will be in the 60's and 70's over the
weekend, cooling into the 40's and 50's Tuesday and Wednesday. 

California will be dry Friday through Sunday, except for a chance of rain
along the north coast.  Monday, there will be rain and mountain snow. 
Scattered showers Tuesday and Wednesday, with an increasing chance of rain
and snow on Thursday.  Highs will be in the 50's in the mountains, 60's
and 70's in the valleys, and 80's in the deserts.  Temperatures will drop
10 to 20 degrees on Monday and Tuesday. 



FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY:

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AREA            |  BIA  |  BLM  |  FWS  |  NPS  | ST/OT | USFS  |  TOTAL   
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ALASKA    |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
NORTHWEST |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
CA-NORTH  |FIRES|       |       |       |       |      5|       |         5
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |      0|       |         0
CA-SOUTH  |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
NORTHERN  |FIRES|       |      0|       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |   1751|       |       |       |       |      1751
GB-EAST   |FIRES|       |      1|       |       |       |       |         1
          |ACRES|       |     20|       |       |       |       |        20
GB-WEST   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
SOUTHWEST |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |      1|         1
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |      2|         2
ROCKY MTN |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
EASTERN   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |     11|      0|        11
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |    464|     11|       475
SOUTHERN  |FIRES|       |       |       |       |     37|      8|        45
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |    275|     58|       333
TOTAL     |FIRES|      0|      1|      0|      0|     53|      9|        63
          |ACRES|      0|   1771|      0|      0|    739|     71|      2581
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FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE:

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AREA            |  BIA  |  BLM  |  FWS  |  NPS  | ST/OT | USFS  |  TOTAL   
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ALASKA    |FIRES|      1|     42|     31|     13|    395|      0|       482
          |ACRES|      1| 301525| 285194| 155932| 277788|      0|   1020440
NORTHWEST |FIRES|    380|    449|     19|     62|   1994|   1567|      4471
          |ACRES|  19527|  35001|  47617|     24|  14318|   9224|    125711
CA-NORTH  |FIRES|    152|     57|      7|     29|   3402|   1158|      4805
          |ACRES|    218|  24710|     33|    131| 133762| 318574|    477428
CA-SOUTH  |FIRES|     82|    167|     10|     62|   3414|   1056|      4791
          |ACRES|   1697|   6998|     92|  13962|  50309| 185148|    258206
NORTHERN  | FIRE|    644|     69|     33|     13|    894|   1369|      3022
          |ACRES|  12853|  12358|   1094|      5|  97453|  76652|    200415
GB-EAST   |FIRES|     68|    876|       |     29|    413|    799|      2185
          |ACRES|   9405| 484242|       |     60|  43234|  10201|    547142
GB-WEST   |FIRES|     35|    759|      3|      6|     74|    237|      1114
          |ACRES|    955|1528164|    116|      4| 162438|  15564|   1707241
SOUTHWEST |FIRES|    816|    148|     10|     61|    784|   1579|      3398
          |ACRES|  13107|  27694|    245|    421|  69524|  13627|    124618
ROCKY MTN |FIRES|    653|    460|     39|     51|   1687|    342|      3232
          |ACRES|   9591|  16048|    907|     77|  68884|   6052|    101559
EASTERN   |FIRES|    580|       |       |     98|  16089|    476|     17243
          |ACRES|   2989|       |       |   1009| 109136|   5836|    118970
SOUTHERN  |FIRES|     37|       |     76|    121|  39953|   1272|     41459
          |ACRES|    685|       |  21677|  11960| 702328|  50089|    786739
TOTALS    |FIRES|   3448|   3027|    228|    545|  69099|   9855|     86202
          |ACRES|  71028|2436740| 356975| 183585|1729174| 690967|   5468469
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PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY:

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AREA            |  BIA  |  BLM  |  FWS  |  NPS  | ST/OT | USFS  |  TOTAL   
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ALASKA    |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
NORTHWEST |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
CA-NORTH  |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |      9|         9
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |    827|       827
CA-SOUTH  |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |      2|         2
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |     98|        98
NORTHERN  |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
GB-EAST   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
GB-WEST   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
SOUTHWEST |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |      1|         1
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |     22|        22
ROCKY MTN |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
EASTERN   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
SOUTHERN  |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |      1|         1
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |    670|       670
TOTAL     |FIRES|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|     13|        13
          |ACRES|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|   1617|      1617
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PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE:

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AREA            |  BIA  |  BLM  |  FWS  |  NPS  | ST/OT | USFS  |  TOTAL   
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ALASKA    |FIRES|       |      2|      6|       |      6|      1|        15
          |ACRES|       |  39929|   1409|       |   1960|   1000|     44298
NORTHWEST |FIRES|     84|     80|     32|      8|       |    423|       627
          |ACRES|   7115|  43549|   4163|   2200|       |  66157|    123184
CA-NORTH  |FIRES|     21|      5|     17|      8|       |    183|       234
          |ACRES|    143|    943|   6519|    845|       |  37567|     46017
CA-SOUTH  |FIRES|       |      5|     14|     23|       |    244|       286
          |ACRES|       |    930|   1892|   4693|       |  16905|     24420
NORTHERN  |FIRES|     69|     26|    155|      7|     31|    613|       901
          |ACRES|   2614|  10775|  20896|   1434|   5305|  61820|    102844
GB-EAST   |FIRES|      2|     55|      5|     14|     28|    144|       248
          |ACRES|    165|  35397|   2668|   6733|   7917|  94144|    147024
GB-WEST   |FIRES|       |      7|      3|     13|      1|      2|        26
          |ACRES|       |   4660|   1825|   3700|   1000|     81|     11266
SOUTHWEST |FIRES|     86|     30|     24|     29|     14|    409|       592
          |ACRES|  44270|  30401|  19374|  14865|   1205|  91451|    201566
ROCKY MTN |FIRES|      7|     46|    110|     25|     38|    133|       359
          |ACRES|    855|  36283|  16666|   7233|   2116|  58921|    122074
EASTERN   |FIRES|      7|       |       |     12|      6|    183|       208
          |ACRES|    378|       |       |   2502|   2009|  19480|     24369
SOUTHERN  |FIRES|       |       |    186|     50|    386|   1115|      1737
          |ACRES|       |       |  95266|  51469|  22154| 740524|    909413
USA TOTALS|FIRES|    276|    256|    552|    189|    510|   3450|      5233
          |ACRES|  55540| 202867| 170678|  95674|  43666|1188050|   1756475
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WILDLAND FIRE USE (WFU) FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY:

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AREA            |  BIA  |  BLM  |  FWS  |  NPS  | ST/OT | USFS  |  TOTAL   
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ALASKA    |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
NORTHWEST |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
CA-NORTH  |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
CA-SOUTH  |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
NORTHERN  |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
GB-EAST   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
GB-WEST   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
SOUTHWEST |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
ROCKY MTN |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
EASTERN   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
SOUTHERN  |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
USA TOTALS|FIRES|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|         0
          |ACRES|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|         0
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Fires and acres reported to the National Interagency Coordination Center
are for operational use.  Official totals may be obtained by contacting
the Agencies directly. 



WILDLAND FIRE USE (WFU) FIRES AND ACRES YEAR TO DATE:

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AREA            |  BIA  |  BLM  |  FWS  |  NPS  | ST/OT | USFS  |  TOTAL   
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ALASKA    |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |       |         0
NORTHWEST |FIRES|       |     20|       |      2|       |      2|        24
          |ACRES|       |     12|       |    178|       |     40|       230
CA-NORTH  |FIRES|       |       |      1|      1|       |     35|        37
          |ACRES|       |       |     10|      1|       |      0|        11
CA-SOUTH  |FIRES|       |       |       |     29|      0|     11|        40
          |ACRES|       |       |       |  13884|      1|   3116|     17001
NORTHERN  |FIRES|       |       |       |      8|       |     87|        95
          |ACRES|       |       |       |  10816|       |   5818|     16634
GB-EAST   |FIRES|       |       |       |     11|       |     44|        55
          |ACRES|       |       |       |    700|       |  25997|     26697
GB-WEST   |FIRES|       |      1|       |       |       |       |         1
          |ACRES|       |      1|       |       |       |       |         1
SOUTHWEST |FIRES|       |       |       |     18|      1|      7|        26
          |ACRES|       |       |       |   9026|     10|    400|      9436
ROCKY MTN |FIRES|      1|     23|       |      6|       |      7|        37
          |ACRES|      0|   1327|       |    184|       |      3|      1514
EASTERN   |FIRES|       |       |       |       |       |      2|         2
          |ACRES|       |       |       |       |       |      0|         0
SOUTHERN  |FIRES|       |       |       |     24|       |       |        24
          |ACRES|       |       |       |   5171|       |       |      5171
USA TOTALS|FIRES|      1|     44|      1|     99|      1|    195|       341
          |ACRES|      0|   1340|     10|  39960|     11|  35374|     76695
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RESOURCE STATUS: COMMITTED RESOURCES

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|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|
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|ALASKA   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|NORTHWEST|    1|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |    1|     |
|CA-NORTH |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|CA-SOUTH |    2|     |    1|    1|    4|     |     |     |    3|    1|
|NORTHERN |     |     |    7|    6|     |     |     |     |    2|     |
|GB-EAST  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|GB-WEST  |    6|    3|    1|     |    1|     |     |     |   17|    5|
|SOUTHWEST|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|ROCKY MTN|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|EASTERN  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|SOUTHERN |    9|     |    7|     |    1|     |     |     |   58|    1|
|TOTAL    |   18|    3|   16|    7|    6|    0|    0|    0|   81|    7|
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