National Preparedness Level: 1 (On a scale from 1 to 5)
Information updated on
July 2, 2009 6:37 AM
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Current National Situation: Initial attack was moderate with 213 new fires reported. Two new large fires reported and two large fires contained.
6,257 Lightning Strikes Hit California - June 4 (includes lightning maps)
Wildland Fire Outlook - May 2009 through August 2009
Fire Activity |
Yesterday |
Year to date |
|
10-Year Average |
| Number of Fires |
213 |
48,678 |
36,761 |
42,793 |
| Acres Burned |
10,531 |
1,918,243 |
2,138,704 |
2,093,032 |
Incident Name |
State |
Lead
Agency |
Size
(acres) |
Percent
Contained |
Estimate of Containment |
Personnel |
Structures Lost |
Rumsey |
CA |
LNU |
716 |
100 |
07/01 |
470 |
3 |
Rumsey, Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit, Cal Fire. Sixteen miles east of Lower Lake, CA. Brush and grass. Contained. |
Grouse |
CA |
YNP |
1,163 |
15 |
07/11 |
268 |
0 |
Grouse, Yosemite National Park. Five miles east of El Portal, CA. Timber. Moderate fire activity. Grouse (37 41.445 x 119 41.017; 6500’, Mariposa Co.), started May 30. Personnel are working ahead of the fire implementing management actions along Steamboat Ridge to prevent northward fire spread. The fire is visible along Wawona Road (Highway 41) and Glacier Pt. Road. Please expect temporary road delays near the fire vicinity. |
Harden |
CA |
YNP |
520 |
15 |
07/11 |
100 |
0 |
Harden, Yosemite National Park. Twelve miles southeast of Yosemite Valley, CA. Timber. Moderate fire activity. The Harden Lake, Smith Meadow, and Pate Valley Trails are closed as of 7/1/09 due to fire activity in the area. |
Hunter |
CO |
GRD |
100 |
n/a |
07/04 |
20 |
0 |
Hunter, Grand Junction Field Office, BLM. Confine / contain management strategy. Fifteen miles north of Grand Junction, CO. Pinyon pine, juniper, brush and grass. Active fire behavior with torching and spotting. Last report unless significant activity occurs. |
Shasta Lightning |
CA |
SHS |
5 |
100 |
07/01 |
100 |
0 |
Widespread storms produced at least 380 lightning strikes across Northern California beginning about 2 p.m. and lasting until late evening on Wednesday. On the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, seven fires were detected, attacked and contained this afternoon.
The Buck, Union and Thompson Fires were suppressed in the headwaters of the Trinity River about eight miles northwest of Coffee Creek. All were estimated at one-tenth acre in size. About five miles west of Siskiyou Lake, the Toad Fire was contained at approximately one acre. The Allen Fire, about five miles south of Burnt Ranch and the Little Fire about five miles northwest of Hyampom were suppressed at one-tenth acre each. North of Mt. Shasta near the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial on Highway 97, the Memorial Fire was contained at one-quarter acre. |
Current Large Fires
Fire locations are based on data provided by the National Interagency Fire Center and are subject to change.
Large Incident - A wildfire of 100 acres or more occuring in timber, or a wildfire of 500 acres or more occuring in grass/sage.
Wildland Fire - Any nonstructure fire, other than prescribed fire, that occurs in the wildland.
Wildland Fire Use (WFU) Fire - A naturally ignited wildland fire that is managed to accomplish specific prestated resource management objectives in predefined geographic areas outlined in Fire Management Plans.
Map information provided courtesy of the UDSA Remote Sensing Application Center using data provided by the National Interagency Fire Center. The data is subject to change.
Weather Outlook:
Thunderstorms will increase across the West today as moisture continues to move northward. Driest storms will be on the northwestern periphery of moisture in the western and northern Great Basin, Northern California, and Oregon. Relative humidity will begin to improve across the Southeast. A warming and drying trend will continue in Alaska with isolated dry thunderstorms possible in the eastern interior.
Special Northern California Forecast (if warranted):
Warmer, drier weather will be the prevailing pattern this week as high pressure dominates the weather pattern most of the time. A low off the Southern California coast will be drifting inland later this week, but outside of a little cooling in some places from a moderately strong Delta Breeze Wednesday into Thursday, its passage will be rather quiet. Thunderstorms will be at a minimum for the week with the area near the Sierra crest from around Tahoe southward the most likely North Ops locations, although a few other thunderstorms may become possible over the northern mountains Wednesday and Thursday afternoons as the low moves eastward. Max inland valley temps will be in the 98-104 degree range through this weekend. Overnight RH recovery of less than 35% is expected at many mid and higher elevation areas in particular, with many other areas recovering to only between 35-50%. Fairly widespread afternoon RH values of 10-18% area also expected. Outside of a few areas/periods of some northerly nighttime winds gusting to 20-25 mph and the already mentioned Delta Breeze, winds will be quite seasonable and not too strong.
Many thanks to the Fire Information Services for the updates!
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