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CDF-NATIONAL-FIRE-SUMMARY     08-15 2951
NATIONAL FIRE SUMMARY

Prepared by National Interagency Coordination Center, Boise, ID.
Forwarded by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

                    INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT
                      MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1994 - 0530 MDT
                        NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL V

Current  Situation:   Fire  activity  increased on several large fires in the
Northwest, Great Basin, Northern Rockies and California.  A Type  I  Incident
Management  Team  was  committed  in the Northern Rockies and the rotation of
Type I Incident Management Teams  is  occurring  on  the  Tyee  fire  in  the
Northwest Area.

A  shelter  deployment occurred on 8/13/94 on the Pioneer fire on the Challis
NF in the Eastern Great Basin.  One individual was involved  and  only  minor
injuries were reported.  The Pioneer fire is a confinement strategy fire.

Colonel  Anthony  Palermo USMC, is the Task Force Commander of the two Marine
Battalions assigned to the Tyee fire.  Colonel William T. Maddox, USA, is the
Task Force Commander for three Battalions and one Aviation Battalion assigned
to the Corral Creek and  East  Fork  Chamberlin  fires  and  the  Idaho  City
Complex.

Eastern Great Basin Area Large Fires:

CORRAL  CREEK,  Payette  NF.  A  Type I Incident Management Team (Johnson) is
committed.  The 14th Engineer Battalion, (Lt. Col.  Perrenot,  Commander)  is
committed.   Helicopter  support  is being provided by the 4th Battalion, 227
Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, (Lt. Col. Meyers  Commander).   Late
afternoon  fire  runs  in  Little French Creek resulted in increased acreage.
This complex continues on a course  to  merge  with  the  Blackwell  Complex.
Structure protection is continuing on both sides of the Salmon River.

BLACKWELL  COMPLEX, Payette NF.  A Type I Incident Management Team (Birch) is
committed.  This is a unified command with Idaho State Department  of  Lands,
represented  by Bill Williams.  The complex is comprised of the BLACKWELL and
10 smaller fires.  Torching and spotting up to 1/2  mile  continue  to  cause
control  problems.   Evacuations are continuing for Burgdorf, Secesh Meadows,
and Warren.  Expecting extreme fire behavior today with a high potential  for
the Corral Creek and Blackwell complexes to join.

IDAHO   CITY   COMPLEX,   Boise  NF.   A  Type  I  Incident  Management  Team
(Liebersbach)  is  committed.   The  20th  Engineer  Battalion,  1st  Cavalry
Division,  USA  (Lt. Col. Bruce Porter, Commander) is committed.  The complex
consists of the BANNOCK, BEAR RIVER, RABBIT CREEK and NORTH FORK fires.   The
Bannock  and  Northfork  fires  are  contained.   Significant runs in surface
fuels, torching and spotting up to 1/3 of a mile, and flame lengths of up  to
100 feet were observed yesterday.  Blow ups occurred on the Rabbit Creek fire
as  a  thunderhead stalled over it.  A major run toward Sunset Lookout and in
German Creek increasing  the  acreage  by  1,700.   Indirect  line  is  being
strengthened  in  anticipation  of a burn out operation to stop the fire from
advancing towards  Highway  21  and  Idaho  City.   Structure  protection  is
continuing in the Deer Park area and the Black Rock Campground.

THUNDERBOLT,  Boise  NF.   A  Type  II  Incident  Management Team (Butler) is
committed.  Helicopter support is being provided by the  4th  Battalion,  227
Aviation  Regiment,  1st  Cavalry Division, (Lt. Col. Meyers Commander).  The
fire continued to back towards the South Fork of the Salmon  River.   Rolling
material  caused  spot  fires  which  ran  back uphill with some crowning and
spotting.  Air tankers were  utilized  to  prevent  the  fire  from  crossing
Roaring Creek.

EAST  DEWEYVILLE, Wasatch-Cache NF.  The fire made a major run yesterday.  No
other information available.
                                                                          
INCIDENT     |UNIT|ST|  SIZE| % |EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRUC|ESTS|EST  |
  NAME       |    |  |      |CTN|CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOST |LOSS|COST |
CORRAL CREEK | PAF|ID|32,340| 10| UNK|1,301| 54| 30|   6|    0| UNK| 3.2M|
BLACKWELL    | PAF|ID|24,715|  8| UNK|1,126| 32| 32|   7|    0| UNK| 5.2M|
IDAHO CITY CX| BOF|ID|19,600| 20|8/28|1,635| 46| 26|   7|    0| UNK|  10M|
THUNDERBOLT  | BOF|ID|   920| 60|8/16|  378| 10|  1|   5|    0| UNK| 658K|
POWERLINE    | SAF|ID| 1,090|100|    |  253|  8|  0|   3|    0| UNK| 450K|
DEER CREEK   | BOD|ID|   569|100|    |    0|  0|  0|   0|    0| .9K| 2.4K|
E. DEWEYVILLE| WCF|UT|     *|  *|   *|    *|  *|  *|   *|    *|   *|    *|
BOD = Boise District BLM



Northwest Area Large Fires:

TYEE COMPLEX, Wenatchee NF.  A Type I Incident Management Team  (Wands)  will
rotate  out  and  (Maupin)  will  take  over  the fire this evening.  The 5th
Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (Lt. Col. Rick Lindsey,  Commander)  and  the
1st  Battalion,  5th  Marine  Regiment  (Lt. Col. Dave Bonwit, Commander) are
assigned.  The fire spotted across the Mad River yesterday afternoon  and  is
burning in heavy fuels.  Retardant drops have helped in reinforcing the line.
A  change  in  the  containment  date was due to the fire spotting across Mad
River and necessitating to fall back to secondary lines which will involve an
approximate 6,000 acre burnout.

SNAKE RIVER COMPLEX, Wallowa-Whitman NF.  A Type I Incident  Management  Team
(Bailey) is committed.  Three CH-47 helicopters from the 214th Aviation Unit,
Fort  Lewis,  WA are assigned.  This complex is comprised of the RAPID RIVER,
SADDLE CREEK, HAAS  HOLLOW,  and  SWAMP  CREEK  fires.   Very  low  humidity,
moderate  winds and very unstable atmosphere combined, pushed the fire out to
the northeast.  The fire remains about two  miles  from  Seven  Devils  Guard
Station and Campground and has not advanced toward them.  Acreage decrease is
due  to  the  Triangle  Mtn. and Thorn Creek fires being contained and turned
back to the forest.

BOUNDARY, Wallowa-Whitman NF.  A Type II Incident Management  Team  (Johnson)
committed.   Structure  protection  is  taking  place on the historical Tower
Mountain Lookout and a private cabin about 2 miles  northeast  of  the  fire.
Explosives  are  being  used  to  construct  line south of the lookout in the
wilderness, anchoring it to a forest service road.

HATCHERY COMPLEX, Wenatchee NF.  A Type I Incident Management  Team  (Porter)
is  committed.   A Type II Incident Management Team (Furlong) will transition
today and take over the Hatchery and  Wilderness  fires  today.   Five  CH-47
helicopters  from  the 214th Aviation Unit, Fort Lewis, WA are assigned.  The
complex is comprised of the ALPINE  LAKES,  HATCHERY,  RAT  CREEK  and  LOWER
VALLEY  fires.  Crews continue to hold the line despite high temperatures and
low humidities causing active burning in unburned portions.  Good progress is
being made on mop-up.

METHOW COMPLEX, Okanogan NF.  A Type I Incident Management Team (Harbour)  is
committed.  The Complex consists of the WHITEFACE, QUARTZ, STUB, THUNDER MTN.
and WAR CREEK fires.  The Thunder Mtn. and War Creek fires were added to this
complex yesterday from the Okanogan Complex.

OKANOGAN  COMPLEX,  Okanogan NF.  A Type I Incident Management Team (Monahan)
is  committed.   The  complex  is  comprised  of  the  RAINBOW/BOULDER/BUTTE,
POORMAN,  BURNT  SAW,  FALLS  CREEK and MISC. ABC fires.  Monahans short Team
will manage fires in the North Cascades NP near Stehekin.  The  Boulder  fire
continues to burn and increase.  Heavy demob is in progress.
                                                                           
INCIDENT     |UNIT|ST|   SIZE| % |EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRUC|ESTS| EST |
  NAME       |    |  |       |CTN|CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOST |LOSS| COST|
TYEE COMPLEX | WEF|WA|123,970| 90|8/22|2,626| 79| 36|  12|   94| UNK|28.5M|
SNAKE RVR CPX| WWF|OR|  5,802| 25|8/16|  472| 16|  3|   8|    0| UNK|   3M|
BOUNDARY     | WWF|OR|  2,600| 12| UNK|  783| 24| 18|   0|    0| UNK|  UNK|
HATCHERY CPX | WEF|WA| 41,895| 90|8/15|  402| 11| 16|   6|   18| UNK|17.9M|
METHOW CPLX  | OKF|WA| 16,634| 80|8/16|1,593| 46| 28|   7|    0| UNK| 5.9M|
OKANOGAN CPX | OKF|WA|  4,631| 82| UNK|  563| 19|  0|  11|    0| UNK|10.6M|
INDIAN ROCK  | MAF|OR|  1,420|100|    |  752| 27|  8|   3|    1|800K|   4M|



Northern Rockies Area Large Fires:

SAM  GROUP,  Clearwater  NF.   A  Type II Incident Management Team (Cowin) is
committed.  This complex consists of the SAM, HIDDEN-FIX, and  the  MINNESAKA
fires.   Heavy  brush  on  the  Minnesaka is making handline construction and
mop-up very difficult.

LOST TRAIL, Montana State.  A Type II Incident Management Team  (Bennett)  is
committed.   Strong  winds and dry fuels contributed to extreme fire behavior
last night.  Crews were moved off the fire for  safety  as  the  fire  jumped
control lines.  A building and private property are threatened.

EAST  FORK  CHAMBERLIN,  Montana  State.   A Type II Incident Management Team
(Forrester) is committed.  The 3/82nd Field Artillery Battalion, 1st  Cavalry
Division  (Lt.  Col.  Marcus  Dudley)  is  assigned.   Crews  and dozers took
immediate action to line a 3-4 acre slopover.

FREEZEOUT, Clearwater NF.  This fire is being  suppressed  under  confinement
strategy.  The fire grew to the south, northwest and northeast due to passing
thunderstorms.  The fire increased 4,900 acres since last reported.

PRIEST  LAKE COMPLEX, Idaho Panhandle NF.  A Type II Incident Management Team
(Kechter) is committed.  The Mankato fire is burning in  a  Caribou  Recovery
Plan  area.   Erratic  fire  behavior  and long range spotting contributed to
rapid spread.  Retardant held the line to the south.   The  fire  has  burned
onto the Colville NF in the Northwest Area.

17  MILE,  Kootenai NF.  A Type I Incident Management Team (Meuchel) has been
ordered and will arrive at  0800  this  morning.   No  other  information  is
available.

BITTER-NEZ,  Bitterroot  NF.   A Type II Incident Management Team (Bullis) is
committed.  The complex consists of the SADDLE, MAGRUDER, NICK, SAWTOOTH  and
WAHOO  fires.  The ICP and base camp are move to Magruder Station was delayed
due to Red Flag warning and logistical considerations.   Confinement  of  the
Magruder  fire  is  being  attempted utilizing natural boundaries.  Structure
protection continued on the Paradice Guard Station.

ST. JOE COMPLEX, Idaho Panhandle NF.   A Type  II  Incident  Management  Team
(Hart) is committed.  Six new starts were detected yesterday, the largest was
25 acres.  New starts are growing appreciably as Red Flag conditions persist.
Demobilization  of  resources  that  have  met  tour  of  duty commitments is
occurring.  Crews were removed from lines due to erratic fire behavior.
                                                                         
INCIDENT     |UNIT|ST|  SIZE| % |EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRUC|ESTS|EST |
  NAME       |    |  |      |CTN|CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOST |LOSS|COST|
SAM GROUP    | CWF|ID|   465| 95|8/16|  557| 20|  1|   5|  UNK|900K|1.3M|
LOST TRAIL   | MTS|MT| 1,400| 50|8/15|  224|  7|  2|   1|  UNK| UNK| 97K|
CHAMBERLIN   | MTS|MT| 1,220|100|    |  863| 30| 12|   3|  UNK| UNK|3.5M|
FREEZEOUT    | CWF|ID| 5,550|UNK|9/15|    7|UNK|UNK| UNK|  UNK| UNK| 13K|
PRIEST LAKE C| IPF|ID|   500|  0|8/21|   94|  2|UNK| UNK|  UNK| UNK| UNK|
17 MILE      | KNF|MT|   500|  0|UNK |  UNK|UNK|UNK| UNK|  UNK| UNK| UNK|
BITTER-NEZ   | BRF|MT|   625| 70|8/17|  121|  3|  2|   1|  UNK| UNK|361K|
ST JOE FIRES | IPF|ID|   600|UNK| UNK|  630| 20| 29|   3|  UNK| UNK|2.9M|




North Zone - California Large Fires:

DILLON COMPLEX, Klamath NF.  A Type II Incident Management  Team  (Caves)  is
committed.   This  complex  is comprised of the JACK/XX/CEDAR, KELSEY/WILLIS,
HARRINGTON/DIVIDE and 16 other contained fires.  A run on Division G  crossed
the  line  yesterday  afternoon.   Two  hotshot  crews  were  were flown into
Division C to begin line construction and monitor the unlined perimeter.

HORIZON, Yosemite NP.  A Type  II  Incident  Management  Team  (Sherwood)  is
committed.  The fire continues to burn in heavy downed lodgepole pine and red
fir.  A 5 acre spot was being aggressively attacked yesterday by aircraft and
handcrews.
                                                                           
INCIDENT     |UNIT|ST|  SIZE| % |EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRUC|ESTS |EST  |
  NAME       |    |  |      |CTN|CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOST |LOSS |COST |
HIRSCHDALE   | TNF|CA| 1,300|100|   *|    *|  *|  *|   *|    *|    *|    *|
DILLON CMPLX | KNF|CA|20,162| 75|8/16|  987| 25| 19|   8|    0|39.7M|19.9M|
HORIZON      | YNP|CA| 2,850| 90|8/15|  473| 19|  1|   5|    0|  UNK| 550K|




South Zone California Large Fires:

DEEP CREEK COMPLEX, San Bernardino NF.  This complex consists of the JEEP and
ROUSE fires.  
                                                                         
INCIDENT     |UNIT|ST|  SIZE| % |EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRUC|ESTS|EST |
  NAME       |    |  |      |CTN|CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOST |LOSS|COST|
DEEP CRK CPLX| BDF|CA| 1,800| 60| UNK|  828|  5| 10|   2|    0| UNK| UNK|
41           | CAS|CA|   300|  0| UNK|  161|  6| 12| UNK|    0| UNK| UNK|
CREEK        | CAS|CA| 1,400|  *|   *|    *|  *|  *|   *|    *|   *|   *|
CACTUS       | CAS|CA|   480|  *|   *|    *|  *|  *|   *|    *|   *|   *|
OPAL 2       | CDD|CA| 4,000|100| UNK|    3|  0|  1| UNK|  UNK| UNK| UNK|
CAS = California State            CDD California Desert District, BLM




Western Great Basin Large Fires:
                                                                         
INCIDENT     |UNIT|ST|  SIZE| % |EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRUC|ESTS|EST |
  NAME       |    |  |      |CTN|CTN |PERS |   |   |    |LOST |LOSS|COST|
MORMON 2     | LVD|NV|   500|100|    |   61|  5|  1|   0|    0| UNK| UNK|
TULIE        | LVD|NV|   500|100|    |    3|  0|  1|   0|    0| UNK| UNK|




Outlook:    A RED FLAG WARNING has been posted in eastern Washington, eastern
Oregon, Idaho and western Montana for strong gusty  westerly  winds.   A  RED
FLAG  WATCH  has been posted in central Montana for strong winds.  The strong
high pressure aloft that has dominated the  weather  pattern  throughout  the
western U.S. will flatten a little bit Monday as an upper low off the central
British  Columbia  coast  drifts  inland.   This low will enhance the surface
winds  across  the  Pacific  northwest   states   Monday.    Cooler   daytime
temperatures and gusty winds will accompany a dry front into the region.  The
high  pressure  will  continue  to  influence  the  weather  pattern  for the
southwestern states and California.  Subtropical moisture and  thundershowers
will  continue  in  the southwest.  High winds are expected to create erratic
fire behavior and increased acreage on several large fires today.



                              FIRES:  Yesterday
                                                                    
        AREA        | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS| STATES | USFS | TOTAL |
        ALASKA      |     |     |     |    |       3|      |      3|
        NORTHWEST   |    3|    1|     |    |       1|     8|     13|
        CA-NORTHERN |     |     |     |    |        |     2|      2|
        CA-SOUTHERN |     |     |     |    |        |     4|      4|
        NORTHERN    |    1|    1|     |   3|      20|    37|     62|
        GB-EASTERN  |    1|    4|     |   3|       3|     8|     19|
        GB-WESTERN  |     |    1|     |    |       1|     3|      5|
        SOUTHWEST   |    1|    4|     |   1|        |    34|     40|
        ROCKY MTN   |    1|    2|     |    |        |     3|      6|
        EASTERN     |     |     |     |    |        |      |      *|
        SOUTHERN    |     |     |     |    |        |      |      *|
        USA         |    7|   13|     |   7|      28|    99|    154|

                          ACRES BURNED:  Yesterday
                                                                       
     AREA        |  BIA |  BLM |  FWS |  NPS | STATES | USFS |  TOTAL |
     ALASKA      |      |      |      |      |       0|      |       0|
     NORTHWEST   |     3|    25|      |      |        |    10|      38|
     CA-NORTHERN |      |      |      |      |        |    13|      13|
     CA-SOUTHERN |      |      |      |      |        |     0|       0|
     NORTHERN    |     1|     1|      |     2|      36|   818|     858|
     GB-EASTERN  |     1|   686|      |     2|       0|     5|     694|
     GB-WESTERN  |      |    93|      |      |       0|    21|     114|
     SOUTHWEST   |      | 3,035|      |     0|        |     8|   3,043|
     ROCKY MTN   |     0|     2|      |      |        |     1|       3|
     EASTERN     |      |      |      |      |        |      |       *|
     SOUTHERN    |      |      |      |      |        |      |       *|
     USA         |     5| 3,842|      |     4|      36|   876|   4,763|

                    RESOURCE STATUS:  Committed Resources
                                                                          
     RESOURCE   |  CREWS  | ENGINES | HELICPTR  | AIRTANKER |  OVERHEAD  |
                |FED | NON|FED | NON| FED | NON | FED | NON |  FED | NON |
   ALASKA       |    |    |    |    |    1|    3|     |    1|      |     |
   NORTHWEST    |#215|  19| 105|  34|   28|   22|    6|     |  #971|  845|
   CA-NORTHERN  |  35|  24|  25|  17|    6|    2|     |    3|   374|  355|
   CA-SOUTHERN  |  14|  28|  16|  55|    3|    3|    2|    8|    14|   35|
   NORTHERN     |#120|   4|  49|  28|   14|    7|     |     |  #591|  182|
   GB-EASTERN   |#128|  20|  46|  43|   12|   17|     |     |  #816|  276|
   GB-WESTERN   |   2|   3|   2|    |     |     |     |     |     3|     |
   SOUTHWEST    |   2|    |  15|    |    7|     |     |     |      |     |
   ROCKY MTN    |  37|   4|   3|   2|    8|     |    2|    2|    37|    4|
   EASTERN      |    |    |    |    |     |     |     |     |      |     |
   SOUTHERN     |    |    |    |    |     |     |     |     |      |     |
   USA          | 553| 102| 261| 179|   79|   54|   10|   14| 2,806|1,697|
                FED = FEDERAL AND FEDERAL CONTRACT RESOURCES
                         NON = NON FEDERAL RESOURCES
                           * No reports received.
                             #Includes military

                            FIRES:  Year to date
                                                                      
      AREA        | BIA |  BLM |  FWS |  NPS | STATES | USFS | TOTAL |
      ALASKA      |   58|    77|    46|    12|     326|     5|    524|
      NORTHWEST   |  374|   238|    11|   121|   1,630| 1,566|  3,940|
      CA-NORTHERN |   82|    39|     3|    52|        |   716|    892|
      CA-SOUTHERN |     |    99|      |    24|   2,462|   563|  3,148|
      NORTHERN    |  327|    41|      |    51|   1,157| 2,042|  3,618|
      GB-EASTERN  |   83|   579|      |    24|     251| 1,005|  1,942|
      GB-WESTERN  |     |   434|      |      |      73|   154|    661|
      SOUTHWEST   |1,322|   360|    17|   183|   1,568| 2,340|  5,790|
      ROCKY MTN   |  626|   596|      |    62|     530|   592|  2,406|
      EASTERN     |  324|      |      |    53|   9,156|   496| 10,029|
      SOUTHERN    |    2|      |    32|    81|  20,359|   661| 21,135|
      USA         |3,198| 2,463|   109|   663|  37,512|10,140| 54,085|
      5 YEAR AVERAGE                                         | 50,764|

                         ACRES BURNED:  Year to date
                                                                           
  AREA        |  BIA  |   BLM |   FWS |   NPS |  STATES |  USFS |   TOTAL |
  ALASKA      | 46,386| 46,945| 78,681| 12,212|   35,762|      1|  219,987|
  NORTHWEST   | 57,410| 76,696|  7,918|    564|   17,010|178,103|  337,701|
  CA-NORTHERN |    105|  2,743|  8,042|  3,465|         | 33,943|   48,298|
  CA-SOUTHERN |       | 22,057|       |     15|   43,000| 54,755|  119,827|
  NORTHERN    |  5,883|  3,008|       |    570|   18,271|  8,262|   35,994|
  GB-EASTERN  |  1,345|212,358|       |     40|   62,756| 74,249|  350,748|
  GB-WESTERN  |       |186,915|       |       |    4,362| 13,648|  204,925|
  SOUTHWEST   | 31,403|112,965|  7,683| 23,982|  206,451|148,458|  530,942|
  ROCKY MTN   | 20,647| 30,979|       |    155|    9,839|  8,248|   69,868|
  EASTERN     | 16,399|       |       |    940|   83,603|  6,371|  107,313|
  SOUTHERN    |     12|       | 11,594|  3,763|  394,906| 37,416|  447,691|
  USA         |179,590|694,666|113,918| 45,706|  875,960|563,454|2,473,294|
  5 YEAR AVERAGE                                                |1,920,920|

                          CANADA FIRES AND HECTARES
                                                                   
          PROVINCES           | YESTERDAY   |   YEAR TO DATE      |
          BRITISH COLUMBIA    |   55|      0|   3,038|      22,203|
          YUKON TERRITORY     |    8| 15,320|     230|     102,695|
          ALBERTA             |    2|     23|     673|      27,969|
          NORTHWEST TERRITORY |    2|      0|     579|   1,426,432|
          SASKATCHEWAN        |    1|    611|     436|     527,251|
          MANITOBA            |    1|      0|     443|     445,024|
          ONTARIO             |    0|      0|     941|      79,246|
          QUEBEC              |    2|      0|     415|     115,891|
          NEWFOUNDLAND        |    0|      0|     104|     110,321|
          NEW BRUNSWICK       |    0|      0|     235|         125|
          NOVA SCOTIA         |    1|      1|     183|         121|
          PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND|    0|      0|      17|          14|
          NATIONAL PARKS      |    0|      0|     117|      50,092|
          TOTALS              |   72| 15,955|   7,411|   2,907,384|

          ---**** NATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER ****---


EDIS-08-15-94 0709 PDT

-- 
Michael Larish  aka Mike | California Department of Forestry Comm Reserve
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