Incident Management Situation Report

Friday, October 20, 2023 – 0730 MDT

National Preparedness Level 1 

National Fire Activity (October 13, 2023 – October 19, 2023): 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

Initial attack activity: Light (388 fires)

New large incidents: 1

Large fires contained: 2

Uncontained large fires: ** 10

Area Command teams committed: 0

NIMOs committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 0

Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

Complex IMTs committed: 0

Nationally, there are three fires being managed under a strategy other than full suppression. 

**Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy.

Geographic Area daily reports

Understanding the IMSR

This report will be posted every Friday at 0730 Mountain Time unless significant activity occurs.

Active Incident Resource Summary

GACC Incidents Cumulative 

Acres Crews Engines Helicopters Total Personnel

Change in 

Personnel

AICC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

NWCC 4 61,130 10 7 1 327 -477

ONCC 4 171,876 2 7 1 243 -353

OSCC 1 2,660 3 9 0 102 -19

NRCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 

GBCC 2 2,038 0 1 0 11 11

SWCC 1 11,233 0 1 0 6 -174

RMCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 -46

EACC 1 144 0 1 0 6 0 

SACC 10 41,063 0 8 2 98 -38

Total 23 290,145 15 34 4 793 -1,097
Northwest Area (PL 1) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 1

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 2

Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

Anvil, Rogue River-Siskiyou NF, USFS. IMT 2 (NW Team 12). IMT is also managing the Flat fire. Eight miles 

east of Port Orford, OR. Timber, closed timber litter and brush. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Area, 

road and trail closures in effect. 

Flat, Rogue River-Siskiyou NF, USFS. Two miles southeast of Agness, OR. Timber, brush and hardwood litter. 

Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Area, road and trail closures in effect. Last report unless significant 

activity occurs.

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

in PPL Crw Eng Heli Strc Lost $$ CTD Origin Own

Anvil OR-RSF 22,170 0 80 Ctn 10/31 261 -82 9 1 1 0 58M FS

Flat OR-RSF 34,242 0 93 Ctn 10/31 52 -10 1 4 0 2 73M FS

Northern California Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 57

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 5

Smith River Complex, Six Rivers NF, USFS. Seven miles northeast of Gasquet, CA. Timber, closed timber 

litter and brush. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Communication infrastructure threatened. Area, road 

and trail closures in effect. 

2023 SRF Lightning Complex (2 fires), Six Rivers NF, USFS. Twenty-two miles north of Hoopa, CA. Timber, 

brush and hardwood litter. Minimal fire behavior with creeping. Numerous structures threatened. Last report 

unless significant activity occurs. Last report unless significant activity occurs.

Happy Camp Complex, Klamath NF, USFS. Twenty-one miles west of Yreka, CA. Timber and brush. Minimal 

fire behavior. Area closures in effect. Last report unless significant activity occurs.

South Fork Complex, Shasta-Trinity NF, USFS. Fifteen miles west of Hayfork, CA. Timber and brush. Minimal 

fire behavior. Last report unless significant activity occurs.

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

in PPL Crw Eng Heli Strc Lost

$$ 

CTD

Origin 

Own

Smith River 

Complex CA-SRF 95,107 488 95 Ctn 11/15 120 -167 0 1 2 12 145M FS

2023 SRF 

Lightning 

Complex

CA-SRF 50,198 0 75 Ctn 10/29 31 -156 0 2 0 0 75M FS

Happy Camp 

Complex CA-KNF 21,725 0 87 Ctn 10/31 59 -13 1 2 0 0 NR FS

South Fork 

Complex CA-SHF 3,929 0 90 Ctn 10/23 33 -17 0 1 0 0 42M FS
Southern Area (PL 2) 

Tiger Island, Louisiana Office of Forestry. Fifteen miles southwest of DeRidder, LA. Southern rough and 

timber. Minimal fire behavior with backing. Numerous structures threatened. Last report unless significant 

activity occurs.

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

in PPL Crw Eng Heli Strc Lost $$ CTD Origin Own

Tiger Island LA-LAS 31,290 0 96 Ctn 10/30 10 0 0 0 0 54 16.8M ST

* Arcadia TX-TXS 144 0 100 Ctn --- 3 --- 0 0 0 0 NR PRI

TXS – Texas A&M Forest Service

Southwest Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 24

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 1

Still, Coconino NF, USFS. Fourteen miles southeast of Happy Jack, AZ. Grass, timber and brush. Minimal fire 

behavior with creeping, smoldering and backing. Communication infrastructure threatened. Area, road and trail 

closures in effect. 

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

in PPL Crw Eng Heli Strc Lost $$ CTD Origin Own

Still AZ-COF 11,255 0 84 Ctn 10/20 6 -94 0 1 0 0 1.9M FS

Buford NM-CIF 2,358 0 100 Comp --- 9 -42 0 1 0 0 2.4M FS

CIF – Cibola NF, USFS 

Eastern Area (PL 1) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 31

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 1

Yellow Dog, Ottawa NF, USFS. Ten miles southwest of Powell, MI. Hardwood litter and timber. Minimal fire 

behavior. Trail closures in effect. Last report unless significant activity occurs.

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

in PPL Crw Eng Heli Strc Lost $$ CTD Origin Own

Yellow Dog MI-OTF 144 0 60 Ctn 10/30 6 0 0 1 0 0 83K FS

Southern California Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 84

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 0

Rabbit, Sequoia NF, USFS. Five miles southeast of Hume, CA. Timber. Moderate fire behavior with 

smoldering and creeping. Last narrative report unless significant activity occurs.

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 163

New large incidents: 1

Uncontained large fires: 1
Quarry, Stanislaus NF, USFS. Previously reported incident. Eight miles southeast of Long Barn, CA. Timber 

and brush. Moderate fire behavior with backing, creeping and smoldering. Trail closures are in effect. Last 

narrative report unless significant activity occurs.

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

in PPL Crw Eng Heli Strc Lost $$ CTD Origin Own

Rabbit CA-SQF 2,660 2,247 85 Comp 11/30 102 -19 3 9 0 0 500K FS

Quarry CA-STF 8,080 1,517 41 Comp 11/15 79 13 2 0 0 0 3.1M FS

Peak CA-STF 150 38 15 Comp 12/31 5 0 0 1 0 0 30K FS
Fires and Acres from October 13, 2013 to October 19, 2023 (by Protection):

Geographic Area Fires/ 

Acres BIA BLM FWS NPS ST/OT USFS TOTAL

Alaska FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Alaska ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Northwest FIRES 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Northwest ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Northern California FIRES 0 0 0 0 50 7 57

Northern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 46 12 58

Southern California FIRES 0 1 0 3 73 7 84

Southern California ACRES 0 3 0 24 40 3,274 3,341

Northern Rockies FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 

Northern Rockies ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 

Great Basin FIRES 0 5 0 0 2 4 11

Great Basin ACRES 0 0 0 0 3 1 4

Southwest FIRES 3 1 0 0 7 13 24

Southwest ACRES 0 25 0 0 112 2,380 2,518

Rocky Mountain FIRES 0 3 0 0 2 8 13

Rocky Mountain ACRES 0 6 0 0 0 20 26

Eastern Area FIRES 0 0 0 0 28 3 31

Eastern Area ACRES 0 0 0 0 93 1 94

Southern Area FIRES 14 0 2 0 141 6 163

Southern Area ACRES 116 0 0 0 1,152 38 1,308

TOTAL FIRES: 17 10 2 3 304 52 388 

TOTAL ACRES: 117 34 0 24 1,447 5,730 7,354
Fires and Acres Year-to-Date (by Protection):

Geographic Area Fires/ 

Acres BIA BLM FWS NPS ST/OT USFS TOTAL

Alaska FIRES 0 114 0 0 223 9 346

Alaska ACRES 0 168,037 0 0 146,229 9.5 314,276

Northwest FIRES 327 248 28 46 2,533 919 4,101

Northwest ACRES 4,548 35,578 7,760 6,117 147,885 142,674 344,564

Northern California FIRES 45 19 5 15 2,333 508 2,925

Northern California ACRES 122 36 5 751 9,944 171,044 181,903

Southern California FIRES 12 53 3 68 3,092 400 3,628

Southern California ACRES 76 1,212 3 89,499 36,986 13,387 141,163

Northern Rockies FIRES 521 51 7 43 1,224 439 2,285

Northern Rockies ACRES 51,260 1,975 462 25 23,759 56,628 134,109

Great Basin FIRES 28 614 6 45 662 328 1,683

Great Basin ACRES 492 33,683 0 183 5,200 69,554 109,112

Southwest FIRES 515 273 11 45 839 932 2,615

Southwest ACRES 22,586 13,495 3,250 2,149 113,936 257,297 412,715

Rocky Mountain FIRES 254 358 4 28 890 299 1,833

Rocky Mountain ACRES 1,157 10,832 36 29 219,963 10,915 242,933

Eastern Area FIRES 171 0 26 14 8,723 350 9,284

Eastern Area ACRES 1,076 0 5,315 52 60,581 5,984 73,008

Southern Area FIRES 872 2 70 93 18,211 562 19,810

Southern Area ACRES 101,160 0 12,357 31,096 365,572 81,255 591,441

TOTAL FIRES: 2,745 1,732 160 397 38,730 4,746 48,510

TOTAL ACRES: 182,479 264,850 29,188 129,902 1,130,057 808,749 2,545,228

Ten Year Average Quantity

Fires (2013 – 2022 as of today) 48,207

Acres (2013 – 2022 as of today) 6,220,360

Changes in some agency YTD acres reflect more accurate mapping or reporting adjustments.
Predictive Services Discussion: 

Upper ridging is forecast across the West into the Plains today into Saturday with well above normal 

temperatures, while breezy southerly winds develop across the Plains. An upper-level low will move 

into the Pacific Northwest late Saturday and move into the Southwest early next week with scattered 

showers and snow above 8,000 feet as temperatures gradually cool to near normal across the West. 

Dry and breezy conditions are forecast across the Plains and Southwest Sunday, but increasing 

moisture will result in widespread wetting rain, locally heavy, and scattered thunderstorms across much 

of the Southwest into the central and southern Plains and Texas. Another storm is forecast to move 

into the northern half of the West mid to late next week with continued wet conditions, snow as low as 

4,000 feet, and below normal temperatures.

Across the East, scattered to widespread showers will fall from the Appalachians to the East Coast 

today with heavy rain continuing in the Northeast tomorrow. Below normal temperatures are likely east 

of the Mississippi River this weekend, before a gradual warming trend next week. The Southeast and 

much of the East Coast is forecast to remain dry next week, but winds are forecast to remain light. 

Rainfall will develop mid to late next week across the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes along a cold 

front. Southern portions of the Hawai’ian Islands may receive heavier than normal rainfall due to 

anomalous southerly flow, while much of Alaska remains cold and dry. 

National Predictive Services Outlook

6 Minutes for Safety:

Access the 6 Minutes for Safety topic of the day at First Flight of the Huey – October 20th, 1956.