Morning Report - California Wildland Fires Quick Look

California Wildland Fires Today

Satellite Hot Spot detection map

California Fire Activity

McDonald Fire (CA-NOD) 9,000 acres, 50% cont. - IC Swartzlander -
Crown Fire (CA-LAC-169211) 8,000 acres, 5% contained.
Briggs Fire (CA-ANF-3201) 561 acres, 52% contained.
West Fire (CA-KRN-021461) 1,658 acres, 46% contained.
Bull Fire (CA-SQF-2701) 16,460 acres, 55% percent contained.
Constantia Incident, NV-CCD, is 100 percent contained at 1369 acres.
Russel Complex, CA-LMU, is 100 percent contained at 100 acres. Fire under local command.
Birthday Incident, CA-MDF, is 100 % contained at 147 acres.

Northern California Area (PL 3)
New fires: 19
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1
McDonald (W-23), Northern California District, BLM. IMT 2 (Swartzlander). Three miles northeast of Termo, CA. Juniper, brush and grass. Active fire behavior. Residences threatened.

Southern California Area (PL 2)
New fires: 10
New large fires: 2
Uncontained large fires: 4
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Crown, Los Angeles County FD. Seven miles northwest of Acton, CA. Chaparral. Numerous structures
threatened. Evacuations in effect. No further information received.
West, Kern County FD. Cal Fire IMT 1 (Zambro). Five miles south of Tehachapi, CA. Grass. Moderate fire activity
with occasional torching. Residences threatened. Evacuations in effect.
Bull, Sequoia NF. IMT 1 (Opliger). Eight miles north of Kernville, CA. Brush and grass. Creeping and smoldering. Numerous residences threatened. 

National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Moderate (227 new fires)
New large fires: 3 (*)
Large fires contained: 7
Uncontained large fires: ** 11
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2
Nationally, there are 54 large fires being managed to achieve multiple objectives.
** Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression
strategy. **-