Incident Management Situation Report

Friday, October 27, 2023 – 0730 MDT

National Preparedness Level 1

National Fire Activity (October 20, 2023 – October 26, 2023):

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

Initial attack activity: Light (538 fires)

New large incidents: 7

Large fires contained: 1

Uncontained large fires: ** 9

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 two 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

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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 2 56,412 5 5 0 155 -172

ONCC 4 170,958 2 4 1 224 -19

OSCC 1 7,296 1 0 0 28 -74

NRCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GBCC 3 4,000 0 1 0 10 -1

SWCC 1 11,233 0 1 0 2 -4

RMCC 3 1,549 11 23 5 465 465

EACC 1 144 0 1 0 6 0

SACC 15 11,920 0 12 2 69 -29

Total 30 263,513 19 47 8 959 166
Rocky Mountain Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 4

New large incidents: 3

Uncontained large fires: 3

Complex IMTs committed: 1

* Saint Charles, Pike and San Isabel NF, USFS. CIMT (RM Team 1). Eleven miles northwest of Colorado City, 

CO. Timber and brush. Moderate fire behavior with short crown runs, torching and group torching. Structures 

threatened. Area closure in effect. 

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

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

* Mill Creek 2, San Juan NF, USFS. Twelve miles east of Pagosa Springs, CO. Timber. 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

* Saint Charles CO-PSF 330 --- 10 Ctn 11/17 320 --- 7 16 2 0 3.2M FS

* Trail Springs CO-SJF 1100 --- 0 Ctn 11/15 139 --- 4 5 3 0 1.2M CNTY

* Mill Creek 2 CO-SJF 119 --- 0 Ctn 11/15 6 --- 0 2 0 0 250K CNTY

Northern California Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 31

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 1

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. 

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 0 95 Ctn 11/15 118 -2 1 0 1 12 145M FS

Southern Area (PL 2) 

* H&H Complex, Texas A&M Forest Service. Started on private land 11 miles southwest of Port Arthur, TX. 

Grass. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. 

* West River Road, Louisiana Office of Forestry. Five miles northwest of Oakdale, LA. Southern rough. 

Minimal fire behavior with creeping. 

* Walker SR 157, Georgia Forestry Commission. Six miles east of Trenton, GA. Timber. Moderate fire 

behavior with creeping and smoldering. Residence threatened. 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 401

New large incidents: 4

Uncontained large fires: 4
* John Pope Rd 2, National Forests in Mississippi, USFS. One mile north of Morton, MS. Timber. Active fire 

behavior with running, back and flanking.

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

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

* H&H Complex TX-TXS 10,559 --- 95 Ctn 10/31 1 --- 0 0 0 0 NR PRI

* West River 

Road LA-LAS 323 --- 49 Ctn UNK 4 --- 0 0 0 0 12K ST

* Walker SR 157 GA-GAS 285 --- 90 Ctn 10/30 30 --- 1 3 2 0 54K ST

* John Pope Rd 

2 MS-MNF 129 --- 85 Ctn 10/23 0 --- 0 0 0 0 25K FS

Southern California Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 68

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

Rabbit CA-SQF 2,856 196 85 Comp 11/30 47 -55 1 7 0 0 1M FS

Peak CA-STF 190 40 20 Comp 12/31 5 0 0 1 0 0 38K FS

Quarry CA-STF 7,296 -784 100 Comp 11/15 28 -51 1 0 0 0 3.3M FS

SQF – Sequoia NF, USFS STF – Stanislaus NF, USFS

Southwest Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 18

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 and smoldering. Communication infrastructure threatened. 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

Still AZ-COF 11,233 -22 95 Ctn 11/2 2 --4 0 1 0 0 1.9M FS
Fires and Acres from October 20, 2023 to October 26, 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 2 0 0 2 1 5

Northwest ACRES 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Northern California FIRES 0 0 0 0 29 2 31

Northern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 62 0 62

Southern California FIRES 0 0 0 1 60 7 68

Southern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 35 1,664 1,699

Northern Rockies FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Northern Rockies ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Great Basin FIRES 0 1 0 0 1 6 8

Great Basin ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 47 47

Southwest FIRES 1 2 0 0 6 9 18

Southwest ACRES 0 0 0 0 4 107 111

Rocky Mountain FIRES 0 1 0 0 2 1 4

Rocky Mountain ACRES 0 19 0 0 1 592 612

Eastern Area FIRES 0 0 0 0 2 1 3

Eastern Area ACRES 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Southern Area FIRES 15 0 1 2 362 21 401

Southern Area ACRES 30 0 120 3 4,805 792 5,751

TOTAL FIRES: 16 6 1 3 464 48 538

TOTAL ACRES: 30 19 120 3 4,909 3,202 8,286
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 328 250 28 46 2,129 876 3,657

Northwest ACRES 4,548 35,596 7,760 6,117 115,657 137,705 307,386

Northern California FIRES 45 19 5 15 2,362 511 2,957

Northern California ACRES 122 36 5 751 10,006 171,045 181,966

Southern California FIRES 12 53 3 69 3,158 405 3,700

Southern California ACRES 76 1,212 3 89,499 41,691 15,254 147,736

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 28 616 6 45 664 337 1,696

Great Basin ACRES 492 33,684 0 183 5,200 69,601 109,160

Southwest FIRES 518 276 11 45 845 949 2,644

Southwest ACRES 22,587 13,495 3,250 2,149 113,940 257,291 412,713

Rocky Mountain FIRES 254 361 4 30 893 294 1,836

Rocky Mountain ACRES 1,157 10,851 36 29 219,964 12,414 244,453

Eastern Area FIRES 171 0 26 14 8,762 352 9,325

Eastern Area ACRES 1,076 0 5,315 52 60,865 5,984 73,292

Southern Area FIRES 887 2 71 100 18,580 595 20,235

Southern Area ACRES 101,190 0 12,476 31,152 369,834 82,089 596,743

TOTAL FIRES: 2,764 1,742 161 407 38,840 4,767 48,681

TOTAL ACRES: 182,510 264,888 29,307 129,958 1,107,148 808,024 2,521,837

Ten Year Average Quantity

Fires (2013 – 2022 as of today) 49,015

Acres (2013 – 2022 as of today) 6,560,411

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

A cold front will push southward through the West today and tomorrow, with dry and windy conditions 

likely in the Central Valley and surrounding foothills and in southeast California through southern 

Nevada and the Lower Colorado River Valley tomorrow into Sunday. Offshore winds will also develop 

this weekend into Monday from the Bay Area southward through southern California, with the 

strongest winds and most critical fire weather conditions expected in the Transverse and Peninsular 

Ranges of southern California Saturday night through Monday morning. Winds will weaken Monday, 

but low relative humidity will continue across much of southern California, southern Nevada, and 

western Arizona. Another round of precipitation will begin to impact the Pacific Northwest mid to late 

next week. 

A cold front will begin to stall on the southern Plains while continuing to push eastward through the 

Great Lakes and Northeast today and tomorrow, with another surge of cold air pushing southeast 

across the central and eastern US late tomorrow night into Tuesday. Precipitation will stretch from 

south Texas northeast through the Great Lakes and into the Northeast near the cold front, including 

areas of heavy rain in portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and the western Ohio Valley today 

into Monday. Snow will fall in the Colorado and southern Rockies onto the central Plains, with winter 

mixed precipitation also on portions of the southern and central High Plains, tonight into Sunday. 

Behind the cold front, dry and breezy conditions are expected to develop Tuesday into Thursday 

across portions of the Southeast, with locally elevated and critical fire weather conditions possible as 

much of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic are likely to remain dry.

National Predictive Services Outlook

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