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Montrose Interagency Dispatch Center

2008 Year End Report

The Montrose Interagency Fire Management Unit (MIFMU) experienced a
below average fire season during 2008. For the third year in a row, fire
occurrence and numbers of acres burned were well below annual averages
for the unit.

Record winter snowfall in most of the Colorado mountain ranges resulted
in a snowpack that lingered well into late summer in the higher
elevations. Summer temperatures were warm and the region received less
than average rainfall due to a weak monsoon pattern, yet fuel conditions
remained near average across most of the unit. The diminished
thunderstorm activity resulted in significantly less lightning-caused
fires across the entire state.

The unit had the opportunity to manage four lightning-caused fires
utilizing the Wildland Fire Use (WFU) strategy during this fire season,
all within the Norwood Zone. The Rock Flats, Beehive, and Wickson fires
which occurred on BLM lands in the Nucla area were identified as
appropriate candidate fires for WFU implementation, but weather
conditions limited spread and these fires remained fairly small.

The Albin Draw WFU fire on the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnision
National Forest near Norwood was ignited by lightning in an area that
had previously been mechanically treated by roller chopping equipment.
This area was identified for secondary treatment as a future prescribed
burn, and fuel and weather conditions were conducive for spread through
the roller chopped unit. Over the period of a week, multiple fire runs
of varying intensity resulted in 424 acres burned at a relatively low
cost, before the fire was extinguished by monsoon rains.

In the Gunnison Zone, the West Elk fire was monitored remotely under a
confine/containment management strategy due to concerns for firefighter
safety. This lightning-caused fire was reported on July 4^th^ in a
rugged and inaccessible area of the West Elk Wilderness, and continued
to burn in decadent fuels for well over four months. The West Elk fire
grew to over 1,500 acres, exhibiting many types of fire behavior, from
lying dormant for weeks to significant runs when the weather was
favorable for fire growth. Fire managers and line officers were
challenged with a prolonged incident that included updating public
information, signing of a major U.S. highway, and implementing an area
closure during the popular muzzle-loading hunting season.

The Ouray Zone experienced several suppression fires on BLM lands that
required a heavier commitment of resources due to higher complexity and
burning conditions. The Dominguez fire burned 95 acres of desert area
northwest of Delta, fueled by cured grasses and driven by nighttime
winds. The Oak Mesa and Jay fires burned 45 and 115 acres respectively,
in an area north of Hotchkiss that comprises a thermal belt with a
southwest aspect on the southern flanks of the Grand Mesa.
Pinyon/Juniper, oak, and cheat grass fuels in this area are susceptible
to rapid fire growth, and impact the wildland urban interface. In late
September, MIFMU resources assisted the Cedaredge and Hotchkiss Fire
Departments on the Redlands Mesa fire, which was located on private
lands just west of this area and burned 152 acres and five structures.
The unit continues to work with cooperating agencies on fire planning
and mitigation efforts in these communities.

And finally, one of the most significant events MIFMU experienced this
summer was when Unit FMO Steve Ellis abruptly announced his retirement
in September. Steve spent his entire career with the BLM in Montrose,
and it was under his leadership that the current MIFMU organization has
developed and flourished. Steve has been recognized nationally for his
tireless contributions to the interagency fire community, and we wish
him success in his new position with the Colorado State Forest Service,
as FMO for the Montrose and Durango area.

**Montrose Interagency Fire Management Unit**

**2008 Community Assistance/Mitigation and Education Program**

**[Community Assistance:]{.underline}** This year the MIFMU distributed
a combined total of \$115,790.36 in Community Assistance (CA) and Rural
Fire Assistance (RFA) grants. (Administered 20 assistance agreements)

**Community Assistance (CA): Total = \$56K**

-   [West Region Fire Council \$6K (covers both field
    offices)]{.underline}

    -   \$6K = grant writer for \$\$ for DOLA/infrastructure grant and
        FEMA/risk assessment and mitigation treatment grants

-   [Uncompahgre Field Office (\$30K)]{.underline}

    -   \$10K = San Miguel County - county-wide CWPP

    -   \$10K = Ouray County - GPS unit - CWPPs

    -   \$10K = Montrose County - Risk Assessments

-   [Gunnison Field Office (\$20)]{.underline}

    -   \$10K = Gunnison County -- Ohio City/Gunnison
        Highlands/Wilderness Streams CWPPs

    -   \$10K = Gunnison County -- Marble Fire Protection District CWPP

**Rural Fire Assistance (RFA): Total = \$59,790.53**

-   [Uncompahgre Field Office (\$47,580.53)]{.underline}

-   [Gunnison Field Office (\$12,210)]{.underline}

*[CWPPs Completed:]{.underline}* Delta County/Hotchkiss Fire District
CWPP; Ouray County/ Four Communities CWPP in Ouray County (Lake Lenore,
Whispering Pines, Panoramic Heights and Dexter/Cutler). [*CWPPs Near
Completion*:]{.underline} Horsefly Fire Protection
Association/Cornerstone Association CWPP; San Miguel County county-wide
CWPP; *[GPS/Structure Risk Assessment:]{.underline}* Delta County
completed the GPS and structure evaluations in the Cedaredge area and
working to complete Paonia; Montrose County started their GPS and
structure evaluations; Telluride Fire Protection District is installing
11 dry hydrants in outlying areas surrounding Telluride. *[West Region
Fire Council:]{.underline}* Continued to support the council in
developing CWPP standards and risk assessment/survey standards for the
counties.

**[Collaboration:]{.underline} D**eveloped the process and facilitated
the North Rim Landscape Strategy Group.

**[Planning:]{.underline}** Began updating the UFO FMP. Developed
operational fire plan and developed the outline for a unit-wide Fire
Prevention, Mitigation, and Education Plan.

**[Region2 Fire Prevention Team Coodinator:]{.underline}** Compiled a
list of available prevention resources and made them available for
national-level assignments.

**[Education/Outreach:]{.underline} C**omplete three "Why the Smoke"
prescribed fire brochures and one "Take Aim Against Wildfire" prevention
brochure for Gunnison Zone.

**Montrose Interagency Fire Management Unit**

**2008 Training Summary**

For 2008 the Montrose Interagency Fire Management Unit (MIFMU) issued a
total of 207 Incident Qualification Cards (red cards). Approximately 50
new position taskbooks were initiated in 2008 covering all facets of the
Incident Command System (ICS). A total of 26 taskbooks were completed
this season.

The following is a breakdown of taskbook totals by unit:

  ----------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------
                          Active Taskbooks         Certified Taskbooks

  BLM                     31                       10

  USFS                    47                       14

  NPS                     18                       2

  **Totals**              **96**                   **26**
  ----------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------

MIFMU has a very active training program; including on-the-job and
local, state, regional and national classroom settings. MIFMU sponsors,
coordinates and instructs numerous courses throughout the Rocky Mountain
Region each year.

The Interagency Qualifications Review Committee met to review taskbooks
of Single Resource Bosses, Unit Leaders and above to determine personnel
qualifications and taskbook completions. The committee reviews the
Incident Qualifications Card System (IQCS) cards each year for validity.
After this review, unit shortage categories are determined and positions
within these categories are focused on for training and further
qualification.

# Montrose Interagency Fire Management

# Fuels Management Accomplishments

Over 9,000 acres of fuels were treated with Wildland Urban Interface and
Hazardous Fuels funding in the Montrose Unit. Both prescribed fire
(\~5,500 acres) and mechanical treatment (\~3,700 acres) were used
across the unit by USFS and BLM. Mechanical treatments ranged from
chainsaw/hand piling to fecan flail, hydroaxe and roller chop
treatments. Prescribed burning occurred in fuel types as diverse as
grass/sage, sage/pinyon-juniper, oakbrush, slash (roller chops),
ponderosa pine understory, and piles.

Within the Unit 2 Burn Bosses trainees got significant experience and
one was signed off on as a Burn Boss. Additionally, 2-3 new Firing
Bosses were qualified through the taskbook process, maintaining the
total number of Firing Bosses at approximately 15. 3-4 personnel became
single resource qualified and will now be able to serve as Holding
Specialists and Firing Boss Trainees in FY09.

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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>Agency</td>
<td colspan="4">HUMAN</td>
<td colspan="4">LIGHTNING</td>
<td colspan="4">WFU</td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2">Fires</td>
<td colspan="2">Acres</td>
<td colspan="2">Fires</td>
<td colspan="2">Acres</td>
<td colspan="2">Fires</td>
<td colspan="2">Acres</td>
<td colspan="2">Fires</td>
<td colspan="2">Acres</td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>GMF</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td colspan="2">0.2</td>
<td colspan="2">14</td>
<td colspan="2">1561.2</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">424</td>
<td colspan="2">17</td>
<td colspan="2">1985.4</td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>GVF</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td colspan="2">0.35</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">1485</td>
<td colspan="2">3</td>
<td colspan="2">1485.35</td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>GND</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">0.88</td>
<td colspan="2">3</td>
<td colspan="2">0.55</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">4</td>
<td colspan="2">1.43</td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>UPD</td>
<td colspan="2">3</td>
<td colspan="2">0.7</td>
<td colspan="2">31</td>
<td colspan="2">203.05</td>
<td colspan="2">3</td>
<td colspan="2">38</td>
<td colspan="2">37</td>
<td colspan="2">241.75</td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>SJD</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">5</td>
<td colspan="2">0.9</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">5</td>
<td colspan="2">0.9</td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>CCP</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">1.5</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td colspan="2">2.5</td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<td><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2">7</td>
<td colspan="2">2.78</td>
<td colspan="2">56</td>
<td colspan="2">1767.55</td>
<td colspan="2">5</td>
<td colspan="2">1947</td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>68</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>3717.33</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="17"><strong>MIFMU FIRES BY ZONE</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>Agency</td>
<td colspan="4">Gunnison Zone</td>
<td colspan="4">Norwood Zone</td>
<td colspan="4">Ouray Zone</td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2">Fires</td>
<td colspan="2">Acres</td>
<td colspan="2">Fires</td>
<td colspan="2">Acres</td>
<td colspan="2">Fires</td>
<td colspan="2">Acres</td>
<td colspan="2">Fires</td>
<td colspan="2">Acres</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>FS</td>
<td colspan="2">6</td>
<td colspan="2">1550.5</td>
<td colspan="2">5</td>
<td colspan="2">430.7</td>
<td colspan="2">6</td>
<td colspan="2">4.2</td>
<td colspan="2">17</td>
<td colspan="2">1985.4</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>BLM</td>
<td colspan="2">4</td>
<td colspan="2">1.43</td>
<td colspan="2">31</td>
<td colspan="2">42.05</td>
<td colspan="2">11</td>
<td colspan="2">200.6</td>
<td colspan="2">46</td>
<td colspan="2">244.08</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>NPS</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td colspan="2">2.5</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td colspan="2">2.5</td>
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<td colspan="2"> </td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2">12</td>
<td colspan="2">1554.43</td>
<td colspan="2">36</td>
<td colspan="2">472.75</td>
<td colspan="2">17</td>
<td colspan="2">204.8</td>
<td colspan="2">65</td>
<td colspan="2">2231.98</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="9"><em><strong>*Fires from top chart not included in Zones
(GVF):</strong></em></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">3</td>
<td colspan="2">1485.35</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="17"><strong>FIRES BY COUNTY</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong> </strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong> </strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong> </strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong> </strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong> </strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong> </strong></td>
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<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td colspan="4">HUMAN</td>
<td colspan="3">LIGHTNING</td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">County</td>
<td colspan="2">DEPARTMENT</td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td colspan="2">Fires</td>
<td colspan="2">Acres</td>
<td colspan="2">Fires</td>
<td>Acres</td>
<td>Fires</td>
<td colspan="2">Acres</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>DTX</strong></td>
<td colspan="4">Cedaredge FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">5</td>
<td colspan="2">164</td>
<td colspan="2">3</td>
<td>8.5</td>
<td>8</td>
<td colspan="2">172.5</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Crawford FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Delta FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">6</td>
<td colspan="2">116.2</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>6</td>
<td colspan="2">116.2</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Hotchkiss FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">5</td>
<td colspan="2">2.9</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>5</td>
<td colspan="2">2.9</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Paonia FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">3</td>
<td colspan="2">11</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>3</td>
<td colspan="2">11</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><strong> </strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>19</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>294.1</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>3</strong></td>
<td><strong>8.5</strong></td>
<td><strong>22</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>302.6</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>MRX</strong></td>
<td colspan="4">Montrose FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">36</td>
<td colspan="2">100.75</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>37</td>
<td colspan="2">100.85</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Olathe FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Nucla/Naturita VFD</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Paradox VFD</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td colspan="2">3.6</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td>0.25</td>
<td>2</td>
<td colspan="2">3.85</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Sheriff/Posse</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong> </strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong> </strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>37</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>104.35</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>2</strong></td>
<td><strong>0.35</strong></td>
<td><strong>39</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>104.7</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>OUX</strong></td>
<td colspan="4">Horsefly FA</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Log Hill Mesa FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Ouray VFD</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Ridgway FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><strong> </strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>0</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>0</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>0</strong></td>
<td><strong>0</strong></td>
<td><strong>0</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>0</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>GUX</strong></td>
<td colspan="4">Arrowhead</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Crested Butte FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Gunnison FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td colspan="2">25.1</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>3</td>
<td colspan="2">25.2</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Pitkin VFD</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>2</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>25.1</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>1</strong></td>
<td><strong>0.1</strong></td>
<td><strong>3</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>25.2</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>HIX</strong></td>
<td colspan="4">Lake City FPD</td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>0</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>0</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>1</strong></td>
<td><strong>0.1</strong></td>
<td><strong>1</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>0.1</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>SLX</strong></td>
<td colspan="4">Egnar/Slickrock</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td>3.1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td colspan="2">3.1</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Norwood VFD</td>
<td colspan="2">9</td>
<td colspan="2">39.8</td>
<td colspan="2">1</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>10</td>
<td colspan="2">39.9</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="4">Telluride FPD</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">2</td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td colspan="2">0.2</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2">Sheriff</td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
<td colspan="2"> </td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>9</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>39.8</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>10</strong></td>
<td><strong>3.4</strong></td>
<td><strong>14</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>43.2</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="17"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>GRAND TOTALS</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong> </strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong> </strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>67</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>463.35</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>17</strong></td>
<td><strong>12.45</strong></td>
<td><strong>79</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>475.8</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="20" rowspan="17"><img src="media/image13.png"
style="width:3.28125in;height:2.14583in" /></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 11%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 13%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 11%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="7"><strong>RESOURCE ORDERS</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">RESOURCE TYPE</td>
<td colspan="2"># Incidents</td>
<td colspan="2"># Requests</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">Overhead</td>
<td colspan="2">78</td>
<td colspan="2">185</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">Crews</td>
<td colspan="2">4</td>
<td colspan="2">5</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">Equipment</td>
<td colspan="2">18</td>
<td colspan="2">78</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">Aircraft</td>
<td colspan="2">9</td>
<td colspan="2">11</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="2">100</td>
<td colspan="2">252</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>AIRCRAFT ORDERS</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><p><img src="media/image16.png"
style="width:5.01042in;height:3.04167in" /></p>
<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 100%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Tankers</td>
<td>1</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Air Attack</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Recon</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Lead</td>
<td>1</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>SEAT</td>
<td>3</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Jumpers</td>
<td>13</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>HEL1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>HEL2</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>HEL3</td>
<td>6</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Admin</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>TFR</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Freqs</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="9"><strong>GUNNISON RIVER CREW MOBILIZATION</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>DATE</td>
<td colspan="2">INCIDENT NAME</td>
<td>STATE</td>
<td>UNIT ID</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>7/27/2008</td>
<td colspan="2">Gunnbarrel</td>
<td>WY</td>
<td>SHF</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>7/28/2008</td>
<td colspan="2">Cascade</td>
<td>MT</td>
<td>CNF</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="9"><strong>MIFMU FIVE YEAR AVERAGE - FIRES</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td> </td>
<td>2004</td>
<td>2005</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2007</td>
<td>2008</td>
<td>Average</td>
<td>+/- AVG</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td># Fires</td>
<td>161</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>110</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>101.2</td>
<td>-36.2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td># Acres</td>
<td>6,008</td>
<td>1,783</td>
<td>628</td>
<td>497</td>
<td>2,232</td>
<td>2,230</td>
<td>2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="9"><strong>MTC FIVE YEAR AVERAGE - RESOURCE
ORDERS</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td> </td>
<td>2004</td>
<td>2005</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td>2007</td>
<td>2008</td>
<td>Average</td>
<td>+/- AVG</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Overhead</td>
<td>554</td>
<td>254</td>
<td>168</td>
<td>165</td>
<td>185</td>
<td>265.2</td>
<td>-80.2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Crew</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>12.4</td>
<td>-7.4</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Equipment</td>
<td>443</td>
<td>121</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>135.6</td>
<td>-57.6</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Aircraft</td>
<td>150</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>54.6</td>
<td>-43.6</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>