Wildland Fire Implementation Plan
 
Table of Contents

Fire Name: Caribou
Fire Number: CA-KNF-
Administrative Units(s) Klamath National Forest, Salmon-Scott RD

Documentation Product Needed Completed

Strategic Fire Size-up 		       
     General Information   X     X  

Periodic Assessment 		       
     Decision Criteria Checklist   X     X  
     Wildland Fire Relative Risk Assessment   X     X  
     Wildland Fire Management Assessment   X     X  

Stage I 		       
     Management Actions   X     X  

Stage II 		       
     Objectives        
     Fire Situation        
     Management Actions        
     Estimated Costs        

Stage III 		       
     Objectives        
     MMA Definition        
     Weather Season/Drought Discussion        
     Long-term Risk Assessment        
     Threats        
     Monitoring Actions        
     Mitigation Actions        
     Resources Needed        
     Contingency Plan        
     Information Plan        
     Estimated Costs        
     Post-Burn Evaluation        
     Signatures and Dates        

Appendix 		       
     Cost Estimate        
     

 
 
Strategic Size-up

Fire Name: Caribou
 
Fire Number: CA-KNF-
 
Administrative Units(s) Klamath National Forest, Salmon-Scott RD
 
Start Date/Time 06/21/2008 4:00 AM
 
Discovery Date/Time 06/22/2008 8:30 AM
 
Date/Time Prepared

Current Fire Size 1 acres
 
Fuels Model(s) Scattered, scabby timber in rocky terrain
 
Current Weather FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 559 AM PDT TUE JUN 24 2008 .DISCUSSION...AN INCREASE IN OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH IN A THERMAL TROUGH PATTERN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND A RESULTING DRYER OVERNIGHT RIDGE CONDITIONS WILL COME AHEAD OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD DAY BY DAY STARTING THURSDAY. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS FOR EXACT LOCATIONS AND COVERAGE...BUT THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD SPREAD FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY AND SPREAD FARTHER NORTH AND WEST EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. CAZ280-250100- WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 700 AM PDT TUE JUN 24 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95 VALLEYS AND 65-75 RIDGES. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 25-40 PERCENT RIDGES. 20-FOOT WINDS....... VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAI
 
Observed Fire Behavior smoldering and creeping
 
Location Trinity Alps Wilderness T37N R10W Sec33 Siskiyou County Middle Fork Little South Fork
Latitiude - 41 degrees 10 minutes 59 seconds North
Longitude - 123 degrees 0 minutes 17 seconds West
 
Cause Lightning


 
 
Decision Criteria Checklist

Decision Element
 		 Yes No
Is there a threat to life, property, or resources that cannot be mitigated?

 		   X
Are potential effects on cultural and natural resources outside the range of acceptable effects?
  		  X

Are relative risk indicators and/or risk assessment results unacceptable to the appropriate Agency Administrator?
 

   X
Is there other proximate fire activity that limits or precludes successful management of this fire?
 		   X
Are there other Agency Administrator issues that preclude wildland fire use?

 		   X
Recommended Response Action
                                      
Wildland Fire Use Response



Signature:
Vicki Stephens / FMO
   
Date: 6/24/2008


 
Assessment Charts

Step 1. Determining Values




 Location of Fire to Values

Distant Moderate Adjacent
Natural / Cultural Resource Concerns
High
 
Moderate
 
Low
  
 
High
 
Moderate
 
Low
 Social / Economic Concerns

Assessment Result
Low

Notes:




Step 2. Determining Hazard




 Fire Behavior

Low Moderate High
Fire Regime Condition Class
3
 
2
 
1
  
 
Large
 
Medium
 
Small
 Potential Fire Size

Assessment Result
Low

Notes:




Step 3. Determining Probability




 Barriers to Fire Spread

Numerous Moderate Few
Time of Season
Early
 
Middle
 
Late
  
 
Extreme
Very High
High
Moderate
Low
 Seasonal Severity

Assessment Result
Moderate

Notes:




Step 4. Determining Wildland Fire Relative Risk




 Probability

Low Moderate High
Hazard
High
 
Moderate
 
Low
  
 
High
 
Moderate
 
Low
 Values

Assessment Result
Low

Notes:




Part 1. Planning Needs Assessment




 Fire Activity

Inactive Variable Active
Potential Fire Duration
Long
 
Moderate
 
Short
  
 
High
 
Moderate
 
Low
 Relative Risk

Assessment Result
Stage I

Notes:




Part 2. Fire Use Manager Decision




 Fire Activity

Inactive Variable Active
Potential Fire Duration
Long
 
Moderate
 
Short
  
 
High
 
Moderate
 
Low
 Relative Risk

Assessment Result
ICT4

Notes:




Assessment Summary

 
Wildland Fire Relative Risk Assessment
    Step 1.  Determining Values Low
        Location of Fire Values Distant
        Natural / Cultural Resource Concerns Low
        Social /Economic Concerns Low
 
    Step 2.  Determining Hazard Low
        Fire Behavior Low
        Fire Regime Condition Class 1
        Potential Fire Size Small - Medium
 
    Step 3.  Determining Probability Moderate
        Barriers to Fire Spread Numerous
        Time of Season Early
        Seasonal Severity Moderate
 
    Step 4. Determining Relative Risk Low
 
Wildland Fire Use Management Assessment
        Fire Activity Inactive
        Potential Fire Duration Short - Moderate
        Relative Risk Low
 
    Part 1: Planning Needs Assessment Stage I
    Part 2: Fire Use Manager Decision ICT4


 
Stage I Plan

Forecasted Weather
 
EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
45 TO 50. HIGHS 78 TO 88. NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
50 TO 55. HIGHS 80 TO 90. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
50 TO 55. HIGHS 85 TO 95. NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 50 TO 60. HIGHS 84 TO 94.
=

 
Forecasted Fire Behavior
 
Fire behavior will increase as the season progresses into a hotter, drier seasonal pattern.

 
Hazards and Safety Concerns
 
Fire is located in rough, rocky, steep terrain.

 
Management Actions
 
Manage in Fire Use status.

 
Availability of Resources
 
Availability of resources are scarce at this time due to a plethera of complex fires being managed by Incident Management Teams in Northern California.

 


 
Periodic Assessment Signature Table

Assessment Frequency:
Valid Date(s):

Name/Title Date Decision
Criteria Checklist Valid		 WFIP Planning Stage Required Fire Use Manager Level
    Yes/No I, II, III I, II, Other
         
Toby Herold / FMO 6/24/2008 Yes Stage I ICT4