Florida Wildfires '99 - INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
SITUATION REPORT, April '99
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1999 - 1000 MDT
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CURRENT SITUATION:
Large fire activity occurred in the Southern, Eastern, Northwest and Southwest
Areas this past week. Increased initial attack fire activity was reported in the Northwest
and Rocky Mountain Areas. The National Interagency Coordination Center processed orders
for 15 crews, 2 airtankers, 2 lead planes, 2 air attack aircraft, miscellaneous
telecommunications equipment, approximately 70 overhead and one engine.
SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES:
PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida State. A FEMA declaration has been requested for this
fire that has consumed at least 2,400 acres and 45 homes. No further information was
available.
HICKORY ISLAND, Okefenokee NWR. This fire is burning near Folkston, GA. Fire
activity was light yesterday despite strong winds.
| INCIDENT NAME |
ST |
UNIT |
SIZE |
% CTN |
EST CTN |
TOTL PERS |
CRW |
ENG |
HELI |
STRC LOST |
EST LOSS |
$$$ CTD |
| MAYBERRY KID |
KY |
DBF |
150 |
100 |
---- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45K |
NR |
| SPRUCE RIDGE |
VA |
VAF |
330 |
100 |
---- |
49 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
NR |
133K |
| CHOP CHESTNUT RIDGE |
KY |
DBF |
125 |
100 |
---- |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38K |
NR |
| IMPACT |
SC |
FJQ |
2,484 |
100 |
---- |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
NR |
NR |
| SOUTH FORK |
KY |
DBF |
550 |
100 |
---- |
33 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
175K |
NR |
| HICKORY ISLAND |
FL |
OKR |
3,038 |
12 |
UNK |
25 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
NR |
31K |
| TUNNEL RIDGE |
NC |
NCF |
127 |
100 |
---- |
146 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
NR |
NR |
| WESSER |
NC |
NCF |
200 |
100 |
---- |
126 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100K |
75K |
| DICKS CREEK |
NC |
NCF |
145 |
100 |
---- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
72K |
59K |
DBF = Daniel Boone NF VAF = Virginia NF's
FJQ = Fort Jackson Army Base NCF = North Carolina NF's
NORTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES:
PUMA, Willamette NF. This crown fire, pushed by strong east winds spotted over
200 acres in a tree farm, 21 miles east of Springfield, OR. Good progress was reported and
containment is expected this evening.
| INCIDENT NAME |
ST |
UNIT |
SIZE |
% CTN |
EST CTN |
TOTL PERS |
CRW |
ENG |
HELI |
STRC LOST |
EST LOSS |
$$$ CTD |
| PUMA |
OR |
WIF |
210 |
UNK |
4/16 |
20 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
NR |
NR |
EASTERN AREA LARGE FIRES:
| INCIDENT NAME |
ST |
UNIT |
SIZE |
% CTN |
EST CTN |
TOTL PERS |
CRW |
ENG |
HELI |
STRC LOST |
EST LOSS |
$$$ CTD |
| OUTLET |
MN |
MNA |
660 |
100 |
----- |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2K |
1K |
MNA = Minnesota Agency, BIA
SOUTHWEST AREA LARGE FIRES:
| INCIDENT NAME |
ST |
UNIT |
SIZE |
% CTN |
EST CTN |
TOTL PERS |
CRW |
ENG |
HELI |
STRC LOST |
EST LOSS |
$$$ CTD |
| OLEARY CANYON |
AZ |
AZS |
500 |
100 |
---- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NR |
NR |
AZS = Arizona State
OUTLOOK:
Florida will have scattered showers late today and Saturday, then becoming
generally dry through next Thursday. Sunday and Monday will be windy. High temperatures
will be in the 70's and 80's.
Arizona, New Mexico and west Texas will be mostly sunny through next week,
except for a few showers over northern New Mexico today and Saturday. Windy conditions are
forecast today and Saturday then returning again Wednesday and Thursday. High temperatures
will range from the 50's in the mountains to the 90's in the lower deserts.
Southern California will be mostly sunny, except for a chance of showers
Wednesday and Thursday. Winds 15-30 MPH are forecast this morning in the passes and
canyons, otherwise no other significant winds are expected until Wednesday and Thursday.
High temperatures will be in the 60's and 70's along the coast to the mid 80's and mid
90's in the inland valleys.
FIRES AND ACRES LAST WEEK:
| AREA |
BIA |
BLM |
FWS |
NPS |
ST/OT |
USFS |
TOTAL |
| ALASKA * |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| NORTHWEST |
FIRES |
15 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
2 |
21 |
| ACRES |
359 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
260 |
621 |
| CA-NORTH |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| CA-SOUTH |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
20 |
2 |
22 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
| NORTHERN * |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| GB-EAST |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
| GB-WEST |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| SOUTHWEST |
FIRES |
2 |
|
|
2 |
18 |
6 |
28 |
| ACRES |
0 |
|
|
0 |
1,410 |
403 |
1,813 |
| ROCKY MTN |
FIRES |
2 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
2 |
11 |
| ACRES |
4 |
7 |
|
|
46 |
0 |
57 |
| EASTERN |
FIRES |
120 |
|
|
3 |
458 |
15 |
596 |
| ACRES |
196 |
|
|
0 |
1,042 |
168 |
1,406 |
| SOUTHERN |
FIRES |
|
|
3 |
3 |
1,271 |
65 |
1,342 |
| ACRES |
|
|
614 |
1,724 |
19,109 |
2,795 |
24,242 |
| TOTAL |
FIRES |
139 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
1,778 |
92 |
2,023 |
| ACRES |
559 |
7 |
614 |
1,724 |
21,611 |
3,627 |
28,142 |
* = NO REPORT
FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE:
| AREA |
BIA |
BLM |
FWS |
NPS |
ST/OT |
USFS |
TOTAL |
| ALASKA |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| NORTHWEST |
FIRES |
19 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
28 |
| ACRES |
1,021 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
264 |
1,287 |
| CA-NORTH |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
123 |
3 |
126 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
41 |
2 |
43 |
| CA-SOUTH |
FIRES |
|
3 |
|
|
332 |
71 |
406 |
| ACRES |
|
3 |
|
|
2,314 |
2,586 |
4,903 |
| NORTHERN |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
|
874 |
874 |
| GB-EAST |
FIRES |
|
4 |
|
|
12 |
1 |
17 |
| ACRES |
|
82 |
|
|
3 |
5 |
90 |
| GB-WEST |
FIRES |
|
8 |
|
|
|
1 |
9 |
| ACRES |
|
356 |
|
|
|
0 |
356 |
| SOUTHWEST |
FIRES |
139 |
23 |
3 |
6 |
274 |
139 |
584 |
| ACRES |
348 |
4,853 |
2 |
58 |
30,697 |
971 |
36,929 |
| ROCKY MTN |
FIRES |
40 |
13 |
|
1 |
43 |
28 |
125 |
| ACRES |
390 |
402 |
|
0 |
844 |
881 |
2,517 |
| EASTERN |
FIRES |
127 |
|
|
34 |
3,915 |
120 |
4,196 |
| ACRES |
863 |
|
|
315 |
29,371 |
1,421 |
31,970 |
| SOUTHERN |
FIRES |
32 |
|
32 |
45 |
18,883 |
499 |
19,491 |
| ACRES |
608 |
|
5,173 |
2,665 |
205,109 |
9,041 |
222,596 |
| TOTALS |
FIRES |
357 |
54 |
35 |
86 |
23,585 |
866 |
24,983 |
| ACRES |
3,230 |
5,696 |
5,175 |
3,038 |
268,381 |
16,045 |
301,565 |
PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES LAST WEEK:
| AREA |
BIA |
BLM |
FWS |
NPS |
ST/OT |
USFS |
TOTAL |
| ALASKA |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| NORTHWEST |
FIRES |
25 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
10 |
38 |
| ACRES |
1,151 |
45 |
40 |
|
|
408 |
1,644 |
| CA-NORTH |
FIRES |
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
3 |
| ACRES |
|
10 |
|
|
|
28 |
38 |
| CA-SOUTH |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
| NORTHERN |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| GB-EAST |
FIRES |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
5 |
| ACRES |
|
1,000 |
1,860 |
|
|
254 |
3,114 |
| GB-WEST |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| SOUTHWEST |
FIRES |
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
| ACRES |
|
200 |
6,954 |
1,203 |
|
|
8,357 |
| ROCKY MTN |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
3 |
7 |
10 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
42 |
2,424 |
2,466 |
| EASTERN |
FIRES |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
13 |
16 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
532 |
100 |
326 |
958 |
| SOUTHERN |
FIRES |
|
|
|
2 |
|
12 |
14 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
37 |
|
9,832 |
9,869 |
| TOTAL |
FIRES |
25 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
49 |
97 |
| ACRES |
1,151 |
1,255 |
8,854 |
1,772 |
142 |
13,274 |
26,448 |
PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE:
| AREA |
BIA |
BLM |
FWS |
NPS |
ST/OT |
USFS |
TOTAL |
| ALASKA |
FIRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| ACRES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| NORTHWEST |
|
