Archive for the ‘Fires/Wildfires’ Category
The Delta Fire in Shasta County has charred 22,000 acres as of Thursday night.
Friday, September 7th, 2018- It ignited around 1 p.m. Wednesday
- 1,224 fire personnel are battling it.
- Evacuations are in place for three counties.
9/2/1666: The Great Fire of London breaks out in the house of King Charles II’s baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge.
Sunday, September 2nd, 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er3GKw8Z3R4
“……The Great Fire of London was a disaster waiting to happen. London of 1666 was a city of medieval houses made mostly of oak timber. Some of the poorer houses had walls covered with tar, which kept out the rain but made the structures more vulnerable to fire. Streets were narrow, houses were crowded together, and the firefighting methods of the day consisted of neighborhood bucket brigades armed with pails of water and primitive hand pumps. ….”
9/1/1894: Hinckley, Minnesota, is destroyed by a forest fire with about 440 people dying.
Saturday, September 1st, 20188/19/1980: Fire on board Saudi jet forces landing and fireballs on the ground causing the death of over 300 souls.
Sunday, August 19th, 2018National Fire SitRep
Sunday, August 12th, 2018National Interagency Coordination Center Incident Management Situation Report Saturday, August 11, 2018 – 0530 MT National Preparedness Level 5
National Fire Activity Initial Attack Activity: Light (84 fires)
New large incidents: 6
Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires:** 52
Area Command teams committed: 0 NIMOs committed: 1 Type 1 IMTs committed: 14 Type 2 IMTs committed: 18 Nationally, there are 52 large fires being managed under a strategy other than full suppression. **Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy. Link to Geographic Area daily reports.
On August 9th a firefighter with CAL FIRE Butte Unit was fatally injured in a vehicle accident while assigned to the Carr fire near Redding, CA. The firefighting community extends condolences to the friends and family of the deceased.
One hundred thirty-eight fireline management personnel from Australia and New Zealand are assigned to support large fires in the California and Northwest Areas.
Two MAFFS C-130 airtankers and support personnel from the 152nd Airlift Wing (Nevada Air National Guard), one from the 146th Airlift Wing (California Air National Guard) and one from the 302nd Airlift Wing (Colorado Springs, Air Force Reserve) have been deployed to McClellan Airfield, CA in support of wildland fire operations.
One RC-26 aircraft with Distributed Real-Time Infrared (DRTI) capability and support personnel from the 141st Air Refueling Wing (Washington Air National Guard) has been deployed to Spokane, WA in support of wildland fire operations in the West.
Holy fire, 10% contained, has injured three firefighters and displaced more than 20,000 people.
Saturday, August 11th, 2018National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook
Friday, August 10th, 2018
The National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC): Preparedness Levels
Friday, August 10th, 2018National Preparedness Levels
The National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC) establishes Preparedness Levels throughout the calendar year to help assure that firefighting resources are ready to respond to new incidents. Preparedness Levels are dictated by fuel and weather conditions, fire activity, and resource availability.
The five Preparedness Levels range from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest level. Each Preparedness Level has specific management directions. As the Preparedness Levels rise, more federal and state employees become available for fire mobilization if needed.
| Large Incident: | A wildfire of 100 acres or more occuring in timber, or a wildfire of 300 acres or more occuring in grass/sage. |
| Wildland Fire: | Any nonstructure fire, other than prescribed fire, that occurs in the wildland. |
| Wildland Fire – IMT1: | Wildland fire; Type 1 Incident Management Team Assigned. |
| Wildland Fire – IMT2: | Wildland fire; Type 2 Incident Management Team Assigned. |
| Wildland Fire – Other: | Wildland fire; Other Incident Management Team Assigned besides a Type 1 or Type 2 team (e.g. Type 3). |
Preparedness Level 1
Geographic Areas accomplish incident management objectives utilizing local resources with little or no national support.
– Conditions are not favorable to support significant wildland fire activity in most geographic areas.
– Resource capability is adequate with little or no mobilization of resources occurring through the National Interagency Coordination Center.
– Potential for emerging significant wildland fires is expected to remain minimal.
Preparedness Level 2
Active Geographic Areas (GA’s) are unable to independently accomplish incident management objectives. Resource capability remains stable enough nationally to sustain incident operations and meet objectives in active GA’s.
– Significant wildland fire activity is increasing in a few geographic areas.
– Resources within most geographic areas are adequate to manage the current situation, with light to moderate mobilization of resources occurring through the National Interagency Coordination Center.
– Potential for emerging significant wildland fires is normal to below normal for the time of year.
Preparedness Level 3
Mobilization of resources nationally is required to sustain incident management operations in the active Geographic Areas (GA’s). National priorities established as a necessary measure to address the heavy and persistent demand for shared resources among active GA’s.
– Significant wildland fire activity is occurring in multiple geographic areas, with Incident Management Teams (IMTs) actively engaged.
– Mobilization of resources through the National Interagency Coordination Center is moderate to heavy.
– Potential for emerging significant wildland fires is normal for the time of year.
Preparedness Level 4
Shared resources are heavily committed. National mobilization trends affect all Geographic Areas (GA’s) and regularly occur over larger and larger distances. National priorities govern resources of all types. Heavy demand on inactive/low activity GA’s with low levels of activity for available resources.
– Significant wildland fire activity is occurring in multiple geographic areas; significant commitment of Incident Management Teams.
– NICC increasingly engages GACCs in an effort to coordinate and fill orders for available resources.
– Potential for significant incidents emerging in multiple GA’s indicates that resource demands will continue or increase.
Preparedness Level 5
National mobilization is heavily committed and measures need to be taken to support GA’s. Active GA’s must take emergency measures to sustain incident operations.
– Full commitment of national resources is ongoing.
– Resource orders filled at NICC by specifically coordinating requests with GACCs as resources become available.
– Potential for emerging significant wildland fires is high and expected to remain high in multiple geographic areas.