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National Preparedness Level: 1
Northern California PL: 4
Southern California PL: 3
Current National Situation:
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Initial attack was light with 34 new fires reported last week. 0 new large fires reported and 0 large fires contained.
This overview will be updated every Friday at 8:00 am unless significant activity occurs. Individual fires will be updated in real time.
Last week
Fires: 34
Acres: 37,428
Year to date
Fires: 52,080
Acres: 8,517,245
10-yr average
Fires: 59,375
Acres: 6,310,455
(2008 – 2017 as of today)
Regional Fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp, Butte County | CA | CAL FIRE BTU | 149,511 | 60% | Nov. 30, 2018 | 5,632624 | 12,256 |
California Fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolsey, Ventura/LA | CA | CAL FIRE | 96,949 | 88% | Nov. 22, 2018 | 1,811 | 1,130 |
Out of State Fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range 2 | NV | ECFX | 9,196 | 98% | unknown | 23 | 8 |
Large Incident: A wildfire of 100 acres or more occurring in timber, or a wildfire of 300 acres or more occurring in grass/sage.
Wildland Fire: Any nonstructure fire, other than prescribed fire, that occurs in the wildland.
Wildland Fire – IMT1: Wildland fire; Type 1 Incident Management Team Assigned.
Wildland Fire – IMT2: Wildland fire; Type 2 Incident Management Team Assigned.
Wildland Fire – Other: Wildland fire; Other Incident Management Team Assigned besides a Type 1 or Type 2 team (e.g. Type 3).
Wildland Fire Use (WFU) Fire – A naturally ignited wildland fire that is managed to accomplish specific prestated resource management objectives in predefined geographic areas outlined in Fire Management Plans.
Map information provided courtesy of the UDSA Remote Sensing Application Center using data provided by the National Interagency Fire Center. The data is subject to change.
Weather Outlook
An overall flat westerly flow will be in place across most of the country as the low pressure area over the Mid-Atlantic moves off shore during the morning hours.
Temperatures nationwide will be generally above average except across the northern Great Plains where colder air will filter southward from central Canada.
Some snow will be possible along the leading edge of the system across northern Idaho, Montana, and the Dakotas. Amounts should be generally moderate or less.
Winds across California should generally be light though continued low humidities and a lack of precipitation will keep fuels critically dry.
In Alaska, warmer than average conditions are expected across the Interior as a strong high pressure ridge extends north from Sitka to Wainwright on the northern coast. Some snow is possible along the west coast from Nome south to Kongiganak.