Wildfire

The Baseball wildfire started at noon Tuesday, Feb. 25 on the Covelo Ranger District of the Mendocino National Forest. It has been determined that the fire started from previous pile burning on the Baseball Prescribed Fire Project. The fire is located about 15 miles southeast of Covelo near Atchison

Hidden Shores Fire is 10 acres and 60% contained as of 02/26/2020 9 am. Forward progress of the fire has been stopped.The general origin area is on Bureau of Reclamation land. No structures are threatened, 1 structure reported damaged. Fire cause is under

As weather allows, Mark Twain National Forest will conduct prescribed burning in areas across the Forest.  We will update this page weekly with what burns are planned for that week.  All weekly plans are subject to change based on weather conditions, staffing levels, and many other factors.  Important Links:2020 MTNF Prescribed Fire map (shows general locations of all prescribed fires planned for 2020) Updated on 2/21/2020 General: Some prescribed burning will occur on some units across the Forest this week.Burns planned this week:Zone 1 (Potos/Fredericktown and Salem Ranger District): Loggers Lake Units 2 & 3 for 671 Acres on the Salem Ranger District (COMPLETE)Zone 2 (Eleven Point and Poplar Bluff Ranger Districts):NONEZone 3 (Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs and Rolla/Houston/Cedar Creek Ranger District): -Preusch Smith – 635 Acres, Houston RDOnyx – 8 Acres, Houston RD (COMPLETE)Kenyon Hollow Unit 1 and Unit 2 – 575 Acres, Ava RDAlternative burns: (list of any burns...

  Today, 2/24/2020, fire crews will burn one pile on School House Road.  (east side of Isabella Lake, below the airport). (Over 700 piles have been burned successfully in the past two weeks: 300 hazardous fuel piles were burned in the Upper Kern River Campgrounds.  150 piles were burned in the Penny Pines Project below Alta Sierra Ski Resort in the Greenhorn Mountains, and near recreational residences.  Approximately 150 piles were burned in the South Fork Wildlife Area, an additional 60 acres in Havilah on the Breckenridge Crew compound).           Further information can be found on the original News Release below - fall of 2019:KERNVILLE, Calif., October 16, 2019 - Hazardous Fuels Reduction projects are scheduled this winter on three mountaintops within the Kern River Ranger District on the Sequoia National Forest. Prescribed fires will be conducted when weather and fuel moisture conditions are within defined parameters to safely accomplish the project...

Willard Pit burn today on the Flagstaff Ranger District. Expect smoke to be seen from Interstate 17; miles northwest of Munds Park, I-17 & Willard exit, Coconino County Willard Transfer Station GPS: 34.972515, -111.690913  

Texas A&M Forest Service, in cooperation with the Texas Military Department and Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System, will be conducting a Prescribed Burn at Fort Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas (Palo Pinto County, Texas) in March 2020. This prescribed burn will reduce hazardous fuels, improve habitat for local wildlife, assist with the removal of invasive plants and grasses, assist with the restoration of native prairies and grasslands, and provide training opportunities for firefighters from the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System.  The timing of the burn operation will depend on weather and fuel moisture conditions. 750 acres are scheduled for the burn unit. The timing of the burn operation will depend on weather and fuel moisture conditions.More information will be posted to this site as it becomes available.

See the 'Announcements' and 'News' Tabs for the latest information on planned prescribed burns.As temperatures drop and the first precipitation of the season has arrived, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest is beginning its preparations for fall, winter and spring prescribed fire projects.“Prescribed fire is an important tool in our mission to reduce build-up of hazardous fuels, restore forest ecosystems and improve safety of communities within the wildland urban interface,” explained Assistant Forest Fire Management Officer Ernie Villa.Pre-planned prescribed fire projects may take place at specific locations across the forest from mid-September through June 2020. Actual project ignition will depend upon local weather and fuel conditions. Planned projects include burn piles and low intensity understory burns of vegetation on the forest floor. The main goals of these projects are to reduce the severity of future wildfires and provide added protection for communities in the wildland...

February 12, 2020 -  Weather and fuel conditions permitting, pile burning and low-intensity understory burns around the forest. Below is a list showing current activity, proposed projects, and completed work. For questions, contact the burn supervisor for the specific project. Current Activity: February 12 - 13, 2020 - Goosenest Ranger District - 3 miles north of Bray, CA, up to 256 acres.  Smoke my be visible to the south, then switching towards the northeast.  Please do not report.  Proposed Projects: Goosenest Ranger District – Fuels Technician Brandon Dethlefs (530) 398-5727 Van Bremmer- 1,471 acres between Garner Butte and Garner Mountain near the communities of Tennant and Bray. Thompson Ranch- 900 acres of understory burning approximately five miles east of the community of Bray and four miles northeast of Tennant. Erickson- 1,820 acres of understory burning approximately two miles west of the community of Bray and seven miles northwest...

Firefighters successfully burned over 400 acres of the Bighorn Sheep Prescribed Burn. Burning of the remaining acres is expected to take place in early 2020 when conditions allow. Fire managers on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District are monitoring conditions on the Roosevelt National Forest to conduct the Bighorn Sheep Prescribed Burn in the Poudre Canyon in an effort to improve wildlife habitat and reduce hazardous fuels. Burning could begin as soon as February 25 and continue as conditions allow.This prescribed burn is located on the north side of the Poudre Canyon near the Roaring Creek Trailhead, approximately eight miles west of Rustic. The project is 636 acres, with 85% of these acres on National Forest System lands and the other 15% on Colorado Parks and Wildlife lands. Burning expected to take place when south facing slopes within the project area generally have minimal to no snow and north facing slopes have snow cover to contain the burn. Appropriate conditions must be met...

The Pingree Hill portion of the Elkhorn-Pingree Hill Prescribed Burn is completed. Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible. Burning of the Elkhorn portion of this project is expected to begin when conditions allow as soon as February 2020.The Elkhorn - Pingree Hill Prescribed Burn is located in the Poudre Canyon. Firefighters burned portions of Pingree Hill in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. No burning has taken place yet on Elkhorn. The Pingree Hill Prescribed Burn is located northeast of Rustic at the intersection of Highway 14 and Pingree Hill road, south of Kelly Flats Road and is 1,913 acres. The Elkhorn Prescribed Burn is located approximately two miles northwest of Rustic, south of Sevenmile Road, above the Arrowhead Visitor Center and is 2,191 acres.Appropriate conditions must be met before ignition of prescribed burns can take place. Fire managers are carefully monitoring these conditions, including a favorable weather forecast (temperature, wind, precipitation, etc.),...

The San Juan National Forest will be conducting prescribed burns on the Pagosa Ranger District.  This information will be updated as projects are

The San Juan National Forest will be conducting prescribed burns on the Columbine Ranger District.  This information will be updated as projects are

The San Juan National Forest will be conducting prescribed burns on the Dolores Ranger District. This information will be updated as projects are

Regular information will no longer be produced for the Martinez 3. If a significant event does occur then regular information will be posted again. With the issues the local community is facing in regards to illegal dumping and trespassing, officials are asking people to report an illegal dumping in the area. The Sun Valley Recycling Center is no longer operating at the incident site off 66th Avenue. Any dumping of materials at the site is illegal. Please report all illegal dumping seen in the valley to the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians at 760-541-5215, or submit a report at ivan-imperial.org.The Martinez 3 Fire is suspected to be an arson caused fire. A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of any arsonist connected to the Martinez 3 Fire or any other fires in the area. Please call WeTip at 1-800-472-7766 to make an anonymous

The Granite Lake Fire was detected on September 21 in the Hunter Fryingpan Wilderness, approximately 13 miles southeast of Meredith, Colorado. It has been relatively inactive until recent dry, windy weather increased fire activity. Smoke from the fire may be visible from surrounding communities. The fire resulted from a natural ignition on a steep slope at approximately 11,000 feet in elevation. Wind has pushed the fire across patches of high alpine vegetation and avalanche paths. Fire managers have closely evaluated terrain, anticipated weather patterns and the fire’s location. They will implement a ‘confine and contain’ strategy using point protection to manage the Granite Lake Fire to minimize risk to the firefighters and public. Difficult risk management decisions are made by fire managers on every wildfire. Steep, rocky terrain raises concerns about firefighter exposure in a backcountry firefighting environment. Additional considerations include the fire’s lack of...

A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team has been established to begin burned area surveys of the Museum Fire. BAER team assessments are rapid evaluations of post-fire conditions of the burned landscape to determine the level of risk from potential flooding and debris flow to values on National Forest System lands such as human life, safety, property, and critical natural and cultural resources. If unacceptable risks are found the team recommends appropriate and effective emergency stabilization measures to reduce the risks to National Forest lands and values. BAER teams conduct field surveys and use science-based models to rapidly evaluate and assess the burned area. The BAER program is designed to identify and manage potential risks to resources on NFS 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 stabilization work that involves...

The Decker Fire is being managed with tactics for corralling and herding the fire in Wilderness and backcountry to limit fire spread to private lands, restore forest health resilience, and provide for community wildfire protection. This includes direct engagement where the probability of success is high and exposure to firefighters is minimized.The fire began September 8, 2019, as a result of a lightning strike. When first scouted it was determined to be located in the Wilderness with a heavy beetle-killed tree fuel component. In adherence with the Wilderness Act and assessment of risk to firefighter safety it was decided to manage the fire to minimize risk to the firefighters and public. A type 3 incident management team assembled on September 10, made up largely of local resources.Forests within the Sangre De Cristo Wilderness have been severely impacted by beetle mortality leaving upwards of 80% of the coniferous trees dead. Steep rocky terrain raised concerns about inserting and...

Whiskey Fire is in patrol status and will have occasional smoke from drying fuels well within the

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. September 26, 2019 – As cooler temperatures arrive in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, fire management staff are preparing for fall prescribed burns. The parks plan to complete three projects this fall, including a final segment of the Sherman Prescribed Burn in the Giant Forest area, the Park Ridge Prescribed Burn in the Grant Grove area, and the final segments of the Cedar Central Prescribed Burn in the Cedar Grove area. The first of these projects is the final segment of the Sherman Prescribed Burn, with ignitions scheduled for three to four consecutive weekdays beginning as early as October 1, with exact dates to be determined by weather. The beginning of ignitions on this project, as well as dates for Park Ridge and Cedar Central, will be announced in subsequent releases. Prescribed burn plans are subject to change, based on weather and other factors. This 244-acre segment of the Sherman Prescribed Burn is nearly the combined size of the...

·Please see the announcements tab for a summary of planned activity. Prescribed fire is an important component of the USDA Forest Service’s natural resource management program on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest (IPNF). It is intended to reduce hazardous fuels, create fire-adapted communities, reduce risk to firefighters responding to wildland fires, improve the ability to manage wildland fires, benefit wildlife habitat, recycle nutrients, and increase forest resiliency while trending toward desired species composition. Fire is the greatest change agent in our forest and grassland systems. These systems have evolved with fire and must have fire to remain resilient and productive. Prescribed fire can also be the most economical means to reduce community risk to wildland fire. Accumulated dead vegetation on the ground and ladder fuels (vegetation that facilitates the transition of fire from the forest floor to the canopy) will be reduced within prescribed burn areas, making...