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SWCC MORNING INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

August 31, 2010, 0900
(This is the last REPORT of the SWCC Morning Intelligence Briefing for 2010.)

SITUATION

SWA UNPLANNED WILDLAND FIRE ACTIVITY
(i.e. DAILY REPORTING) **

SW Preparedness Level
(Effective 7/30/10)

AGENCY	STATE	ID	UNIT NAME	HUMAN FIRES	HUMAN ACRES	LIGHTNING FIRES	LIGHTNING ACRES
BLM	NM	FAD	Farmington District			1	0
ST	NM	N1S	Chama District			1	0
ST	NM	N2S	Cimarron District			1	0
USFS	AZ	KNF	Kaibab NF			1	0
				0	0	4	0
			** Fires Reported via the National Sit Report Program Detailed Report \| Summary Report

REPORTING DISPATCH CENTERS					x = reported
AZ:	ADC	SDC	TDC	FDC	WDC	PDC	PHC
	X	x	x		x	x	x
NM:	TDC	ABC	SDC	ADC	SFC
	x		X	x

SWA UNPLANNED WILDLAND FIRE INCIDENTS
(i.e. ICS-209 REPORTS) **

Large Fire Location Map

SWA MAC Group Incident Priority

NEW REPORTS	All Strategies	Legend \| Strategy Def.
None reported.

OPEN REPORTS	Full Suppression	Legend \| Strategy Def.
BOSQUE 2 , BIA-Colorado River Agency LOCATED: 15 N of Ehrenberg, AZ LAT/LONG: N 33 40 5, W 114 31 31 REMARKS: Smoldering on the flanks, mop up, and control.	STRATEGY: Full Suppression STARTED: 8/26 CAUSE: Lightning FUELS: Brush (2') (FM-5) GROWTH POTENTIAL: Low DIFF. TERRAIN: Low MANAGEMENT: Type 3 (Lee, IC)	SIZE: 228 CONT: 90% ECD: 9/06 CRN: None ST: 0 SD: 0 T1C: 0; T2C: 1 HELO: 0; ENG: 0 PERS: 20 LAST 209: 8/30

OPEN REPORTS	Point or Zone Protection	Legend \| Strategy Def.
RANGER COMPLEX , Coconino NF LOCATED: 4 E of Clints Wells, AZ LAT/LONG: N 34 33 1, W 111 13 10 COMPLEX FIRES: Bravo (121 ac.), Ranger (1,125 ac.) REMARKS: None	STRATEGY: Point or Zone Protection STARTED: 7/17 CAUSE: Lightning FUELS: Timber (FM-10) GROWTH POTENTIAL: Med. DIFF. TERRAIN: High MANAGEMENT: Type 3 (Miller, IC)	SIZE: 1,246 CONT: MMA 12,500 ECD: 9/01 CRN: None ST: 11 SD: 0 T1C: 1; T2C: 0 HELO: 0; ENG: 2 PERS: 13 LAST 209: 8/26
HARTMAN, Santa Fe NF LOCATED: 8 SE of Pecos, NM LAT/LONG: N 35 31 50, W 105 30 44 REMARKS: None	STRATEGY: Point or Zone Protection STARTED: 8/25 CAUSE: Lightning FUELS: Closed Timber Litter (FM-8) GROWTH POTENTIAL: Low DIFF. TERRAIN: Extreme MANAGEMENT: Type 4 (Valdez, IC)	SIZE: 4 CONT: NR ECD: 9/01 CRN: T6 engines, T4 IC, 7-person IA crew ST: 0 SD: 0 T1C: 0; T2C: 0 HELO: 0; ENG: 3 PERS: 20 LAST 209: 8/26

OPEN REPORTS	Monitor / Confine / Contain	Legend \| Strategy Def.
WASH COMPLEX , Kaibab National Forest LOCATED: 15 SE of Tusayan, AZ LAT/LONG: N 35 50 33, W 111 51 59 COMPLEX FIRES: Wash (197 ac.), Tank (960 ac.) REMARKS: Moderate fire behavior with 1-2' flame lengths and ROS of 1-2 ch/hr. Completed aerial ignitions on unburned island of fuel within the perimeter of the planned management area. Holding and monitoring.	STRATEGY: Monitor / Conf. Cont. STARTED: 7/22 CAUSE: Lightning FUELS: Timber (FM-10) GROWTH POTENTIAL: Low DIFF. TERRAIN: Low MANAGEMENT: Type 4 (Ruff, IC)	SIZE: 1,157 CONT: MMA 3,700 ECD: N/A CRN: None ST: 0 SD: 0 T1C: 0; T2C: 0 HELO: 0; ENG: 3 PERS: 11 LAST 209: 8/27
WALNUT CANYON , Apache-Sitgreaves NF LOCATED: 5 NE of Forest Lake, AZ LAT/LONG: N 34 9 3, W 110 2 0 REMARKS: Fire behavior is low, mostly ground fire, burning in heavies and stumps. Continue to monitor.	STRATEGY: Monitor / Confine / Contain STARTED: 8/24 CAUSE: Lightning FUELS: Timber (FM-2) GROWTH POTENTIAL: Low DIFF. TERRAIN: Low MANAGEMENT: Type 4 (Olmstead, IC)	SIZE: 144 CONT: NA ECD: 9/10 CRN: None ST: 0 SD: 0 T1C: 0; T2C: 0 HELO: 0; ENG: 3 PERS: 9 LAST 209: 8/28
Barbell, El Malpais Nat. Monument LOCATED: 25 S of Grants, NM LAT/LONG: N 34 54 12, W 107 59 48 REMARKS: None	STRATEGY: Monitor / Conf. / Control STARTED: 7/20 CAUSE: Lightning FUELS: Timber (FM-10) GROWTH POTENTIAL: NR DIFF. TERRAIN: NR MANAGEMENT: Type 4 (Randall, IC)	SIZE: 3 CONT: MMA 0 ECD: N/A CRN: None ST: 0 SD: 0 T1C: 0; T2C: 0 HELO: 0; ENG: 0 PERS: 0 LAST 209: 8/05

FINAL REPORTS		Legend \| Strategy Def.
JUNIPER, Kaibab National Forest LOCATED: 18 NE of Williams, AZ LAT/LONG: N 35 25 57, W 111 55 57 REMARKS: None	STRATEGY: Monitor / Conf. / Cont. STARTED: 7/17 CAUSE: Lightning FUELS: Timber (FM-10) GROWTH POTENTIAL: Low DIFF. TERRAIN: Med. MANAGEMENT: Type 5	SIZE: 470 CONT: MMA 20% ECD: NR CRN: None ST: 0 SD: 0 T1C: 0; T2C: 0 HELO: 0; ENG: 0 PERS: 0 LAST 209: 8/30

YEAR-TO-DATE - UNPLANNED FIRE ACTIVITY As of: 8/23/10	ALL WILDLAND FIRES		LARGE WILDLAND FIRES

	FIRES	ACRES	FIRES	ACRES
Arizona *	1,211	60,957	29	53,057
New Mexico	872	97,295	45	83,840
West TX / OK **	34	7,555	1	10,362
Southwest Area	2,117	165,807	62	149,106
	YTD Activity By Unit

NATIONAL FIRE ACTIVITY

National Preparedness Level
(Effective 6/01/10)

SITUATION **	RESOURCES
Initial attack activity: Light (188 new fires) New large fires: 1 () Large fires contained: 7 Uncontained large fires: * 20	Area Command Teams committed: 0 NIMOs committed: 0 Type 1 IMTs committed: 2 Type 2 IMTs committed: 9
Nationally, there are 68 large fires being managed to achieve multiple objectives.
Uncontained large fires includes only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy.

GEOGRAPHIC AREA	NEW FIRES	NEW LARGE	OPEN LARGE	T1 IMT COMMITTED	T2 IMT COMMITTED
Alaska
Eastern Area	5	0	1	0	0
East Basin	17	0	7	0	3
Northern Rockies	4	0	2	0	2
Northern Cal.	13	0	2	0	1
Northwest	26	0	5	2	3
Southern Area	94	0	2	0	0
Southern Cal.
Rocky Mtn	18	1	1	0	0
Southwest
West Basin
National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR) \| National Large Fire Map \| Links to Other Geographic Area Daily Reports


PRESCRIBED FIRE ACTIVITY
NAME		UNIT	DATES	ACRES	PILES (Cubic Ft.)
Nagel Piles	AZ	Apache-Sitgreaves NF	8/31	15
Black Mesa Sc. Piles	AZ	Apache-Sitgreaves NF	8/31	10
Scattered Piles	AZ	Apache-Sitgreaves NF	8/31	25
Bly Pit	AZ	Coconino NF	8/31	5

	Arizona \| New Mexico (Posted by 1030 daily)		Prescribed Fire Location Map

YEAR-TO-DATE PRESCRIBED FIRE ACTIVITY As of: 8/27/10
Arizona	FIRES	ACRES	New Mexico	FIRES	ACRES

BIA	66	73,857	BIA	103	26,555
BLM*	71	29,235	BLM	74	82,304
FWS	8	2,541	FWS	11	1,120
NPS	43	9,189	NPS	34	8,206
USFS	99	22,229	USFS	25	41,863
TOTAL	287	121,860	TOTAL	247	160,048
			West Texas	FIRES	ACRES
*(BLM-ASD not included)			FWS	6	1,717
			NPS	24	11,200
			TOTAL	30	12,917
	YTD Prescribed Fire Activity By Unit

RESOURCES

TACTICAL REPORTS	POTENTIAL RESOURCE DEMAND
SIT300 (IMT and Crew Resources) SIT300 (Aviation) (PW Required) SWCC Unable to Fill (UTF) List	Potential Demand for Initial Attack and IMT Resources to Incidents in the SWA Potential Demand for the following OOA Resources to the SWA: IMTS \| Type 1 Crews

RESOURCES ASSIGNED TABLE (*): Data derived from ROSS Reports (PW Required)

	ALL SWA & OOA RESOURCES ASSIGNED IN AREA			SWA RESOURCES ASSIGNED OUT-OF-AREA
RESOURCE	ASSIGNED TODAY	ASSIGNED LAST REPORT	CHANGE	ASSIGNED TODAY	ASSIGNED LAST REPORT	CHANGE
Leads / ASM (**)					0	0
Fixed-Wing Air Tactical (**)					0	0
Type 1 Helicopters (**)					0	0
Type 3 Helicopters (**)				3	3	0
Smokejumpers					0	0
Total Aviation Assets				4	4	0
Type 1 Crews (**)				14	14	0
Type 2 Crews					0	0
Type 2IA Crews				2	2	0
Total Crew Assets (includes Camp Crews)				16	16	-5
Engines				6	6	0
Water Tenders					0	0
Total Equipment Assets				9	8	+1
Type 1 IMT (**)				0	0	0
Type 2 IMT (**)				0	0	0
Type 3 IMT (**)				0	0	0
Total Overhead / Support Assets (includes FFT1/FFT2)				546	663	-117
() = Data retrieved from ROSS Cognos Program (*) = Data retrieved from SIT300 OOA = Out-of-Area Resources			YTD Trend for SWA & OOA Resources Assigned In-Area YTD Trend for SWA Resources Assigned Out-of-Area

FIRE WEATHER

TODAY		TOMORROW
	Combined
Today		Tomorrow

FIRE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE	PLANNING FORECAST	RED FLAG WARNINGS / FIRE WATCHES
Las Vegas, NV (VEF)	Northwest Arizona	None
Flagstaff, AZ (FGZ)	Northeast Arizona	None
Phoenix, AZ (PSR)	Central / Southwest Arizona	None
Tucson, AZ (TWC)	Southern & Southeastern Arizona	None
Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)	Northern New Mexico	None
El Paso, TX (EPZ)	Southwest New Mexico	None
Midland, TX (MAF)	Southeast New Mexico Southwest Texas	None
Lubbock, TX (LUB)	West Texas	None
Amarillo, TX (AMA)	Northwest Texas	None
Fire Weather Zone Maps: Arizona \| New Mexico		National Red Flag Warning / Fire Weather Watches