National Fire News Report ~ 9/16/08

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

National Fire News Report ~ 9/16/08

(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 16, 2008

Firefighters are positioned to help support the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Teams are stationed in Atlanta, Georgia; College Station, Texas; Florida; and Jackson, Mississippi.

Weather Discussion: A low pressure system will swing inland over California today for a chance of mostly dry thunderstorms over northern California, southern Oregon and western Nevada. Wetter thunderstorms will occur over portions of southern California, southern Nevada and southern Utah. Otherwise, look for very warm and dry weather to continue over much of the West.

Source: National Interagency Coordination Center


Daily statistics 9/16/08
Number of new large fires	1	States currently reporting large fires:
Number of active large fires	6	California (4) Oregon (2)
Acres from active fires	195,353
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) fires	0
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) acres	0
Fires contained since 9/15/08	0
Year-to-date large fires contained	688
Year-to-date statistics
2008 (1/1/08 - 9/16/08)	Fires: 66,818	Acres: 4,671,595
2007 (1/1/07 - 9/16/07)	Fires: 70,077	Acres: 7,943,050
2006 (1/1/06 - 9/16/06)	Fires: 82,144	Acres: 8,779,061
2005 (1/1/05 - 9/16/05)	Fires: 49,044	Acres: 8,114,671
2004 (1/1/04 - 9/16/04)	Fires: 59,180	Acres: 7,701,809
2003 (1/1/03 - 9/16/03)	Fires: 47,939	Acres: 3,107,696
2002 (1/1/02 - 9/16/02)	Fires: 65,386	Acres: 6,443,171
2001 (1/1/01 - 9/16/01)	Fires: 60,416	Acres: 3,048,536
2000 (1/1/00 - 9/16/00)	Fires: 77,272	Acres: 6,672,957
5-year average
2003 - 2007	Fires: 64,677	Acres: 7,442,037
10-year average
1999 - 2008	Fires: 65,581	Acres: 6,114,135

Current Wildland Fires
California	Fires: 4	Acres: 183,734	New fires: 1	Fires contained: 0
NEW Hidden (Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park): 380 acres at 20 percent contained. Structures are threatened. Information: Call (559) 565-3703 or visit the web site.
Deerhorn (Hoopa Valley Tribe, Bureau of Indian Affairs): 381 acres at 95 percent contained. This fire is one mile southeast of Weitchpec.
Klamath Complex (Klamath National Forest): 182,693 acres at 75 percent contained. The complex is 14 miles west of Etna. Moderate fire activity was reported.
Cascadel (Sierra National Forest): 280 acres at 80 percent contained. This fire is three miles northeast of North Fork. Residences are threatened. Information: Call (559) 877-2218 or visit the web site.
Idaho	Fires: 0	Acres: 0	New fires: 0	Fires contained: 1
Pole Creek (Sawtooth National Forest): This fire was contained at 559 acres.
Oregon	Fires: 2	Acres: 11,619	New fires: 0	Fires contained: 0
Rattle (Umpqua National Forest): 5,733 acres at 25 percent contained. This fire is 30 miles east of Glide. Extreme fire behavior was observed. Structures and power lines are threatened and voluntary evacuations are in effect. Information: Visit the web site.
Lonesome Complex (Rogue River National Forest): 5,886 acres at 15 percent contained. This complex of three fires is 20 miles northeast of Prospect. Residences are threatened. Information: Visit the web site.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008