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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Lakeside Fire District: Suspicious Fires in the Los Coches Area
Lakeside Fire District: Suspicious Fires in the Los Coches Area: Glenview: On Thursday, July 29th at 10:37 PM, two structural engines, a brush engine, an ALS medic unit, and a battalion chief were dispatched to the area of Los Coches Rd and Interstate 8 for a vegetation fire. Engine 8 (El Cajon-Madison) arrived and found a large spot burning between the eastbound lanes and the off-ramp to Los Coches Rd.
Crews were able to quickly knock down the fire and cut a line around it. Additional investigators were called into the area as there has been a rash of suspicious fires in the area. Many of the reporting parties indicated the fires may have been started by an aerial flare. If you have information, or have witnessed suspicious activity in the area please call Lakeside Fire Prevention at (619)-390-2350. Lakeside crews were assisted by El Cajon Fire, CalFire, CHP and SDSO
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Currently being updated
NIFC Morning report (Condensed and abbreviated for west coast.)
National Interagency Coordination Center
Incident Management Situation Report
Thursday, July 29, 2010 – 0530 MDT
National Preparedness Level 2
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Moderate (267 new fires)
New large fires: 6 (*)
Large fires contained: 5
Uncontained large fires: ** 16
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3
Nationally, there are 52 large fires being managed to achieve multiple objectives.
** Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression
strategy. **
Northern California Area (PL 3)
New fires: 33
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1
Southern California Area (PL 2)
New fires: 51
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 3
Type 1 IMTs committed 2
- Constantia Incident, NV-CCD 1369 acres with 73% containment. #CaFire #WGBC
- West Fire (CA-KRN-021461) (Kern County) Started 7/27/2010, updated 7/29/2010 http://goo.gl/fb/Oid0V #CAFire 1,436 acres, 25% contained. CALFIRE ICT 9 transitioned at 1800 hrs. Total personnel: 784 #CaFire #Kern
- Birthday CA-MDF, 147 acres with 60% containment. #CaFire
- Mcdonald (W-23) Fire CA-NOD, 7000 acres with 10% containment. Northern California District, BLM. IMT 2 (Swartzlander). Three miles northeast of Termo, CA.Pine, juniper, brush and grass. Active fire behavior. #CaFire #BLM
- The Mono Fire (CA-INF -934) 1,200 acres, 65% percent contained. Highway 120 East remains closed. Total personnel: 276. #CaFire
- Wildcat 2(WUF) YNP 4.5 acres, minimal fire activity.
- Bull Fire (CA-SQF-2701) 16,074 acres 12% percent contained -unified command disbanded as of 1800 hrs. last night. personnel: 2,399 #CaFire
- Slope Fire(WUF) YNP - 25 acres, 1 NW of harden Lake, active fire behavior, Flames and smoldering last 3 days- YNP FS Link
- Russel Complex 250 acres - 100% contained.
- Potato Fire is 632 acres and 100% contained
Currently being updated
NIFC Morning report (Condensed and abbreviated for west coast.)
National Interagency Coordination Center
Incident Management Situation Report
Thursday, July 29, 2010 – 0530 MDT
National Preparedness Level 2
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Moderate (267 new fires)
New large fires: 6 (*)
Large fires contained: 5
Uncontained large fires: ** 16
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3
Nationally, there are 52 large fires being managed to achieve multiple objectives.
** Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression
strategy. **
Northern California Area (PL 3)
New fires: 33
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1
Southern California Area (PL 2)
New fires: 51
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 3
Type 1 IMTs committed 2
Off Duty Death: Dixon Fire Department - James "Cody" Robben Funeral today
A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Today at the Dixon Community Church, 955 East A St. Burial is at the Silveyville Cemetery, 800 S. First St. in Dixon. A reception will follow at the Dixon May Fair grounds.
Calif. firefighters mourn volunteer killed in crash
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Calif. firefighters mourn volunteer killed in crash
Firefighters had known Cody Robben since he was a child because his father retired as captain after 30 years with the department
Bay City News Service via The Vallejo Times Herald
DIXON, Calif. — The city and its fire department are mourning the death of volunteer firefighter James "Cody" Robben, 24, who died in a crash Friday near the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery on Midway Road in rural Solano County.
The California Highway Patrol said Robben's 2007 Ford F-250 work truck pulled out of a driveway of the cemetery, stopped at the fog line on Midway Road, then drove directly into the path of the oncoming 2008 Peterbilt tractor-trailer. The big rig smashed broadside into Robben's vehicle.
A chaplain and a critical incident stress counselor were available at the fire station that day, Firefighter Josh Smotherman said.
Smotherman said firefighters had known Cody Robben since he was a child because his father, Tony Robben, retired as captain after 30 years with the department.
"He's been with us since birth. I've known him for 15 years," Smotherman said.
Cody Robben joined the fire department as a volunteer in 2006.
He was working for his employer, checking agricultural fields for pests, at the time of the accident, Smotherman said.
"He was an awesome guy. You can't find a person to speak ill of him. He was active in fundraising and everything we did and he helped the guys under him," Smotherman said.
Robben loved the outdoors and wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, Smotherman said.
The Dixon Fire Department responds more often to vegetation fires than structure fires, and Robben "embraced the wildlife aspect" of the job, Smotherman said.
Days before his death, Robben was off duty on July 20 when he came upon a 13-year-old boy who was unconscious on Meridian Road in a rural area.
The teen was with friends and he fell and struck his head, Smotherman said. His friends could not revive him.
Robben called the fire department and the boy was flown to the University of California-Davis Medical Center in Sacramento and survived, Smotherman said.
"Without Cody's intervention, the results could have been tragic. This was Cody's nature; to pitch in when it was needed, anytime, anywhere," the fire department said on its website.
A private family viewing will be held between 4 and 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Milton Carpenter Funeral Home, 569 N 1st St., Dixon. A public viewing will follow between 5 and 8 p.m.
A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Dixon Community Church, 955 East A St. Burial is at the Silveyville Cemetery, 800 S. First St. in Dixon. A reception will follow at the Dixon May Fair grounds.
Source: http://www.timesheraldonline.com - Link
DIXON, Calif. — The city and its fire department are mourning the death of volunteer firefighter James "Cody" Robben, 24, who died in a crash Friday near the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery on Midway Road in rural Solano County.
The California Highway Patrol said Robben's 2007 Ford F-250 work truck pulled out of a driveway of the cemetery, stopped at the fog line on Midway Road, then drove directly into the path of the oncoming 2008 Peterbilt tractor-trailer. The big rig smashed broadside into Robben's vehicle.
A chaplain and a critical incident stress counselor were available at the fire station that day, Firefighter Josh Smotherman said.
Smotherman said firefighters had known Cody Robben since he was a child because his father, Tony Robben, retired as captain after 30 years with the department.
"He's been with us since birth. I've known him for 15 years," Smotherman said.
Cody Robben joined the fire department as a volunteer in 2006.
He was working for his employer, checking agricultural fields for pests, at the time of the accident, Smotherman said.
"He was an awesome guy. You can't find a person to speak ill of him. He was active in fundraising and everything we did and he helped the guys under him," Smotherman said.
Robben loved the outdoors and wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, Smotherman said.
The Dixon Fire Department responds more often to vegetation fires than structure fires, and Robben "embraced the wildlife aspect" of the job, Smotherman said.
Days before his death, Robben was off duty on July 20 when he came upon a 13-year-old boy who was unconscious on Meridian Road in a rural area.
The teen was with friends and he fell and struck his head, Smotherman said. His friends could not revive him.
Robben called the fire department and the boy was flown to the University of California-Davis Medical Center in Sacramento and survived, Smotherman said.
"Without Cody's intervention, the results could have been tragic. This was Cody's nature; to pitch in when it was needed, anytime, anywhere," the fire department said on its website.
A private family viewing will be held between 4 and 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Milton Carpenter Funeral Home, 569 N 1st St., Dixon. A public viewing will follow between 5 and 8 p.m.
A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Dixon Community Church, 955 East A St. Burial is at the Silveyville Cemetery, 800 S. First St. in Dixon. A reception will follow at the Dixon May Fair grounds.
Source: http://www.timesheraldonline.com - Link
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Kern County Calif. wildfires burn 30-plus homes, threaten 150
The fire has grown to 1,230 acres; about 250 firefighters from several different agencies were on the scene, along with water-dropping aircraftBy Raquel Maria Dillon
The Associated Press
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TEHACHAPI, Calif. — Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly near the Mojave Desert have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of California as hundreds of firefighters work to contain the flames.
The most destructive of the fires was burning about 10 miles southeast of Tehachapi, which is about 75 miles north of Los Angeles.
More than 30 homes were lost in the small hill community of Old West Ranch and another 150 structures were threatened, firefighters said Tuesday.
Kern County Fire Department Engineer Anthony Romero said the fire erupted at about 3 p.m. in the area some 70 miles north of Los Angeles. It has grown to 1,230 acres, or nearly 2 square miles, according to the fire department.
"The wind has been a big factor," Romero said. "It's changing on us a lot."
Homes in the eastern foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains were smoldering early Wednesday, with one structure appearing to have collapsed in on itself. A singed, wooden banister was the only piece of the home left standing.
About 250 firefighters from several different agencies were on the scene, along with water-dropping aircraft.
Battalion Chief David Goodell said the fire was about 25 percent contained at 1 a.m. Crews were working on the southeast corner of the blaze widening bulldozer lines and setting backfires.
"We're trying to put to bed a fire that could get a lot bigger," he said.
Years of drought, along with tree diseases and bugs among the foothills' pine and chaparral, have turned the area into a "tinderbox," Goodell said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Wyant Winsor, 52, a delivery driver for the local school district, was working on property he owns in Old West Ranch when he saw the first smoke at about 2:20 p.m. and watched as it grew rapidly over the next half hour.
When the fire department told him to evacuate, he parked his tractor in a clearing and made a run for it.
"Hopefully it'll be OK. I guess I'll know tomorrow, he said with a nervous laugh.
Winsor said he and a friend drove down the road through the fire with flames lapping at his truck on both sides, barely able to see the road in front of them through the smoke.
Trace Robie, a housewife who lives on Old West Ranch, said the fire grew very quickly and spread through the dry brush, old oaks and pines on the steep hillside.
She grabbed a handful of clothes, her dogs, her cat, a dish to give her pets water and her purse. "I always said I'd grab my photo albums but there was no time. I didn't even think about it," she said.
A Red Cross shelter for displaced residents was set up at Jacobsen Middle School in Tehachapi. By late Tuesday, only 11 people had checked in, said shelter manager Leonard Arends.
Arends, who lives in Tehachapi, described the Old West Ranch area as a mix of mobile homes and large new stucco homes surrounded by heavy pine and oak brush. He said the residents are a close-knit group of people, many of them retirees.
In northern Kern County, a wildfire in Sequoia National Forest burned more than 11,000 acres, or 17 square miles. It earlier destroyed six homes and forced the evacuation of a camp for juvenile offenders near Kernville. It was five percent contained.
The cause of the blaze, which began Monday, is under investigation.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency for Kern County on Tuesday, freeing up state resources to battle the fires.
In far northeastern California, crews have 80 percent containment of lightning fires that have burned 250 acres of timber in Lassen County.
The Associated Press
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TEHACHAPI, Calif. — Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly near the Mojave Desert have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of California as hundreds of firefighters work to contain the flames.
The most destructive of the fires was burning about 10 miles southeast of Tehachapi, which is about 75 miles north of Los Angeles.
More than 30 homes were lost in the small hill community of Old West Ranch and another 150 structures were threatened, firefighters said Tuesday.
Kern County Fire Department Engineer Anthony Romero said the fire erupted at about 3 p.m. in the area some 70 miles north of Los Angeles. It has grown to 1,230 acres, or nearly 2 square miles, according to the fire department.
"The wind has been a big factor," Romero said. "It's changing on us a lot."
Homes in the eastern foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains were smoldering early Wednesday, with one structure appearing to have collapsed in on itself. A singed, wooden banister was the only piece of the home left standing.
About 250 firefighters from several different agencies were on the scene, along with water-dropping aircraft.
Battalion Chief David Goodell said the fire was about 25 percent contained at 1 a.m. Crews were working on the southeast corner of the blaze widening bulldozer lines and setting backfires.
"We're trying to put to bed a fire that could get a lot bigger," he said.
Years of drought, along with tree diseases and bugs among the foothills' pine and chaparral, have turned the area into a "tinderbox," Goodell said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Wyant Winsor, 52, a delivery driver for the local school district, was working on property he owns in Old West Ranch when he saw the first smoke at about 2:20 p.m. and watched as it grew rapidly over the next half hour.
When the fire department told him to evacuate, he parked his tractor in a clearing and made a run for it.
"Hopefully it'll be OK. I guess I'll know tomorrow, he said with a nervous laugh.
Winsor said he and a friend drove down the road through the fire with flames lapping at his truck on both sides, barely able to see the road in front of them through the smoke.
Trace Robie, a housewife who lives on Old West Ranch, said the fire grew very quickly and spread through the dry brush, old oaks and pines on the steep hillside.
She grabbed a handful of clothes, her dogs, her cat, a dish to give her pets water and her purse. "I always said I'd grab my photo albums but there was no time. I didn't even think about it," she said.
A Red Cross shelter for displaced residents was set up at Jacobsen Middle School in Tehachapi. By late Tuesday, only 11 people had checked in, said shelter manager Leonard Arends.
Arends, who lives in Tehachapi, described the Old West Ranch area as a mix of mobile homes and large new stucco homes surrounded by heavy pine and oak brush. He said the residents are a close-knit group of people, many of them retirees.
In northern Kern County, a wildfire in Sequoia National Forest burned more than 11,000 acres, or 17 square miles. It earlier destroyed six homes and forced the evacuation of a camp for juvenile offenders near Kernville. It was five percent contained.
The cause of the blaze, which began Monday, is under investigation.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency for Kern County on Tuesday, freeing up state resources to battle the fires.
In far northeastern California, crews have 80 percent containment of lightning fires that have burned 250 acres of timber in Lassen County.
Source: AP - Link
Morning Report California Wildland fires
National Preparedness Level 2
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Moderate (237 new fires)
New large fires: 6 (*)
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: ** 17
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3
Nationally, there are 52 large fires being managed to achieve multiple objectives.
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Southern California Area (PL 2)
New fires: 23
New large fires: 1
Uncontained large fires: 4
Type 1 IMTs committed 2
Bull, Sequoia NF. (CA-SQF-2701) 15,586 acres, 5% percent contained. IMT 1 (Opliger). Eight miles north of Kernville, CA. Brush and grass. Active fire behavior. Numerous residences threatened. Evacuations in effect.
West, Kern County FD. (CA-KRN-021461) 400 acres, 0% percent containment. Cal Fire IMT 1 (Zambro). Five miles south of Tehachapi, CA. Grass. Active fire behavior. Residences threatened. Evacuations in effect.
Potato, Owens Valley District, BLM. 686 acres and 100% contained. Seven miles southeast of Bridgeport, CA. Sagebrush. No new
information.
Mono, Inyo NF. (CA-INF -934) 1,000 acres, 20% percent contained. Five miles southeast of Lee Vining, CA. Brush. Active, wind-driven fire behavior. Road closures in effect.
Northern California Area (PL 3)
New fires: 29
New large fires: 1
Uncontained large fires: 3
Type 1 IMTs committed 1
Type 2 IMTs committed 1
Russel Complex, Lassen-Modoc Unit, Cal Fire. CA-LMU 250 acres with 90% containment. Previously reported as Russel (3-9). Cal Fire IMT 1 (Wallen).Nine miles southeast of Little Valley, CA. Timber. Smoldering.
Modoc Lightning Complex, Modoc NF. IMT 2 (Swartzlander). CA-MDF 64 acres with 60% containment. Twenty miles southwest of Alturas, CA. Timber, brush and grass. Smoldering with isolated torching and short-range spotting. Numerous structures threatened. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.
* Mcdonald (W-23), (W-23) Fire CA-NOD 750 acres with 15% containment. Northern California District, BLM. Three miles northeast of Thermo, CA. Sagebrush and grass. Active fire behavior.
Western Great Basin Area (PL 3)
New fires: 3
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1
Constantia, Carson City Field Office, BLM(NV-CCD). 1495 acres with 51% contaiment. IMT 2 (Kidd). Five miles south of Doyle, CA. Brush and grass. Creeping and smoldering. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.
Rock Creek, Winnemucca Field Office, BLM. Eighteen miles north of Gerlach, NV. Pinyon pine, sage and juniper. Minimal fire activity. Residences threatened.
#CaFire #WildFire
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Moderate (237 new fires)
New large fires: 6 (*)
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: ** 17
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3
Nationally, there are 52 large fires being managed to achieve multiple objectives.
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Southern California Area (PL 2)
New fires: 23
New large fires: 1
Uncontained large fires: 4
Type 1 IMTs committed 2
Bull, Sequoia NF. (CA-SQF-2701) 15,586 acres, 5% percent contained. IMT 1 (Opliger). Eight miles north of Kernville, CA. Brush and grass. Active fire behavior. Numerous residences threatened. Evacuations in effect.
West, Kern County FD. (CA-KRN-021461) 400 acres, 0% percent containment. Cal Fire IMT 1 (Zambro). Five miles south of Tehachapi, CA. Grass. Active fire behavior. Residences threatened. Evacuations in effect.
Potato, Owens Valley District, BLM. 686 acres and 100% contained. Seven miles southeast of Bridgeport, CA. Sagebrush. No new
information.
Mono, Inyo NF. (CA-INF -934) 1,000 acres, 20% percent contained. Five miles southeast of Lee Vining, CA. Brush. Active, wind-driven fire behavior. Road closures in effect.
Northern California Area (PL 3)
New fires: 29
New large fires: 1
Uncontained large fires: 3
Type 1 IMTs committed 1
Type 2 IMTs committed 1
Russel Complex, Lassen-Modoc Unit, Cal Fire. CA-LMU 250 acres with 90% containment. Previously reported as Russel (3-9). Cal Fire IMT 1 (Wallen).Nine miles southeast of Little Valley, CA. Timber. Smoldering.
Modoc Lightning Complex, Modoc NF. IMT 2 (Swartzlander). CA-MDF 64 acres with 60% containment. Twenty miles southwest of Alturas, CA. Timber, brush and grass. Smoldering with isolated torching and short-range spotting. Numerous structures threatened. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.
* Mcdonald (W-23), (W-23) Fire CA-NOD 750 acres with 15% containment. Northern California District, BLM. Three miles northeast of Thermo, CA. Sagebrush and grass. Active fire behavior.
Western Great Basin Area (PL 3)
New fires: 3
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1
Constantia, Carson City Field Office, BLM(NV-CCD). 1495 acres with 51% contaiment. IMT 2 (Kidd). Five miles south of Doyle, CA. Brush and grass. Creeping and smoldering. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.
Rock Creek, Winnemucca Field Office, BLM. Eighteen miles north of Gerlach, NV. Pinyon pine, sage and juniper. Minimal fire activity. Residences threatened.
#CaFire #WildFire
Stanza Fire Engine Rollover - California – July 28th 2002
Incident Summary: July 22nd 2002 a lightning strike starts a fire in Stanza Creek on the Klamath National Forest. The area is steep, rugged and has limited access. Slopes range from 40 to 90%, with rock outcroppings and talus slopes.Roads are narrow and winding, often with precipitous drop-offs.The lack of access precludes efficient use of heavy equipment such as bulldozers.
Take a moment today to remember these 3 firefighters from the Lassen N.F.
Take a moment today to remember these 3 firefighters from the Lassen N.F.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
CALFIRETV - July Fires update
CAL FIRE YouTube Update - Nor Cal Lightning Series Response
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Late July Lightning Fires information
Name: Late July Lightning Fires
Location: Across northeast California
Status/Notes: 188 confirmed fires - 900 acres
Date Started: July 24, 2010 7:00 pm
Acres Burned: 900 acres
Containment: 188 confirmed fires - 900 acres
Conditions: Since Saturday July 24, there have 5,000 lightning strikes across northeast California. As a result 188 confirmed fires have sparked in CAL FIRE's jurisdiction and on federal lands.
Over the past 24 hours there have been around 1,500 new lightning strikes. From those strikes there have been 73 new fires, 14 in CAL FIRE’s jurisdiction and 59 on federal lands.
Current CAL FIRE Lightning Fires: Lassen County - 22 Fires, The largest fire is the
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Late July Lightning Fires information
Name: Late July Lightning Fires
Location: Across northeast California
Status/Notes: 188 confirmed fires - 900 acres
Date Started: July 24, 2010 7:00 pm
Acres Burned: 900 acres
Containment: 188 confirmed fires - 900 acres
Conditions: Since Saturday July 24, there have 5,000 lightning strikes across northeast California. As a result 188 confirmed fires have sparked in CAL FIRE's jurisdiction and on federal lands.
Over the past 24 hours there have been around 1,500 new lightning strikes. From those strikes there have been 73 new fires, 14 in CAL FIRE’s jurisdiction and 59 on federal lands.
Current CAL FIRE Lightning Fires: Lassen County - 22 Fires, The largest fire is the
Yosemite NP - Current Wildland Fire activity
Yosemite National Park Current Fire Activity - Suppression and Prescribed
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Fire Information - National Fire News - NIFC Morning report
July 27, 2010
(On a scale from 1 to 5)
Wildland fire activity picked up yesterday as 337 new initial attack fires were reported across the country. New large fires were reported in California (3), Florida (1) and Nevada (1). Firefighters contained 13 large fires yesterday, ten in Alaska and one each in California, Idaho and Nevada. Fire managers and initial attack resources are prepared for new starts as lightning is predicted throughout the West again today.
Fifty large fires are being managed to achieve multiple objectives throughout the states. Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy.
The Department of the Interior personnel are assigned to several locations in the Gulf of Mexico to assess and mitigate impacts resulting form the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. For more information regarding the response effort visit the following website, http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterho rizon/index.cfm
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and its Aftermath: http://krilloil.com/environmen t/the-deepwater-horizon-oil- spill-and-its-aftermath/
Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico | Smithsonian Ocean Portal: http://ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-s pill
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and its Aftermath: http://krilloil.com/environmen
Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico | Smithsonian Ocean Portal: http://ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-s
Weather: Significant fire potential is forecast for portions of the Northwest and Northern Rockies today for lightning. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected today in Northern California, the Northwest, Great Basin and Northern Rockies. Some initially dry thunderstorms are possible in eastern Washington and Wyoming. Wet thunderstorms will continue of the Four Corners states.
Weekly statistics 7/27/10
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Number of new large fires
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States currently reporting large fires:
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Number of active large fires
| 15 | California (5) Colorado (1) Florida (1) Montana (2) Nevada (2) Utah (1) Washington (1) Wyoming (1) |
Acres from active fires
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Fires contained since 7/26/10
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Year-to-date large fires contained
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Year-to-date statistics
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2010 (1/1/10 - 7/27/10)
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Fires: 36,184
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Acres: 1,946,470
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2009 (1/1/09 - 7/27/09)
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Fires: 54,656
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Acres: 3,257,928
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2008 (1/1/08 - 7/27/08)
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Fires: 54,008
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Acres: 3,476,863
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2007 (1/1/07 - 7/27/07)
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Fires: 56,536
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Acres: 4,623,092
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2006 (1/1/06 - 7/27/06)
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Fires: 69,656
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Acres: 5,164,996
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2005 (1/1/05 - 7/27/05)
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Fires: 37,206
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Acres: 4,318,557
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2004 (1/1/04 - 7/27/04)
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Fires: 45,250
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Acres: 5,112,904
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2003 (1/1/03 - 7/27/03)
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Fires: 34,415
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Acres: 1,737,345
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2002 (1/1/02 - 7/27/02)
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Fires: 52,107
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Acres: 3,916,219
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2001 (1/1/01 - 7/27/01)
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Fires: 49,091
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Acres: 1,482,014
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10-year average
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2001-2010
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Fires: 48,926
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Acres: 3,504360
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Current Wildfires
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Alaska
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Acres:
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New fires: 0
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Fires contained: 10
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| Pat Creek (Upper Yukon Zone, Bureau of Land Management): 19,337 acres at 45 percent contained. This fire is 15 miles north of Stevens Village. Information: Visit the AICC website. | ||||
| Kaluktavik River (Galena Zone, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 23,269 acres. | ||||
| Rok North (Galena Zone, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 13,106 acres. | ||||
| Lake Tutusirok (Galena Zone, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 7,392 acres. | ||||
| Nanielik Creek (Galena Zone, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 6,538 acres. | ||||
| Evaingiknuk (Galena Zone, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 2,739 acres. | ||||
| Avan River (Galena Zone, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 656 acres. | ||||
| Squirrel River South (Galena Zone, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 332 acres. | ||||
| Timber Creek (Galena Zone, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 300 acres. | ||||
| Kobuk (Galena Zone, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 300 acres. | ||||
| Derby Creek (Galena Zone, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 23,577 acres. | ||||
California
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Fires:
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Acres:
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New fires: 3
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Fires contained: 1
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| NEW Modoc Lightning Complex (Modoc National Forest): 102 acres at five percent contained. This complex of fires is 20 miles southwest of Alturas. Numerous structures are threatened. | ||||
| NEW Bull (Sequoia National Forest): 2,500 acres at one percent contained. This fire is 3ight miles north of Kernville. Numerous residences are threatened. The communities of Camp Owen and River Kern have been evacuated. Roads in the area are closed. Information: Call 760 376-3781 ext. 625 or visit the incident website. | ||||
| NEW Mono (Inyo National Forest): 500 acres at five percent contained. This fire is five miles southeast of Lee Vining. Road closures are in effect. Information: Call 760-873-2427 or visit the incident website. | ||||
| Russel (3-9) (Lassen-Modoc Unit, Cal Fire): 250 acres at 30 percent contained. This fire is nine miles southeast of Little Valley. Information: Call 530-257-9553 or visit the incident website. | ||||
| Potato (Owens Valley District, Bureau of Land Management): 686 acres at 70 percent contained. This fire is seven miles southeast of Bridgeport. | ||||
| Indian (California Desert District, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 1,822 acres. | ||||
Colorado
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Fires:
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Acres:
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New fires: 0
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Fires contained: 0
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| Meadow Creek (White River National Forest): 1,452 acres. This incident is 13 miles northeast of Rifle. Information: Visit the Rocky Mountain Coordination Center site. | ||||
Florida
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Fires:
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Acres:
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New fires: 1
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Fires contained: 0
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| NEW Coyote (Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge): 1,200 acres at 70 percent contained. This fire is 10 miles north of Merritt Island. Commercial property is threatened. | ||||
Idaho
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Fires:
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Acres:
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New fires: 0
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Fires contained: 1
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| South Trail (Boise District, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 3,889 acres. | ||||
Montana
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Fires:
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Acres:
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New fires: 0
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Fires contained: 0
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| Dominic Point (Bitterroot National Forest): 897 acres. This fire is 12 miles northeast of Hamilton. The fire burned actively yesterday. Area closures remain in effect. | ||||
| Cardinal Creek (Flahead National Forest): 1,200 acres. This fire is f19 miles southeast of Condon. Information: Call 406-758-5376 or visit the incident website. | ||||
Nevada
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Fires:
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Acres:
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New fires: 1
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Fires contained: 1
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| Constantia (Carson City Field Office, Bureau of Land Management): 1,700 acres at 30 percent contained. This fire is five miles south of Doyle. Structures are threatened and roads in the area are closed. | ||||
| Rock Creek (Winnemucca Field Office): 6,000 acres at 10 percent contained. This fire is 18 miles north of Gerlach. Residences are threatened. | ||||
| NEW Seven Troughs (Winnemucca Field Office, Bureau of Land Management): This fire was contained at 3,852 acres. | ||||
Utah
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Fires:
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Acres:
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New fires: 0
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Fires contained: 0
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| Hot Springs (Cedar City Field Office, Bureau of Land Management): 327 acres at 50 percent contained. This fire is 12 miles southwest of Minersville. Information: Call 435-590-5388 or visit the incident website. | ||||
Washington
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Fires:
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Acres:
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New fires: 0
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Fires contained: 0
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| Swakane (Washington Department of Forestry): 19,291 acres at 85 percent contained. This fire is six miles north of Wenatchee. Information: Call 509-548 1511 ext. 524 or visit the incident website. | ||||
Wyoming
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Fires:
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Acres:
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New fires: 0
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Fires contained: 0
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| Beach (Yellowstone National Park): 520 acres at 72 percent contained. This fire is 28 miles southeast of West Yellowstone. Information: Visit the incident web site or call 307-344-2010. | ||||
Source page: NIFC - http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm
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