Incident Management Situation Report

Friday, November 17, 2023 – 0730 MDT

National Preparedness Level 1 

National Fire Activity (November 10, 2023 – November 16, 2023): 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

Initial attack activity: Light (567 fires)

New large incidents: 29

Large fires contained: 46

Uncontained large fires: ** 35

Area Command teams committed: 0

NIMOs committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 0

Type 2 IMTs committed: 0

Complex IMTs committed: 2

Nationally, there is one fire 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 

ONCC 2 96,803 3 0 1 59 -44

OSCC 1 781 0 0 0 0 -282

NRCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

GBCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 -9 

SWCC 1 942 1 3 0 35 -75

RMCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 -34

EACC 6 3,491 1 13 1 131 10

SACC 67 56,647 40 59 8 1,129 -309

Total 77 158,663 45 75 10 1,354 -745
Southern Area (PL 3) 

Collett Ridge, National Forests in North Carolina, USFS. CIMT (SA Blue Team). Three miles southeast of 

Andrews, NC. Hardwood litter. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Residences threatened. Trail closures in 

effect. Precipitation occurred over the fire area yesterday. 

* Matt’s Creek, George Washington & Jefferson NF, USFS. CIMT (SA Red Team). Five miles northwest of Big 

Island, VA. Hardwood litter and timber. Active fire behavior with backing, flanking and creeping. Structures 

threatened. Area, road and trail closures in effect. 

Quaker Run, Virginia DOF. Transfer of command from CIMT (SA Gold Team) back to the local unit occurred 

yesterday. Eight miles northwest of Madison, VA. Timber and brush. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. 

Area, road and trail closures in effect.

Poplar Drive, North Carolina Forest Service. Transfer of command from CIMT (NC State Red/Green Team)

back to the local unit occurred yesterday. Six miles northeast of Hendersonville, NC. Timber. Minimal fire 

behavior.

North GA Fires 2023 Complex (3 fires), Georgia Forestry Commission. Three miles south of Ringgold, GA. 

Hardwood litter. Minimal fire behavior. Residences threatened. 

Pinto, Virginia DOF. Timber and brush. Six miles southwest of Keokee, VA. Timber and brush. Moderate fire 

behavior with creeping. 

Alex Creek Road, Kentucky DOF. Sixteen miles east of Barbourville, KY. Timber. Minimal fire behavior with 

creeping and smoldering. Structures threatened. 

Yocum Creek Road, Kentucky DOF. Five miles southeast of Evarts, KY. Timber. Moderate fire behavior with 

creeping and smoldering. Numerous structures threatened. 

Yokum Creek, Virginia DOF. Three miles northwest of St. Charles, VA. Timber and brush. Minimal fire 

behavior with smoldering and creeping. Numerous structures threatened. 

Tuggles Gap, Virginia DOF. Five miles south of Floyd, VA. Timber and brush. Moderate fire behavior with 

flanking. 

Rocklick, Virginia DOF. Nine miles northwest of Grundy, VA. Timber and brush. Moderate fire behavior. 

Numerous structures threatened. 

Rocky Branch, Kentucky DOF. Started on private land three miles north of Neon, KY. Timber and light slash. 

Moderate fire behavior with flanking and backing. Structures and energy infrastructure threatened. 

Bullet, Cherokee NF, USFS. Five miles southeast of Etowah, TN. Timber and hardwood litter. Minimal fire 

behavior. Structures threatened. 

Rachel’s Chapel, Virginia DOF. Nine miles north of Coeburn, VA. Timber and brush. Moderate fire behavior 

with backing. 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. 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 331

New large incidents: 26

Uncontained large fires: 23

Complex IMTs Committed: 2
* Smokey Creek Road, Tennessee DOF. Started on private land 17 miles northwest of Clinton, TN. Timber. 

Moderate fire behavior.

* Circle H, Oklahoma DOF. Five miles northeast of Peggs, OK. Hardwood litter. Moderate fire behavior with 

creeping and smoldering. 

* Cabin Fork, Virginia DOF. Nine miles northwest of Grundy, VA. Timber and brush. Moderate fire behavior 

with backing and flanking. Residences threatened. 

* Hoover Camp, Virginia DOF. Four miles northeast of Wolford, VA. Timber and grass. Moderate fire behavior 

with backing and flanking. 

* Black Bear, National Forests in North Carolina. Ten miles west of Trust, NC. Brush and hardwood litter. 

Active fire behavior with wind-driven runs, flanking and backing. 

Wild Heron Way, Florida Forest Service. One mile northeast of Panama City Beach, FL. Southern rough and 

timber. No new information. 

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

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

Collett Ridge NC-NCF 5,505 58 80 Ctn 11/22 223 -39 4 7 2 0 4.6M FS

* Matt’s Creek VA-VAF 3,600 --- 2 Ctn 11/30 107 --- 1 1 3 0 NR FS

Quaker Run VA-VAS 3,937 0 83 Ctn 11/20 104 -107 1 2 0 0 3K ST

Poplar Drive NC- NCS 434 0 98 Ctn 12/1 23 -61 0 4 0 7 1.3M ST 

North GA Fires 

2023 Complex GA-GAS 1,784 0 99 Ctn 12/6 5 -12 0 1 0 0 219K ST

Pinto VA-VAS 375 0 95 Ctn UNK 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.1K ST

Alex Creek Road KY- KYS 2,582 0 90 Ctn 11/17 0 0 0 0 0 0 26K ST 

Yocum Creek

Road KY- KYS 1,500 0 90 Ctn 11/17 0 -19 0 0 0 0 70K ST 

Yokum Creek VA-VAS 1,500 0 90 Ctn UNK 0 -8 0 0 0 0 72K ST 

Tuggles Gap VA-VAS 1,150 100 70 Ctn 11/17 48 10 3 0 0 0 43K ST 

Rocklick VA-VAS 2,232 0 75 Ctn 11/25 49 0 2 1 0 0 67K ST

Rocky Branch KY-KYS 1,475 0 75 Ctn UNK 43 15 5 4 0 0 34K PRI

Bullet TN-CNF 103 0 40 Ctn 11/30 36 6 1 2 0 0 215K FS

Rachel's Chapel VA-VAS 1,135 0 85 Ctn 11/24 6 1 0 0 0 0 41K ST 

* Tweed TN-CNF 536 --- 65 Ctn 11/20 72 --- 2 3 0 0 600K FS

* Smokey Creek 

Road TN-TNS 2,677 --- 80 Ctn UNK 13 --- 0 5 0 0 1K PRI

* Circle H OK-OKS 260 --- 60 Ctn UNK 6 --- 0 1 0 0 3K ST 

* Cabin Fork VA-VAS 132 --- 65 Ctn 11/20 25 --- 2 0 0 0 10K ST 

* Hoover Camp VA-VAS 100 --- 0 Ctn 11/21 23 --- 2 0 0 0 8K ST

* Black Bear NC-NCF 382 --- 0 Ctn UNK 30 --- 0 0 0 0 NR FS

Wild Heron Way FL-FLS 336 --- 80 Ctn UNK 49 --- 0 5 0 0 NR ST 

Buck Bald TN-CNF 573 0 100 Ctn --- 15 -4 0 1 0 0 200K FS

* South Fork KY-KYS 176 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 4K ST

* Henry Branch KY-KYS 378 --- 100 Ctn --- 18 --- 2 1 0 0 4K PRI

* Little Shepherd 

Trail KY-KYS 199 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 3.2K ST

* Mills Creek 

Road KY-KYS 567 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 16K ST 
Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

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

Tripplett NC-NCS 107 0 100 Ctn --- 34 -5 2 5 0 0 50K ST 

* Turkey Creek 

Road TN-TNS 175 --- 100 Ctn --- 8 --- 0 2 0 0 1K PRI

Mill Mountain SC-FMF 990 190 100 Ctn --- 26 -21 0 4 1 0 200K FS

Baker Branch KY-KYS 1,288 0 100 Ctn --- 7 -10 0 3 0 0 77K ST

Tennessee 68 TN-TNS 375 0 100 Ctn --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 4K PRI

* Hurricane 

Creek 2 KY-KYS 150 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 8K PRI

Cranks KY-KYS 434 0 100 Ctn --- 1 -10 0 0 0 0 10K ST

Fugate Gate VA-VAS 385 145 100 Ctn --- 0 -5 0 0 0 0 6.5K ST 

Robin Lane KY-KYS 240 0 100 Ctn --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 20K ST 

* Three Mile TN-TNS 200 --- 100 Ctn --- 7 --- 0 3 0 0 2K PRI

East Fork NC-NCS 310 0 100 Ctn --- 13 12 1 0 0 0 80K ST 

* Pinson Fork KY-KYS 210 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 4K ST 

* Town Mountain 

2 KY-KYS 198 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 4K PRI

* Mud Creek 2 KY-KYS 200 --- 100 Ctn --- 22 --- 2 1 0 0 9K ST 

Elk Creek NC-NCS 225 105 100 Ctn --- 2 2 0 0 0 0 121K ST 

* Signal Knob KY-KYS 875 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 9K ST 

Smith KY-KYS 275 0 100 Ctn --- 14 9 2 0 0 0 12K PRI

Heavener 

Mountain VA-VAF 1,078 0 100 Ctn --- 70 1 1 1 1 0 262K FS

Brogan Lane TN-TNS 397 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 -14 0 0 0 0 1K PRI

* Autrey Lane MS-MSS 277 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 55K PRI

* Beaver Creek 

Road KY-KYS 297 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 11K PRI

* Peddler Fork KY-KYS 902 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 7K ST 

Sidney KY-KYS 1,833 8 100 Ctn --- 0 -21 0 0 0 0 14K PRI

* Coal Ridge 

Drive 2 KY-KYS 205 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 9.6K PRI

* Spurlock KY-KYS 300 --- 100 Ctn --- 7 --- 2 1 0 0 10K ST 

* Belcher Fork 

Road KY-KYS 482 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 6.5K PRI

* Upper Mash 

Fork Road KY-KYS 200 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 15.5K ST 

* Kona KY-KYS 225 --- 100 Ctn --- 0 --- 0 0 0 0 5.2K PRI

Delta Drive KY-KYS 375 0 100 Ctn --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.2K PRI

Cinda KY-KYS 440 210 100 Ctn --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 10K PRI

Milo KY-KYS 1,032 0 100 Ctn --- 7 0 1 1 0 0 22K ST 

Hicks Branch KY-KYS 107 0 100 Ctn --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 4K PRI

Impala VA-VAS 350 0 100 Ctn --- 0 -13 0 0 0 0 5K ST 

Harm Ridge VA-VAS 160 0 100 Ctn --- 0 -8 0 0 0 0 8K ST 

Mill Creek KY-DBF 167 -8 100 Ctn --- 17 -6 0 0 0 0 130K FS

FMF - Francis Marion & Sumter NF, USFS VAF - George Washington & Jefferson NF, USFS 

MSS – Mississippi Forestry Commission DBF – Daniel Boone NF, USFS
Eastern Area (PL 1) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 46

New large incidents: 3

Uncontained large fires: 9

* Poison, Mark Twain NF, USFS. Six miles northwest of Pomona, MO. Hardwood litter. Active fire behavior. 

* 947, Monongahela NF, USFS. Ten miles east of Hillsboro, WV. Hardwood litter and brush. Moderate fire 

behavior with backing and flanking. Residences threatened. 

Steep Valley, New River Gorge NP, NPS. One mile south of Prince, WV. Hardwood litter and timber. Active 

fire behavior with backing and smoldering. Structures threatened. Area closures in effect. 

Straight Fork 1, West Virginia DOF. Started on private land two miles southeast of Cool Ridge, WV. 

Hardwood litter. Active fire behavior with backing. 

Straight Fork 2, West Virginia DOF. Started on private land three miles southeast of Cool Ridge, WV. 

Hardwood litter. Active fire behavior with backing. 

Cinderella Hollow, West Virginia DOF. Started on private land one mile northwest of Coal City, WV. 

Hardwood litter. Active fire behavior with backing. 

Neely Branch, West Virginia DOF. Started on private land 10 miles northwest of Beckley, WV. 

Hardwood litter. Active fire behavior with running and backing. 

Buffalo Mtn, West Virginia DOF. Started on private land two miles northwest of Coal City, WV. Hardwood 

litter. Active fire behavior with backing. 

Dry Monday 1, West Virginia DOF. Started on private land one mile south of Bradshaw, WV. Hardwood litter. 

No new information. 

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

in PPL Crw Eng Heli Strc Lost

$$ 

CTD

Origin 

Own

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

* 947 WV-MOF 145 --- 65 Ctn 11/17 38 --- 0 4 0 0 85K FS

Steep Valley WV-NRP 2,206 0 78 Ctn 12/15 68 -2 1 6 1 0 750K NPS

Straight Fork 1 WV-WVS 120 0 80 Ctn UNK 4 0 1 0 0 0 1K PRI

Straight Fork 2 WV-WVS 120 0 80 Ctn UNK 4 0 1 0 0 0 1K PRI

Cinderella 

Hollow WV-WVS 200 0 50 Ctn UNK 3 0 1 0 0 0 1K PRI

Neely Branch WV-WVS 2,000 1,500 70 Ctn UNK 6 0 1 0 0 0 1K PRI

Buffalo Mtn WV-WVS 300 100 80 Ctn UNK 5 0 1 0 0 0 1K PRI

Dry Monday 1 WV-WVS 102 --- 50 Ctn UNK 9 --- 0 0 0 0 NR PRI

* Utility MO-MTF 138 --- 100 Ctn --- 4 --- 0 1 0 0 6K FS

Uneeda WV-WVS 200 0 100 Ctn --- 8 0 1 0 0 0 1K PRI

Hewett WV-WVS 500 200 100 Ctn --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1K PRI

Jacksonville MO-MTF 417 0 100 Ctn --- 2 -5 0 0 0 0 10K FS
Northern California Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 32

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 1

Mililani, Oahu Forest NWR, FWS. Two miles east of Mililani, HI. Chaparral, grass and hardwood litter. Minimal

fire behavior with smoldering. 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

Mililani HI-OFR 1,696 0 90 Ctn 11/19 34 0 2 0 1 0 2.4M FWS

Rocky Mountain Area (PL 1) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 7

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 1

Trail Springs, San Juan NF, USFS. Twelve miles north of Pagosa Springs, CO. Timber. Minimal fire behavior 

with backing, creeping and 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

Trail Springs CO-SJF 1,358 55 44 Ctn 11/30 24 0 0 3 1 0 3.6M CNTY

Southwest Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 6

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 1

Maid, Coconino NF, USFS. Fifteen miles southeast of Sedona, AZ. Timber, brush and hardwood litter. Minimal 

fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. 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

Maid AZ-COF 942 0 85 Ctn UNK 36 0 1 3 0 0 325K FS

Silver AZ-TNF 972 0 100 Ctn --- 7 -63 0 1 0 0 75K FS

Fish Creek AZ-ASF 1,500 --- 0 Comp 12/31 4 --- 0 1 0 0 10K FS

TNF – Tonto NF, USFS ASF – Apache-Sitgreaves NF

Southern California Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 136

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 0

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

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

Peak CA-STF 781 0 100 Comp --- 0 -5 0 0 0 0 70K FS

STF – Stanislaus NF, USFS
Fires and Acres from November 10, 2023 to November 16, 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 0 0

Northwest ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Northern California FIRES 0 0 0 0 31 1 32

Northern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 90 0 90

Southern California FIRES 1 1 0 0 120 14 136

Southern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 219 9 228

Northern Rockies FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 4 4

Northern Rockies ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Great Basin FIRES 0 1 0 0 3 1 5

Great Basin ACRES 0 3 0 0 3 2 8

Southwest FIRES 0 1 0 0 2 3 6

Southwest ACRES 0 0 0 0 4 5 9

Rocky Mountain FIRES 2 2 0 0 2 1 7

Rocky Mountain ACRES 9 0 0 0 38 0 47

Eastern Area FIRES 0 0 0 0 32 14 46

Eastern Area ACRES 0 0 0 63 27 763 853

Southern Area FIRES 24 0 1 0 296 10 331

Southern Area ACRES 127 0 0 0 734 1,230 2,090

TOTAL FIRES: 27 5 1 0 486 48 567

TOTAL ACRES: 136 3 0 63 1,115 2,009 3,325
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 0 168,038 0 0 146,229 10 314,276

Northwest FIRES 302 256 28 46 2,122 887 3,641

Northwest ACRES 4,477 35,597 7,760 6,118 117,373 137,864 309,189

Northern California FIRES 45 19 5 17 2,507 520 3,113

Northern California ACRES 122 36 5 751 10,314 171,050 182,278

Southern California FIRES 14 58 3 70 3,409 440 3,994

Southern California ACRES 77 1,365 3 89,501 44,745 16,189 151,879 

Northern Rockies FIRES 523 52 7 43 1,230 447 2,302

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 69,607 109,299 

Southwest FIRES 528 286 12 45 859 971 2,701

Southwest ACRES 22,594 13,502 3,265 2,150 113,957 258,745 414,212

Rocky Mountain FIRES 269 366 4 30 905 309 1,883

Rocky Mountain ACRES 1,171 10,865 36 29 220,177 12,603 244,881 

Eastern Area FIRES 162 0 26 21 8,961 402 9,572

Eastern Area ACRES 1,089 0 5,315 116 61,013 7,732 75,265

Southern Area FIRES 936 2 73 105 21,237 682 23,035

Southern Area ACRES 101,909 0 12,477 31,206 392,382 110,591 648,565

TOTAL FIRES: 2,807 1,773 164 422 42,155 5,010 52,331

TOTAL ACRES: 183,231 265,063 29,323 130,078 1,136,384 841,021 2,585,100

Ten Year Average Quantity

Fires (2013 – 2022 as of today) 52,313

Acres (2013 – 2022 as of today) 6,698,397

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

Low pressure will move into the West Coast today and tomorrow with widespread light to moderate rain and 

high elevation snow. Light precipitation will spread across the Intermountain West this weekend as the low 

pressure moves inland. Drier conditions are forecast for much of the West next week, with a weak to moderate 

Santa Ana event likely for southern California Monday and Tuesday, but precipitation late this week will

moderate the conditions. A cold front will move from the Appalachians to the East Coast today into tomorrow 

with light to moderate rainfall, but little rain is forecast east of the central and southern Appalachians. Very dry 

post-frontal conditions with minimum relative humidity as low as 15% will develop this weekend, and breezy 

conditions on the east side of the Appalachians tomorrow will create areas of elevated to locally critical 

conditions. More substantial relief is forecast mid-next week due to widespread rainfall with another cold front, 

but a brief period of strong downslope winds may occur on the west slopes of the Appalachians before the rain 

arrives. Below to well below normal temperatures are forecast across much of the central US behind the front 

mid to late next week, from the High Plains to the Appalachians.

National Predictive Services Outlook

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