National Fire News Report ~ 9/05/08

Friday, September 5, 2008

National Fire News Report ~ 9/05/08

(On a scale from 1 to 5)

Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are
(MST) 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday
208-387-5050
This report will be updated Monday - Friday.

September 5, 2008

Initial attack activity was light yesterday and no new large fires were reported.

Crews and Incident Management Teams were sent to Atlanta, Georgia, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to support Hurricane Gustav recovery operations.

Weather Discussion: Northern California and southwest Oregon will see locally gusty winds along with very warm temperatures and low humidity. Elsewhere, most of the area west of the Rockies will be warm and dry.

Source: National Interagency Coordination Center


Daily statistics 9/5/08
Number of new large fires	0	States currently reporting large fires:
Number of active large fires	5	California (2) Idaho (1) Nevada (1) Oregon (1) Utah (1)
Acres from active fires	186,145
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) fires	1
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) acres	34,000
Fires contained since 9/4/08	2
Year-to-date large fires contained	683
Year-to-date statistics
2008 (1/1/08 - 9/5/08)	Fires: 64,816	Acres: 4,647,802
2007 (1/1/07 - 9/5/07)	Fires: 67389	Acres: 7,148,645
2006 (1/1/06 - 9/5/06)	Fires: 83,919	Acres: 8,220,516
2005 (1/1/05 - 9/5/05)	Fires: 46,455	Acres: 7,848,821
2004 (1/1/04 - 9/5/04)	Fires: 55,603	Acres: 7,615,561
2003 (1/1/03 - 9/5/03)	Fires: 45,959	Acres: 2,856,328
2002 (1/1/02 - 9/5/02)	Fires: 63,294	Acres: 6,373,709
2001 (1/1/01 - 9/5/01)	Fires: 58,949	Acres: 2,986,200
2000 (1/1/00 - 9/5/00)	Fires: 74,755	Acres: 6,583,553
5-year average
2003 - 2007	Fires: 63,404	Acres: 7,096,269
10-year average
1999 - 2008	Fires: 63,590	Acres: 5,808,610

Current Wildland Fires
California	Fires: 2	Acres: 127,134	New fires: 0	Fires contained: 0
Panther (Klamath National Forest): 48,126 acres at 75 percent contained. This complex of two fires is 14 miles southwest of Happy Camp. Information: Call (530) 841-4451 or visit the web site.
Siskiyou/ Blue 2 Complex (Klamath National Forest): 79,008 acres at 95 percent contained. This complex consists of both the Siskiyou and Blue 2 complexes. The complex is 18 miles southwest of Happy Camp. Fire activity was moderate. Information: Call (707) 441-3673 or visit the web site.
Idaho	Fires: 0	Acres: 0	New fires: 0	Fires contained: 0
WFU Fires: 1		Acres: 34,000	New WFU: 0
South Barker (Sawtooth National Forest): 33,950 acres. This fire is two miles east of Featherville. This wildland fire use is being managed to accomplish natural resource objectives. Structures are threatened and area closures are in effect. Information: Call 208-867-4323 or visit the web site.
Nevada	Fires: 1	Acres: 54,549	New fires: 0	Fires contained: 1
East Slide Rock Ridge (Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest): 54,549 acres at 50 percent contained. This fire is 15 miles southeast of Jarbidge. Minimal fire activity was reported. Information: Call (866) 534-9622 or visit the web site.
Burnside (Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest): This fire was contained at 216 acres.
Oregon	Fires: 1	Acres: 1,030	New fires: 0	Fires contained: 0
Lonesome Complex (Rogue River National Forest): 1,030 acres at 67 percent contained. This complex of three fires is 20 miles northeast of Prospect. Fire activity was minimal. Information: Visit the web site.
Texas	Fires: 0	Acres: 0	New fires: 0	Fires contained: 1
Bragg (Texas Forest Service): This fire was contained at 252 acres.
Utah	Fires: 1	Acres: 3,432	New fires: 0	Fires contained: 0
Porcupine Ranch (Southeast Area Office, Utah Department of Forestry): 3,432 acres at 90 percent contained. The fire burned actively yesterday. No new information was provided. Information: Call (801)703-0225, (435) 260-1825, or visit the web site.

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