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Daily Fire Team Briefing · August 24, 2026
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Team Activity — Field Monitoring
Per federal incident data and the national team roster · as of 12:39 MDT
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New & Notable
FIRST TEAM North Pole (OR-WWF · Baker Co.)
Type 4 IC → Type 3 Team
Broke Aug 22 · escalated from Type 4 IC to Type 3 Team Aug 24, per federal incident data · 81 personnel, timber
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 24. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone.
FIRST TEAM Crooked (ID-BOF · Boise Co.)
Type 3 IC → Type 3 Team
Escalated from Type 3 IC to Type 3 Team Aug 23, per federal incident data · 301 personnel, timber
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 24. Free readers saw it Aug 27 (+3 days).
FIRST TEAM Deer Creek (MT-NWS · Lincoln Co.)
Type 3 IC → Type 3 Team
Broke Aug 20 · escalated from Type 3 IC to Type 3 Team Aug 23, per federal incident data · 247 personnel, heavy logging slash
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 24. Free readers saw it Aug 27 (+3 days). |
Colorado
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WIND-DOWN Elk (CO-GMF · Hinsdale Co.) RM Team 2 command ended Aug 23; de-escalated from Complex IMT to Type 3 Team Aug 23, per federal incident data. 134 personnel, short grass.
REPORTED — SOURCES DIVERGE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 24. Free readers saw it Aug 27 (+3 days). |
Idaho
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T3 IC Shale Butte (ID-TFD · Lincoln Co.) New fire, broke Aug 22; escalated from Type 4 IC to Type 3 IC Aug 24, per federal incident data. 26 personnel, tall grass.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 24. Free readers haven't seen it yet. |
Nevada
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CIMT FIRST TEAM Hawk (NV-TMFX · Washoe Co.) New fire, broke Aug 22; GB-6 (CIMT) mobilized Aug 24, per the NIFC report; Type 3 IC assumed command Aug 24, per federal incident data. 570 personnel, short grass.
REPORTED — SOURCES DIVERGE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 24. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone. |
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T3 IC Master (NV-ECFX · Elko Co.) New fire, broke Aug 24; Type 3 IC assumed command Aug 24, per federal incident data. 6 personnel, brush.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 24. Free readers haven't seen it yet. |
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WIND-DOWN Shoshone (NV-CCD · Churchill Co.) De-escalated from Type 3 IC to Type 4 IC Aug 24, per federal incident data. 5 personnel, short grass.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 24. Free readers haven't seen it yet. |
Oregon
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CIMT McCulley (OR-WWF · Baker Co.) New fire, broke Aug 22; NW-3 (CIMT) mobilized Aug 24, per the NIFC report; escalated from Type 4 IC to Type 3 Team Aug 24, per federal incident data. 476 personnel, timber.
REPORTED — SOURCES DIVERGE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 24. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone. |
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CIMT EXTENSION Austin (OR-MHF · Clackamas Co.) GB-4 (Complex IMT), in command since Aug 22, extended its command Aug 24 to manage The Narrows (OR-MHF) and Grasshopper (OR-MHF). Each fire is now being managed by an existing team — not a new team deployment. Per the NIFC report.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE Pro readers had this Aug 24. The record hasn't caught up yet. Southern Area Team 2 (SA-2), Complex IMT · in the official record first; reported here Aug 14.
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Washington
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CIMT EXTENSION Three Queens (WA-OWF · Kittitas Co.) NW-13 (Complex IMT), in command since Aug 8, extended its command Aug 24 to manage Wonderland (WA-MRP), Goat (WA-OWF), Grand Park 2 (WA-MRP), and King (WA-OWF). Each fire is now being managed by an existing team — not a new team deployment. Per the NIFC report.
REPORTED Pro readers had this Aug 24. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
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CIMT EXTENSION Little Giant (WA-OWF · Chelan Co.) CA-5 (Complex IMT), in command since Aug 20, extended its command Aug 24 to manage Sisi (WA-OWF). Each fire is now being managed by an existing team — not a new team deployment. Per the NIFC report.
CONFIRMED Pro readers had this Aug 24. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
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WIND-DOWN Ptarmigan (WA-OWF · Okanogan Co.) De-escalated from Type 3 IC to Type 4 IC Aug 23, per federal incident data. 42 personnel, timber.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 24. Free readers saw it Aug 27 (+3 days). |
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Confirmed by the official record
Items we reported first, now in the federal NIFC situation report:
MP18 (CA · CA-HVT) — California Team 1 (CA-1), Complex IMT · in the official record first; reported here Aug 12.
Grasshopper (OR · OR-MHF) — Southern Area Team 2 (SA-2), Complex IMT · reported here Aug 8, confirmed +3 days later.
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Lightning Fire Risk
HIGH
27 areas at risk today
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As of Mon, Aug 24, 2026, the lightning threat is HIGH. Lightning and ignition risk is active today in Great Basin and California North Ops.
Today through Sun, Aug 30, 2026, High Risk persists across Northern Rockies, Rocky Mountain, Southwest, Great Basin, California South Ops, and Southern Area—an extended, multi-region footprint spanning the Interior West with a secondary Southern Area component, holding for several days and in places approaching a full week.
Great Basin and California North Ops have critical fire weather today and are projected to develop lightning and ignition risk by Wed, Aug 26, 2026. Overall, the signal builds into midweek as additional areas convert to the highest category, then largely holds late week rather than quickly collapsing.
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Tier 1 — Extreme Ignition Risk
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Emerging Risk: 22 areas projected to reach High Risk between Mon, Aug 24, 2026 and Wed, Aug 26, 2026, concentrated in Great Basin, Rocky Mountain, Southwest.
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Escalating Conditions — 7-Day Trend
Northern Rockies
| Big Hole SW Montana East of the Continental Divide |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Southwest Montana West of the Continental Divide |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
Rocky Mountain
| Grand Mesa/White River |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 27 (Thu) |
| Northern Colorado Mountains |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 27 (Thu) |
| San Juan |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 27 (Thu) |
| Shoshone |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 27 (Thu) |
| Uncompahgre |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 27 (Thu) |
| Wind River Basin/Casper Mountain |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 27 (Thu) |
Southwest
| Four Corners Area |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
| South-Central NM Mtns. |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
| Southeast AZ |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
Great Basin
| Canyon |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
| Castle |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
| Central NV Mountains |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
| Central Utah |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
| Ruby |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
| SW Utah Desert |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
| Uinta Basin |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
California South Ops
| Central Coast |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
| Eastern Mountains |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
| Central Mojave |
Aug 26 (Wed) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
Southern Area
| Arkansas West |
Aug 24 (Mon) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
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From the NIFC Report
Incident Management Situation Report of August 24, 2026
Key Alerts
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• National Preparedness Level 5.
• Transfer of command (ANNOUNCED): Three Queens — from CIMT (NW Team 13) to CIMT (NR Team 2) will occur today.
• Transfer of command (ANNOUNCED): Rowe Creek Complex — from CIMT (ODF Team 2) to CIMT (CA Team 4) will occur tomorrow.
• Transfer of command (ANNOUNCED): Frijoles — from CIMT (CA Team 8) to CIMT (SW Team 4) will occur today.
• Critical fire behavior: Sinlahekin — extreme fire behavior (crowning, uphill runs, long-range spotting).
• Critical fire behavior: Mustang — extreme fire behavior (wind-driven runs, running, flanking).
• Critical fire behavior: Mitchell Springs — extreme fire behavior (uphill runs, running, flanking).
• Critical fire behavior: Wildhorse — extreme fire behavior (wind-driven runs, running, short-range spotting).
• Critical fire behavior: McConnell — extreme fire behavior (running, uphill runs, wind-driven runs).
• Critical fire behavior: Cave — extreme fire behavior (running).
• Critical fire behavior: Bison — extreme fire behavior (wind-driven runs, running, flanking).
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New Large Fires (16)
Hawk (NV-RNOX) — Five miles north of Reno, NV
CIMT assigned
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15,051 ac · 0% |
Timber (CA-LPF) — Four miles southeast of Big Sur, CA.
CIMT assigned
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12,115 ac · 25% |
Slough Canyon (UT-UOA) — Forty-one miles east of Price, UT.
already staffing ↑
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3,000 ac · 0% |
Crooked (ID-BOF) — Fifteen miles east of Idaho City, ID
CIMT assigned
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1,530 ac · 0% |
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Rustler (TX-TXS) — Ten miles southwest of Roaring Springs, TX.
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1,300 ac · 40% |
McCulley (OR-WWF) — Twenty-two miles southwest of Baker City, OR.
CIMT assigned
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1,201 ac · 0% |
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Bison (OK-OSA) — Nine miles south of Elgin, OK.
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889 ac · 30% |
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Master (NV-ECFX) — Five miles southwest of Deeth, NV.
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770 ac · 50% |
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22 (FL-FLS) — Ten miles west of Hialeah, FL.
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500 ac · 30% |
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Hancock Texas Flat Road (MS-MSS) — Six miles southeast of Picayune, MS.
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408 ac · 80% |
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Big Mountain (UT-WDD) — Five miles southwest of Elberta, UT.
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400 ac · 0% |
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Vulture (FL-EVP) — Twenty-one miles northwest of Kendall, FL.
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347 ac · 80% |
Nature Grove (MT-BRF) — Fifteen miles southeast of Hamilton, MT.
already staffing ↑
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150 ac · 0% |
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Kemper Union Hill West Road (MS-MSS) — Location details unspecified.
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140 ac · 100% |
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North Fork Lost Horse (MT-BRF) — North Fork Lost Horse area
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118 ac · 70% |
Goat (WA-OWF) — Fifteen miles north of Ronald, WA.
CIMT NW-13 assigned
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50 ac · 0% |
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Compiled from federal incident data, the national team roster, and the NIFC Incident Management Situation Report.
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