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February 27, 2009

Wildland fires continue to burn in Florida, Oklahoma, and Texas. A total of 13 large fires have burned over 14,000 acres. Twenty-two large fires were contained last week.

The United States has mobilized two Burned Area Emergency Response teams, one 20-person suppression crew and 15 fire specialists and managers to Australia in support of their wildfire situation. For more information, please visit the International Support web site.

Weather:

Dry and breezy conditions are predicted for central and eastern New Mexico, west Texas, and Oklahoma. Breezy and dry conditions is expected over eastern New Mexico and west Texas Monday and Tuesday and will strengthen later in the week. Windy and dry weather is forecasted across central and eastern New Mexico into the Plains of Texas and Oklahoma. Cooler temperatures with precipitation over the weekend will help prevent any significant fire weather issues across the southeastern states over the next week.

Source: National Interagency Coordination Center


Weekly statistics 2/27/09
Number of new large fires	31	States currently reporting large fires:
Number of active large fires	13	Florida (1) Oklahoma (5) Texas (7)
Acres from active fires	14,066
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) fires	0
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) acres	0
Fires contained since 2/20/09	22
Year-to-date large fires contained	118
Year-to-date statistics
2009 (1/1/09 - 2/27/09)	Fires: 7,976	Acres: 177,597
2008 (1/1/08 - 2/27/08)	Fires: 5,829	Acres: 254,987
2007 (1/1/07 - 2/27/07)	Fires: 4,178	Acres: 35,351
2006 (1/1/06 - 2/27/06)	Fires: 5,936	Acres: 411,011
2005 (1/1/05 - 2/27/05)	Fires: 4,192	Acres: 28,149
2004 (1/1/04 - 2/27/04)	Fires: 4,587	Acres: 55,173
2003 (1/1/03 - 2/27/03)	Fires: 3,944	Acres: 49,695
2002 (1/1/02 - 2/27/02)	Fires: 6,032	Acres: 65,566
2001 (1/1/01 - 2/27/01)	Fires: 7,792	Acres: 163,206
2000 (1/1/00 - 2/27/00)	Fires: 8,467	Acres: 208,967
10-year average
1999 - 2008	Fires: 5,596	Acres: 139,797

Current Wildland Fires
Florida	Fires: 1	Acres: 327	New fires: 2	Fires contained: 1
NEW Guard Rail (Florida Division of Forestry): 327 acres at 80 percent contained. The fire is located eight miles east of Christmas.
NEW Unreachable (Florida Division of Forestry): The fire was contained at 1,865 acres.
Kansas	Fires: 0	Acres: 0	New fires: 2	Fires contained: 2
NEW MA-Kilo (Department of Defense): The fire was contained at 2,490 acres.
NEW 230 And Homestead (Kansas Counties): The fire was contained at 650 acres.
Missouri	Fires: 0	Acres: 0	New fires: 2	Fires contained: 2
NEW 571 Road (Missouri Department of Conservation): The fire was contained at 201 acres.
NEW State Road NN (Missouri Department of Conservation): The fire was contained at 113 acres.
North Carolina	Fires: 0	Acres: 0	New fires: 1	Fires contained: 1
NEW Harris Lake (North Carolina Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 300 acres.
Oklahoma	Fires: 5	Acres: 4,336	New fires: 16	Fires contained: 12
NEW 40 Acre Turnaround (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): 1,536 acres at 85 percent contained. The fire is burning five miles southeast of Hartshorne.
NEW Kiowa One (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): 1,000 acres at 85 percent contained. The fire is nine miles northwest of Kiowa.
NEW Rub Board #2 (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): 800 acres at 60 percent contained. The fire is four miles south of Sulphur.
NEW Coke Ranch (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): 600 acres at 65 percent contained. The fire is seven miles northeast of Daisey.
NEW Chickasaw Trail (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): 400 acres at 60 percent contained. The fire is four miles south of Sulphur.
NEW 2 Pounds of Bologna (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 4,000 acres.
NEW Breadtown Creek (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 1,800 acres.
NEW Half Bank (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 1,200 acres.
NEW Hoot Owl (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 690 acres.
Boston Pool (Osage Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs): The fire was contained at 450 acres.
NEW Gray Squirrel Hollow (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 420 acres.
NEW Cole Creek (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 350 acres.
NEW Powdermill (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 300 acres.
NEW No Bologna (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 300 acres.
NEW Rub Board (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 300 acres.
NEW Watts Mistake (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 180 acres.
NEW Coffee Mountain (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): The fire was contained at 140 acres.
Texas	Fires: 7	Acres: 9,403	New fires: 8	Fires contained: 4
2009 Winter Initial Attack (Texas Forest Service): 4,644 acres at an unknown percent contained. These fires are burning in west Texas. The acres burned are a cumulative total.
NEW West Fork (Texas Forest Service): 2,275 acres at 80 percent contained. The fire is located three miles south of Shannon. Minimal fire activity was reported.
NEW Clyde (Texas Forest Service): 700 acres at 85 percent contained. The fire is four miles northeast of Clyde. Minimal fire activity was reported.
NEW Ballinger (Texas Forest Service): 500 acres at 85 percent contained. The fire is five miles northeast of Ballinger.
NEW Nail Ranch Complex (Texas Forest Service): 304 acres at 20 percent contained. This complex is 33 miles northeast of Abilene. Active fire behavior was reported throughout the complex.
NEW Panther Ranch (Texas Forest Service): 300 acres at zero percent contained. The fire is 27 miles southeast of Brady. Active fire behavior was reported.
Mountain Home C24 (Texas Forest Service): 680 acres at 20 percent contained. The fire is 38 miles east of Fredericksburg.
NEW Stillman S14 (Texas Forest Service): The fire was contained at 1,500 acres.
NEW Rhodes Ranch (Texas Forest Service): The fire was contained at 1,000 acres.
Miller (Texas Forest Service): The fire was contained at 1,000 acres.
NEW Beulah Woods (Texas Forest Service): The fire was contained at 535 acres.

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