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as of October 13 at 6 p.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are |
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October 26, 2020 Wildland fire activity moderated over the weekend. One new large fire was reported in Arizona. Firefighters continue to work toward their containment goal on the East Troublesome Fire in Colorado, which has currently burned 192,560 acres. No large fires were contained yesterday. NIMO (Houseman) has been assigned to COVID-19 support at Forest Service headquarters in Washington, D.C. NIMO (Reinarz) has been assigned to provide wildland fire support to California. Five fire suppression crews and four overhead personnel from Mexico are supporting fire suppression efforts in southern California During this unprecedented time, the safety of the public and all wildland fire responders is always the number one priority for all wildland fire agencies. For more information and links to the Geographic Area Plans, visit the NIFC COVID-19 page. Weather An upper-level trough will push into the Southwest and begin to pivot to the east tonight with an associated cold front also pushing into the Southwest. Precipitation will spread across the central and southern Rockies, northern and central Plains, Southwest, and into portions of the Great Basin and southern California with much of the precipitation falling as snow, especially at higher elevations. Precipitation will also develop from the southern Plains through the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys into the Great Lakes and Northeast along and behind a cold front. Strong, dry offshore and northerly winds will continue across much of California into far southwest Oregon through tonight with dry and windy conditions in the southern Great Basin and Desert Southwest. |
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| Daily statistics 10/26/20 | ||
| Number of new large fires or emergency response | 1 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
53 | Arizona (4) |
| Acres from active fires | 3,896,096 | |
| Fires contained | 0 | |
| Year-to-date statistics | ||
| 2020 (1/1/20 - 10/26/20) | Fires: 46,782 | Acres: 8,542,022 |
| 2019 (1/1/19 - 10/26/19) | Fires: 44,304 | Acres: 4,504,687 |
| 2018 (1/1/18 - 10/26/18) | Fires: 50,615 | Acres: 8,236,322 |
| 2017 (1/1/17 - 10/26/17) | Fires: 52,572 | Acres: 8,829,465 |
| 2016 (1/1/16 - 10/26/16) | Fires: 51,009 | Acres: 5,003,278 |
| 2015 (1/1/15 - 10/26/15) | Fires: 53,516 | Acres: 9,397,952 |
| 2014 (1/1/14 - 10/26/14) | Fires: 42,741 | Acres: 3,256,508 |
| 2013 (1/1/13 - 10/26/13) | Fires: 40,739 | Acres: 4,108,177 |
| 2012 (1/1/12 - 10/26/12) | Fires: 51,222 | Acres: 8,972,378 |
| 2011 (1/1/11 - 10/26/11) | Fires: 63,378 | Acres: 8,224,384 |
| 2010 (1/1/10 - 10/26/10) | Fires: 61,316 | Acres: 3,041,094 |
| 10-year average Year-to-Date | ||
| 2010-2019 | Fires: 51,240 | Acres: 6,361,851 |
| California | Fires: 17 | Acres: 2,338,769 | New: 0 | Contained: 0 | ||
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| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| August Complex |
Mendocino National Forest |
USFS | 891,701 | 93 | 14 miles northwest of Elk Creek | 530-628-0039 |
| Bluejay |
Yosemite National Park |
NPS | 6,840 | 50 | The fire is located within Wilderness in the Yosemite Creek drainage | 209-375-9517 |
| Bobcat |
Angeles National Forest |
USFS | 115,796 | 95 | 12 miles northeast of Pasadena | 117.8679999 |
| Bullfrog |
Sierra National Forest |
USFS | 1,185 | 60 | 43 miles northeast of Clovis, CA | 559-269-2259 |
| Coleman |
Los Padres National Forest |
USFS | 574 | 70 | 13 miles southwest of King City, CA | |
| Creek |
Sierra National Forest |
USFS | 365,714 | 63 | 35 miles northeast of Clovis | 559-549-3781 |
| Devil |
Klamath National Forest |
USFS | 8,885 | 67 | 5 miles northeast of Happy Camp, CA | |
| Dolan |
Los Padres National Forest |
USFS | 124,924 | 98 | 10 miles south of Big Sur | 831-244-3762 |
| El Dorado |
San Bernardino Unit |
ST | 22,744 | 94 | 3 miles northeast of Yucaipa | 909-383-5688 |
| Fork |
Eldorado National Forest |
USFS | 1,670 | 85 | 15 Miles northeast of Pollock Pines | 916-500-4712 |
| Moraine |
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks |
NPS | 984 | 70 | 1/2 mile east of Avalanche Pass Trail on the north side of Moraine Creek | 559-565-3704 |
| North Complex |
Plumas National Forest |
USFS | 318,930 | 96 | 1 mile southwest of Crescent Mills | 530-316-4487 |
| Rattlesnake |
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks |
NPS | 6,867 | 40 | Sequoia - Kings Canyon Wilderness in Rattlesnake Creek | 559-565-3704 |
| Red Salmon Complex |
Six Rivers National Forest |
USFS | 143,644 | 75 | 14 miles northeast of Willow Creek, CA | 530-316-1042 |
| SQF Complex |
Sequoia National Forest |
USFS | 169,688 | 75 | 25 miles north of Kernville, CA | 559-920-1588 |
| Slater |
Klamath National Forest |
USFS | 156,688 | 85 | 5 miles northeast of Happy Camp, CA | |
| Wolf |
Yosemite National Park |
NPS | 1,935 | 40 | The Wolf fire is burning within Wilderness on the north side of Tioga Road | 209-375-9517 |
| Arizona | Fires: 4 | Acres: 49,800 | New: 1 | Contained 0 | ||
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| Cow Canyon |
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest |
USFS | 35,371 | 23 | 18 miles south of Alpine, AZ | 928-339-5000 |
| Habanero |
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District |
ST | 3,218 | 35 | 15 miles southwest Globe, AZ | 602-540-1036 |
| Horse |
Prescott National Forest |
USFS | 9,537 | 74 | 7 Miles Northwest of Crown King, AZ | 928-235-2061 |
| * Trail |
Phoenix District Office | BLM | 1,674 | 30 | 5 miles north of Black Canyon |
| Colorado | Fires: 6 | Acres: 447,106 | New: 0 | Contained: 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| Calwood |
Boulder County Office |
CNTY | 10,105 | 76 | 3 miles north west of Jamestown | 303-413-7730 |
| Cameron Peak |
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland |
USFS | 208,663 | 64 | 15 miles southwest of Red Feather Lakes, CO | (970) 980-2501 |
| East Troublesome |
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests |
USFS | 192,560 | 15 | 17 miles northeast of Kremmling, CO | 970-725-3803 |
| Ice |
San Juan National Forest |
USFS | 596 | 90 | 5 miles west of Silverton, CO | 970 426 5491 |
| Middle Fork |
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests |
USFS | 20,433 | 12 | 10 miles north of Steamboat Springs | 970-439-4725 |
| Williams Fork |
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland |
USFS | 14,749 | 30 | 9.5 miles southwest of Fraser, CO | 970-445-2910 |
| Idaho | Fires: 8 | Acres: 136,266 | New: 0 | Contained: 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| Bryan Mountain |
Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests |
USFS | 1,000 | 0 | 6 miles southwest of Pollock, ID | 208-702-2389 |
| Buck |
Boise National Forest |
USFS | 19,682 | 45 | 30 miles northeast of Cascade, ID | 208-373-4105 |
| Double |
Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests |
USFS | 1,134 | 0 | ||
| Grouse |
Boise National Forest |
USFS | 3,999 | 61 | 35 miles north/northeast of Glenns Ferry, ID | 208-373-4105 |
| Meridian |
Salmon-Challis National Forest |
USFS | 628 | 7 | 22 miles south of Clayton, ID | 208-756-7853 |
| Shissler |
Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests |
USFS | 10,686 | 50 | 2 miles south of Red River Hot Springs | 208-702-2389 |
| Trap |
Sawtooth National Forest |
USFS | 2,523 | 90 | 9 miles north west of Stanley, ID | 208-774-3000 |
| Woodhead |
Payette National Forest |
USFS | 96,614 | 70 | 3 miles northwest of Cambridge, ID | 208-253-0100 |
| Missouri | Fires: 1 | Acres: 223 | New: 0 | Contained: 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| Boardinghouse Hollow |
Mark Twain National Forest |
USFS | 223 | 50 | 7 miles southwest of Bunker, MO | |
| Montana | Fires: 4 | Acres: 17,078 | New: 0 | Contained: 0 | ||
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| Bear Creek |
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
USFS | 12,150 | 85 | 29 miles east of Salmon, ID | 406-683-3984 |
| Lion Creek |
Flathead National Forest |
USFS | 198 | 50 | 10 miles northeast of Condon, MT | (406) 837-7500 |
| Lobo Mesa |
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
USFS | 330 | 0 | 6 miles south of Black Butte in the Gravelly Mountains | (406) 682-4253 |
| State Creek |
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
USFS | 4,400 | 50 | 16 miles northeast of Whitehall | 406-683-3900 |
| New Mexico | Fires: 1 | Acres: 10,142 | New: 0 | Contained: 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| Luna |
Carson National Forest |
USFS | 10,142 | 27 | 2 miles north of Chacon, NM. | 575-999-5548 |
| Oregon | Fires: 5 | Acres: 532,378 | New: 0 | Contained: 0 | ||
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| Beachie Creek |
Willamette National Forest |
USFS | 193,573 | 85 | 2 miles south of Jawbone Flats | 509-228-7805 |
| OR-WIF-200430 |
Willamette National Forest |
USFS | 173,393 | 96 | 35 miles east of Eugene, OR | |
| Riverside |
Mt. Hood National Forest |
USFS | 138,054 | 72 | 1/2 Mile southeast of Estacada, OR | 971-333-4100 |
| Thielsen |
Umpqua National Forest |
USFS | 9,975 | 80 | 5 miles north of Crater Lake National Park | 971-334-7674 |
| `White River |
Mt. Hood National Forest |
USFS | 17,383 | 90 | 20 miles west of Wamic, OR | 541-467-2291 |
| Utah | Fires: 3 | Acres: 98,797 | New: 0 | Contained: 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| East Fork |
Ashley National Forest |
USFS | 89,369 | 69 | 13 miles north of Hanna, UT | 435-635-8738 |
| Range |
Northwest Area |
ST | 3,496 | 93 | 2 miles northeast of Orem, UT | |
| William |
Northwest Area |
ST | 5,832 | 96 | 2 miles South of Santaquin UT | 435-414-9418 |
| Washington | Fires: 2 | Acres: 28,161 | New: 0 | Contained: 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| Big Hollow |
Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
USFS | 24,995 | 70 | 15 miles northwest of Carson and 7 miles southeast of Cougar | 360-335-7647 |
| Downey Creek |
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest |
USFS | 3,166 | 0 | Downey Creek | 360-436-1155 |
| Wyoming | Fires: 2 | Acres: 177,376 | New: 0 | Contained: 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| Mullen |
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest |
USFS | 176,878 | 85 | 38 miles west of Laramie, WY | 307-745-2378 |
| Pilgrim Creek 1 |
Bridger-Teton National Forest |
USFS | 498 | 0 |