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National Preparedness Level: 3
Northern California PL: 3
Southern California PL: 3
Current National Situation:
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Initial attack was light with 79 new fires reported yesterday. 1 new large fire reported and 2 large fires contained.
Yesterday
Fires: 79
Acres: 11,291
Year to date
Fires: 51,934
Acres: 8,818,600
10-yr average
Fires: 56,898
Acres: 6,044,299
(2007 – 2016 as of today)
Regional Fires
California Fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear, Santa Cruz | CA | CZU | 391 | 50% | October 21, 2017 | 393 | 4 |
| Pocket, Geyserville | CA | LNU | 17,357 | 84% | October 25 2017 | 4,915 (complex total) | 3 residential, 0 commercial, 3 outbuildings |
| Redwood Complex, Mendocino County | CA | MEU | 36,523 | 95% | October 24, 2017 | 249 (complex total) | 300 residential, 4 commercial and 215 outbuildings destroyed |
| Nuns, Sonoma County | CA | LNU | 56,216 | 86% | October 21, 2017 | 4,915 (complex total) | 582 residential, 17 commercial, 563 outbuildings |
| Atlas, Napa County | CA | LNU | 51,624 | 89% | October 24, 2017 | 1,567 (complex total) | 458 residential, 19 commercial, 290 outbuildings |
| Tubbs, Santa Rosa | CA | LNU | 36,793 | 94% | October 25, 2017 | 4,488 (complex total) | 3,837 residential, 73 commercial, 462 outbuildings |
| Lion, Sequoia National Forest | CA | SQF | 19,215 | 75% | November 27, 2017 | 181 | 0 |
| Buck, Shasta-Trinity NF | CA | SHF | 13,348 | 68% | November 5, 2017 | 278 | 0 |
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 | 191,125 | 97% | October 31, 2017 | 34 | 26 |
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
The breezy, westerly flow in place across the northwestern portion of the nation will get a reinforcing shot of moisture that will provide significant valley rain and high elevation snow areas along and west of the Continental Divide, mostly north of the California and Nevada state lines.
Locations east of the Rocky Mountain Crest will likely experience down sloping winds that will inhibit rainfall production.
Warm and dry conditions are expected across the Southwest and most of California, though the northwestern corner of the state could receive some wetting precipitation.
Looking elsewhere, a passing front will move into the eastern portion of the Great Plains bringing showers and storms to the Mississippi River Valley.
The East Coast will remain warm and dry under high pressure.