National Preparedness Level: 5
Northern California PL: 4
Southern California PL: 3
(On a scale from 1 to 5)
Current National Situation:
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Initial attack was light with 127 new fires reported yesterday. 6 new large fires reported and 6 large fires contained.
Yesterday
Acres: 21,980
Year to date
Acres: 6,479,177
10-yr average
Acres: 4,932,681
(2007 – 2016 as of today)
Regional Fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squirrel, Quincy | CA | PNF | 370 | 5% | August 31, 2017 | 781 | 0 |
California Fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon August Complex | CA | KNF | 8,202 | 18% | September 30, 2017 | 493 | 0 |
| South Fork, Yosemite | CA | YNP | 3,820 | 17% | September 3, 2017 | 765 | 0 |
| Eclipse Complex, Klamath NF | CA | KNF | 36,900 | 19% | October 10, 2017 | 1,081 | 0 |
| Indian, Inyo National Forest | CA | INF | 2,295 | 45% | September 30, 2017 | 229 | 0 |
| Ruth Complex, Six Rivers NF | CA | SRF | 4,666 | 90% | August 25, 2017 | 672 | 0 |
| Orleans Complex, southwest of Happy Camp | CA | SRF | 8,242 | 51% | September 30, 2017 | 817 | 0 |
| Detwiler, Mariposa County | CA | MMU | 81,826 | 100% | August 7, 2017 | 83 | 131 (63 homes) |
Out of State Fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetco Bar, Rogue River-Siskiyou NF | OR | RSF | 91,551 | 0% | October 15, 2017 | 365 | 0 |
| Liberty, Montana | MT | BIA | 4,973 | 90% | September 25, 2017 | 289 | 0 |
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 upper low off the California coast will draw moisture across the southern and central Rockies, the central and northern Great Basin, and into northern California and southern Oregon.
Widely scattered to scattered thunderstorms will form across the southern and central Rockies, the southern Great Basin, and Sierras in the afternoon, and spread northward into northern California, the northern Great Basin, and southern Oregon Tuesday night. Some storms will produce locally moderate rain but most will produce less than 0.20”.
Warmer conditions will develop over the Northwest and northern Rockies.
East of the Rockies, scattered showers and thunderstorms will form across the central Plains to the Great Lakes.
Scattered thunderstorms will form along the Gulf Coast.