Wildfire

Friday, September 30, 2022, the Radford fire was declared 100% contained. Full control of the fire will not occur until all smokes have been mitigated or until weather conditions persist over the incident for an extended period. This could possibly continue into the winter months. Containment lines such as Dozerline and Handline have stopped all forward progression of the fire. The fire may continue to produce visible smoke at times and will continue to have an Incident Commander, fire equipment and personnel on scene daily to extinguish interior heat sources as they are discovered. This will continue for the foreseeable future. The move to full containment comes from a series of intelligence platforms that were gathered over the last few weeks. Night flying infrared imaging flew the Radford fire on the 27th and returned five heat signatures on the interior of the incident, none of which pose an immediate threat to containment lines. A helicopter has conducted a recon of the fire...

THREE PHASES OF WILDFIRE RECOVERY   There are three phases of recovery following wildfires on federal lands: Fire Suppression Repair Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Long-Term Recovery and Restoration Fire Suppression Repair is a series of immediate post-fire actions taken to repair damages and minimize potential soil erosion and impacts resulting from fire suppression activities and usually begins before the fire is contained, and before the demobilization of an Incident Management Team. This work repairs the hand and dozer fire lines, roads, trails, staging areas, safety zones, and drop points used during fire suppression efforts. Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) is a rapid assessment of burned watersheds by a BAER team to identify imminent post-wildfire threats to human life and safety, property, and critical natural or cultural resources on National Forest System lands and take immediate...

The Columbus Fire was detected on August 22nd, 2022. It is located approximately 6 miles northeast of Murray, ID, and is within a mile of the Idaho/Montana state line. This fire was likely a holdover lightning start from the same storm that started the Bear Gulch

Texas A&M Forest Service received a request for assistance on a wildfire burning in Palo Pinto County on September 29, 2022, around 12:45 p.m. The Lazy Fire is burning in rough terrain with thick juniper vegetation and is threatening multiple structures. The fire was reported as a prescribed burn outside control lines. This was not a burn conducted by Texas A&M Forest Service; the agency was requested to assist with suppression once the burn converted to a wildfire.Texas A&M Forest Service is on scene and are working closely with local fire departments and resources from the county to suppress Lazy Fire. Texas A&M Forest Service is working in unified command with Palo Pinto

A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team has arrived in Joseph, Oregon to begin their assessment of the Double Creek Fire. The fire has covered 171,505 acres to date on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and nearby private lands.BAER is an emergency program aimed at managing imminent unacceptable risks to human life and safety, property, or critical natural and cultural resources from post-wildfire conditions. A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team has arrived in Westfir, Oregon to begin their assessment of the Cedar Creek Fire. The fire has covered 120,757 acres (to date) on the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests.The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) program is designed to identify and manage potential risks to resources on National Forest System lands and reduce these threats through appropriate emergency measures to protect human life and safety, property, and critical natural or cultural resources. BAER is an emergency program for emergency response work...

The Cannon Fire was detected on August 7th, 2022. It is primarily burning in the Cannon Creek drainage, located in the Bob Marshall Wilderness on the Spotted Bear Ranger District. The fire is burning on the south facing side of the slope and has spotted over the ridge into the sub drainage that separates Cannon and Gorge Creeks. As of 9/5/2022 the fire activity has picked up since the last rain event, particularly on the western flank of the fire in the bowls under Swan Peak. As of 9/8/2022, the fire crossed Cannon Creek on the south side of the fire and is burning into the 2001 Cannon Fire burn scar. As of As of 10/04/2022, no significant observable growth has been detected. The Spotted Bear Ranger District will continue to monitor fire activity, with reconnaissance flights as resources allow. Potential threats to values will continually be assessed. A point protection strategy and checking actions, where safe and effective, will be implemented as needed. There is a significant fire...

Even with the fall weather & minimal fire activity on the Weasel Fire, the work continues. Three falling modules, including two Forest Service and one contract module, and two excavators are working to mitigate hazards from fire weakened trees. A squad also removed the structure protection wrap from the Wam Lookout this week. The area, trail and road closure that was in place as been terminated and the area is now open. Please use caution if you are in the vicinity of the Weasel Fire. There is the possibility that some smoke or open flames may be visible and potential hazards including falling trees and limbs, loos rocks, and flash flooding. A closure order is in effect for the Frozen Lake Road (NFS #114A and #114Y). The closure starts past the junction of NFS Road #700 and NFS #114Y and continues northeast to junction with NFS Road #114A. Road #114A is closed from the junction, which is at the Flathead and Kootenai Boundary, continuing to mile post 10.3.For more information related...

Fairview Fire Forest Closure MapCurrent Acres:28,307     Containment: 98%    The Fairview fire began on September 5, 2022, near Bautista Road and Fairview Avenue in the unincorporated county area of Hemet.  The fire grew quickly growing to the South and West into the communities of Cactus Valley, South Hemet, and Sage, as well as burning South and East into the Bautista and Blackburn Canyons and the Red Mountain area on the south-west side of the San Jacinto District of the San Bernardino National Forest. Suppression repair continues along Rouse Ridge (5S15) Road and  Little Thomas Mountain Road  (6S13).  Suppression repair primarily consists of repairing damage caused by dozers and other supression equipment, Smoothing road surfaces and water drainage features by using a road maintainer blade, and brush mastication along the road edge to improve visibility.  The fire perimeter is being patrolled and monitored by fire suppression resources assigned to the incident. ...

The Cyclone Lookout detected the Quartz Fire in Glacier National Park on August 14. The fire is located west of the Continental Divide in the Quartz Creek drainage below Vulture Peak. The fire is burning in steep terrain in subalpine fir and brush south of Quartz Lake. Since the fire was detected, it has grown to over 1900 acres. Much of that growth occurred August 17th through 19th. The fire received over ¾” of rain the week of August 22, which limited fire activity and growth. Fire behavior increased September 7th with the passage of a strong cold front, with uphill runs and group tree torching. Conditions abated on September 8th with cooler temperatures and higher humidity levels. Aerial observations of the fire show a mixed severity burn pattern, meaning that areas within the fire perimeter burned at different intensities. The Quartz Fire so far has resulted in some understory burning in less intense areas, and other areas with a higher burn intensity where most of the...

The North Camas Fire was detected in the upper Camas Creek drainage high on the north ridge of Heavens Peak around 7:00 pm on Sunday, September 4. The fire was first detected from Swiftcurrent Lookout. The North Camas Fire is burning in very steep, inaccessible terrain and is estimated at 71 acres as of September 11th. The arrival of seasonal fall conditions has kept fire activity minimal, and no change is expected until snow cover extinguishes the last few smokes. Glacier National Park Fire Staff will continue to monitor weather and fire behavior until the fires are declared out. This will be the last update unless significant activity

Today: Management of the Bull Gin Complex will transition to the Kootenai National Forest as a type 4 incident on Sunday, 10/2 at 0700. Today crews wrap up suppression repair work on the Government and Billiard Fires. The fire continues to slowly creep and smolder through dried fuels, containment lines are in place. Firefighters continue point protection of structures and fire progression monitoring. Road and trail closures for the Isabella Lake Fire are lifted as of 0800 Friday, 9/30. Road and trail closures for the Government and Billiard Fires will be lifted at 0800 Monday, 10/3. Public Resources:   ·         Daily Fire Updates can be accessed here or through the News tab in the blue bar located in the upper portion of this page.  ·         A variety of maps are added daily to the Maps section in the blue bar in the upper portion of this page, or via this direct link.  ·         Public meetings may occur in the coming days. Announcements for...

Discovered on August 14th, the Blackburn Fire is located just north of the Heller Creek Campground near the headwaters of the St. Joe River. Several other fires were detected the same weekend, all from a single lightning storm days before. Fire managers prioritized initial attack efforts based on location of new starts, values at risk, and safe access for firefighting personnel. For those reasons, the Blackburn Fire has shifted to a suppression strategy of point and zone

On September 28, at 4:35pm, Graham FD requested assistance from Texas A&M Forest Service, for a wildfire five miles NW from the City of Graham. The fire ws located in a heavy, thick brush, it was fast moving and threated four structures. Burkburnett Task Force Dozer constructed containment line around the perimeter of the

The Williams Creek Fire was detected August 29 and is located on the Red River Ranger District approximately five miles west of Orogrande in the Gospel Hump Wilderness. Ground and aerial firefighting resources responded with aggressive initial attack at time of detection, but the fire growth outpaced these efforts. A point protection strategy has been implemented to protect the community of Orogrande and other values at risk. Update Sept. 29, 2022: The Williams Creek and Twin Lakes fires have recently shown no significant fire activity. This InciWeb page will no longer be updated unless an unexpected increase in activity occurs. For continued Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests wildfire information updates, please

The Ross Fork Fire started by lightning on August 12, 2022 and first discovered on August 14th. The fire has been burning in remote and rugged areas of the Sawtooth National Forest and National Recreation Area and along the Highway 75 corridor south of Stanley. A high wind event over Labor Day weekend caused extreme fire behavior and growth. The fire moved west towards the North Fork of Ross Creek, and north towards Jake’s Gulch and Alturas Lake Creek. The southwest winds aligned and established fire well into Beaver Creek and threatened the community of Smiley Creek prompting the evacuations of that area and Alturas Lake. On Tuesday, September 6, the fire crossed to the east side of Highway 75. Firefighters and aircraft were able to limit growth to approximately 800 acres on the east side of Highway 75. Rain has fallen intermittently since the 12th, moderating fire behavior significantly.Evacuations:Effective September 16, all evacuation areas have been reduced to "READY" status...

The Bear Gulch Fire was lightning caused and detected on August 18th, 2022. It is located approximately 6 miles east of Murray, ID, and is within a mile of the Idaho/Montana state

Yosemite September Lightning Since September 5, Yosemite Fire and Aviation and partners responded to multiple new lightning strikes in the park. No closures or evacuations are associated with these incidents. All are/were less than 1/4 acre.CHIQUITO FIRE – OUT Location: Chiquito Pass/Chain Lakes area, near the park’s southeast boundary Elevation: 9100’ Discover Date: September 10, 2022TURNER FIRE - OUT Location: east of Alder Falls, along Turner Ridge, northeast of the Wawona Road above Alder Creek Elevation: 6700’ Discover Date: September 10, 2022EMPIRE FIRE – OUT Location: near Empire Meadows, Badger Pass area Elevation: 6500’ Discover Date: September 10, 2022 Size: 1/10th  acreWOLF FIRE - OUT Location: Along Tioga Road, east of White Wolf Elevation: 8000’ Discover Date: September 10, 2022OBELISK FIRE - OUT Location: East of Starr King Meadow/ west of Lake Obelisk/Mt. Clark Elevation: 9,750’ Discover date: September 9, 2022RANCH FIRE - OUT Location: Northeast of...

All safety closures associated with the Red fire have been lifted.The Red Fire is burning in the 2001 Hoover Fire footprint in red fir, lodgepole pine litter. For information on the Rodgers Fire, north of Hetch Hetchy visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8333/ For information on other Yosemite September Lightning fires, visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8419/

The Indian Ridge Fire started by lightning on July 7th in the Indian Creek drainage in Idaho’s Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.  It is burning five miles from the Idaho/Montana border and is approximately 30 miles southwest of Darby, MT.   The fire is burning in very steep, rugged, and remote terrain with heavy surface fuels and dead standing timber making access for firefighters difficult and dangerous.Fire managers are utilizing a point protection strategy to prevent any critical wilderness infrastructure from being negatively impacted by the

Fire resources continue with suppression repair activities on the Barnes Fire. Hazard tree mitigation continues to reduce the risks of hazard trees to firefighters and the public. Dozers and other heavy equipment will repair roads and trails to limit erosion and improve access. The incident is remaining in its  current footprint with 5,843 acres buned and 99% contained. Critical fire weather is expected over the incident area in the coming days, however this will be our final update unless significant changes occur on the