CRAIG DAILY INFORMATION BRIEFING



CRAIG DAILY INFORMATION BRIEFING

Date: 8/29/2008

Staffing: 0900-1730

Briefing at: 0915.

Duty Officer: Hutton

Preparedness Levels: Local PL 4, GACC PL 2, National PL 3

NFDRS: East side: High, West side: Very High - Extreme

Fire Situation: New Starts: Dino Zone 0, North Zone 1, Routt Zone 0, South Zone 0

North, South, Dino Zone and Western Routt Zone Forecast (201):

Today: Sunny (0-10%).

Max Temp: 84-94 @ 6000 ft, 72-82 @ 8000 ft.

Min RH: 7-12% @ 6000 ft, 11-21% @ 8000 ft.

20 ft winds: Downslope/downvalley 3-6 MPH becoming upslope/upvalley 4-8 MPH by 1100.

Ten Thousand Foot Free Air Winds: Northeast 5-10 shifting to the Southwest in the afternoon.

LAL: 1.

Haines Index: 5 Moderate

Routt Zone Forecast, East (211, 212, 213, 217, and 218):

Today: Mostly sunny.

Max Temp: 75-82

Min RH: 10-21%

20 ft winds: Downslope/downvalley 4-8 MPH becoming upslope/upvalley 4-10 MPH.

Ten Thousand Foot Free Air Wind: West 10-20 MPH becoming northwest 5-15 MPH in the afternoon.

LAL: 1.

Haines Index: 6 High

Yesterday’s Low RH: 8-18% RH recovery: 23-44%. Precipitation: .0

FUELS:

Low elevation: Fuels continue to dry out with the hot, dry weather. Sagebrush live fuel moisture is at its lowest so far this season. 1000 hour fuel moistures are low enough for spotting to occur and be a problem.

High elevation: Fuels have dried out some this week and could be receptive to spotting, especially in timbered areas with large amounts of dead and down material.

FIRE BEHAVIOR:

Low elevation: With moderate winds, high intensity crown runs could occur. Moderate to long range spotting could compound control efforts. Take a few extra minutes to scout and come up with a plan of action.

High elevation: Fire behavior will probably remain low to moderate. Gusty winds could cause rapid spread and moderate range spotting if an ignition occurs. Maintain situational awareness at all times.

PROGNOSIS: A flat ridge of high pressure will remain over the region through early Saturday keeping dry and warm conditions in place. However enough moisture lingers over the San Juan Mountains for a few afternoon and evening thunderstorms today and this evening. A Pacific storm system will move slowly southeast toward the Great Basin on Saturday bringing a return of monsoonal moisture to the area Saturday night. Moist and unstable conditions will remain in place through early next week.

WILDLAND FIRE USE: Fire use can be implemented in all approved polygons other than those identified by the White River Field Office.

|UNIT |RESOURCE |STATION |STATUS |ASSIGNMENTS |FOREMAN |

|* |E-613 |CRAIG |ASSIGNED |IA 426 |STEARNS |

|* |E-419 |CRAIG |ASSIGNED |OREGON |YEAGER |

|* |SQUAD 1 |CRAIG |ASSIGNED |IA 426 |ST MARTIN |

|CO-BPR |E-681 |BROWNS PARK |ASSIGNED |IA 426 |FLORES |

|CO-MTC |E-651 |MONTROSE |AVAILABLE |IA 426 |HUTT |

|CO-MTC |E-639 |MONTROSE |AVAILABLE |IA 426 |DAVIDS |

|CO-CSF |E-619 |GRANBY |AVAILABLE |IA 426 |RINKE |

|SOUTH ZONE | | | | | |

|* |E-416 |MEEKER |AVAILABLE |SZ IA |NILSON |

|* |E-621 |MEEKER |AVAILABLE | |HARMS |

|CO-SJ |E-661 |MEEKER |ASSIGNED |FLAT BUSH |DAUGHTERY |

|CO-UCR |E-609 |MEEKER |AVAILABLE |SZ IA |CONRAD |

|DINO ZONE | | | | | |

| CO-DSP |SQUAD 5 |DINOSAUR |UNAVAILABLE | | |

|ROUTT ZONE | | | | | |

|CO-CRC |YAMPA VALLEY |CRAIG |UNAVAILABLE | | |

|CO-CRC |ALPINE IHC |CRAIG |ASSIGNED |JORDAN |CERDA |

|AIRCRAFT | | | | | |

|OVERHEAD | | | | | |

|CO-CRD |AFMO |CRAIG |UNAVAILABLE |CANON CITY |TOELLE |

| | | | | |CH2 |

|CO-DSP |DINO ZONE |DINOSAUR |AVAILABLE |DINOSAUR |ROSENTHAL |

| |FMO | | | |DV5 |

|CO-CRD |NORTH ZONE |CRAIG |ASSIGNED |CRAIG PM |SIMPSON |

| |FMO | | | |DV1 |

|CO-CRD |SOUTH ZONE FMO |MEEKER |UNAVAILABLE |KEELER |HARRIS |

| | | | |ACTING SZFMO |DV4 |

|CO-BPR |BROWNS PARK AFMO |BROWNS PARK |AVAILABLE |BROWNS PARK |FLORES |

| | | | | |BC1 |

|CO-CRD |FUELS SPECIALIST |CRAIG |AVAILABLE |CRAIG |BECKERMAN |

| | | | |ACTING NZFMO |FM1 |

|CO-CRD |FUELS SPECIALIST |KREMMLING |AVAILABLE |KREMMLING |KINCAID |

| | | | | |FM3 |

|CO-RTF |ROUTT ZONE FMO |STEAMBOAT |AVAILABLE |STEAMBOAT |CAHUR |

|CO-RTF |ROUTT ZONE |YAMPA |AVAILABLE | YAMPA |DUERKSEN |

| |AFMO | | | | |

|CO-RTF |ROUTT ZONE AFMO |WALDEN |AVAILABLE |WALDEN |VALDEZ |

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