Incident Management Situation Report

Saturday, September 23, 2023 – 0730 MDT

National Preparedness Level 3

National Fire Activity: 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

Initial attack activity: Light (67 fires)

New large incidents: 1

Large fires contained: 1

Uncontained large fires: ** 29

Area Command teams committed: 0

NIMOs committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 2

Type 2 IMTs committed: 9

Complex IMTs committed: 1

Nationally, there are 21 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

Two incident management teams, five fire suppression crews, nine engines and five overhead personnel are 

assigned to large fire support in Canada.

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 15 132,204 79 135 33 3,669 -85

ONCC 5 159,822 62 143 24 3,372 -132

OSCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRCC 9 33,714 0 18 1 115 -17

GBCC 4 2,256 3 6 4 168 -2

SWCC 5 6,900 5 17 3 318 -32

RMCC 2 5,201 2 1 1 67 27

EACC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SACC 24 55,016 0 43 5 397 47

Total 64 395,112 151 363 71 8,106 -194
Northwest Area (PL 3) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 4

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 14

Type 1 IMTs committed: 1

Type 2 IMTs committed: 5

Anvil, Rogue River-Siskiyou NF, USFS. IMT 2 (GB Team 4). IMT is also managing the Flat fire. Eight miles east 

of Port Orford, OR. Timber, closed timber litter and brush. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, spotting and 

flanking. Numerous structures and energy infrastructure threatened. Evacuations, 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. Numerous structures threatened. Area, road and trail closures in effect. 

Morgan, Fremont-Winema NF, USFS. IMT 2 (NW Team 7). Nineteen miles east of Bly, OR. Timber and brush. 

Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Structures threatened. Area and road closures in effect. 

Lookout, Willamette NF, USFS. IMT 1 (NW Team 2). IMT is also managing the Petes Lake and Bedrock fires. 

Thirty miles west of Sisters, OR. Timber, closed timber litter and brush. Minimal fire behavior with backing, 

creeping and smoldering. Numerous structures threatened. Area, road and trail closures in effect.

Petes Lake, Willamette NF, USFS. Twenty-five miles west of Bend, OR. Timber and closed timber litter.

Minimal fire behavior with backing, creeping and smoldering. Structures threatened. Area and trail closures in 

effect.

Bedrock, Willamette NF, USFS. Twelve miles south of Vida, OR. Timber, closed timber litter and brush.

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

Chilcoot, Umpqua NF, USFS. IMT 2 (NW Team 6). IMT 2 (NW Team 13) mobilizing. IMT is also managing the 

Grizzly, Brice Creek, and Dinner fires. Twenty miles northeast of Glide, OR. Timber and brush. Minimal fire 

behavior with smoldering and creeping. Energy infrastructure threatened. Area, road and trail closures in 

effect. 

Grizzly, Umpqua NF, USFS. Eleven miles southwest of Oakridge, OR. Timber and medium slash. Minimal fire 

behavior with backing, creeping and smoldering. Structures threatened. Area, road and trail closures in effect. 

Brice Creek, Umpqua NF, USFS. Eight miles southwest of Oakridge, OR. Timber and medium slash. Minimal 

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

Dinner, Umpqua NF, USFS. Eight miles southwest of Oakridge, OR. Timber and medium slash. Minimal fire 

behavior with creeping and smoldering. 

Cowlitz Complex (2 fires), Gifford Pinchot NF, USFS. Transfer of command from IMT 2 (CA Team 13) back to 

the local unit will occur tomorrow. Nine miles east of Randle, WA. Timber. Minimal fire behavior with creeping 

and smoldering. Road and trail closures in effect. 

Camp Creek, Mt. Hood NF, USFS. Ten miles northeast of Sandy, OR. Timber and closed timber litter. Minimal 

fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Water infrastructure threatened. Area closures in effect.

Tyee Ridge Complex (2 fires), Central Unit, Oregon DOF. Ten miles west of Sutherlin, OR. Timber, medium 

slash and closed timber litter. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. 
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 19,855 2,101 9 Ctn 10/31 1,321 65 37 47 8 0 19.6M FS

Flat OR-RSF 34,242 0 75 Ctn 10/31 11 -1 0 3 0 2 71.6M FS

Morgan OR-FWF 2,035 0 20 Ctn 9/29 330 27 7 9 6 0 1.3M FS

Lookout OR-WIF 25,659 0 50 Ctn 10/15 695 -76 12 21 5 0 76.3M FS

Petes Lake OR-WIF 3,144 0 50 Comp 10/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.5M FS

Bedrock OR-WIF 31,590 0 98 Ctn 10/1 68 -18 1 3 3 4 66M FS

Chilcoot OR-UPF 1,929 12 60 Ctn 9/30 471 -16 9 10 4 0 21.6M FS

Grizzly OR-UPF 301 0 0 Ctn 10/1 77 -2 3 0 0 0 3.7M FS

Brice Creek OR-UPF 571 0 80 Ctn 10/1 61 0 2 2 0 0 3.6M FS

Dinner OR-UPF 304 0 95 Ctn 10/1 43 0 0 1 0 0 6.8M FS

Cowlitz Complex WA-GPF 724 1 39 Ctn 10/31 252 -13 1 11 4 0 16.5M FS

Camp Creek OR-MHF 2,055 0 62 Ctn 10/31 123 -11 1 10 2 0 23M FS

Tyee Ridge 

Complex OR-733S 7,946 0 95 Ctn 9/30 200 -20 6 14 1 0 44.3M ST

Blue Lake WA-OWF 1,074 --- 80 Comp 10/1 28 --- 1 2 0 0 5M FS

Airplane Lake WA-OWF 6,677 --- 0 Comp 10/31 0 --- 0 0 0 0 250K FS

Kindy Creek WA-MSF 210 --- 0 Comp 10/31 1 --- 0 0 0 0 90K FS

Eagle Point WA-OLP 128 --- 0 Comp 10/31 0 --- 0 0 0 0 NR NPS

Sourdough WA-NCP 7,377 --- 25 Comp 11/1 24 --- 1 1 1 0 16.8M NPS

Dome Peak WA-MSF 1,477 --- 0 Comp 11/1 1 --- 0 0 0 0 90K FS

OWF – Okanogan-Wenatchee NF, USFS MSF – Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie NF, USFS OLP – Olympic NP, NPS 

NCP – North Cascades NP, NPS 

Northern California Area (PL 3) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 15

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 8

Type 1 IMTs committed: 1

Type 2 IMTs committed: 4

Smith River Complex (2 fires), Six Rivers NF, USFS. IMT 1 (CA Team 4) and IMT 2 (NW Team 8). IMT 2 (CA 

Team 12) mobilizing. Seven miles northeast of Gasquet, CA. Brush, grass and timber. Moderate fire behavior 

with backing, creeping and smoldering. Numerous structures, energy and communication infrastructure 

threatened. Area, road and trail closures in effect.

Happy Camp Complex (2 fires), Klamath NF, USFS. IMT 2 (CA Team 11). Twenty-one miles west of Yreka, 

CA. Timber and brush. Minimal fire behavior with backing, creeping and isolated torching. Numerous 

structures, energy and communication infrastructure threatened. Area, road and trail closures in effect.

2023 SRF Lightning Complex (3 fires), Six Rivers NF, USFS. IMT 2 (EA Gold Team). Twenty-two miles north 

of Hoopa, CA. Timber, brush and hardwood litter. Moderate fire behavior with backing, creeping and 

smoldering. Numerous structures threatened. Area, road and trail closures in effect.

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

fire behavior with smoldering and creeping. Area, road and trail closures in effect.
Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

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Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

in PPL Crw Eng Heli Strc Lost

$$ 

CTD

Origin 

Own

Smith River 

Complex CA-SRF 94,168 609 79 Ctn 11/15 1,394 -47 31 37 6 12 114M FS

Happy Camp 

Complex CA-KNF 21,386 29 70 Ctn 9/30 760 -23 12 25 7 0 101M FS

2023 SRF 

Lightning 

Complex

CA-SRF 36,140 3,046 7 Ctn 10/15 1,039 -40 17 77 9 0 56M FS

South Fork 

Complex CA-SHF 3,929 0 90 Ctn 9/30 170 -22 2 4 1 0 38.1M FS

Southern Area (PL 3) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 32

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 2

Complex IMTs committed: 1

Tiger Island, Louisiana Office of Forestry. CIMT (SA Gold Team). IMT is also managing the Hwy 113 fire. 

Started on private land 15 miles southwest of DeRidder, LA. Southern rough, timber and medium slash.

Moderate fire behavior with creeping, torching and smoldering. Numerous structures threatened. Precipitation 

occurred over the fire area yesterday. 

Hwy 113, Louisiana Office of Forestry. Fourteen miles northwest of Oakdale, LA. Southern rough, closed 

timber litter and timber. Moderate fire behavior with creeping, torching and smoldering. Precipitation occurred 

over the fire area yesterday. 

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 84 Ctn 10/30 121 6 0 14 4 54 12.4M PRI

Hwy 113 LA-LAS 7,124 0 95 Ctn 10/1 44 6 0 9 0 0 2.8M ST

* Haw Pond Rd 

Prentiss MS-MSS 145 --- 100 Ctn --- 17 --- 0 0 0 0 29K ST

McBride Rd MS-MSS 440 --- 60 Comp 9/24 13 --- 0 0 0 0 80K ST

MSS – Mississippi Forestry Commission

Southwest Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 1

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 1

Bolt, Coronado NF, USFS. Twelve miles north of Mescal, AZ. Grass and brush. Minimal fire behavior with 

smoldering.

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge

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

Bolt AZ-CNF 410 0 90 Ctn 9/24 57 -105 1 2 2 0 1.7M FS

Valentine AZ-TNF 5,902 276 70 Comp 11/15 201 43 3 11 1 0 6.4M FS

Mixon AZ-A1S 600 --- 0 Comp 9/27 0 --- 0 0 0 0 NR ST

Prior NM-GNF 12,841 --- 80 Comp UNK 0 --- 0 0 0 0 54K FS

TNF – Tonto NF, USFS A1S – Northern District, Arizona DOF GNF – Gila NF, USFS 
Rocky Mountain Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 1

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 1

Border, Grand Junction Field Office, BLM. Fourteen miles southwest of Mack, CO. Grass and brush. Minimal 

fire behavior with creeping and smoldering.

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

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

Border CO-GRD 1,192 0 20 Ctn 9/28 67 27 2 1 1 0 630K BLM

Quartz Ridge CO-SJF 2,850 --- 77 Comp 10/31 25 --- 0 0 0 0 4.5M FS

Bear Creek CO-SJF 1,093 --- 83 Comp 10/31 14 --- 0 2 0 0 2.6M FS

Lowline CO-GMF 1,999 --- 55 Comp 10/31 9 --- 0 2 0 1 7.7M FS

SJF – San Juan NF, USFS GMF – Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NF, USFS 

Northern Rockies Area (PL 1) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 1

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 3

East Fork, Kootenai NF, USFS. Twelve miles south of Trego, MT. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road 

closures in effect.

River Road East, Lolo NF, USFS. Six miles southeast of Plains, MT. Timber and brush. Minimal fire behavior 

with creeping and smoldering. Structures, communication and energy infrastructure threatened. Area and road 

closures in effect.

Lupine, Lolo NF, USFS. Twenty-six miles west of Missoula, MT. Heavy slash and timber. 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

East Fork MT-KNF 5,259 0 75 Ctn 9/30 17 9 0 1 0 0 28.2M FS

River Road East MT-LNF 17,313 0 69 Ctn 10/31 30 -8 0 2 0 64 16.1M FS

Lupine MT-LNF 152 0 20 Ctn 10/11 19 0 0 3 1 0 100K FS

Great Basin Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 1

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

Chilcoot ID-SCF 685 0 95 Comp 9/28 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.5K FS

Steep Creek UT-FIF 300 --- 0 Comp 9/25 12 --- 0 0 0 0 60K FS

East ID-BOF 3,313 --- 59 Comp 9/30 1 --- 0 0 0 0 9.6M FS

Black Mountain ID-STF 1,306 --- 38 Comp 10/1 39 --- 0 1 0 0 1.7M FS
Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

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

Light House 

Canyon UT-GRD 1,803 --- 40 Comp 10/15 73 --- 1 4 2 0 3.4M BLM

Elkhorn ID-PAF 26,048 --- 88 Comp 11/1 0 --- 0 0 0 9 11.7M FS

SCF – Salmon-Challis NF, USFS FIF – Fishlake NF, USFS BOF – Boise NF, USFS STF – Sawtooth NF, USFS 

GRD – Green River District, BLM PAF – Payette NF, USFS 

Southern California Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 12

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

Redwood CA-KNP 1,870 --- 0 Comp 10/31 8 --- 0 0 1 0 200K NPS

KNP – Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP, NPS
Fires and Acres Yesterday (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 1 0 0 0 3 0 4

Northwest ACRES 21 0 0 0 1 3,191 3,212

Northern California FIRES 0 0 2 0 12 1 15

Northern California ACRES 0 0 2 0 5 133 140

Southern California FIRES 0 0 0 0 11 1 12

Southern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 2 197 199

Northern Rockies FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Northern Rockies ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Great Basin FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Great Basin ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Southwest FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 1 0 1

Eastern Area FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Eastern Area ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Southern Area FIRES 0 0 0 0 32 0 32

Southern Area ACRES 0 0 0 0 122 0 122

TOTAL FIRES: 1 0 2 0 59 5 67

TOTAL ACRES: 21 0 2 0 131 3,521 3,675
Fires and Acres Year-to-Date (by Protection):

Geographic Area Fires/ 

Acres BIA BLM FWS NPS ST/OT USFS TOTAL

Alaska FIRES 0 118 0 0 221 9 348

Alaska ACRES 0 152,282 0 0 146,241 9 298,532

Northwest FIRES 254 242 26 42 1,909 725 3,198

Northwest ACRES 3,495 35,576 5,260 6,117 112,806 130,554 293,807

Northern California FIRES 4 18 5 11 2,154 466 2,658

Northern California ACRES 122 36 5 751 9,755 158,460 169,129

Southern California FIRES 11 50 3 63 2,819 369 3,315

Southern California ACRES 75 1,203 3 89,092 36,342 3,480 130,195

Northern Rockies FIRES 483 50 7 43 1,178 416 2,177

Northern Rockies ACRES 51,180 1,975 462 25 22,698 55,122 131,462

Great Basin FIRES 28 589 6 46 608 297 1,574

Great Basin ACRES 492 34,464 0 182 3,468 65,692 104,298

Southwest FIRES 497 247 11 46 816 863 2,480

Southwest ACRES 22,616 16,028 3,250 2,076 99,684 243,706 387,359

Rocky Mountain FIRES 156 324 4 27 866 256 1,633

Rocky Mountain ACRES 877 7,039 36 20 216,009 9,573 233,554

Eastern Area FIRES 157 0 26 14 8,537 337 9,071

Eastern Area ACRES 1,075 0 5,316 52 60,519 5,871 72,831

Southern Area FIRES 492 2 68 79 16,487 517 17,645

Southern Area ACRES 98,798 0 12,357 30,758 332,469 77,149 551,532

TOTAL FIRES: 2,082 1,640 156 371 35,595 4,255 44,099

TOTAL ACRES: 178,730 248,604 26,689 129,073 1,039,991 749,615 2,372,701

Ten Year Average Quantity

Fires (2013 – 2022 as of today) 44,691

Acres (2013 – 2022 as of today) 6,091,418

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

Above normal temperatures will continue across Texas into the Lower Mississippi Valley amid minimum 

relative humidity of 25-40%. Near to above normal temperatures and dry conditions are forecast across much 

of the West under short-wave ridging aloft, with gusty downslope winds in eastern New Mexico into the Texas 

Panhandle creating elevated conditions. Isolated showers will develop in northern Arizona while gradually ends 

across central and eastern Montana. Scattered to widespread thunderstorms, some severe, are forecast 

ahead of a cold front from South Dakota and southern Minnesota into the Lower Missouri Valley, Oklahoma, 

and north Texas. Widespread rain is forecast across North Dakota into northwest Minnesota to the north of a 

developing surface low. Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in North Carolina early this morning and will 

track northward into the Mid-Atlantic with heavy rain, strong easterly winds, and coastal flooding due to storm 

surge from eastern North Carolina into southern New England. The first of several Pacific cold fronts will 

approach the Northwest this afternoon and tonight, with rain developing west of the Cascades.

National Predictive Services Outlook

6 Minutes for Safety:

Access the 6 Minutes for Safety topic of the day at Escape Routes 1 (Take 5@2).