Incident Management Situation Report

Thursday, September 28, 2023 – 0730 MDT

National Preparedness Level 2 

National Fire Activity: 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

Initial attack activity: Light (44 fires)

New large incidents: 2

Large fires contained: 2

Uncontained large fires: ** 26

Area Command teams committed: 0

NIMOs committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 1

Type 2 IMTs committed: 7

Complex IMTs committed: 1

Nationally, there are 15 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, three fire suppression crews, nine engines and four overhead personnel are 

assigned to large fire support in Canada.

This report will post Monday – 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 15 132,579 54 99 15 2,345 -187

ONCC 5 171,101 31 66 9 2,125 -138

OSCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

NRCC 10 35,226 0 1 0 40 -7 

GBCC 1 469 1 2 0 27 -29

SWCC 4 9,542 9 19 4 397 -73

RMCC 2 5,297 4 3 2 116 116

EACC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

SACC 6 44,755 0 36 4 286 5 

Total 43 398,969 99 226 34 5,336 -158
Northwest Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 4

New large incidents: 2

Uncontained large fires: 13

Type 1 IMTs committed: 1

Type 2 IMTs committed: 3

Anvil, Rogue River-Siskiyou NF, USFS. IMT 1 (SW Team 1). IMT is also managing the Flat fire. Eight miles 

east of Port Orford, OR. Timber, closed timber litter and brush. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and 

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

the fire area yesterday.

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.

Precipitation occurred over the fire area yesterday.

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

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

Precipitation occurred over the fire area yesterday. 

Lookout, Willamette NF, USFS. IMT 2 (NW Team 10). 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 

smoldering. Area, road and trail closures in effect. Precipitation occurred over the fire area yesterday. 

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

Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Numerous structures threatened. Area and trail closures in 

effect. Precipitation occurred over the fire area yesterday. 

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

Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Area, road and trail closures in effect. Precipitation occurred over the fire 

area yesterday.

Chilcoot, Umpqua NF, USFS. IMT 2 (NW Team 13). 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, 

creeping and backing. Communication infrastructure threatened. Area, road and trail closures in effect.

Precipitation occurred over the fire area yesterday. 

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

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

Precipitation occurred over the fire area yesterday. 

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

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

the fire area yesterday.

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

behavior with smoldering and creeping. Area and road closures in effect. Precipitation occurred over the fire 

area yesterday. 

Cowlitz Complex (2 fires), Gifford Pinchot NF, USFS. Nine miles east of Randle, WA. Timber. Minimal fire 

behavior. Area, road and trail closures in effect. Precipitation occurred over the fire area yesterday.

Marsh, Klamath Marsh NWR, FWS. Eight miles northeast of Chiloquin, OR. Tall grass and timber. Minimal fire 

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

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

* Delabarre, Olympic NP, NPS. Twenty-seven miles south of Port Angeles, WA. Timber, brush and closed 

timber litter. Minimal fire behavior with backing, creeping and smoldering. Precipitation occurred over the fire 

area yesterday. Last narrative report unless significant activity occurs. 

* Low Divide, Olympic NP, NPS. Twenty-nine miles south of Port Angeles, WA. Timber. Minimal fire activity 

with creeping, smoldering and backing. Area and trail closures in effect. Precipitation occurred over the fire 

area yesterday. Last narrative 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

Anvil OR-RSF 21,842 0 27 Ctn 10/31 1,131 -13 29 42 10 0 30.8M FS

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

Morgan OR-FWF 2,289 0 75 Ctn 10/15 283 -31 7 7 0 0 5.4M FS

Lookout OR-WIF 25,751 0 50 Ctn 10/15 428 -112 11 14 2 0 81.7M FS

Petes Lake OR-WIF 3,254 0 80 Comp 10/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 8M FS

Bedrock OR-WIF 31,590 0 98 Ctn 10/15 39 -4 1 3 0 4 64.9M FS

Chilcoot OR-UPF 1,940 0 67 Ctn 9/30 149 45 1 5 3 0 24.4M FS

Grizzly OR-UPF 324 0 0 Ctn 10/1 7 0 0 0 0 0 4M FS

Brice Creek OR-UPF 571 0 95 Ctn 10/1 22 22 1 0 0 0 3.1M FS

Dinner OR-UPF 304 0 95 Ctn 10/1 7 -77 0 0 0 0 7.5M FS

Cowlitz Complex WA-GPF 731 0 39 Ctn 10/31 122 -15 1 7 0 0 18.7M FS

Marsh OR-KLR 2,661 -339 30 Ctn 10/3 66 -4 1 13 0 0 742K FWS

Camp Creek OR-MHF 2,055 0 62 Ctn 10/31 53 1 1 3 0 0 22M FS

* Delabarre WA-OLP 4,168 --- 0 Comp 10/31 8 --- 0 0 0 0 NR NPS

* Low Divide WA-OLP 341 --- 0 Comp 10/31 18 --- 0 0 1 0 NR NPS

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

Airplane Lake WA-OWF 6,956 279 0 Comp 10/31 0 0 0 0 0 0 300K FS

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

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

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 NCP – North Cascades NP, NPS 

Northern California Area (PL 3) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 6

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 8

Type 2 IMTs committed: 4

Smith River Complex (2 fires), Six Rivers NF, USFS. IMT 2 (CA Team 12). Seven miles northeast of 

Gasquet, CA. Brush, grass and timber. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering and creeping. Communication

infrastructure threatened. Area, road and trail closures in effect. Precipitation occurred over the fire area 

yesterday.
2023 SRF Lightning Complex (3 fires), Six Rivers NF, USFS. Transfer of command from IMT 2 (EA Gold 

Team) to IMT2 (CA Team 16) will occur tomorrow. Twenty-two miles north of Hoopa, CA. Timber, brush and 

hardwood litter. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Numerous structures threatened. Area, 

road and trail closures in effect. Precipitation occurred over the fire area yesterday. 

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 smoldering. 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. 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 94,568 60 85 Ctn 11/15 836 -37 15 15 3 12 123M FS

2023 SRF 

Lightning 

Complex

CA-SRF 47,020 4,382 15 Ctn 10/15 661 -3 9 40 3 0 62.7M FS

Happy Camp 

Complex CA-KNF 21,386 0 82 Ctn 9/30 479 -76 6 9 1 0 108M FS

South Fork 

Complex CA-SHF 3,929 0 90 Ctn 9/30 140 -122 1 2 1 0 40M FS

Southern Area (PL 3) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 9

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. 

Fifteen miles southwest of DeRidder, LA. Southern rough, timber and medium slash. Minimal fire behavior with 

smoldering. Numerous structures threatened.

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

timber litter and timber. 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

Tiger Island LA-LAS 31,290 0 84 Ctn 10/30 224 20 0 24 4 54 14M ST

Hwy 113 LA-LAS 7,124 0 95 Ctn 10/1 39 3 0 7 0 0 3M ST

Southwest Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 0

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

Valentine AZ-TNF 8,982 0 92 Comp 11/15 200 5 3 11 3 0 7.5M FS

Mixon AZ-A1S 597 -3 100 Comp --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 NR ST

TNF – Tonto NF, USFS A1S – Northern District, Arizona DOF
Great Basin Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 4

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

Huntsman NV-LCL 469 0 100 Ctn --- 27 -3 1 2 0 0 147K BOR

Steep Creek UT-FIF 300 --- 0 Comp UNK 12 --- 0 0 0 0 60K 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

LCL – Lower Colorado Basin Region, BOR FIF – Fishlake NF, USFS STF – Sawtooth NF, USFS 

GRD – Green River District, BLM 

Northern Rockies Area (PL 1) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 9

New large incidents: 0

Uncontained large fires: 3

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

with creeping and smoldering. 

East Fork, Kootenai NF, USFS. Twelve miles south of Trego, MT. 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

River Road East MT-LNF 17,313 0 92 Ctn 10/31 26 -3 0 1 0 64 16.2M FS

Lupine MT-LNF 158 6 90 Ctn 10/11 1 0 0 0 0 0 230K FS

East Fork MT-KNF 5,259 0 75 Ctn 9/30 5 -6 0 0 0 0 28.1M FS

Rocky Mountain Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 2

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

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

SJF – San Juan NF, USFS 
Southern California Area (PL 2) 

Fire Activity and Teams Assigned Totals

New fires: 10

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

Quarry CA-STF 400 --- 0 Comp 11/15 74 --- 4 1 0 0 20K FS

KNP – Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP, NPS STF – Stanislaus NF, USFS
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 2 2 4 

Northwest ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Northern California FIRES 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 

Northern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 

Southern California FIRES 0 0 0 0 10 0 10

Southern California ACRES 0 0 0 0 26 394 420

Northern Rockies FIRES 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 

Northern Rockies ACRES 14 0 0 0 0 6 20

Great Basin FIRES 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 

Great Basin ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Southwest FIRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Southwest ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Rocky Mountain FIRES 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 

Rocky Mountain ACRES 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 9 0 9 

Southern Area ACRES 0 0 0 0 86 0 86

TOTAL FIRES: 9 1 0 0 31 3 44

TOTAL ACRES: 14 0 0 0 114 401 529
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 0 222 9 345

Alaska ACRES 0 151,844 0 0 146,239 9 298,092

Northwest FIRES 256 242 28 42 1,994 733 3,295

Northwest ACRES 3,496 35,576 7,760 6,117 112,995 134,345 300,289

Northern California FIRES 4 19 5 11 2,195 471 2,705

Northern California ACRES 122 36 5 751 9,860 162,811 173,586

Southern California FIRES 11 50 3 63 2,866 373 3,366

Southern California ACRES 75 1,203 3 89,092 36,422 5,073 131,868

Northern Rockies FIRES 495 50 7 43 1,188 417 2,200

Northern Rockies ACRES 51,196 1,975 462 25 22,778 56,115 132,551

Great Basin FIRES 28 504 6 46 619 302 1,505

Great Basin ACRES 492 34,102 0 182 3,938 65,608 104,321

Southwest FIRES 502 247 11 46 816 867 2,489

Southwest ACRES 22,633 16,028 3,250 2,082 99,684 245,541 389,217

Rocky Mountain FIRES 157 327 4 27 868 266 1,649

Rocky Mountain ACRES 878 7,138 36 20 216,014 9,604 233,690

Eastern Area FIRES 157 0 26 14 7,991 339 8,527

Eastern Area ACRES 1,075 0 5,316 52 55,620 5,872 67,934

Southern Area FIRES 493 2 68 79 16,640 521 17,803

Southern Area ACRES 98,808 0 12,357 30,758 333,967 79,353 555,244

TOTAL FIRES: 2,103 1,555 158 371 35,399 4,298 43,884

TOTAL ACRES: 178,775 247,902 29,189 129,079 1,037,518 764,329 2,386,791

Ten Year Average Quantity

Fires (2013 – 2022 as of today) 45,439

Acres (2013 – 2022 as of today) 6,174,734

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

West-southwest sustained winds of 10-20 mph gusting 20-35 mph amid minimum relative humidity of 8-20% 

will develop across southern and eastern portions of the Great Basin, western Colorado, southern Wyoming, 

and northern Arizona. Above normal temperatures and relative humidity below 15% will continue in the Desert 

Southwest as well. Southerly wind gusts of 20-35 mph, minimum relative humidity of 10-25%, and 

temperatures in the 90s are expected across portions of the southern and central High Plains, but isolated 

thunderstorms are likely on portions of the southern High Plains into the Big Bend. Thunderstorms will develop 

across Florida and along the Gulf Coast, but hot and dry conditions are likely across portions of the Southeast 

through the Lower Mississippi Valley into much of Texas and Oklahoma. Showers and thunderstorms will 

continue in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys into the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic, with showers and 

thunderstorms on portions of the northern Plains as well. Precipitation will continue along and west of the 

Cascades and from northeast Washington into northwest Montana, with some spillover rainfall on the 

Columbia Basin. 

National Predictive Services Outlook

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