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Daily Fire Team Briefing · October 18, 2026
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Team Activity — Field Monitoring
Per federal incident data and the national team roster · as of 08:30 MDT
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New & Notable
FIRST TEAM Henderson (CA-PMQ · San Diego Co.)
Type 3 IC → Type 3 Team
Broke Oct 15 · Stepped up to a Type 3 Team Oct 17, per federal incident data · 485 personnel, short grass
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Oct 18. Free readers haven't seen it yet. |
California
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T3 IC CAL FIRE Cooley (CA-MEU · Mendocino Co.) New fire, broke Oct 17; A Type 3 IC is assigned Oct 17, per federal incident data.
REPORTED TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Oct 18. Free readers saw it Oct 20 (+2 days). |
Oregon
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T3 IC ODF W Fork Evans Creek (OR-711S · Jackson Co.) New fire, broke Oct 15; A Type 3 IC is assigned Oct 17, per federal incident data. 531 personnel, timber.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Oct 18. Free readers saw it Oct 20 (+2 days). |
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From the NIFC Report
Incident Management Situation Report of October 18, 2026
Key Alerts
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• National Preparedness Level 1
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New Large Fires (3)
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Smore (ID-BOD)
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2,115 ac · 100% |
Cooley (CA-MEU) — Four miles south of Yorkville, CA
already staffing ↑
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731 ac · 5% |
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Jasper CR 25 (MS-MSS)
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287 ac · 100% |
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Lightning Fire Risk
LOW
7-Day Trend
Southern Area
| Arkansas West |
Oct 18 (Sun) – Oct 23 (Fri) |
| Oklahoma East |
Oct 18 (Sun) – Oct 23 (Fri) |
| Tennessee West |
Oct 18 (Sun) – Oct 23 (Fri) |
| Texas Central Southeast |
Oct 18 (Sun) – Oct 23 (Fri) |
| Georgia Central |
Oct 19 (Mon) – Oct 23 (Fri) |
| Kentucky West |
Oct 19 (Mon) – Oct 23 (Fri) |
| Alabama South |
Oct 20 (Tue) – Oct 23 (Fri) |
| Georgia South |
Oct 20 (Tue) – Oct 23 (Fri) |
| Tennessee Central |
Oct 20 (Tue) – Oct 23 (Fri) |
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Compiled from federal incident data, the national team roster, and the NIFC Incident Management Situation Report.
Generated October 18, 2026 at 08:30 MDT · Unsubscribe
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