National Fire News Report ~ 9/09/08

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

National Fire News Report ~ 9/09/08

(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 9, 2008

Light fire activity continued throughout the states. Eight large fires and 190,869 acres burned were reported.

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

Weather Discussion: The western states will remain warm and dry. Thunderstorms are possible for northern California, southern Oregon, and from the southern Sierras across the Great Basin into the Rockies.

Source: National Interagency Coordination Center


Daily statistics 9/9/08
Number of new large fires	0	States currently reporting large fires:
Number of active large fires	8	California (5) Idaho (1) Nevada (1) Oregon (2) Utah (1)
Acres from active fires	190,869
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) fires	2
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) acres	34,600
Fires contained since 9/7/08	0
Year-to-date large fires contained	683
Year-to-date statistics
2008 (1/1/08 - 9/9/08)	Fires: 66,021	Acres: 4,636,705
2007 (1/1/07 - 9/9/07)	Fires: 68,805	Acres: 7,318,929
2006 (1/1/06 - 9/9/06)	Fires: 84,614	Acres: 8,653,936
2005 (1/1/05 - 9/9/05)	Fires: 47,391	Acres: 7,930,068
2004 (1/1/04 - 9/9/04)	Fires: 56,060	Acres: 7,614,950
2003 (1/1/03 - 9/9/03)	Fires: 46,771	Acres: 3,055,054
2002 (1/1/02 - 9/9/02)	Fires: 63,294	Acres: 6,373,709
2001 (1/1/01 - 9/9/01)	Fires: 59,525	Acres: 3,017,463
2000 (1/1/00 - 9/9/00)	Fires: 76,587	Acres: 6,641,621
5-year average
2003 - 2007	Fires: 64,578	Acres: 7,230,918
10-year average
1999 - 2008	Fires: 64,481	Acres: 5,974,630

Current Wildland Fires
California	Fires: 5	Acres: 132,518	New fires: 0	Fires contained: 0
Elmore (Shasta-Trinity National Forest): 250 acres at 25 percent contained. This fire is five miles southeast of Lakehead. Residences, power land communication lines, and railways are threatened. Evacuations are in effect. Information: Visit the website.
Gulch (Shasta-Trinity National Forest): 2,935 acres at 20 percent contained. This fire is three miles west of Platina. Residences are threatened and evacuations and road closures are in effect. Information: Visit the website.
Deerhorn (Hoopa Valley Tribe, Bureau of Indian Affairs): 363 acres at 60 percent contained. This fire is one mile southeast of Weitchpec. Firefighters expect to conntain the fire today.
Panther (Klamath National Forest): 48,690 acres at 75 percent contained. This complex of two fires is 14 miles southwest of Happy Camp. Active fire behavior was reported. Information: Call (530) 841-4451 or visit the web site.
Siskiyou/ Blue 2 Complex (Klamath National Forest): 80,280 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. Minimal fire activity was reported. 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: 34,250	New WFU: 0
South Barker (Sawtooth National Forest): 34,250 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: 0
East Slide Rock Ridge (Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest): 54,549 acres at 50 percent contained. This fire is 15 miles southeast of Jarbidge. Information: Call (866) 534-9622 or visit the web site.
Oregon	Fires: 2	Acres: 3,802	New fires: 0	Fires contained: 0
Rattle (Umpqua National Forest): 2,238 acres at 10 percent contained. This fire is 30 miles east of Glide. Structures and power lines are threatened. Highway 138 is closed. Information: Visit the web site.
Lonesome Complex (Rogue River National Forest): 1,564 acres at 40 percent contained. This complex of three fires is 20 miles northeast of Prospect. Information: Visit the web site.
Utah	Fires: 0	Acres: 0	New fires: 0	Fires contained: 0
WFU Fires: 1		Acres: 350	New WFU: 0
Fife Ridge (Dixie National Forest): 350 acres. This wildland fire use is being managed to accomplish natural resource objectives.

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Tuesday, September 9, 2008