Incident Management Situation Report

Sunday, September 24, 2023 – 0730 MDT

National Preparedness Level 3

National Fire Activity: 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

Initial attack activity: Light (55 fires)

New large incidents: 2

Large fires contained: 1

Uncontained large fires: ** 30

Area Command teams committed: 0

NIMOs committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 3

Type 2 IMTs committed: 9

Complex IMTs committed: 1

Nationally, there are 20 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 16 134,582 83 131 33 3,647 -22

ONCC 5 164,691 51 119 16 3,004 -368

OSCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRCC 9 33,714 0 17 1 112 -3

GBCC 5 2,725 4 8 4 200 32

SWCC 6 7,555 7 19 4 375 57

RMCC 2 5,207 2 1 1 54 -13

EACC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SACC 21 48,208 0 44 4 442 45

Total 64 396,681 147 339 63 7,834 -272
Northwest Area (PL 3) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 1

New large incidents: 1

Uncontained large fires: 15

Type 1 IMTs committed: 2

Type 2 IMTs committed: 5

Anvil, Rogue River-Siskiyou NF, USFS. IMT 2 (GB Team 4). IMT 1 (SW Team 1) mobilizing. 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, flanking and backing. 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. Numerous 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. Transfer of command from IMT 2 (NW Team 6) to IMT 2 (NW Team 13) will 

occur tomorrow. 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 isolated torching. 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.

* Marsh, Klamath Marsh NWR, FWS. Eight miles northeast of Chinchalo, OR. Tall grass and timber. Active fire 

behavior with running. Road 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

Anvil OR-RSF 21,293 1,438 16 Ctn 10/31 1,362 41 38 50 8 0 22.4M FS

Flat OR-RSF 34,242 0 75 Ctn 10/31 11 0 0 3 0 2 72.1M FS

Morgan OR-FWF 2,304 269 35 Ctn 10/15 352 22 8 11 6 0 2.8M FS

Lookout OR-WIF 25,751 91 50 Ctn 10/15 673 -22 13 19 5 0 77.3M FS

Petes Lake OR-WIF 3,254 110 50 Comp 10/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.6M FS

Bedrock OR-WIF 31,590 0 98 Ctn 10/15 64 -4 1 3 3 4 66.3M FS

Chilcoot OR-UPF 1,948 19 65 Ctn 9/30 432 -39 8 9 3 0 22.3M FS

Grizzly OR-UPF 324 23 0 Ctn 10/1 75 -2 3 0 0 0 3.7M FS

Brice Creek OR-UPF 571 0 95 Ctn 10/1 60 -1 2 2 0 0 3.7M FS

Dinner OR-UPF 304 0 95 Ctn 10/1 43 0 0 1 0 0 6.9M FS

Cowlitz Complex WA-GPF 731 7 39 Ctn 10/31 242 -10 1 11 3 0 17.1M FS

Camp Creek OR-MHF 2,055 0 62 Ctn 10/31 102 -21 2 2 1 0 22.5M FS

Tyee Ridge 

Complex OR-733S 7,946 0 96 Ctn 9/30 144 -56 5 5 0 0 44.2M ST

*Marsh OR-KLR 420 --- 0 Ctn 9/29 47 --- 0 6 4 0 300K FWS

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: 13

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, flanking and creeping. 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.

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 smoldering. Numerous structures, 

energy and communication infrastructure 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

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

in PPL Crw Eng Heli Strc Lost

$$ 

CTD

Origin 

Own

Smith River 

Complex CA-SRF 94,508 340 84 Ctn 11/15 1,246 -148 26 33 6 12 118M FS

2023 SRF 

Lightning 

Complex

CA-SRF 40,670 4,530 7 Ctn 10/15 879 -160 13 58 3 0 57.6M FS

Happy Camp 

Complex CA-KNF 21,386 0 70 Ctn 9/30 689 -71 10 24 5 0 103M FS

South Fork 

Complex CA-SHF 3,929 0 90 Ctn 9/30 181 11 2 4 1 0 38.6M FS

Southern Area (PL 3) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 21

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.

Minimal fire behavior with creeping 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. Minimal fire behavior with creeping 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 10/30 211 90 0 21 4 54 12.8M PRI

Hwy 113 LA-LAS 7,124 0 95 Ctn 10/1 44 0 0 8 0 0 2.9M ST

McBride Rd MS-MSS 440 0 100 Comp --- 23 10 0 0 0 0 88K ST

MSS – Mississippi Forestry Commission

Southwest Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 3

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

Bolt AZ-CNF 410 0 100 Ctn --- 57 0 1 2 2 0 1.7M FS

Valentine AZ-TNF 6,500 598 75 Comp 11/15 198 -3 3 10 2 0 6.6M 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

CNF – Coronado NF, USFS 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: 5

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 1,198 6 50 Ctn 9/28 54 -13 2 1 1 0 520K 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: 0

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 0 0 1 0 0 28.2M FS

River Road East MT-LNF 17,313 0 70 Ctn 10/31 30 0 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: 3

New large incidents: 1

Uncontained large fires: 1

* Huntsman, Lower Colorado Basin Region, BOR. Five miles northeast of Overton, NV. Chaparral and short 

grass. Moderate fire behavior with creeping, smoldering and isolated torching. Structures threatened. 

Incident Name Unit Total 

Acres

Chge in 

Acres % Ctn/ Comp Est Total PPL

Chge 

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

* Huntsman NV-LCL 469 --- 25 Ctn 9/25 32 --- 1 2 0 0 100K BOR

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

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

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: 9

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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Northwest ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 1,438 1,438

Northern California FIRES 0 0 0 0 10 3 13

Northern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Southern California FIRES 0 0 0 0 7 2 9

Southern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 2 307 309

Northern Rockies FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Northern Rockies ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Great Basin FIRES 0 0 0 0 2 1 3

Great Basin ACRES 0 0 0 0 469 0 469

Southwest FIRES 1 0 0 0 0 2 3

Southwest ACRES 1 0 0 0 0 1 2

Rocky Mountain FIRES 0 3 0 0 0 2 5

Rocky Mountain ACRES 0 125 0 0 0 0 125

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 21 0 21

Southern Area ACRES 0 0 0 0 100 0 100

TOTAL FIRES: 1 3 0 0 40 11 55

TOTAL ACRES: 1 125 0 0 572 1,746 2,444
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 1,909 726 3,199

Northwest ACRES 3,495 35,576 5,260 6,117 112,806 131,992 295,245

Northern California FIRES 4 18 5 11 2,164 469 2,671

Northern California ACRES 122 36 5 751 9,756 158,462 169,132

Southern California FIRES 11 50 3 63 2,826 371 3,324

Southern California ACRES 75 1,203 3 89,092 36,345 3,787 130,505

Northern Rockies FIRES 483 50 7 43 1,178 415 2,176

Northern Rockies ACRES 51,180 1,975 462 25 22,698 55,121 131,461

Great Basin FIRES 28 589 6 46 610 298 1,577

Great Basin ACRES 492 34,464 0 182 3,937 65,692 104,767

Southwest FIRES 498 247 11 46 816 866 2,484

Southwest ACRES 22,617 16,028 3,250 2,076 99,684 244,312 387,966

Rocky Mountain FIRES 156 327 4 27 866 261 1,641

Rocky Mountain ACRES 877 7,164 36 20 216,009 9,596 233,702

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 16,506 517 17,664

Southern Area ACRES 98,798 0 12,357 30,758 332,593 77,149 551,656

TOTAL FIRES: 2,083 1,643 156 371 35,633 4,269 44,155

TOTAL ACRES: 178,731 248,729 26,689 129,073 1,040,588 751,989 2,375,798

Ten Year Average Quantity

Fires (2013 – 2022 as of today) 44,989

Acres (2013 – 2022 as of today) 6,087,420

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

Above normal temperatures and dry conditions are expected across the Intermountain West with near normal 

temperatures in much of California due to onshore flow. Breezy southwesterly sustained winds 12-25 mph with 

gusts 25-40 mph amid relative humidity of 10-20% will create areas of elevated conditions across northwest 

Nevada into southeast Oregon and southwest Idaho. Rain will become more widespread west of the Cascades 

from far northwest California into western Washington. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop 

along and ahead of a cold front in the Mississippi Valley and much of Oklahoma and Texas. The heaviest and 

most widespread rain is forecast from the ArkLaTex into central Texas with severe thunderstorms likely as 

well. Rain will continue across much of the Mid-Atlantic into southern New England due to the remnants of 

Ophelia, while scattered thunderstorms develop over the Florida Peninsula. 

National Predictive Services Outlook

6 Minutes for Safety:

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