Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Fire and Aviation Management
Office Situation Report



The CA-KNP Morning Report is posted daily between 9:30am and 10:00am throughout the fire season.



   The CA-KNP fire   management office is staffed from 0800-1800, 7 days a week.
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Date:  August 24,  2006
Time:  0930
Today's Fire Danger: Extreme
Ntl. Preparedness Level: 5
South Ops GACC Preparedness Level: 4
Park Preparedness: 3
Park Staffing Levels Forecasted:
Ash Mtn/Mineral King=            5
Grant Grove =         5 
Cedar Grove=          5
BI or ERC Fore cast
Ash Mtn (BI)= 241
Park Ridge (ERC) = 84
Cedar Grove (BI)=        71
Sequoia Duty Officer: Dave Allen
Kings Canyon Duty Officer: Brit Rosso
After HoursDispatcher:  Georgia Dempsey 
Done By: Sarah Cunningham
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                  Current Air District Notifications
Burn:        24 hr = 4, 48 hr = 3, 72 hr = 3, 96 hr = 4    

Roaring                                                                           

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 Resources:
        PARK RESOURCE STATUS  |Avail|Unavail|Committ|SDO|
        ----------------------|-----|-------|-------|---|   
          **   H-552:         |   X |       |       |   |
        ----------------------|-----|-------|-------|---|
         **  Arrowhead(C-     |   X |       |       |   |
        ----------------------|---- |-------|-------|---|        
          **  Crew 91:        |   X |       |       |   |
        ----------------------|-----|-------|-------|---|   
         **E-51:              |  X  |       |       |   |  

        ----------------------|-----|-------|-------|---|        
         **E-72:               | X   |       |       |   |
        ----------------------|-----|-------|-------|---|
        * E-61 (Structure)    |     |   X   |       |   |
        ----------------------|-----|-------|-------|---|
        * E-71 (Structure)    |     |   X   |       |   |
        ----------------------|-----|-------|-------|---|
        * E-52 (Structure)    |     |   X   |       |   |
        ----------------------|-----|-------|-------|---|
          E-41                |     |   X   |       |   |
        ----------------------|-----|-------|-------|---|

 

        * NON-STAFFED ENGINES AVAILABLE FOR STRUCTURE
          BRIGADE CALL-OUT.

       ** Mutual Aid only

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        24 HR. WILDLAND FIRE INFORMATION
        Person caused: 0  
        Person caused acres: 0

  Lightning caused: 0

  Lightning caused acres: 0

      Uncontrolledfiresbysizeclass: A=  B=  C= D= E= F= G=
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                   *NOTE* WFU = Wildland Fire Use Fire
            WILDLAND AND PRESCRIBED FIRE STATUS BY FIRE NUMBER 

CA-KNP#  Name             Started   Total Acres    Lat.          Long       

0026     Burnt            7/21/06     9.0          36 57 15      118 43 59
0032	 Roaring   	  7/23/06     468.0	   36 46 01      118 38 18
0036     Siliman          7/24/06     .20          36 37 41      118 42 37
0046     Ridge            8/07/06     1.0          36 45 29      118 39 32                                                                             	                   
0048     Eagle Lake       8/18/06     .10          36 24 56      118 36 29    	                   
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                          WILDLAND and FIRE USE NARRATIVE:
 
The Roaring fire use fire is actively growing and is 468 acres at present.
Though it poses no threat to the Cedar Grove Valley floor at this time,
the fire is quite visible to visitors passing through the area.
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                 PRESCRIBED FIRE NARRATIVES:(lat/long, smoke info)
 
No new information.   
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                        PROGNOSIS/ANALYSIS AND REMARK:
 DISCUSSION... A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR 
 THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THIS WEEK.
 RELATIVE HUMIDITY TRENDS WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH THE UPCOMING 
 WEEKEND. WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN AND GENERALLY LIGHT.
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                             CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE TOTALS:

      
        Resource Type         | Quantity    | Acres Burned 
        ----------------------|-------------|--------------- 
        WF/Person             |       2     |          .20 
        ----------------------|-------------|--------------- 
        WF/Lightning          |       10    |        16.15         
        ----------------------|-------------|--------------- 
        WFU/Lightning         |      24     |       480.35
        ----------------------|-------------|--------------- 
        WF/Mutual Aid         |       5     |          0
        ----------------------|-------------|---------------  
        RX                    |       4     |       784.0
        ----------------------| ------------| --------------
        Support Actions       |      44     |          
        ----------------------| ------------| ---------------
        False Alarms          |             |                
        ----------------------|-------------| ---------------
        Totals                |      88     |      1280.7

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      OUT OF PARK ASSIGNMENTS:  (aircraft, crews, equipment, overhead)
      INCIDENT NUMBER            INCIDENT NAME        RESOURCE ASSIGNENT

        ID-SCF-006356              Boundary             HECM (1)

       CA-SHF-001693              Bar Complex          HECM (1)

        CA-KNF-003497              Uncle                FEMO (4)

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OUTSIDE RESOURCES COMMITTED IN PARK:

· AIRT:
 

·  LEAD:
 

·  HEL1:
 

·  HEL2: 

 

·  HEL3:  
 

·  CRW1:
 

·  CRW2 :   
 

·  OVHD:

 

·  ENG :   

·  EQP: