Incident Management Situation Report

Friday, November 24, 2023 – 0730 MDT

National Preparedness Level 1 

National Fire Activity (November 17, 2023 – November 23, 2023): 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

Initial attack activity: Light (476 fires)

New large incidents: 8

Large fires contained: 31

Uncontained large fires: ** 6

Area Command teams committed: 0

NIMOs committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 0

Type 2 IMTs committed: 0

Complex IMTs committed: 1

Nationally, there are zero 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

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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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

ONCC 1 1,696 0 0 1 4 -55

OSCC 1 0 1 1 0 16 16

NRCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

GBCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

SWCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 -35

RMCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

EACC 5 2,844 1 10 0 84 -47

SACC 39 56,299 15 34 0 646 -483

Total 46 60,839 17 45 1 750 -542
Southern Area (PL 3) 

Matt’s Creek, George Washington & Jefferson NF, USFS. Transfer of command from CIMT (SA Red Team)

back to the local unit will occur today. Five miles northwest of Big Island, VA. Hardwood litter and light slash. 

Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Area, road and trail closures in effect. 

Black Bear, National Forests in North Carolina. Transfer of command from CIMT (SA Blue Team) back to the 

local unit occurred on 11/22. Ten miles west of Trust, NC. Brush and hardwood litter. Minimal fire behavior with 

smoldering. Area closures in effect. 

* Turkey Feather, Texas A&M Forest Service. Started on private land 20 miles NW of Amarillo, TX. Grass and 

brush. Active fire behavior with wind-driven runs. 

* Sauratown Mountain, North Carolina Forest Service. Five miles east of Pilot Mountain, NC. Hardwood litter. 

Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Communication infrastructure and structures threatened. 

Tweed, Cherokee NF, USFS. Fourteen miles southwest of Greenville, TN. Hardwood litter. Minimal fire 

behavior. Structures 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

Matt’s Creek VA-VAF 11,020 7,420 88 Ctn 12/15 249 142 3 4 0 0 4.2M FS

Black Bear NC-NCF 1,888 1,506 80 Ctn UNK 90 60 4 0 0 0 1.8M FS

* Turkey Feather TX-TXS 550 --- 80 Ctn 11/27 3 --- 0 0 0 0 NR PRI

* Sauratown

Mountain NC-NCS 833 --- 69 Ctn 12/5 89 --- 5 5 0 1 115K ST

Tweed TN-CNF 538 2 95 Ctn UNK 64 -8 2 3 0 0 600K FS

Circle H OK-OKS 260 0 100 Ctn --- 6 0 0 3 0 0 3K ST 

Bullet TN-CNF 103 0 100 Ctn --- 29 0 1 2 0 0 500K FS

Collett Ridge NC-NCF 5,505 0 100 Ctn --- 140 -83 2 3 2 0 4.9M FS

Poplar Drive NC- NCS 434 0 100 Ctn --- 23 0 0 4 0 7 1.5M ST 

Alex Creek Road KY- KYS 2,582 0 100 Ctn --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 26K ST 

Yocum Creek

Road KY- KYS 1,500 0 100 Ctn --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 74K ST 

Rocky Branch KY-KYS 1,946 471 100 Ctn --- 0 -43 0 0 0 0 35K PRI

North GA Fires 

2023 Complex GA-GAS 1,784 0 100 Ctn --- 6 1 0 1 0 0 219K ST

Quaker Run VA-VAS 3,937 0 100 Ctn --- 17 -87 0 2 0 0 2.7M ST

Hoover Camp VA-VAS 750 650 100 Ctn --- 1 -22 0 0 0 0 15K ST

Rocklick VA-VAS 2,232 0 100 Ctn --- 0 -49 0 0 0 0 72K ST

Rachel's Chapel VA-VAS 1,135 0 100 Ctn --- 6 0 0 0 0 0 44K ST 

Tuggles Gap VA-VAS 1,150 0 100 Ctn --- 0 -48 0 0 0 0 45K ST 

Yokum Creek VA-VAS 1,500 0 100 Ctn --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 45K ST 

Pinto VA-VAS 375 0 100 Ctn --- 0 -1 0 0 0 0 8K ST

Cabin Fork VA-VAS 132 0 100 Ctn --- 6 -19 0 0 0 0 27K ST 

Smokey Creek 

Road TN-TNS 5,925 3,248 100 Ctn --- 0 -30 0 0 0 0 1K PRI

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 383

New large incidents: 7

Uncontained large fires: 5

Complex IMTs Committed: 1
Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

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

* Satterfield 

Road TN-TNS 100 --- 100 Ctn --- 8 --- 0 3 0 0 1K PRI

* Windrock Road TN-TNS 328 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 1K PRI

* Burning 

Springs KY-KYS 417 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 5K PRI

* Cisco KY-KYS 217 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 5K PRI

* Branham Creek 

Road KY-KYS 180 --- 100 Ctn --- 17 --- 0 2 0 0 4K ST 

OKS – Oklahoma DOF KYS – Kentucky DOF GAS – Georgia Forestry Commission VAS – Virginia DOF 

TNS – Tennessee DOF 

Eastern Area (PL 1) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 18

New large incidents: 1

Uncontained large fires: 1

* Bay Hollow, Mark Twain NF, USFS. Five miles east of Gladden, MO. Hardwood litter and grass. Minimal fire 

behavior. 

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

in PPL Crw Eng Heli Strc Lost

$$ 

CTD

Origin 

Own

* Bay Hollow MO-MTF 333 --- 0 Ctn UNK 11 --- 0 2 0 0 20K FS

Straight Fork 1 WV-WVS 200 80 100 Ctn --- 4 0 0 0 0 0 1K PRI

Straight Fork 2 WV-WVS 200 80 100 Ctn --- 4 0 0 0 0 0 1K PRI

Cinderella 

Hollow WV-WVS 200 0 100 Ctn --- 5 2 0 0 0 0 1K PRI

Neely Branch WV-WVS 2,000 0 100 Ctn --- 6 0 0 0 0 0 1K PRI

Buffalo Mtn WV-WVS 1,500 1,120 100 Ctn --- 5 0 0 0 0 0 1K PRI

Poison MO-MTF 300 --- 100 Ctn --- 17 0 0 2 0 0 8K FS

Steep Valley WV-NRP 2,206 0 100 Ctn --- 19 -49 0 3 0 0 750K NPS

947 WV-MOF 166 21 100 Ctn --- 34 -4 0 3 0 0 113K FS

* Rush Creek NY-NYS 138 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 120K ST

WVS – West Virginia DOF NRP – New River Gorge NP, NPS MOF – Monongahela NF, USFS

NYS – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 
Fires and Acres from November 17, 2023 to November 23, 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 0 1 1 

Northwest ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Northern California FIRES 0 0 0 0 14 2 16 

Northern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 

Southern California FIRES 0 0 0 0 46 5 51 

Southern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 97 3 100

Northern Rockies FIRES 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 

Northern Rockies ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Great Basin FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Great Basin ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Southwest FIRES 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 

Southwest ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Rocky Mountain FIRES 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 

Rocky Mountain ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Eastern Area FIRES 0 0 0 0 16 2 18

Eastern Area ACRES 0 0 0 0 6 29 35

Southern Area FIRES 0 0 0 0 365 5 383

Southern Area ACRES 0 0 0 0 1,237 1,830 3,122

TOTAL FIRES: 0 0 0 0 444 19 476

TOTAL ACRES: 0 0 0 0 1,344 1,863 3,263
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 9 314,276

Northwest FIRES 302 272 28 46 2,122 886 3,656

Northwest ACRES 4,476 40,135 7,760 6,117 117,373 138,191 314,054

Northern California FIRES 45 19 5 17 2,521 522 3,129

Northern California ACRES 122 36 5 751 10,318 171,049 182,282

Southern California FIRES 14 58 3 70 3,453 477 4,075

Southern California ACRES 76 1,365 3 89,500 44,843 16,192 151,980

Northern Rockies FIRES 524 52 7 43 1,233 449 2,308

Northern Rockies ACRES 51,301 1,975 462 25 24,862 56,631 135,256

Great Basin FIRES 28 620 6 45 702 343 1,744

Great Basin ACRES 492 33,685 0 183 5,331 69,623 109,314

Southwest FIRES 531 286 12 45 860 974 2,708

Southwest ACRES 22,595 13,502 3,265 2,149 113,957 258,744 414,213

Rocky Mountain FIRES 269 366 4 30 906 310 1,885

Rocky Mountain ACRES 1,170 10,864 36 29 220,177 12,604 244,881

Eastern Area FIRES 162 0 26 21 9,066 409 9,684

Eastern Area ACRES 1,089 0 5,315 116 61,112 8,116 75,749

Southern Area FIRES 949 2 73 105 21,718 688 23,535

Southern Area ACRES 101,963 0 12,476 31,206 397,719 99,002 642,368

TOTAL FIRES: 2,824 1,789 164 422 42,804 5,067 53,070

TOTAL ACRES: 183,286 269,601 29,323 130,077 1,141,923 830,164 2,584,377

Ten Year Average Quantity

Fires (2013 – 2022 as of today) 53,063

Acres (2013 – 2022 as of today) 6,775,968

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

Low pressure will move through the central and southern Rockies today onto the southern Plains this weekend 

with light to moderate precipitation, much of it snow in the Rockies and central Plains. Below normal temperatures 

are forecast across the West through the weekend. As the system moves eastward, it will bring below normal 

temperatures to the eastern half of the US early to mid-next week but only scattered light precipitation. The most 

persistent precipitation is likely downwind of the Great Lakes due to lake effect snow showers. Ridging is forecast 

to build across the West early next week, with light to moderate offshore flow across California Sunday into 

Tuesday. A trend toward wetter conditions is likely along the West and Gulf Coasts late next week. Drier 

conditions but light winds are forecast across much of Hawai’i this weekend while the south and west coasts of 

Alaska will be warmer and wetter than normal into early next week.

National Predictive Services Outlook

6 Minutes for Safety:

The 6 Minutes for Safety topic of the day is Common Denominators of Fire Behavior on Tragedy Fires.