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1 SATURDAY 06/30/ HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III SW - AN AREA COMMAND CENTER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE DUDE FIRE. DICK COX IS THE AREA COMMANDER. DUDE, TONTO N.F. - 28,480 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (SHAW) COMMITTED TO THE WEST SIDE, TYPE I TEAM (MUECHEL) COMMITTED TO THE EAST SIDE AND TYPE I TEAM (GALLEGOS) COMMITTED TO THE APACHE-SITGREAVES. GOOD PROGRESS WAS MADE YESTERDAY IN ALL THREE ZONES. FIRE STILL ACTIVE ON THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST CORNERS. BURNOUT WENT WELL. FIRE IS 82% CONTAINED WITH NO ESTIMATE FOR FULL CONTAINMENT. FRIJOLE, GUADALUPE N.P. - 4,898 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (DENTON) COMMITTED. HAND CREWS CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON EAST AND WEST FLANKS OF FIRE WITH SUPPORT FROM HELICOPTERS AND AIRTANKERS. WATER DROPS BEING MADE ON SLOPES SOUTH OF MCKITTRICK CANYON, INACCESSIBLE TO HAND CREWS. IN BLUFF AREAS, WATER IS BEING USED IN LIEU OF RETARDANT TO REDUCE IMPACT ON CLIFF AESTHETICS, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED PLANTS AND PEREGRINE FALCON HABITAT. FIRE IS 43% CONTAINED WITH NO ESTIMATE FOR FULL CONTAINMENT. DRAW, GILA N.F ACRES. CONTAINED. COOPER, CIBOLA N.F ACRES. CONTROLLED. COMMISSARY, SANTA FE N.F ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LENTE) COMMITTED. CONTROL PROBLEMS INCLUDE HIGH TEMPERATURES, REMOTENESS AND ROCKY TERRAIN. CREWS WERE SPIKED OUT DUE TO INACCESSIBILITY AND LONG WALKS TO FIRE. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/30. MONTOSA, ARIZONA STATE - 10,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SHIVE) COMMITTED. STEEP TERRAIN, ACCESS AND HEAVY FUEL CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING, 6/30. HIGH-LOW, STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 1,300 ACRES. CONTAINED. CA - BEDFORD, CLEVELAND N.F. - 4,500 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (LEE) COMMITTED. DEMOBILIZATION OF DOZERS AND STRUCTURE PROTECTION ENGINES HAS STARTED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/1. GREENHORN, PLUMAS N.F ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SMAY) COMMITTED. FIRE IS BURNING IN HEAVY TIMBER WITH HEAVY SPOTTING. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/30. PAINT, LOS PADRES N.F. & SANTA BARBARA CO. CDF - 4,500 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BRYANT) COMMITTED. DROP IN TEMPERATURE AND INCREASING HUMIDITY FROM COASTAL INFLUENCE HAS GREATLY REDUCED FIRE SPREAD. STEEP TERRAIN AND LIMITED OVERHEAD RESOURCES HAVE HAMPERED CONTAINMENT. WEATHER PREDICTIONS CALL FOR A RETURN TO HOT, DRY CONDITIONS WITH POSSIBLE SUNDOWNER WINDS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/1. MORRETTIS, SAN DIEGO R.U. CDF - 4,000 TO 5,000 ACRES. BURNING NEAR THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 79 AND MORETTIS JUNCTION IN HEAVY BRUSH AND BEETLE KILLED TIMBER. A BOY SCOUT CAMP WITH 170 BOY SCOUTS AND 220 SEA BEES WERE EVACUATED. TWO STRUCTURES AT THE BOYS SCOUT CAMP WERE DESTROYED AND HOMES CONTINUE TO BE THREATENED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/30.

2 CARBON, ORANGE COUNTY, CDF - 6,640 ACRES. CONTAINED. RM - HORSEFLY CREEK, GUNNISON N.F. - 3,440 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (MILLER) COMMITTED. FIRE BLEW UP YESTERDAY, JUMPING ALL LINE. ONE HISTORIC CABIN BURNED AND SEVERAL STRUCTURES ARE THREATENED IN SANDBORNE PARK AREA. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. GOODELL, ARAPAHO/ROOSEVELT N.F ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (ANDERSON) COMMITTED. CONTAINED. MENEFFEE MOUNTAIN, MONTROSE BLM ACRES. OBJECTIVE IS TO CONTAIN THE FIRE WITHIN THE WIDLERNESS STUDY AREA. EXTREMELY DRY PINE AND FROST KILLED OAK BRUSH ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 7/1. ALPINE PLATEAU, GUNNISON N.F ACRES. FIRE IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE BIG BLUE WILDERNESS. ATTEMPTING TO CONTAIN THE FIRE OUTSIDE OF THE WILDERNESS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. NV - MONTELLO, ELKO DISTRICT BLM ACRES. CONTROLLED. KELLY CREEK, WINEMUCCA DISTRICT BLM - 1,500 ACRES. CONTIANMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/30. FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO - HOT. WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY SHIFTING WINDS. HIGHS 80 S AND 90 S MOUNTAINS, DESERTS. CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA - HOT AND DRY. DRY PACIFIC COLD FRONT ENTERING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH SHIFTING WINDS. HIGHS 80 S AND 90 S MOUNTAINS, DESERTS. UTAH - *** RED FLAG WATCH DUE TO DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS *** HOT AND DRY. HIGHS 90 TO 102. FIRE ACTIVITY: 196 FIRES FOR 16,406 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. NEW IGNITIONS CONTINUE TO ESCAPE INITIAL ATTACK. CONTROL PROBLEMS ON LARGE FIRES ARE BEING EXPERIENCED AS A RESULT OF EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS AND UNFAVORABLE WEATHER. CONTAINMENT TARGETS ARE BEING MET ON SEVERAL PROJECT FIRES. PROGNOSIS: EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH THE UPCOMING FOURTH OF JULY WEEK IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN CAUSED FIRES.

3 FRIDAY 06/29/ HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III SW - AN AREA COMMAND CENTER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE DUDE FIRE. DICK COX IS THE AREA COMMANDER. DUDE, TONTO N.F. - 21,030 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (SHAW) COMMITTED TO THE WEST SIDE, TYPE I TEAM (MUECHEL) COMMITTED TO THE EAST SIDE AND TYPE I TEAM (GALLEGOS) COMMITTED TO THE APACHE-SITGREAVES. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE. FRIJOLE, GUADALUPE N.P. - 1,859 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (DENTON) COMMITTED. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE. DRAW, GILA N.F ACRES. IF FIRE IS NOT CAUGHT WITHIN 24 HOURS A TYPE II TEAM WILL BE ASSIGNED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 6/30. COOPER, CIBOLA N.F ACRES. RURAL STRUCTURES ARE CURRENTLY THREATENED. EXTREME CONDITIONS AND RESOURCE SHORTAGES ARE HINDERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/29. COMMISSARY, SANTA FE N.F ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (LENTE) COMMITTED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. BABCOCK, CORONADO N.F ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (STOREY) COMMITTED. CONTAINED. MONTOSA, ARIZONA STATE - 9,100 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SHIVE) COMMITTED. ERRATIC WINDS AND EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 6/30. EMPIRE, PHOENIX DISTRICT BLM ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (MANGUM) COMMITTED. CONTAINED. CA - BEDFORD, CLEVELAND N.F. - 4,500 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (LEE) COMMITTED. FIRE MADE RUN DUE TO STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS. STRUCTURES CONTINUE TO BE THREATENED. CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS BRIEFING WAS SET UP FOR HOMEOWNERS BURNED OUT IN CORONA. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. PAINT, LOS PADRES N.F. & SANTA BARBARA CO. CDF - 3,100 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BRYANT) COMMITTED. OVER 500 STRUCTURES AND 2 SHOPPING CENTERS BURNED. FIRE CONTINUES TO THREATEN HUNDREDS OF HOMES AS IT HAS CROSSED HIGHWAY 101 AND IS BURNING IN THE CITY OF GOLETA. FIRE IS ARSON CAUSED, INCENDIARY DEVICE HAS BEEN FOUND. SUNDOWNER WINDS AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. ONE HELICOPTER HAS CRASHED, NO FATALITIES, BUT EXTENT OF INJURIES ARE UNKNOWN. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. FOOTHILL, VENTURA COUNTY, CDF AND LOS PADRES N.F ACRES. CONTAINED. CARBON, ORANGE COUNTY, CDF - 6,640 ACRES. STRUCTURES IN SLEEPY HOLLOW AND CHINO HILLS CONTINUE TO BE THREATENED. FOURTEEN HOMES HAVE BEEN BURNED. FIRE IS ARSON CAUSED AND A TRANSIENT HAS BEEN ARRESTED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/29. BINGO, SAN DIEGO R.U., CDF ACRES. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE. DEHESA, SAN DIEGO R.U., CDF - 1,200 ACRES. CONTROLLED.

4 SIMPSON, RIVERSIDE R.U. CDF ACRES. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS THE CALIFORNIA FIRE. CONTROLLED. RH - HORSEFLY CREEK, GUNNISON N.F. - 3,100 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (HEFNER) COMMITTED. FIRE BLEW UP YESTERDAY, JUMPING ALL LINE. ONE CABIN DESTROYED. BURNING IN HEAVY PINON JUNIPER UP TO PONDEROSA PINE. HOT, DRY WINDS ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEM. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. GOODELL, ARAPAHO/ROOSEVELT N.F ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (ANDERSON) COMMITTED. COLD FRONT AND HIGH WINDS EXPECTED DID NOT MATERIALIZE, ALLOWING CREWS TO MAKE EXCELLENT PROGRESS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/29. MENESSE MOUNTAIN, MONTROSE BLM ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING 5 MILES EAST OF MESA VERDE N.P. IN A WILDERNESS STUDY AREA. NO THREAT TO PARK. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. ALPINE PLATEAU, GUNNISON N.F ACRES. FIRE IS BURNING IN HEAVY SPRUCE/FIR AND LOGGING SLASH 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE CITY, CO. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. NV - MONTELLO, ELKO DISTRICT BLM ACRES. STRUCTURES 1/4 MILE FROM THE FIRE ARE CURRENTLY THREATENED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/29. FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA - WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS. AFTERNOON WINDS MPH EXCEPT MPH NORTHWEST SECTIONS. HIGHS 80 S TO LOW 90 S MOUNTAINS, 115 LOWER DESERTS. NEW MEXICO - ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS MOUNTAINS, LOWER ELEVATIONS. COLORADO - PARTLY CLOUDY NORTHWEST ZONES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE. HIGHS MID 70 S TO MID 80 S MOUNTAINS AND 80 S TO 90 S LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - SUNNY. HIGHS 70 S COAST, MOUNTAINS, DESERTS. FIRE ACTIVITY: 184 FIRES FOR 13,858 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. WINDY CONDITIONS, HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LOW FUEL MOISTURES CONTINUE TO HAMPER CONTROL EFFORTS ON PROJECT FIRES AND NEW IGNITIONS. EXTREME FIRE INDICES CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST, ROCKY MOUNTAIN AND CALIFORNIA. EIGHT MAFFS UNITS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND FIVE AIRTANKERS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FROM CANADA. PROGNOSIS: FIRE ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH FIRES HAVING A HIGH RESISTANCE TO CONTROL DUE TO THE EXTREMELY LOW FUEL MOISTURES. SHORTAGES OF TYPE II HELICOPTERS, AIRTANKERS AND TYPE I CREWS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

5 THURSDAY 06/28/ HRS. NDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL III SW - DUDE, TONTO N.F. - 21,030 ACRES. FIRE IS BEING ZONED TYPE I TEAM (SHAW) COMMITTED TO WEST SIDE, TYPE I TEAM (MLJECHEL) COMMITTED TO THE EAST SIDE AND TYPE I TEAM (GALLEGOS) COMMITTED TO THE APACHE-SITGREAVES. FIRE MADE A MAJOR RUN REQUIRING THE EVACUATION OF SEVERAL SMALL SUBDIVISIONS, ELEVEN STRUCTURES DESTROYED. STEEP SLOPES, LOW HUMIDITY & FUEL MOISTURE AND WINDS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. FRIJOLE, GUADALUPE N.P. - 1,859 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (DENTON) COMMITTED. MAJOR EFFORT WAS MADE TO ESTABLISH LINE IN THE NATIVE MIXED CONIFER. ALL LINE WAS LOST DUE TO FIRE BEHAVIOR AND SPOTTING. CREWS WERE ABLE TO FIRE AROUND AND SAVE 1 HISTORIC CABIN. ACREAGE IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED 5,000 ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. BABCOCK, CORONADO N.F ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (STOREY) COMMITTED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/28. MONTOSA, ARIZONA STATE - 3,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (SHIVE) COMMITTED. FIRE HAS BURNED TOGETHER WITH THE HAYSTACK FIRE, THEY WILL BOTH BE CALLED THE MONTOSA. HIGH QUALITY RIPARIAN HABITAT, CIENIGA CREEK THREATENED AND ENDANGERED FISH AND A HISTORIC CABIN ARE THREATENED. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. POWELL, ROSWELL DISTRICT BLM ACRES. CONTAINED. PICKET, STATE OF ARIZONA ACRES. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE. EMPIRE, PHOENIX DISTRICT BLM ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. FIRE MAY BE A THREAT TO EMPIRE. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. GB - DON T KNOW, RICHFIELD DISTRICT BLM ACRES. CONTAINED. MAGIC CITY, SHOSHONE DISTRICT BLM ACRES. CONTAINED. CA - BEDFORD, CLEVELAND N.F ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (LEE) COMMITTED. STRUCTURES ARE THREATENED IN SOUTHEAST CORONA CITY. STRONG WINDS AND ACCESS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. FOOTHILL, VENTURA COUNTY, CDF ACRES. STRUCTURES ON GRIDLEY ROAD ARE THREATENED. HOT DRY WINDS AND RUGGED TERRAIN ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS MORNING, 6/28. CARBON I/C, ORANGE COUNTY, CDF - 3,000+ ACRES. STRUCTURES IN SLEEPY HOLLOW ARE THREATENED. WINDS AND ACCESS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. WILDERNESS, SAN DIEGO R.U., CDF ACRES. CONTAINED. BINGO, SAN DIEGO R.U., CDF ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT, 6/27. DEHESA, SAN DIEGO R.U., CDF ACRES. FIRE BURNING IN STEEP TERRAIN IN AND OUT OF STRUCTURES NEAR ALPINE. FIRE IS SPOTTING AND JUMPING 4 LANE ROADS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/28.

6 DUNBAR, SAN DIEGO R.U., CDF ACRES. CONTAINED. PAINT, LOS PADRES N.F. & SANTA BARBARA CO. CDF - 3,500 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (BRYANT) COMMITTED. FIRE IS ABOVE SANTA BARBARA TO THE OCEAN WITH 280 STRUCTURES LOST. FIRE IS THREATENING THE COMMUNITY OF PAINTED COVE. FIRE CROSSED HIGHWAY 101 AND IS BURNING INTO THE CITY OF GOLETA. HIGHWAY 101 IS CLOSED AND INFORMATION IF DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN AS PHONE SERVICE IS INTERRUPTED BY THE FIRE. CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE R.U. CDF ACRES. SIXTEEN INMATE FIREFIGHTERS AND 1 CDF CREW LEADER WERE BURNED. TWO ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT. RH - HORSEFLY CREEK, GRAND MESA/UNCOMPAHGRE/GUNNISON N.F. - 1,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (HEFNER) COMMITTED. BURNING IN FROST KILL DEAD OAK, BUG KILLED PINE AND SLASH. HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITION AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE IS HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. GOODELL, ARAPAHO/ROOSEVELT N.F ACRES. TYPE II TEAM (ANDERSON) COMMITTED. POOR ACCESS, HIGH WINDS AND TEMPERATURES AND RUGGED TERRAIN ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 6/30. SR - FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY HAS ONE FIRE IN MONITOR STATUS FOR 38,000 ACRES. FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA - WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN SECTIONS. AFTERNOON WINDS SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST MPH. HIGHS 80 S TO LOWER 90 S MOUNTAINS AND TO 120 LOWER ELEVATIONS. NEW MEXICO - ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGHS S MOUNTAINS AND NORTH, ELSEWHERE. COLORADO - *** RED FLAG WATCH NORTHWEST ZONES FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING *** WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 80 S AND 90 S. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 5-15%. AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS MPH HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS OF NORTHWEST ZONES AND UPSLOPE, MPH ELSEWHERE. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - SUNNY. HIGHS 70 S COAST, 85 TO 95 MOUNTAINS AND 100 TO 120 DESERTS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 5-15%. WEST WINDS MPH AFTERNOON. FIRE ACTIVITY: 185 FIRES FOR 10,842 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. NEW IGNITIONS AND HOLDOVER FIRES ARE CONTINUING TO DRAW DOWN ON INITIAL ATTACK RESOURCES IN THE SOUTHWEST. MOBILIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CREWS, OVERHEAD TEAMS AND TYPE II HELICOPTERS FOR ONGOING AND NEW FIRES TO THE SOUTHWEST CONTINUES. SEVERAL NEW PROJECT FIRES ARE ALSO REPORTED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PROGNOSIS: SHORTAGES OF SOME RESOURCES EXPECTED TO REMAIN STATIC AS EXTREME CONDITIONS, NEW IGNITIONS AND CONTROL PROBLEMS ON PROJECT FIRES CONTINUE. FIRE ACTIVITY EXPECTED ONLY TO INCREASE WITH FORECASTED THUNDERSTORMS.

7 WEDNESDAY 06/27/ URS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II SW - DUDE, TONTO N.F. - 8,300 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (SHAW) COMMITTED. SIX FIREFIGHTERS WERE OVERRUN AND SIX INJURED BY FIRE DUE TO ERRATIC THUNDERSTORM FIRE BEHAVIOR. ESTIMATED 150 HOMES DESTROYED WITH 700 MORE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. EVACUATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. FRIJOLE, GUADALUPE N.P. - 1,000 ACRES. TYPE I TEAM (DENTON) COMMITTED. FIRE IS MAKING A RUN IN BROKEN HEAVY TIMBER TOWARD THE CONTINUOS HEAVY FUELS OF A RELICT FOREST. HEAVY FUELS, STEEP TERRAIN, HIGH WINDS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. BABCOCK, CORONADO N.F. - TYPE II TEAM (HUMPHREY) COMMITTED. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. MONTOSA, SAFFORD DISTRICT BLM - TYPE II TEAM (SHIVE) COMMITTED. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. PICKET, STATE OF ARIZONA ACRES. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE. EMPIRE, PHOENIX DISTRICT BLM - 1,000 ACRES. TYPE II TEAM COMMITTED. FIRE MAY BE A THREAT TO EMPIRE. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. PLUM, LAKE MEREDITH N.P. - 1,868 ACRES. CONTAINED. HAGERMAN, ROSWELL DISTRICT BLM - 2,300 ACRES. CONTAINED. UT - DON T KNOW, RICHFIELD DISTRICT BLM ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT. CA - JULIE ANN, CHANNEL ISLAND, 500 ACRES. CONTAINED. BEDFORD, CLEVELAND N.F ACRES. FIRE ESCAPED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BURNING APPROXIMATELY 180 ADDITIONAL ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. FOOTHILL, VENTURA COUNTY ACRES. STRUCTURES ARE CURRENTLY THREATENED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING, 6/27. HIGHWAY, C.D.F ACRES. CONTAINED. SR - FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY HAS ONE FIRE IN MONITOR STATUS FOR 38,000 ACRES FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA - WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN SECTIONS. AFTERNOON WINDS SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST MPH FAVORING UPSLOPE. HIGHS MOUNTAINS TO 120 LOWER DESERTS. NEW MEXICO - ISOLATED MOUNTAIN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS MOUNTAINS, LOWER ELEVATIONS. COLORADO - WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER MOUNTAINS. AFTERNOON WINDS SOUTHWEST MPH EXPOSED

8 TERRAIN. HIGHS MOUNTAINS, ELSEWHERE. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 5-15 PERCENT. FIRE ACTIVITY: 548 FIRES FOR 21,016 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHWEST, COLORADO AND WYOMING HAVE GENERATED SEVERAL NEW STARTS. RESOURCE SHORTAGES INCLUDE TYPE I CREWS, AIRTANKERS AND LEAD PLANES. PROGNOSIS: EXPECT INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHWEST, COLORADO AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. ANTICIPATE SHORTAGES OF TYPE II HELICOPTERS. NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION

9 MONDAY 06/25/ HRS. HDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II SW - PLUM, LAKE MEREDITH N.P. - 1,100 ACRES. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/25. TURKEY, NEW MEXICO STATE ACRES. NO NEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE. CORONA, NEW MEXICO STATE ACRES. CONTAINED. HAGERMAN, ROSWELL DISTRICT BLM ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT. CA - POLE, VENTURA COUNTY ACRES. CONTAINED. BEDFORD, CLEVELAND N.F ACRES. STEEP TERRAIN AND ACCESS IS CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. HIGHWAY, C.D.F ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT. SR - FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY HAS ONE FIRE IN MONITOR STATUS FOR 36,000 ACRES FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA - ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS. HIGHS 80 S TO 90 S MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO - SUNNY AND HOT. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS 80 S MOUNTAINS TO 105 DESERTS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY PERCENT. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN SECTIONS AND THE SIERRA NEVADAS. HIGHS MID 70 S AND 80 S MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. SOUTHWEST WINDS MPH NORTHERN DESERTS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY PERCENT. NEVADA - PARTLY CLOUDY EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS AFTERNOON. FAIR ELSEWHERE. HIGHS MID 80 S AND 90 S MOUNTAINS TO 115 SOUTHERN DESERTS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 5-20 PERCENT. FIRE ACTIVITY: 110 FIRES FOR 205 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. YEAR-TO- DATE: 31,657 FIRES FOR 630,410 ACRES EXTREME CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST. PROGNOSIS: EXPECT AN INCREASE OF FIRE ACTIVITY IN CALIFORNIA, COLORADO AND THE SOUTHWEST WITH THE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED.

10 SUNDAY 06/24/ HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II SW - BIG CANYON, LAKE MERIDITH N.P. - 7,300 ACRES. CONTAINED. PLUM, LAKE MEREDITH N.P. - 1,100 ACRES. ERRATIC WINDS AND DRY FUELS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. OIL AND GAS WELLS ARE CURRENTLY THREATENED. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 6/25. PEDRO, SANTA FE N.F ACRES. CONTAINED. CLAUNCH, LAS CRUCES DISTRICT BLM ACRES. CONTAINED. TURKEY, NEW MEXICO STATE ACRES. SHIFTING WINDS AND ROUGH TERRAIN ARE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED THIS EVENING, 6/24. CORONA, NEW MEXICO STATE ACRES. THE VILLAGE OF CORONA WAS THREATENED. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT, 6/23. CA - POLE, VENTURA COUNTY ACRES. CURRENTLY 95% CONTAINED WITH FULL CONTAINMENT EXPECTED TODAY, 6/24. SR - FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY HAS ONE FIRE IN MONITOR STATUS FOR 36,000 ACRES FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO - SUNNY AND HOT. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING DRY THUNDERSTORMS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO. HIGHS - 80 S MOUNTAINS, 90 S VALLEYS AND DESERTS. A LITTLE HIGHER HUMIDITY IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. CONTINUED VERY DRY IN COLORADO WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY 5-18 PERCENT. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTH ZONE MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN END OF THE SIERRA NEVADAS AND OWENS VALLEY MONDAY. HIGHS - 80 S MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS TO 25 MPH HIGH DESERTS. NEVADA - ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING DRY THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH AND EAST, OTHERWISE FAIR AND CONTINUED VERY WARM AND DRY. HIGHS - 90 S TO 115 SOUTHERN DESERT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 5-15 PERCENT. FIRE ACTIVITY: 91 FIRES FOR 328 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. FIRE ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHWEST CONTINUING WITH EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS. PROGNOSIS: EXPECT INCREASED ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHWEST, COLORADO AND NEVADA WITH PREDICTED DRY THUNDERSTORMS. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED. NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION

11 SATURDAY 06/23/ HRS. MDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II SW - BIG CANYON, LAKE MERIDITH N.P. - 7,300 ACRES. CONTAINMENT IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. PEDRO, SANTA FE N.F ACRES. INACCESSIBLE TERRAIN, HIGH WINDS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. ESTIMATED CONTAINMENT 6/23. MARY-TOY, LAS CRUCES DISTRICT BLM ACRES. CONTAINED. CLAUNCH, LAS CRUCES DISTRICT BLM ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGNT. TURKEY, NEW MEXICO STATE ACRES. NO ESTIMATE OF CONTAINMENT. SR - FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY HAS ONE FIRE IN MONITOR STATUS FOR 36,000 ACRES FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO - SUNNY AND HOT. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING DRY THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS. HIGHS 80S MOUNTAINS - 9OS VALLEYS DESERTS. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES: 5-15 PERCENT DESERTS AND PERCENT MOUNTAINS. WINDS GENERALLY MPH. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - MORNING FOG AND LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST, OTHERWISE SUNNY AND HOT. HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE 9OS, EXCEPT DESERTS. FIRE ACTIVITY: 169 FIRES FOR 9,696 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. FIRE ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHWEST IS MODERATING. PROGNOSIS: CONTINUED FIRE ACTIVITY EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEST WITH FORECASTED WEATHER CONDITIONS. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED. NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION

12 FRIDAY 06/22/ HRS. HDT. PREPAREDNESS LEVEL II SW - DEVILS HILL, LAS CRUCES DISTRICT BLM AND NEW MEXICO STATE - 2,000 ACRES. CONTAINED. BIG CANYON, LAKE MERIDITH N.P. - 6,200 ACRES. DIFFICULT ACCESS AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 6/24. PEDRO, SANTA FE N.F ACRES. INACCESSIBLE TERRAIN, HIGH WINDS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE HAMPERING CONTROL EFFORTS. CONTAINMENT EXPECTED 6/23. MARY-TOY, LAS CRUCES DISTRICT BLM ACRES. CONTAINMENT WAS EXPECTED LAST NIGHT. CA - 41 FIRE, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CDF ACRES. CONTAINED. SR - FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY HAS ONE FIRE IN MONITOR STATUS FOR 36,000 ACRES FIRE WEATHER: ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO - SUNNY AND HOT. A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EASTERN MEW MEXICO. HIGHS 80S MOUNTAINS - 9OS VALLEYS DESERTS. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES: 5-15 PERCENT DESERTS AND PERCENT MOUNTAINS. WINDS GENERALLY MPH. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALONG THE COAST DURING THE MORNING, OTHERWISE SUNNY AND HOT. HIGHS 9OS EXCEPT DESERTS. FIRE ACTIVITY: 148 FIRES FOR 8,505 ACRES REPORTED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. FIRE ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHWEST AND COLORADO INCREASING. PROGNOSIS: CONTINUED FIRE ACTIVITY EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEST WITH FORECASTED WEATHER CONDITIONS. NO RESOURCE SHORTAGES ANTICIPATED. NICC INTELLIGENCE SECTION

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