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2006

**By**

**Larry Van Bussum**

**National Fire Weather Operations Coordinator**

**National Weather Service Boise, ID**

**Contents**

2006 Climate Summary 3

2006 IMET Dispatches 18

IMET Incident Response Summary 38

2006 Statistics 39

2006 Red Flag Warning Verification 44

AMRS Locations 45

ATMU Locations 46

***[Excerpts From:]{.underline}***

**2006 Annual Climate Review\
U.S. Summary**

*National Climatic Data Center\
Asheville, North Carolina\
1 May 2007*

National Temperature

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  The 2006 average annual temperature for the contiguous U.S. was the 2nd warmest on record and within 0.1°F of
  the record set in 1998. Using final quality controlled data from the recently released USHCN Version 2 data set
  (see details below), the 2006 annual average temperature was 54.9°F, 2.1°F (1.2°C) above the 20th Century mean
  and 0.08°F (0.04°C) cooler than 1998.\
  \
  In a mid-January 2007 climate report and [NOAA press
  release](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/good-bye.pl?src=http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2772.htm),
  NCDC indicated the 2006 annual average temperature for the contiguous United States was the warmest on record
  based on USHCN Version 1 preliminary data and that USHCN Version 2 was expected to show 2006 to be the 2nd
  warmest year on record once operational testing was completed. Now that the USHCN Version 2 data set has
  replaced Version 1 as NCDC\'s official data set for calculations of U.S. national averages, this report has been
  revised to reflect a ranking of 2nd warmest for 2006.\
  \
  The [USHCN Version 2](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/ushcn/) data set, now operational at NCDC,
  exploits recent scientific advances that better address uncertainties in the instrumental record. Because
  different algorithms were used in making adjustments to the station data which comprise both data sets, there
  are [small differences](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/v1-v2-compare.gif) in annual
  average temperatures between the Version1 and Version 2 data sets. These small differences in average
  temperatures result in minor differences in annual rankings for some years. The USHCN version 2 (V2) data set,
  shows 2006 and 1998 to be the two warmest years on record for the contiguous U.S.\
  \
  The top 25 warmest years on record from both data sets are shown below. Both data sets reflect the unusually
  warm conditions in the contiguous U.S. during both 1998 and 2006. Both data sets also show that the past nine
  years have all been among the 25 warmest years on record for the contiguous U.S., a streak which is
  unprecedented in the historical record. This is clearly evident in the time series from the [USHCN V1 data
  set](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg110Dv00Elem02_01122006_pg.gif) as well as the
  [USHCN V2 operational data
  set](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg110Dv00Elem02_01122006_pg-v2.gif).

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  ------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- -----------------
         **USHCN V1**                     **USHCN V2**    

  1\.    1998             54.94           1998            55.01

  2\.    1934             54.91           2006            54.93

  3\.    2006\*           54.79           1934            54.91

  4\.    1999             54.53           1999            54.60

  5\.    1921             54.49           1921            54.60

  6\.    1931             54.34           1931            54.38

  7\.    1990             54.24           2001            54.33

  8\.    2001             54.23           2005            54.27

  9\.    1953             54.18           1990            54.27

  10\.   1954             54.13           1953            54.16

  11\.   2005             54.08           1954            54.11

  12\.   1987             54.08           1987            54.10

  13\.   1986             54.08           1986            54.08

  14\.   1939             54.07           1939            54.08

  15\.   1938             54.01           1938            54.02

  16\.   1981             53.88           2003            53.95

  17\.   1991             53.87           2000            53.93

  18\.   2003             53.86           1981            53.91

  19\.   2000             53.84           1991            53.87

  20\.   1946             53.81           2002            53.86

  21\.   1933             53.81           1933            53.82

  22\.   2002             53.76           2004            53.76

  23\.   2004             53.62           1946            53.76

  24\.   1994             53.61           1994            53.59

  25\.   1941             53.57           1900            53.59
  ------ ---------------- --------------- --------------- -----------------

\* Based on final data for 2006. Preliminary V1 data had indicated 2006
was warmest on record in early January 2007.

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  This reflects the long-term warming trend both in the U.S. and globally. U.S. and global
  annual temperatures are now approximately 1.0°F warmer than at the start of the 20th
  century, and the rate of warming has accelerated over the past 30 years, increasing
  globally since the mid-1970\'s at a rate approximately three times faster than the
  century-scale trend. For additional information on global temperature trends, please see
  the [2006 annual temperature trends
  discussion](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/2006/ann/global.html#Ttrends).

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| [![](                             | The last eight 5-year periods    |
| media/image4.png){width="3.125in" | (2002-2006, 2001-2005,           |
| height="2.5520833333333335in"}\   | 2000-2004, 1999-2003, 1998-2002, |
| ](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/       | 1997-2001, 1996-2000,            |
| img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg | 1995-1999), were the warmest     |
| 110Dv00Elem02_01122006_pg-v2.gif) | 5-year periods (i.e. pentads) in |
|                                   | the last 112 years of national   |
| [larger                           | records, illustrating the        |
| image](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/  | anomalous warmth of the last     |
| img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg | decade. The 9th warmest pentad   |
| 110Dv00Elem02_01122006_pg-v2.gif) | was in the [1930s                |
|                                   | (1930-                           |
| [\                                | 34)](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/im |
| \                                 | g/climate/research/2005/ann/Reg1 |
| \                                 | 10_Elem02_paex_01301234_pg.gif), |
| \                                 | when the western U.S. was        |
| \                                 | suffering from an [extended      |
| \                                 | drought](http://w                |
| \                                 | ww.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/res |
| \                                 | earch/2005/ann/phd193407_pg.gif) |
| \                                 | coupled with [anomalous          |
| \                                 | warmth](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |
| ](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/c  | /img/climate/research/2006/ann/0 |
| limate/research/2006/ann/Reg110Dv | 1-12-1934Statewidetrank-pg.gif). |
| 00Elem02_01122006_pg-v2.gif)[![]( | The three warmest years on       |
| media/image5.png){width="3.125in" | record are 1998, 2006 and 1934.  |
| height="2.5520833333333335in"}\   | In                               |
| ](http://www.ncdc.                | [1998](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov  |
| noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 | /img/climate/research/2006/ann/0 |
| 6/ann/12-02Statewidetrank-pg.gif) | 1-12-1998Statewidetrank-pg.gif), |
|                                   | the record warmth was            |
| [larger                           | concentrated in the Northeast as |
| image](http://www.ncdc.           | compared with the Northwest      |
| noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 | during                           |
| 6/ann/12-02Statewidetrank-pg.gif) | [1934](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov  |
|                                   | /img/climate/research/2006/ann/0 |
| [\                                | 1-12-1934Statewidetrank-pg.gif). |
| ](h                               | In                               |
| ttp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/clima | [2006](http://www.ncdc.noa       |
| te/research/2006/ann/12-02Statewi | a.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ |
| detrank-pg.gif)[![](media/image6. | ann/01-12Statewidetrank_pg.gif), |
| png){width="3.1256944444444446in" | much above average temperatures  |
| height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   | were present across most of the  |
| ](http://www.ncdc.                | U.S. The West Coast and parts of |
| noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 | the Ohio Valley and Southeast    |
| 6/ann/03-05Statewidetrank-pg.gif) | were above average. No state was |
|                                   | near or below average for 2006.\ |
| [larger                           | \                                |
| image](http://www.ncdc.           | \                                |
| noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 | **Seasonal Analysis:**\          |
| 6/ann/03-05Statewidetrank-pg.gif) | The temperature for the          |
|                                   | [2005-2006 winter season         |
| [\                                | (De                              |
| ](h                               | c-Feb)](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |
| ttp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/clima | /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |
| te/research/2006/ann/03-05Statewi | eg110Dv00Elem02_12022006_pg.gif) |
| detrank-pg.gif)[![](media/image7. | was the 11th warmest such period |
| png){width="3.1256944444444446in" | on record (1896-2006), with      |
| height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   | [much warmer than average        |
| ](http://www.ncdc.                | temperatures in parts of the     |
| noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 | central and northern Plains,     |
| 6/ann/06-08Statewidetrank-pg.gif) | Great Lakes, parts of the        |
|                                   | Northeast and across             |
| [larger                           | California.](http://www.ncdc.no  |
| image](http://www.ncdc.           | aa.gov/img/climate/research/2006 |
| noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 | /ann/12-02Statewidetrank-pg.gif) |
| 6/ann/06-08Statewidetrank-pg.gif) | This was due in part to a record |
|                                   | warm                             |
| [\                                | [J                               |
| \                                 | anuary](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |
| ](h                               | /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |
| ttp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/clima | eg110Dv00Elem02_01012006_pg.gif) |
| te/research/2006/ann/06-08Statewi | for the U.S. [Thirteen           |
| detrank-pg.gif)[![](media/image8. | states](http://www.ncdc          |
| png){width="3.1256944444444446in" | .noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2 |
| height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   | 006/ann/01Statewidetrank-pg.gif) |
| ](http://www.ncdc.                | in the central and northern      |
| noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 | Plains and Great Lakes ranked    |
| 6/ann/09-11Statewidetrank_pg.gif) | record warmest during this       |
|                                   | period.\                         |
| [larger                           | \                                |
| image](http://www.ncdc.           | [Spring                          |
| noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 | (Marc                            |
| 6/ann/09-11Statewidetrank_pg.gif) | h-May)](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |
|                                   | /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |
|                                   | eg110Dv00Elem02_03052006_pg.gif) |
|                                   | temperatures were 8th warmest    |
|                                   | for the nation with [much above  |
|                                   | average to record warmest        |
|                                   | temperatures across the central  |
|                                   | third of the                     |
|                                   | nation](http://www.ncdc.noa      |
|                                   | a.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ |
|                                   | ann/03-05Statewidetrank-pg.gif). |
|                                   | Both                             |
|                                   | [Texas](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |
|                                   | /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |
|                                   | eg041Dv00Elem02_03052006_pg.gif) |
|                                   | and                              |
|                                   | [Ok                              |
|                                   | lahoma](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |
|                                   | /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |
|                                   | eg034Dv00Elem02_03052006_pg.gif) |
|                                   | were record warmest during this  |
|                                   | period, which exacerbated        |
|                                   | existing drought conditions in   |
|                                   | this region.\                    |
|                                   | \                                |
|                                   | Warm temperatures persisted into |
|                                   | the [Summer (June-August)        |
|                                   | months, as the nation ranked 2nd |
|                                   | warmest in the last 112          |
|                                   | years](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ |
|                                   | img/climate/research/2006/ann/Re |
|                                   | g110Dv00Elem02_06082006_pg.gif). |
|                                   | Much above average temperatures  |
|                                   | were spread across [the West,    |
|                                   | northern Plains and parts of the |
|                                   | Mid-Atlantic                     |
|                                   | states](http://www.ncdc.noaa     |
|                                   | .gov/img/climate/research/2006/a |
|                                   | nn/06-08Statewidetranks-pg.gif). |
|                                   | The West region had its [warmest |
|                                   | summer on                        |
|                                   | r                                |
|                                   | ecord](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ |
|                                   | img/climate/research/2006/ann/Re |
|                                   | g109Dv00Elem02_06082006_pg.gif). |
|                                   | Many locations from the West     |
|                                   | Coast to the Central Plains      |
|                                   | broke records for the most days  |
|                                   | above 90°F and 100°F during [a   |
|                                   | heat wave the last half of       |
|                                   | July](http://www.ncdc.           |
|                                   | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/20 |
|                                   | 06/ann/07Statewidetrank-pg.gif). |
|                                   | All-time record high             |
|                                   | temperatures were also set,      |
|                                   | breaking records which had stood |
|                                   | since the 1930\'s Dust Bowl era  |
|                                   | in some places.\                 |
|                                   | \                                |
|                                   | The year was the record warmest  |
|                                   | year-to-date period through      |
|                                   | September. During September and  |
|                                   | October, temperatures were       |
|                                   | [unseasonably                    |
|                                   | cold](http://www.ncdc.no         |
|                                   | aa.gov/img/climate/research/2006 |
|                                   | /ann/09-10Statewidetrank_pg.gif) |
|                                   | across a large portion of the    |
|                                   | country. November temperatures   |
|                                   | rebounded and were [18th         |
|                                   | w                                |
|                                   | armest](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |
|                                   | /img/climate/research/2006/nov/R |
|                                   | eg110Dv00Elem02_11112006_pg.gif) |
|                                   | on record. The resulting 2006    |
|                                   | [fall                            |
|                                   | season](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |
|                                   | /img/climate/research/2006/nov/R |
|                                   | eg110Dv00Elem02_09112006_pg.gif) |
|                                   | (September-November) ranked 39th |
|                                   | warmest on record, or just above |
|                                   | the 20th century mean. Even with |
|                                   | the November warmth, below       |
|                                   | average temperatures remained    |
|                                   | [across much of the central      |
|                                   | Plains, Ohio Valley and the      |
|                                   | Southeast](http://www.ncdc.noa   |
|                                   | a.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ |
|                                   | ann/09-11Statewidetrank_pg.gif). |
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| For the year, four states ([New  | [![](media/image9.                |
| J                                | png){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| ersey](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ | height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   |
| img/climate/research/2006/ann/Re | ](http://www.ncdc.                |
| g028Dv00Elem02_01122006_pg.gif), | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
| [Okl                             | 6/ann/01-12Statewidetrank_pg.gif) |
| ahoma](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ |                                   |
| img/climate/research/2006/ann/Re | [larger                           |
| g034Dv00Elem02_01122006_pg.gif), | image](http://www.ncdc.           |
| [                                | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
| Texas](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ | 6/ann/01-12Statewidetrank_pg.gif) |
| img/climate/research/2006/ann/Re |                                   |
| g041Dv00Elem02_01122006_pg.gif), |                                   |
| and                              |                                   |
| [Ver                             |                                   |
| mont](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/i |                                   |
| mg/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg |                                   |
| 043Dv00Elem02_01122006_pg.gif).) |                                   |
| were 2nd warmest on record. All  |                                   |
| 48 of the contiguous states were |                                   |
| either warmer or much warmer     |                                   |
| than average. No state ranked    |                                   |
| near to or below average during  |                                   |
| 2006.                            |                                   |
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| [![](media/image10.               | Annual temperatures for 2006     |
| png){width="3.1256944444444446in" | averaged across the state of     |
| height="2.5618055555555554in"}\   | [Alaska](http                    |
| ](h                               | ://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate |
| ttp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/clima | /research/2006/dec/alaska2-dec06 |
| te/research/2006/dec/alaska2-dec0 | _monthAC_Elemta_01122006_pg.gif) |
| 6_monthAC_Elemta_01122006_pg.gif) | ranked 33rd warmest since 1918:  |
|                                   | the coolest annual period since  |
| [larger                           | 1999. The previous six years had |
| image](h                          | annual anomalies averaging from  |
| ttp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/clima | just under 1.8°F (1°C) to nearly |
| te/research/2006/dec/alaska2-dec0 | 3.6°F (2°C) above the mean,      |
| 6_monthAC_Elemta_01122006_pg.gif) | which is unprecedented in the    |
|                                   | historical record.               |
|                                   | [Winter](http                    |
|                                   | ://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate |
|                                   | /research/2006/ann/alaska-112006 |
|                                   | _monthAC_Elemta_12022006_pg.gif) |
|                                   | temperatures in 2006 were above  |
|                                   | average for the 7th consecutive  |
|                                   | year. Both                       |
|                                   | [spring](http                    |
|                                   | ://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate |
|                                   | /research/2006/ann/alaska-112006 |
|                                   | _monthAC_Elemta_03052006_pg.gif) |
|                                   | and                              |
|                                   | [summer](http                    |
|                                   | ://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate |
|                                   | /research/2006/ann/alaska-112006 |
|                                   | _monthAC_Elemta_06082006_pg.gif) |
|                                   | were slightly cooler than        |
|                                   | average and                      |
|                                   | [fall](http                      |
|                                   | ://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate |
|                                   | /research/2006/dec/alaska2-dec06 |
|                                   | _monthAC_Elemta_09112006_pg.gif) |
|                                   | was slightly warmer.             |
|                                   | [Wildf                           |
|                                   | ires](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/i |
|                                   | mg/climate/research/2006/nov/ala |
|                                   | ska-wildfires-1956to2006-pg.png) |
|                                   | across Alaska were not as active |
|                                   | as in recent years. For          |
|                                   | additional information on the    |
|                                   | U.S. wildfire season, please see |
|                                   | the [Wildfire Season             |
|                                   | Summary]                         |
|                                   | (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/cli |
|                                   | mate/research/2006/fire06.html). |
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  More details of individual monthly and seasonal reports for 2006 can be found in\
  [NCDC\'s monthly and seasonal
  reports](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/2006/perspectives.html#monthly).

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| [![](media/image11.               | The adjacent figure shows the    |
| png){width="3.1256944444444446in" | percentage of the contiguous     |
| height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   | U.S. that was very warm and the  |
| ](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov        | percentage that was very cold    |
| /img/climate/research/2006/dec/Re | during each of the past 48       |
| g110_Elem02_paex_01031206_pg.gif) | months. During 2006, only one    |
|                                   | month                            |
| [larger                           | ([September](http://www.ncdc.    |
| image](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov   | noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/200 |
| /img/climate/research/2006/dec/Re | 6/sep/currentmonth.html#trD_mo)) |
| g110_Elem02_paex_01031206_pg.gif) | averaged very cold over 10% or   |
|                                   | more of the country, with March  |
|                                   | and October near 5%. Over 20% of |
|                                   | the U.S. was very warm for seven |
|                                   | months in 2006.                  |
|                                   | [January](http://www.ncdc        |
|                                   | .noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/20 |
|                                   | 06/jan/currentmonth.html#trD_mo) |
|                                   | was record warmest and           |
|                                   | [April](http://www.ncdc          |
|                                   | .noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/20 |
|                                   | 06/apr/currentmonth.html#trD_mo) |
|                                   | was 2nd warmest across the U.S.  |
|                                   | during 2006 with over 60% of the |
|                                   | U.S. very warm. Very warm and    |
|                                   | very cold conditions are defined |
|                                   | as the warmest and coldest ten   |
|                                   | percent of recorded              |
|                                   | temperatures, respectively.      |
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| Data collected by NOAA\'s        | [![](media/image12.               |
| TIROS-N polar-orbiting           | png){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| satellites and adjusted for      | height="2.417361111111111in"}\    |
| time-dependent biases by NASA    | ](http://www.ncdc.noaa            |
| and the Global Hydrology and     | .gov/img/climate/research/2006/de |
| Climate Center at the University | c/UAH-msu-annual-usa-2006-pg.gif) |
| of Alabama in Huntsville,        |                                   |
| indicate that temperatures in    | [larger                           |
| the lower half of the atmosphere | image](http://www.ncdc.noaa       |
| (lowest 8 km of the atmosphere)  | .gov/img/climate/research/2006/de |
| over the U.S. were warmer than   | c/UAH-msu-annual-usa-2006-pg.gif) |
| the 20-year (1979-1998) average  |                                   |
| for the 9th consecutive year.    |                                   |
| 2006 ranks as the 3rd warmest    |                                   |
| year since this satellite record |                                   |
| began in 1979.                   |                                   |
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![](media/image14.png){width="0.20694444444444443in"
height="0.20694444444444443in"}National Precipitation

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Precipitation in the United States during 2006 was variable throughout much of the country with periods
  of excessive rainfall, especially across the Northwest, Great Lakes, and the Northeast, and persistent
  and developing drought in other areas. **Winter** storms in the
  [Northwest](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg108Dv00Elem01_12022006_pg.gif)
  contributed to the seasonal ranking of 10th wettest for the region. Precipitation across the
  [Southwest](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg107Dv00Elem01_12022006_pg.gif)
  region ranked 2nd driest during this same period. In **spring**, [national
  precipitation](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg110Dv00Elem01_03052006_pg.gif)
  was below average. Regionally, the
  [Southeast](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg104Dv00Elem01_03052006_pg.gif)
  ranked 3rd driest and the
  [West](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg109Dv00Elem01_03052006_pg.gif) ranked
  6th wettest. The
  [Northeast](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg101Dv00Elem01_06082006_pg.gif)
  region had a record wettest **summer** exceeding the previous record by more than 1 inch (25.4 mm), while
  the U.S. as a whole was near average. Precipitation across the U.S. during the **fall** ranked [15th
  wettest](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg110Dv00Elem01_09112006_pg.gif).
  Regionally, the
  [Northwest](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg108Dv00Elem01_09112006_pg.gif) and
  [Northeast](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/Reg101Dv00Elem01_09112006_pg.gif)
  ranked 11th and 4th wettest such periods, respectively.\
  \
  For the contiguous U.S. as a whole, five of the first seven months of the year were drier than average.
  Combined with unusually warm temperatures, this exacerbated
  [drought](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/2006/ann/drought-summary.html) across much of the
  country. By late July, half of the contiguous U.S. was in [moderate to exceptional
  drought](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/drmon0725.gif), as reported by the [U.S.
  Drought Monitor](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/good-bye.pl?src=http://drought.unl.edu/dm&code=ncdc).
  Nationally, annual precipitation was near the long-term mean, ranking [55th driest year on
  record](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/dec/Reg110Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif).

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| [![](media/image15.               | [![](media/image16.               |
| png){width="3.1256944444444446in" | png){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   | height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   |
| ](http://www.ncdc.noaa.g          | \                                 |
| ov/img/climate/research/2006/dec/ | ](http://www.ncdc.                |
| Reg110Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
|                                   | 6/ann/01-12Statewideprank_pg.gif) |
| [larger                           |                                   |
| image](http://www.ncdc.noaa.g     | [larger                           |
| ov/img/climate/research/2006/dec/ | image](http://www.ncdc.           |
| Reg110Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
|                                   | 6/ann/01-12Statewideprank_pg.gif) |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Below average precipitation      | [![](media/image17.               |
| occurred across portions of the  | png){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| Southwest, South and central     | height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   |
| Plains during the                | ](http://www.ncdc.                |
| [winter](http://www.ncdc.noa     | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
| a.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ | 6/ann/12-02Statewideprank-pg.gif) |
| ann/12-02Statewideprank-pg.gif). |                                   |
| Both                             | [larger                           |
| [A                               | image](http://www.ncdc.           |
| rizona](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R | 6/ann/12-02Statewideprank-pg.gif) |
| eg002Dv00Elem01_12022006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| and [New                         | [\                                |
| Mexico](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov | ](ht                              |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R | tp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climat |
| eg029Dv00Elem01_12022006_pg.gif) | e/research/2006/ann/12-02Statewid |
| had their driest such period on  | eprank-pg.gif)[![](media/image18. |
| record. In contrast, a stormy    | png){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| period persisted in the Pacific  | height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   |
| Northwest, ranking Washington,   | ](http://www.ncdc.                |
| Oregon and Idaho among their top | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
| ten wettest such periods on      | 6/ann/03-05Statewideprank-pg.gif) |
| record. A dry winter exacerbated |                                   |
| the [drought                     | [larger                           |
| conditions](http:                | image](http://www.ncdc.           |
| //www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/ | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
| research/2006/ann/drmon0228.gif) | 6/ann/03-05Statewideprank-pg.gif) |
| across the South and Southwest.\ |                                   |
| \                                | [\                                |
| The Southeast and Mid-Atlantic   | \                                 |
| states were exceptionally dry    | ](ht                              |
| during the                       | tp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climat |
| [spring](http://www.ncdc.noa     | e/research/2006/ann/03-05Statewid |
| a.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ | eprank-pg.gif)[![](media/image19. |
| ann/03-05Statewideprank-pg.gif), | png){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| whereas                          | height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   |
| [Cali                            | ](http://www.ncdc.                |
| fornia](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R | 6/ann/06-08Statewideprank-pg.gif) |
| eg004Dv00Elem01_03052006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| ranked 6th wettest. In May,      | [larger                           |
| river flooding across [New       | image](http://www.ncdc.           |
| England](http://www.ncdc         | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
| .noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2 | 6/ann/06-08Statewideprank-pg.gif) |
| 006/ann/05Statewideprank-pg.gif) |                                   |
| caused the evacuation of         | [\                                |
| thousands of people from their   | \                                 |
| homes.                           | ](ht                              |
| [Massach                         | tp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climat |
| usetts](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov | e/research/2006/ann/06-08Statewid |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R | eprank-pg.gif)[![](media/image20. |
| eg019Dv00Elem01_05052006_pg.gif) | png){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| precipitation was record wettest | height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   |
| for the month of May. Dry        | ](http://www.ncdc.                |
| conditions across central        | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
| Florida exacerbated wildfires,   | 6/ann/09-11Statewideprank_pg.gif) |
| which forced a temporary closure |                                   |
| of Interstate Highway 95 around  | [larger                           |
| Daytona Beach.\                  | image](http://www.ncdc.           |
| \                                | noaa.gov/img/climate/research/200 |
| [Summer](http://www.ncdc.no      | 6/ann/09-11Statewideprank_pg.gif) |
| aa.gov/img/climate/research/2006 |                                   |
| /ann/06-08Statewideprank-pg.gif) | [![](media/image21.               |
| precipitation across much of the | png){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| Northeast and Mid-Atlantic       | height="2.55277777777             |
| states was much above average,   | 77776in"}](http://www.ncdc.noaa.g |
| with [New                        | ov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/ |
| York](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov   | Reg043Dv00Elem01_05102006_pg.gif) |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |                                   |
| eg030Dv00Elem01_06082006_pg.gif) | [larger                           |
| and [Rhode                       | image](http://www.ncdc.noaa.g     |
| Island](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov | ov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/ |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R | Reg043Dv00Elem01_05102006_pg.gif) |
| eg037Dv00Elem01_06082006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| record wettest. Rainfall during  | [\                                |
| an event in June exceeded 10     | \                                 |
| inches (254 mm) in some areas    | \                                 |
| with numerous daily and monthly  | \                                 |
| rainfall [records                | ](http://w                        |
| set](http://www.                 | ww.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/rese |
| ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/researc | arch/2006/ann/Reg043Dv00Elem01_05 |
| h/2006/jun/easternrainfall.txt). | 102006_pg.gif)[![](media/image22. |
| Flooding was widespread across   | png){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| the greater Washington D.C. area | height="2.55277777777             |
| northward through parts of       | 77776in"}](http://www.ncdc.noaa.g |
| Pennsylvania and New York.       | ov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/ |
| Precipitation deficits across    | Reg008Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) |
| the Gulf Coast and Florida were  |                                   |
| evident during the summer due in | [larger                           |
| part to a lack of [tropical      | image](http://www.ncdc.noaa.g     |
| activity](http                   | ov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/ |
| ://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/ | Reg008Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) |
| research/2006/hurricanes06.html) |                                   |
| in this region.\                 |                                   |
| \                                |                                   |
| Precipitation received during    |                                   |
| the                              |                                   |
| [fall](http://www.ncdc.no        |                                   |
| aa.gov/img/climate/research/2006 |                                   |
| /ann/09-11Statewideprank_pg.gif) |                                   |
| was above average across the     |                                   |
| nation. Precipitation surpluses  |                                   |
| across the Northeast were        |                                   |
| evident for the second           |                                   |
| consecutive season. [New         |                                   |
| J                                |                                   |
| ersey](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ |                                   |
| img/climate/research/2006/ann/Re |                                   |
| g028Dv00Elem01_09112006_pg.gif), |                                   |
| [Ma                              |                                   |
| ryland](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |                                   |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |                                   |
| eg018Dv00Elem01_09112006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| and                              |                                   |
| [Vi                              |                                   |
| rginia](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |                                   |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |                                   |
| eg044Dv00Elem01_09112006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| each had its record wettest      |                                   |
| fall. Illustrating the           |                                   |
| persistent and ongoing           |                                   |
| precipitation across the region, |                                   |
| accumulations from May to        |                                   |
| October in                       |                                   |
| [V                               |                                   |
| ermont](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |                                   |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |                                   |
| eg043Dv00Elem01_05102006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| exceeded the previous 6-month    |                                   |
| record by nearly 5 inches (126   |                                   |
| mm). Heavy rainfall, in excess   |                                   |
| of 20 inches, across [Washington |                                   |
| and                              |                                   |
| Oregon](http://www.n             |                                   |
| cdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/researc |                                   |
| h/2006/nov/northwest-precip.gif) |                                   |
| resulted in flooding,            |                                   |
| evacuations and at least 3       |                                   |
| fatalities during the first half |                                   |
| of November. Heavy snowfall      |                                   |
| during this period prompted the  |                                   |
| closure of two mountain passes   |                                   |
| until spring due to the threat   |                                   |
| of avalanches: the earliest such |                                   |
| closure for one of the passes in |                                   |
| 12 years. Seattle, WA had its    |                                   |
| wettest month on record with     |                                   |
| 15.63 inches (397 mm) of         |                                   |
| rainfall: the wettest month in   |                                   |
| 115 years of record-keeping.     |                                   |
| [Extreme                         |                                   |
| drought](http:                   |                                   |
| //www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/ |                                   |
| research/2006/ann/drmon1128.gif) |                                   |
| continued to affect parts of     |                                   |
| Texas, Oklahoma, the northern    |                                   |
| Plains and northern Minnesota by |                                   |
| the end of November, however     |                                   |
| drought across the Southeast and |                                   |
| parts of the West alleviated as  |                                   |
| the year progressed.\            |                                   |
| \                                |                                   |
| Annual precipitation ranked      |                                   |
| [F                               |                                   |
| lorida](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |                                   |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |                                   |
| eg008Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| 3rd driest,                      |                                   |
| [G                               |                                   |
| eorgia](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |                                   |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |                                   |
| eg009Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| 6th driest and [New              |                                   |
| Ham                              |                                   |
| pshire](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |                                   |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |                                   |
| eg027Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| and                              |                                   |
| [I                               |                                   |
| ndiana](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |                                   |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |                                   |
| eg012Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| 2nd and 3rd wettest,             |                                   |
| respectively. The [Northeast     |                                   |
| region](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |                                   |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |                                   |
| eg101Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| had another wet year ranking 6th |                                   |
| wettest in 2006. In fact, the    |                                   |
| top two wettest annual periods   |                                   |
| in [New                          |                                   |
| Ham                              |                                   |
| pshire](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov |                                   |
| /img/climate/research/2006/ann/R |                                   |
| eg027Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) |                                   |
| occurred during the past two     |                                   |
| years, making this two year      |                                   |
| period the wettest such period   |                                   |
| on record for the state.         |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| [![](media/image23.               | [![](media/image24.               |
| png){width="3.1256944444444446in" | png){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| height="2.5527                    | height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   |
| 777777777776in"}](http://www.ncdc | ](http://www.ncdc.noaa.g          |
| .noaa.gov/img/climate/research/20 | ov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/ |
| 06/ann/01-12Regionalprank_pg.gif) | Reg027Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) |
|                                   |                                   |
| [larger                           | [larger                           |
| image](http://www.ncdc            | image](http://www.ncdc.noaa.g     |
| .noaa.gov/img/climate/research/20 | ov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/ |
| 06/ann/01-12Regionalprank_pg.gif) | Reg027Dv00Elem01_01122006_pg.gif) |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| [![](media/image25.               | The adjacent figure shows the    |
| png){width="3.1256944444444446in" | percent of the contiguous U.S.   |
| height="2.5527777777777776in"}\   | that was very wet and the        |
| ](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov        | percent that was very dry during |
| /img/climate/research/2006/dec/Re | each of the past 48 months.      |
| g110_Elem01_paex_01031206_pg.gif) | During 2006, more than a tenth   |
|                                   | of the country was very dry      |
| [larger                           | during March, May, June, July,   |
| image](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov   | August and November. More than   |
| /img/climate/research/2006/dec/Re | 20% of the country was very dry  |
| g110_Elem01_paex_01031206_pg.gif) | during                           |
|                                   | [February](http://www.ncdc.      |
|                                   | noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/200 |
|                                   | 6/feb/currentmonth.html#prD_mo). |
|                                   | Conversely, nearly 20% of the    |
|                                   | contiguous U.S. was very wet in  |
|                                   | [October](http://www.ncdc.       |
|                                   | noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/200 |
|                                   | 6/oct/currentmonth.html#prD_mo). |
|                                   | [December](http://www.ncdc       |
|                                   | .noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/20 |
|                                   | 06/dec/currentmonth.html#prD_mo) |
|                                   | was also very wet across more    |
|                                   | than 15% of the country. Over    |
|                                   | 10% of the U.S. was very wet     |
|                                   | during March, April, July and    |
|                                   | August. Very wet and very dry    |
|                                   | conditions are defined as the    |
|                                   | wettest and driest ten percent   |
|                                   | of recorded precipitation        |
|                                   | values, respectively.            |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+

Snow Season

+------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| [![](media/image26.png){width="3.75in"   | The [2005/2006 snow       |
| height="3.542361111111111in"}](http:     | season](http://www.ncd    |
| //www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research | c.noaa.gov/oa/climate/res |
| /2006/ann/snowcover-namerica-spring.gif) | earch/2005/snow0506.html) |
|                                          | was generally above       |
| [Data courtesy of Rutgers University\    | average across the parts  |
| Global Snow                              | of the Northwest          |
| Lab](http:                               | including the Sierra and  |
| //www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research | Cascade Mountains and     |
| /2006/ann/snowcover-namerica-spring.gif) | below average across the  |
|                                          | Southwest. Snow cover was |
|                                          | below average for the     |
|                                          | North American continent  |
|                                          | as a whole [over the      |
|                                          | winter](http://www        |
|                                          | .ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climat |
|                                          | e/research/2006/ann/snowc |
|                                          | over-namerica-winter.gif) |
|                                          | and                       |
|                                          | [spring](http://www.      |
|                                          | ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate |
|                                          | /research/2006/ann/snowco |
|                                          | ver-namerica-spring.gif), |
|                                          | consistent with a trend   |
|                                          | towards reduced spring    |
|                                          | snow cover for North      |
|                                          | America as shown in the   |
|                                          | adjacent image.           |
+------------------------------------------+---------------------------+

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Notable snow storms in 2006      | [![](media/image27.j              |
| include a blizzard in February   | peg){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| that affected areas of the       | height="2.                        |
| Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast   | 5527777777777776in"}](http://www. |
| from February 11-12, 2006. This  | ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/researc |
| storm produced 26.9 inches (68.3 | h/2006/ann/nesis2006feb12-13.jpg) |
| cm) of snow in New York City\'s  |                                   |
| Central Park. This amount broke  | [larger                           |
| the all-time storm total record  | image](http://www.                |
| of 26.4 inches (67.1 cm) set     | ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/researc |
| during the December 26-27, 1947  | h/2006/ann/nesis2006feb12-13.jpg) |
| storm. The [Northeast Snowfall   |                                   |
| Impact                           | [\                                |
| Scale](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ | \                                 |
| oa/climate/research/snow-nesis/) | ](http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/c  |
| (NESIS) classified this as a     | limate/research/2006/ann/nesis200 |
| Category 3 (Major) storm and     | 6feb12-13.jpg)[![](media/image28. |
| ranked it as the 20th most       | png){width="3.1256944444444446in" |
| intense on record for the        | height="2.55277777                |
| Northeast. In Hartford, CT, a    | 77777776in"}](http://www.ncdc.noa |
| snowfall total of 21.9 inches    | a.gov/img/climate/research/2006/d |
| (55.6 cm) broke the old storm    | ec/2-dayaccum.ending20061221.gif) |
| total record of 21 inches (53.3  |                                   |
| cm) set in 1983. [Many           | [larger                           |
| locations](http://w              | image](http://www.ncdc.noa        |
| ww.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/rese | a.gov/img/climate/research/2006/d |
| arch/2006/feb/okxsnowtotals.txt) | ec/2-dayaccum.ending20061221.gif) |
| in the region reported between   |                                   |
| 10-20 inches (25-51 cm) during   |                                   |
| this event. In                   |                                   |
| [December](http:                 |                                   |
| //www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/r |                                   |
| esearch/2006/snow0607.html#dec), |                                   |
| two major winter snow storms     |                                   |
| impacted Colorado and parts of   |                                   |
| the High Plains. Denver,         |                                   |
| Colorado had its 3rd snowiest    |                                   |
| December on record and endured a |                                   |
| major blizzard which brought the |                                   |
| city to a standstill during the  |                                   |
| holiday travel season. More      |                                   |
| details of these and other snow  |                                   |
| and ice events are available in  |                                   |
| the [annual summary of           |                                   |
| significant                      |                                   |
| events](htt                      |                                   |
| p://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate |                                   |
| /research/2006/ann/events.html). |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| [![](media/image29.               | By the end of Spring, snowpack   |
| png){width="3.1256944444444446in" | in the West was above average    |
| height="4.040972222222222in"}](ht | across much of Oregon and parts  |
| tp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climat | of California, Washington,       |
| e/research/2006/apr/snow0605.gif) | Nevada, Idaho and Utah. Many of  |
|                                   | the western states rely on       |
| [larger                           | melting winter snow to replenish |
| image](ht                         | reservoirs. In fact,             |
| tp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climat | precipitation received           |
| e/research/2006/apr/snow0605.gif) | throughout the winter and spring |
|                                   | helped to [alleviate             |
| [\                                | drought](http://www.             |
| \                                 | ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/researc |
| ](http://www.ncdc.noaa.           | h/2006/ann/drought-summary.html) |
| gov/img/climate/research/2006/apr | conditions in the West. An       |
| /snow0605.gif)[![](media/image30. | active Pacific storm track       |
| png){width="3.1256944444444446in" | during the winter and spring     |
| height="2.55277777                | brought a steady supply of       |
| 77777776in"}](http://www.ncdc.noa | rainfall and snow to the West,   |
| a.gov/img/climate/research/2006/d | Northwest and Intermountain      |
| ec/3-dayaccum.ending20061231.gif) | West. Excessive flooding         |
|                                   | occurred along the north         |
| [larger                           | California coastline and in the  |
| image](http://www.ncdc.noa        | Sierra-Nevada Mountains in early |
| a.gov/img/climate/research/2006/d | April. Snowfall across Arizona   |
| ec/3-dayaccum.ending20061231.gif) | and New Mexico was exceptionally |
|                                   | low throughout the season with   |
|                                   | most regions reporting less than |
|                                   | 40% of normal snowpack at the    |
|                                   | end of spring. The 2006-2007     |
|                                   | snow season has begun with above |
|                                   | average snowfall across parts of |
|                                   | the West. Parts of the central   |
|                                   | Rockies and along the Cascades   |
|                                   | in Washington and Oregon have    |
|                                   | [snow water                      |
|                                   | equivalent](http://www.ncdc      |
|                                   | .noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/20 |
|                                   | 06/ann/westwide-swe-percent.pdf) |
|                                   | percentages in excess of 160     |
|                                   | percent of normal. Snowfall      |
|                                   | accumulations of up to two feet  |
|                                   | (60 cm) fell across the Cascades |
|                                   | in late-November. Snowfall in    |
|                                   | excess of three feet (90 cm)     |
|                                   | fell across portions of the      |
|                                   | Colorado front-range and western |
|                                   | High Plains during the two major |
|                                   | snowstorms near the end of       |
|                                   | December.                        |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+

**IMET Dispatches**

**2006**

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Nagle North Central TX IA 1/4/06 1/17/06 14

San Angelo, TX near Granbury, TX

\-- Murdoch 1/16/06 1/31/06 16

Midland, TX

\-- Goudsward 1/21/06 2/5/06 16

Little Rock, AR

\-- Nagle 2/4/06 2/17/06 14

San Angelo, TX

\-- Pendergrast (T) 2/11/06 2/24/06 14

Melbourne, FL

\-- Oaks (T) 2/23/06 2/28/06 6

San Antonio, TX

\-- Bird 2/16/06 3/6/06 19

El Paso, TX

\-- Bird North Central TX IA 1/8/06 1/22/06 15

El Paso, TX near Abilene, TX

\-- Goudsward West Texas IA 3/5/06 3/14/06 10

Little Rock, AR near College Station, TX

\-- Wilkinson 3/13/06 3/27/06 15

Charleston, SC

\-- Petersen 3/26/06 4/9/06 15

Pueblo, CO

\-- Manuel (T) 4/1/06 4/15/06 15

Roanoke, VA

\-- Meffert 4/14/06 5/2/06 19

Paducah, KY

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Pelton West Texas IA 4/21/06 5/6/06 16

Jackson, KY near College Station, TX

\-- Evenson 4/30/06 5/15/06 16

Burlington, VT

\-- Pieper (T) 5/4/06 5/18/06 15

El Paso, TX

\-- Balfour Plunge Fire 1/24/06 1/26/06 3

San Diego, CA near San Bernardino, CA

\-- Balfour Sierra Fire 2/7/06 2/12/06 6

San Diego, CA near Santa Ana, CA

\-- Stubblefield February Fire 2/10/06 2/16/06 7

Flagstaff, AZ near Payson, AZ

\-- Meyers (T) 2/10/06 2/11/06 2

Phoenix, AZ

\-- Pelton DBNF Spring Mob 2006 3/4/06 3/5/06 2

Jackson, KY near Hyden, KY

\-- Pelton Quarry Fire 3/6/06 3/10/06 5

Jackson, KY near Roanoke, VA

\-- Wachter Burro Fire 3/27/06 3/30/06 4

Albuquerque, NM near Douglas, AZ

\-- Lipson Homestead Park #2 Fire 4/11/06 4/15/06 5

Riverton, WY near Lander, WY

\-- Wachter Ojo Feliz Fire 4/13/06 4/18/06 6

Albuquerque, NM near Taos, NM

\-- Murdoch West Texas IA 4/18/06 4/29/06 12

Midland, TX near Midland, TX

\-- Murdoch West Texas IA 5/2/06 5/5/06 4

Midland, TX near Midland, TX

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Moore West Texas IA 5/5/06 5/13/06 9

Pueblo, CO near Midland, TX

\-- Wachter Garley Fire 5/22/06 5/23/06 2

Albuquerque, NM near Cubero, NM

\-- Ramey Willow Creek Fire 5/28/06 6/3/06 7

Grand Junction, CO near Moab, UT

\-- Reedy 103 Fire 5/29/06 6/1/06 4

Tucson, AZ near Sierra Vista, AZ

\-- Stubblefield La Barranca Fire 6/2/06 6/4/06 3

Flagstaff, AZ near Sedona, AZ

\-- Murdoch West Texas IA 6/3/06 6/14/06 12

Midland, TX near Midland, TX

\-- Hooper 6/12/06 6/25/06 14

Paducah, KY

\-- Bird 6/16/06 7/1/06 16

El Paso, TX

\-- Murdoch 6/30/06 7/7/06 8

Midland, TX

\-- Wachter Anderson Fire 6/8/06 6/10/6 3

Albuquerque, NM near Mountainair, NM

\-- Ruthford Parks Hwy Fire 6/9/06 6/23/06 15

Portland, OR near Nenana, AK

\-- Reed (T) 6/12/06 6/16/06 5

Anchorage, AK

\-- Harrison Black Mountain Complex 6/9/06 6/12/06 4

Las Vegas, NV near Bullhead City, AZ

\-- Brenchley Potato Complex 6/13/06 6/19/06 7

Salt Lake City, UT near Heber-Overgaard, AZ

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Moore Thomas Fire 6/14/06 6/17/06 4

Pueblo, CO near Maybell, CO

\-- Wallmann Navajo Mountain 1 Fire 6/14/06 6/19/06 6

Reno, NV near Page, AZ

\-- Morrison (T) 6/16/06 6/20/06 5

Monterey, CA

\-- Wachter Reserve Complex 6/15/06 6/25/06 11

Albuquerque, NM near Reserve, NM

\-- Meyers (T) 6/16/06 6/22/06 7

Phoenix, AZ

\-- Nester Tracer Fire 6/16/06 6/20/06 5

Missoula, MT near Guernsey, WY

\-- Moore Rivera Mesa Fire 6/19/06 6/25/06 7

Pueblo, CO near Ocate, NM

\-- Bedal (T) 6/22/06 6/25/06 4

Anchorage, AK

\-- Chamberlain Brins Fire 6/19/06 6/28/06 10

Grand Junction, CO near Sedona, AZ

\-- Gilchrist (T) 6/23/06 6/28/06 6

Missoula, MT

\-- Burger Warm WFU 6/20/06 7/4/06 15

Eureka, CA near Jacob Lake, AZ

\-- Walbrun Perkins Complex 6/20/06 6/28/06 9

Monterey, CA near Cuyama, CA

\-- Stubblefield Skates Fire 6/21/06 6/25/06 5

Flagstaff, AZ near Silver City, NM

\-- Solomon Bear Fire 6/21/06 6/27/06 7

Pendleton, OR near Glenwood, NM

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Krohn Isabelle Fire 6/21/06 6/26/06 6

Boulder, CO near Laramie, WY

\-- Sowko (T) 6/22/06 6/26/06 5

Cheyenne, WY

\-- Survick Lion Creek Fire 6/22/06 6/25/06 4

Pocatello, ID near Paradox, CO

\-- Borsum Bear Paw Fire 6/25/06 6/28/06 4

Billings, MT near Regina, NM

\-- Bedal (T) 6/26/06 6/28/06 3

Anchorage, AK

\-- Survick Jarvis Fire 6/26/06 7/1/06 6

Pocatello, ID near St. George, UT

\-- Redman Suzie Fire 6/27/06 7/3/06 7

Boise, ID near Carlin, NV

\-- Newmerzhycky Boulder Complex 6/27/06 7/6/06 10

Sacramento, CA near Susanville, CA

\-- Wallmann Balls Canyon Fire 6/27/06 7/1/06 5

Reno, NV near Reno, NV

\-- Jordan (T) 6/27/06 7/1/06 5

Reno, NV

\-- Weishaar Smith Fire 6/29/06 7/3/06 5

Portland, OR near Onyx, CA

\-- Brenchley Bull Complex 6/30/06 7/8/06 9

Salt Lake City, UT near Cedar City, UT

\-- Carter Tiger Fire 7/1/06 7/3/06 3

Spokane, WA near Crown King, AZ

\-- Walbrun Del Puerto Fire 7/1/06 7/3/06 3

Monterey, CA near Patterson, CA

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Ruthford Gass Complex 7/3/06 7/9/06 7

Portland, OR near Las Vegas, NV

\-- Ruthford Beatty Complex 7/9/06 7/13/06 5

Portland, OR near Beatty, NV

\-- Bean Canyon Fire 7/10/06 7/18/06 9

Hanford, CA near Patterson, CA

\-- Thompson (T) 7/11/06 7/18/06 8

Oxnard, CA

\-- Borsum Saunders Fire 7/11/06 7/14/06 4

Billings, MT near Columbus, MT

ID-02 Balfour Sawtooth Fire 7/12/06 7/17/06 6

San Diego, CA near Pioneertown, CA

ID-02 Manuel (T) 7/13/06 7/17/06 5

Blacksburg, VA

\-- Borsum Pine Ridge Complex 7/15/06 7/17/06 3

Billings, MT near Billings, MT

MN-01 Paulson Cavity Lake Fire 7/15/06 8/1/06 18

Minneapolis, MN near Ely, MN

MN-01 Quagliariello (T) 7/17/06 7/25/06 9

Wilmington, NC

\-- Gilchrist Bundy Railroad Fire 7/16/06 7/22/06 7

Missoula, MT near Worden, MT

ID-02 Balfour Heart Fire 7/17/06 7/25/06 9

San Diego, CA near Big Bear Lake, CA

ID-02 Manuel (T) 7/17/06 7/24/06 8

Blacksburg, VA

\-- Walbrun Grease Fire 7/17/06 7/21/06 5

Monterey, CA near Beckwourth, CA

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Chamberlain Oak City Canyon Fire 7/17/06 7/22/06 6

Grand Junction, CO near Delta, UT

\-- Hooper Turtle Lake WFU 7/18/06 8/2/06 16

Paducah, KY near Ely, MN

\-- Zeltwanger Black Pulaski Fire 7/18/06 7/23/06 6

Glasgow, MT near Jordan, MT

\-- Solomon Dog Valley Fire 7/18/06 7/25/06 8

Pendleton, OR near Cove Fort, UT

\-- Haner Payette WFU 7/19/06 8/2/06 15

Seattle, WA near McCall, ID

\-- Tonkin Jackass Fire 7/19/06 7/23/06 5

Eureka, CA near Walker, CA

\-- Stubblefield Ranch Fire 7/20/06 7/25/06 6

Flagstaff, AZ near Leeds, UT

\-- Meier Little Venus Fire 7/20/06 7/27/06 8

Great Falls, MT near Meeteetse, WY

\-- Gilchrist Packer Gulch Fire 7/22/06 7/26/06 5

Missoula, MT near Drummond, MT

\-- Tonkin Six Mile 2 Fire 7/23/06 7/26/06 4

Eureka, CA near Reno, NV

\-- Cline (T) 7/23/06 7/26/06 4

Pacific Reg. HQ

\-- Reedy Gran Fire 7/23/06 7/25/06 3

Tucson, AZ near Rio Verde, AZ

\-- Borsum Elkhorn Fire 7/23/06 7/27/06 5

Billings, MT near North Fork, ID

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Wachter West Texas IA 7/24/06 7/31/06 8

Albuquerque, NM near College Station, TX

\-- Murdoch 7/30/06 8/6/06 8

Midland, TX

\-- Messick Trident Fire 7/24/06 7/28/06 5

Pocatello, ID near Denio, NV

\-- Burger Rico Fire 7/24/06 7/28/06 5

Eureka, CA near San Ardo, CA

\-- Smith San Rafael Complex 7/24/06 7/30/06 7

Sacramento, CA near Cuyama, CA

\-- Cline (T) 7/26/06 7/30/06 5

Pacific Reg. HQ

\-- Weishaar Mt Pinos Lightning Complex 7/25/06 7/29/06 5

Portland, OR near Frazier Park, CA

\-- Sowko Horse Fire 7/25/06 7/29/06 5

Cheyenne, WY near El Cajon, CA

\-- Brenchley Uncles Complex 7/25/06 8/7/06 14

Salt Lake City, UT near Orleans, CA

\-- Bunnag 8/6/06 8/17/06 12

Medford, OR

\-- Burger 8/17/06 9/1/06 16

Eureka, CA

\-- Messick 8/30/06 9/6/06 8

Pocatello, ID

\-- Wilkinson 9/4/06 9/14/06 11

Charleston, SC

\-- Bean 9/12/06 9/25/06 14

Hanford, CA

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Bean Black Crater Fire 7/25/06 8/7/06 14

Hanford, CA near Sisters, OR

\-- Jacobson (T) 7/29/06 8/8/06 11

Jackson, KY

\-- Solomon Sunset Canyon Fire 7/25/06 7/28/06 4

Pendleton, OR near Richfield, UT

\-- Jordan (T) 7/25/06 7/28/06 4

Reno, NV

\-- Wallmann Pocket Complex 7/26/06 7/30/06 5

Reno, NV near St. George, UT

\-- Zeltwanger Maxwell Fire 7/26/06 8/8/06 14

Glasgow, MT near Mitchell, OR

\-- Lamoni (T) 7/30/06 8/8/06 10

Western Reg. HQ

\-- Haner 8/7/06 8/13/06 7

Seattle, WA

\-- Albanese Hambly Fire 7/27/06 8/3/06 8

Anchorage, AK near Alamo, NV

\-- Meffert Tripod Fire 7/27/06 8/6/06 11

Paducah, KY near Winthrop, WA

\-- Weishaar 7/30/06 8/7/06 9

Portland, OR

MT-03 Lutz (T) 8/4/06 8/15/06 12

Eureka, CA

MT-03 Solomon 8/5/06 8/18/06 14

Pendleton, OR

MT-03 Quagliariello (T) 8/15/06 8/29/06 15

Wilmington, NC

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

MT-03 Davis Tripod Fire 8/16/06 8/25/06 10

Tampa, FL near Winthrop, WA

\-- Prange 8/27/06 9/11/06 16

Seattle, WA

\-- Lutz (T) 8/27/06 9/2/06 7

Eureka, CA

\-- Pieper (T) 9/5/06 9/21/06 17

El Paso, TX

\-- Petersen 9/9/06 9/20/06 12

Pueblo, CO

\-- Prange 9/18/06 9/27/06 10

Seattle, WA

\-- Tobin 9/26/06 10/1/06 6

Spokane, WA

\-- Borsum Reilly Complex 7/27/06 7/31/06 5

Billings, MT near St. George, UT

\-- Jordan (T) 7/28/06 7/31/06 4

Reno, NV

\-- Balfour Foster Gulch Complex 7/28/06 8/6/06 10

San Diego, CA near Halfway, OR

\-- Pendergrast (T) 7/31/06 8/5/06 6

Melbourne, FL

CA-07 Walbrun Kingsley Complex 7/28/06 8/7/06 11

Monterey, CA near Red Bluff, CA

CA-07 Cline (T) 7/30/06 8/5/06 7

Pacific Reg. HQ

CA-07 Morrison 8/7/06 8/9/06 3

Monterey, CA

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Tonkin Happy Camp Complex 7/28/06 8/9/06 13

Eureka, CA near Happy Camp, CA

\-- Lynn (T) 8/4/06 8/19/06 16

Atlanta, GA

\-- Redman Bar Complex 7/28/06 8/12/06 16

Boise, ID near Weaverville, CA

CA-03 Lipson 8/10/06 8/27/06 18

Riverton, WY

CA-03 Edwards (T) 8/14/06 8/21/06 8

Jackson, KY

CA-03 Bean 8/25/06 9/4/06 11

Hanford, CA

CA-03 Redman 9/2/06 9/8/06 7

Boise, ID

CA-03 Tonkin 9/8/06 9/23/06 16

Eureka, CA

CA-03 Burger 9/20/06 10/2/06 13

Eureka, CA

\-- Messick Winters Fire 7/28/06 8/4/06 8

Pocatello, ID near Midas, NV

\-- Burger Lakin Fire 7/28/06 8/1/06 5

Eureka, CA near McCloud, CA

\-- Stubblefield Sioux County Complex 7/29/06 8/5/06 8

Flagstaff, AZ near Harrison, NE

\-- Sowko Dawes County Complex 7/30/06 8/4/06 6

Cheyenne, WY near Chadron, NE

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Hibbert Orleans Complex 7/30/06 8/8/06 10

Buffalo, NY near Orleans, CA

\-- Gilchrist 8/6/06 8/21/06 16

Missoula, MT

\-- Franks Orleans Complex 8/19/06 8/30/06 12

Wilmington, OH near Orleans, CA

\-- Wallmann Potato Fire 7/30/06 8/10/06 12

Reno, NV near Stanley, ID

\-- Morford (T) 8/1/06 8/10/06 10

Binghamton, NY

ID-03 Survick 8/8/06 8/23/06 16

Pocatello, ID

ID-03 Lavis (T) 8/9/06 8/22/06 14

San Diego, CA

\-- Newmerzhycky Junction Fire 7/30/06 8/2/06 4

Sacramento, CA near Weaverville, CA

\-- Prange Tin Pan Complex 7/31/06 8/8/06 9

Seattle, WA near Stehekin, WA

\-- Solomon Basco Fire 7/31/06 8/3/06 4

Pendleton, OR near Elko, NV

\-- Smith Hunter Fire 7/31/06 8/8/06 9

Sacramento, CA near Covelo, CA

\-- Jordan 8/6/06 8/18/06 13

Reno, NV

\-- Ippoliti (T) 7/31/06 8/2/06 3

Elko, NV

\-- Borsum Gash Creek Fire 7/31/06 8/7/06 8

Billings, MT near Victor, MT

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Meier Red Eagle Fire 8/1/06 8/13/06 13

Great Falls, MT near St. Mary, MT

\-- Pendergrast (T) 8/6/06 8/9/06 4

Melbourne, FL

\-- Tobin Burnt Fire 8/1/06 8/11/06 11

Spokane, WA near Cascade, ID

MT-01 Decker Payette WFU 8/4/06 8/25/06 22

Boise, ID near McCall, ID

MT-01 Byrd (T) 8/9/06 8/18/06 10

Jackson, MS

MT-01 Walbrun 8/23/06 9/4/06 13

Monterey, CA

MT-01 Decker 9/3/06 9/12/06 10

Boise, ID

\-- Murdoch West Texas IA 8/6/06 8/14/06 9

Midland, TX near Granbury, TX

\-- Frantz (T) 8/9/06 8/19/06 11

Atlanta, GA

\-- Goudsward 8/12/06 8/27/06 16

Little Rock, AR

\-- Manuel 8/25/06 9/9/06 16

Blacksburg, VA

\-- Goudsward 9/8/06 9/15/06 8

Little Rock, AR

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Meyers (T) West Texas IA 8/7/06 8/14/06 8

Phoenix, AZ near College Station, TX

\-- Harris (T) 8/13/06 8/22/06 10

Fort Worth, TX

\-- Oaks (T) 8/21/06 9/1/06 12

San Antonio, TX

\-- Wolf Stone II Fire 8/9/06 8/13/06 5

Spokane, WA near Holbrook, ID

\-- Weishaar Mt Hood Complex 8/10/06 8/26/06 17

Portland, OR near Government Camp, OR

\-- Chamberlain Boundary Fire 8/10/06 8/23/06 14

Grand Junction, CO near Landmark, ID

\-- Tobin South Fork Complex 8/13/06 8/27/06 15

Spokane, WA near McCall, ID

\-- Byrd (T) 8/18/06 8/23/06 6

Jackson, MS

\-- Hoenisch 8/25/06 9/9/06 16

Great Falls, MT

\-- Stubblefield 9/7/06 9/17/06 11

Flagstaff, AZ

\-- Reed (T) 9/12/06 9/17/06 6

Anchorage, AK

\-- Gettman Lake George Fire 8/13/06 8/27/06 15

Medford, OR near Sisters, OR

\-- Edwards (T) 8/21/06 8/29/06 9

Jackson, KY

\-- Bunnag Cascade Crest Complex 8/26/06 9/10/06 16

Medford, OR near Bend, OR

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Wolf Ola Complex 8/13/06 8/17/06 5

Spokane, WA near Ola, ID

\-- Sowko Purdy Fire 8/14/06 8/25/06 12

Cheyenne, WY near Dubois, WY

\-- Krohn 8/24/06 9/7/06 15

Boulder, CO

\-- Borsum Jackson Canyon Fire 8/15/06 8/22/06 8

Billings, MT near Casper, WY

\-- Baker (T) 8/19/06 8/22/06 4

Riverton, WY

\-- Henry Gash Creek Fire 8/15/06 8/25/06 11

Missoula, MT near Victor, MT

CA-01 Wallmann Charleston Complex 8/16/06 8/22/06 7

Reno, NV near Deeth, NV

CA-01 Ippoliti (T) 8/16/06 8/17/06 2

Elko, NV

\-- Zeltwanger Crystal Fire 8/18/06 8/21/06 4

Glasgow, MT near American Falls, ID

\-- Tonkin Red Mountain Fire 8/18/06 8/26/06 9

Eureka, CA near Lowman, ID

\-- Baker (T) 8/23/06 9/2/06 11

Riverton, WY

\-- Moore 8/27/06 9/2/06 7

Pueblo, CO

\-- Nagle Devils Den Fire 8/18/06 8/30/06 13

San Angelo, TX near Richfield, UT

\-- Stubblefield TP Fire 8/19/06 8/23/06 5

Flagstaff, AZ near Jackpot, NV

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Wallmann Snow Canyon Fire 8/22/06 8/25/06 4

Reno, NV near Elko, NV

\-- Zeltwanger Boundary Complex 8/22/06 8/28/06 7

Glasgow, MT near Landmark, ID

\-- Brenchley Sharps Ridge Fire 8/22/06 8/30/06 9

Salt Lake City, UT near John Day, OR

\-- Redman 8/29/06 9/2/06 5

Boise, ID

\-- Jordan Rattlesnake Complex 8/23/06 9/6/06 15

Reno, NV near Garden Valley, ID

\-- Hooper 9/4/06 9/19/06 16

Paducah, KY

\-- Reed (T) 9/17/06 9/19/06 3

Anchorage, AK

\-- Messick 9/18/06 9/25/06 8

Pocatello, ID

\-- Borsum Emerald Hills Fire 8/23/06 8/25/06 3

Billings, MT near Billings, MT

\-- Messick Messenger Fire 8/24/06 8/30/06 7

Pocatello, ID near Council, ID

\-- Gilchrist Sundog Fire 8/24/06 9/4/06 12

Missoula, MT Council, ID

\-- Solomon Heavens Gate Complex 8/24/06 9/8/06 16

Pendleton, OR near Riggins, ID

\-- Jacobson 9/6/06 9/17/06 12

Jackson, KY

\-- Balfour South Zone Complex 8/24/06 8/31/06 8

San Diego, CA near Fields, OR

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Moore East Humboldt Fire 8/25/06 8/27/06 3

Pueblo, CO near Elko, NV

\-- Richmond Trailhead Fire 8/25/06 9/8/06 15

Fairbanks, AK near Stanley, ID

\-- Harrison Shake Table Complex 8/26/06 9/10/06 16

Las Vegas, NV near Dayville, OR

\-- Tonkin Columbia Complex 8/27/06 8/31/06 5

Eureka, CA near Walla Walla, WA

\-- Tobin 8/30/06 9/13/06 15

Spokane, WA

\-- Fish (T) 9/5/06 9/12/06 8

AK Reg HQ

\-- Wolf 9/12/06 9/22/06 11

Spokane, WA

\-- Borsum Derby Fire 8/30/06 9/9/06 11

Billings, MT near Big Timber, MT

\-- Curtis (T) 9/1/06 9/14/06 14

Juneau, AK

\-- Paulson 9/7/06 9/21/06 15

Minneapolis, MN

\-- Wachter Rockland Fire 8/31/06 9/10/06 11

Albuquerque, NM near Rockland, ID

\-- Harris (T) 9/6/06 9/11/06 6

Fort Worth, TX

\-- Smith Sand Flat Fire 9/5/06 9/9/06 5

Sacramento, CA near Pinecrest, CA

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Balfour Day Fire 9/5/06 9/20/06 16

San Diego, CA near Santa Clarita, CA

\-- Byrd (T) 9/8/06 9/23/06 16

Jackson, MS

\-- Thompson 9/18/06 10/1/06 14

Oxnard, CA

\-- Walbrun 9/19/06 10/3/06 15

Monterey, CA

\-- Ramey 10/2/06 10/11/06 10

Grand Junction, CO

\-- Reedy Deer Fire 9/6/06 9/8/06 3

Tucson, AZ near Jackpot, NV

NM-01 Lipson Green Canyon Fire 9/6/06 9/10/06 5

Riverton, WY near Rockland, ID

\-- Chamberlain Amazon Fire 9/6/06 9/11/06 6

Grand Junction, CO Tuscarora, NV

\-- Wallmann Sheep Fire 9/6/06 9/11/06 6

Reno, NV near Battle Mountain, NV

\-- Lynn Red Mountain Fire 9/7/06 9/22/06 16

Atlanta, GA near Lowman, ID

\-- Gettman Meadow Fire 9/7/06 9/16/06 10

Medford, OR near Elk City, ID

\-- Szatanek (T) 9/11/06 9/15/06 5

HPC

\-- Gilchrist East Roaring Fire 9/7/06 9/15/06 9

Missoula, MT near Idaho City, ID

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Haner Ralston Fire 9/7/06 9/14/06 8

Seattle, WA near Foresthill, CA

\-- Wallmann 9/12/06 9/18/06 7

Reno, NV

\-- Moore Holland Peak Fire 9/8/06 9/15/06 8

Pueblo, CO near Condon, MT

\-- Reedy Cuddy Complex 9/8/06 9/12/06 5

Tucson, AZ near McCall, ID

\-- Lipson 9/11/06 9/16/06 6

Riverton, WY

\-- Harris (T) Cuddy Complex 9/11/06 9/16/06 6

Fort Worth, TX near McCall, ID

\-- Ruthford Elkhorn Complex 9/8/06 9/16/06 9

Portland, OR near Baker City, OR

\-- Weishaar Pollalie Fire 9/9/06 9/16/06 8

Portland, OR near Cle Elum, WA

\-- Morrison Flick Creek Fire 9/12/06 9/16/06 5

Monterey, CA near Stehekin, WA

\-- Goudsward East Texas IA 9/15/06 9/18/06 4

Little Rock, AR near College Station, TX

\-- Jordan Bassetts Fire 9/20/06 9/30/06 11

Reno, NV near Downieville, CA

\-- Gettman Noble Fire 9/27/06 10/1/06 5

Medford, OR near Piercy, CA

\-- Pendergrast Pigeon Fire 10/1/06 10/13/06 13

Melbourne, FL near Weaverville, CA

\-- Fleegel New River Gorge Bridge 10/21/06 10/21/06 1

Charleston, WV Day

near Fayetteville, WV

+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+
| ATMU    | IMET             | Incident         | Di     | Return | D |
|         |                  |                  | spatch |        | a |
|         | NWS Office       | Location, State  |        |        | y |
|         |                  |                  |        |        | s |
+---------+------------------+------------------+--------+--------+---+

\-- Lavis Esparanza Fire 10/27/06 10/30/06 4

San Diego, CA near Cabazon, CA

\-- Walbrun Shekell Fire 12/4/06 12/6/06 3

Monterey, CA near Moorpark, CA

Number range CHAPTER**IMET Incident Response Summary**

There were 207 IMET dispatches in 2006, making 2006 the busiest season
in IMET history. The former record year for IMET dispatches was 2000
with 204 and the 10 year average number of annual dispatches is 123.

Number of IMET days worked: 1,920

Number of IMET hours worked: 26,880 (12.87 person-years)

**2006 Statistics**

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We are meeting or exceeding wildland fire agencies' requirement in both
distance and time. The agencies want the closest resource (within
reason) and they want them onsite in 24 hours or less.

Average Distance From IMET Office to Fire: 436 miles

Median Distance From IMET Office to Fire: 259 miles

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Average Time For IMET Dispatch: 15.2 hours

Overall Median Time for IMET Dispatch: 6.8 hours

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Average Number of Dispatches per IMET: 3.2 dispatches\
Average Number of Days per Dispatch: 8.5 days

Number of Dispatch Requests Filled: 100%. Every request that was
received by the National Fire Weather Operations Coordinator (NFWOC) in
Boise was filled.

Number of Trainees completing training: 15 (5 in Western Region, 3 in
Central Region, 3 in Southern Region, 2 in Pacific Region and 2 in
Eastern Region)

The majority of IMETs dispatched are from the Western Region. Western
Region also has the most IMETs.

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The majority of incidents over the previous 10 years were in Western
Region.

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**IMET Coverage Within Region 2006**

-   Western: **82% (126 of 154)**

-   Central: **63% (10 of 16)**

-   Southern: **65% (22 of 34)**

-   Eastern: **50% (1 of 2)**

-   Alaska: **0% (0 of 1)**

-   Pacific: **no fires**

**IMET Coverage Outside of Region 2006**

-   Western: **21% (10)**

-   Central: **50% (24)**

-   Southern: **13% (6)**

-   Eastern: **13% (6)**

-   Alaska: **4% (2)**

-   Pacific: **0% (0)**

-   NWS HQ **0% (0)**

Annual Peak IMET Dispatch Times

-   Western Region: **29 July -- 8 September**

-   Central Region: **15 Jun -- 15 Jul, 15 Aug -- 15 Sep**

-   Southern Region: **9 May -- 18 July**

-   Eastern Region: **25 May -- 4 Jul, 30 Oct -- 29 Nov**

-   Alaska Region: **26 May -- 12 August**

-   Pacific Region: **None**

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-   Nationally: **27 July -- 8 September**

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**2006 National Red Flag Warning Verification**

  -------------- ---------- --------- --------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Region**     **POD**    **FAR**   **CSI**   **Lead Time   **Number RFWs **Spot
                                                (hrs)**       Issued**      Forecasts**

  **Western      0.91       0.28      0.67      14.01         1,952         9,296
  Region**                                                                  

  **Central      0.91       0.25      0.70      9.31          2,130         4,896
  Region**                                                                  

  **Eastern      0.92       0.18      0.76      9.31          1,449         1,062
  Region**                                                                  

  **Southern     0.93       0.23      0.73      13.11         14,172        3,450
  Region**                                                                  

  **Alaska       0.85       0.28      0.64      12.23         160           118
  Region**                                                                  

  **Pacific      1.00       0.33      0.67      2.00          3             66
  Region**                                                                  

  **National**   **0.93**   0.23      0.72      **12.48**     19,866        18,888
  -------------- ---------- --------- --------- ------------- ------------- -------------

The national performance standard for 2006 was:

POD: 0.80

Lead Time: 8.25 hours

National four year averages:

  ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------
  **POD**     **FAR**     **CSI**     **Lead      **RFWs      **Spot
                                      Time**      Issued**    Forecasts**

  0.89        0.22        0.71        11.05       12,362      15,922
  ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------

The following are the recommended national performance standards:

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  **Year**                **POD**                 **Lead Time**

  2007                    0.81                    8.30

  2008                    0.81                    8.30

  2009                    0.82                    8.35

  2010                    0.82                    8.35

  2011                    0.83                    8.40
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

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