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August 17, 2007

Smoke Blankets Montana

 
There are too many larger fires (over 500 acres) burning in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming to list individually here but check out the Morning Report for a full description of each incident.

One fact that stands out is the Zaca Fire has three times the fire personnel (2,800) of any other fire currently burning except one. The East Zone Complex in Idaho has already burned 162,000 acres with 10% containment and is manned by only 612 firefighters and support staff. The East Zone Complex fire has claimed 12 structures.

Cascade Complex has 1,100 firefighters working 120,000 acres. The Cascade Complex added 20,000 acres overnight and has claimed one structure. By contrast the 5,000 acre Tar Fire burning in grass range land in central California is 90% contained has over 1,000 Cal Fire firefighters mopping up the stubble.

(Sat. Image Rapidfire Gallery)

According to the NICC Morning report site this fire season will surpass acreage burned in the 2006 season (6.3 million) by the end of the weekend.
The ten year average is roughly 5 million acres.

There are currently 23,000 fire personnel assigned to 215 large fires nationwide. Including;
197 Helicopters
15 Air takers (?)
1,231 Five person fire engines
529 Twenty person fire crews
5,500 + Overhead

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