Pueblo Interagency Dispatch Center2014 End of Year

Report

NARRATIVEThe Pueblo Interagency Dispatch Zone experienced an average fire season during 2014. Kansas dominated the large fire activity having 28 large fires, the largest being Road Y in Lynn County (Mar 20th) for 4500 acres. On June 23rd, the Eight Mile Fire (CO-RGD) 528 acres and our only IMT fire for the year. The Bureau of Indian Affairs wildland fire program supported an interagency Ty 2, East Divide increasing Pueblo Zones Crew availability to 7.

Weather conditions this year were moderate, an increase in precipitation and milder temperature assisted in the reduction of large fire growth in Colorado. The month of November set new records in Colorado, early artic conditions brought heavy snow and low temps, by the end of the month Colorado was seeing 70 degree weather.

Senate Bill 14-164 authorized Department of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) to purchase, lease, and contract aviation resources beginning July 1, 2014. The Colorado Firefighting Air Corps (CFAC) was authorized to assist local jurisdictions with initial attack wildland fire response on state and private lands within the state of Colorado, and national large fire request. The aviation fleet increased from 2 SEATS to include 2-T3 helicopters and 1-T2 restricted helicopter . Pueblo Interagency Dispatch Center took the lead in mobilizing and hosting some of their aviation fleet increasing coverage of aviation resources within the zone and Colorado.

This is the second year the center has participated in Operation War Fighter and the first year we had an apprentice from the USFS Apprentice program. Krystal Quiroz will continue in the program in 2015 joining the staff at PIDC.

STATISTICS

Headquarters East RX@ Marais des Cygnes NWR – photo taken by Patrick Martin

INCIDENT TOTALS 1450

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Hazmat

Law Enf

Med Aid

Misc

/Admin

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/Community

Svc

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/Exte

nd Staffing

Misc

/Radio Tick

ets

Misc

/Red Fl

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Misc

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WF/L

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WF/U

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100

150

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250

3

35

104

89

2032

2

2922

143

2313

1 3

20

45

3 2

55

97

23

150

17

105

192

218 3 8 5

13 8

155

85

6

INCIDENT BY AGENCY

HOARGD

SLD

PBX-29

KSX-105

FCQ

AFQ

KSDDQ

ALR BARM

VRLF

RFL

RM

CRQUR

GSP FFP

FSP

TGPPBS

KSS

COPSF RGFPID

C1

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100

1000

23

38

10

322

44

9

1 1

2 2

1 1

7

20

2 2

4

1

45

1

386

77

487

COLORADO INCIDENTS BY COUNTY: 322

ALX BAX BNX CFX CJX CTX CUX DEX DGX EPX FRX HUX JEX LSX OTX PAX PUX RGX SHX TLX0

20

40

60

80

100

120

14

1

16

4 2 3 1

19

101

13

27

39

10

2

34

10

3 4

28

KANSAS INCIDENTS BY COUNTY: 44

BUX CFX CKX CSX DGX ELX EWX GEX LNX LYX MGX MNX OSX PTX RNX SGX WBX0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

3

4

1 1 1 1 1

3

12

6

1 1

3 3

1 1 1

INCIDENTS BY DAY

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday0

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206

230

212205

184

214

199

INCIDENTS BY HOUR

0:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:000

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100

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200

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2 1 1 2 19

49

211

138

116 115106

121

99

115105

99

60

44

22 1811

5

LARGE FIRE INCIDENTS

PSICC Americorp – S. Park photo taken by R. Blair

Empire CKX 13-Jan Hum 600 ICT4310 and J Road LYX 17-Jan Hum 1800 ICT4

14-00119 LNX 13-Mar Hum 1000 ICT414-00117 LNX 13-Mar Hum 1000 ICT4

LNX-14-00131 LNX 14-Mar Hum 600 ICT4Moyer Ranch GEX 15-Mar Hum 1000 ICT4

Shannon Creek PTX 15-Mar Hum 4000 ICT4Wolf Creek GEX 15-Mar Hum 700 ICT4

170th and Homestead KSELX 15-Mar Hum 1200 ICT4LNX-14-00144 LNX 15-Mar Hum 600 ICT4

1250 Road MCR 18-Mar Hum 750 ICT4Road Y LYX 20-Mar Hum 4500 ICT4

MN310-14005 MNX 23-Mar Hum 1500 ICT4Oak Canyon PTX 30-Mar Hum 1500 ICT4

Dragoon Creek OSX 30-Mar Hum 1500 ICT4Elm Slough PTX 30-Mar Hum 350 ICT4

Havana MGX 31-Mar Hum 3100 ICT4Hereford Road WBX 31-Mar Hum 330 ICT4

W900 and Jennison LNX 31-Mar Hum 300 ICT414-00012 BUX 5-Apr Hum 320 ICT4

Howard/Nelson GEX 11-Apr Hum 650 ICT4Latham 14-0017 BUX 11-Apr Hum 350 ICT4KS-BUX-14-0019 BUX 12-Apr Hum 2500 ICT4

Andre RNX 12-Apr Hum 500 ICT4Fox Creek TGP 15-Apr Hum 2095 ICT4

8 Mile RGD 23-Jun LTN 528 ICT5, IMT2, ICT4Burnt Gulch RGF 1-Jul LTN 0.2 ICT4

80 Fire OSX 30-Mar UNK 520 ICT481 Fire OSX 30-Mar UNK 320 ICT4Calfex DOD 10/26/2014 Hum 1400 ICT4

County Line EWX 28-Nov Hum 300 ICT4

35813.2

ICS 209

WEATHER ALERTS / WARNING INCIDENTS: 212

Pueblo NWS Boulder NWS Dodge City NWS

Goodland NWS

Wichita NWS Topeka NWS Springfield NWS

Kansas City NWS

Hastings NWS0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

30

5

1716

28

14

1113

9

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1 1

Red Flag Warning: 143 Avalanche Warning: 1 Winter Storm Warning: 3 Severe T-Storm Warning: 45Flood Watch/Advisory: 20

5 YEAR AVERAGE OF INCIDENTS: 1,438 2009 - 2014

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

1284

1413

1799

1502

1193

1450

FIRES AND ACRES

8 MILE FIRE (CO-RGD)

FIRES AND ACRES BY AGENCY

HOA RGD PBX:29 KSX:105 FCQ KSDDQ ALR FLR MCR QUR TGP PBS PSF RGF PIDC1

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100

1000

10000

100000

11

4

41 45

2

1 1

2

10

1

32

23

375

5

123

45640

1400

176

755

4000

2946

9

32

1 1

34

8

529

16

8

1

5

1

HUM: 155 AC: 52,549 LTN: 85 AC: 554 UNK: 6 AC: 0

PSICC – 67 FIRES / 36.75 ACRES & RGF – 11 FIRES / 1.25 ACRES

Leadville RD Salida RD San Carlos RD

Springfield RD

Pikes Peak RD

South Park RD

South Platte RD

Conejos Peak RD

Divide RD Saguache RD0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

3

2

1 1

14

7

5

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0.3 0.2 0.1

12.411.75

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1.65

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1.95

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HUM: 36 AC: 29.45 LTN: 42 AC: 8.55

RGD – 13 FIRES / 533.5 ACRES & SLD – 0 FIRES / 0 ACRES

Royal Gorge FO San Luis Valley FO1

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100

1000

4 4.5

9

529

HUM: 4 AC: 4.5 LTN: 9 AC: 529

COUNTY FIRES AND ACRES

CO-ALX

CO-BAX

CO-BNX

KS-BUX

CO-CFX

KS-CFX

CO-CJX

KS-CKX

KS-CSX

CO-DGX

KS-DGX

KS-ELX

CO-EPX

KS-EW

X

CO-FRX

KS-GEX

CO-HUX

CO-JEX

KS-LNX

CO-LSX

KS-LYX

KS-MGX

KS-MNX

KS-OSX

CO-OTX

CO-PAX

KS-PTX

CO-PUX

CO-RGX

KS-RNX

CO-SHX

CO-TLX

KS-WBX

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10

100

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10000

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1

2

1

3

1

4

2

1 1 1 1 1

5

1

32

1712

6

1 1

34

3

1 1

6

1

1519

40

3170

243

5

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13000

3

15

1200

1

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2350

30

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3100

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5850

2

500

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330

1

4 4

2

1

6

1 1

7

1 1

334

75

1 1

HUM: 88 AC: 45,764 LTN: 32 AC: 21 UNK: 5 AC: 1

FIRES AND ACRES BY MONTH

January February March April May June July August September October November December1

10

100

1000

10000

100000

22

5

38

2115

1912

4

7

3

7

2

2615

33

1832729529

7

84

1

8

1400

544

1

5

2638

13

3

1

HUM: 155 AC: 52,549 LTN: 85 AC: 553 UNK: 6 AC: 1

5 YEAR AVERAGE2009 - 2014

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014100

1000

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100000

1000000

267 238

440335

251 246

4916435983

239235

86878131727

53104

Fires: 306 Acres: 108,597

2014 RESOURCE ORDERSOVERHEAD, ENGINES, AIRCRAFT

AND CREWSIN AND OUT OF ZONE

ASSIGNMENTS

PIKE IHC - 2014

250 USFS

2 KSS/KSX

37 BLM

1 FWS

62 CNTY

4 UTF

12 NPS25 STATE 5 CX

USFSKSS/KSXBLMFWSCNTYUTFNPSStateCX

OVERHEAD INZONE398 REQUEST FOR 24 INCIDENTS

E. Florissant RX 2014 DFPC Heli support (ALS, BJC) Black BirdFauna CY2014 AD Training Pueblo Reload BasePBC Support Ensign TurkeyCheyenne Mtn. Fuels PSICC NF Fire SupportPSICC NF ABCD Misc.Shavano RX Wilson RXWagon Tongue RXTrail Gulch RX 8 Mile Burnt GulchMid Plains Fuels

65 USFS

7 KSS/KSX

8 BLM

5 FWS

5 BIA

2 NPS

9 STATE177 CNTY

19 UTF

5 CX

USFSKSS/KSXBLMFWSBIANPSState CNTYUTFCX

Out Of Zone Overhead Resource Orders 302 request for 88 incidents

Arizona CaliforniaColoradoIdaho Montana North DakotaNebraska New Mexico NevadaOregon UtahWashington

CREW IN ZONE9 INCIDENTS FOR 19 RESOURCE ORDERS

Four Mile RX East Florissant RXO’Haver RX4 Elk RX Black Mountain RX

Shavano RXTrout Creek RX Wagon Tongue RX 8 Mile WF

6 USFS

3 BLM

1 BIA1NPS

6 COUNTY

2 CX

USFSKSS/KSXBLMDDQBIANPSCountyCX

CREW OUT OF ZONE11 INCIDENTS FOR 18 RESOURCE ORDERS

11 USFS

2 CX

1 BIA

4 FWS

2 STATE

USFSSTATEBIAFWSCX

USFS – PIKE IHC – T1 BIA – EAST DIVIDE – T2IAFWS – MID PLAINS – T2IA USFS – SAN ISABEL – T2IAUSFS – RIO GRANDE – T2IACDOC (State) – JUNIPER VALLEY – Canon City – T2CDOC (State) – JUNIPER VALLEY – Buena Vista – T2

ENGINES IN ZONE13 INCIDENTS FOR 22 RESOURCE ORDERS

2USFS

2 KSS/KSX

2 BLM

1 FWS

1NPS14 COUNTY

USFSKSS/KSXBLMFWSNPSCNTY

8 Mile Wattles Road1250 Road RX Fox CreekTurkey O’Haver RXBlack Mtn. RX Shavano RXWilson RX Trout Creek RXWagon Tongue RX Trail Gulch RX

ENGINES OUT OF ZONE19 INCIDENTS FOR 43 RESOURCE ORDERS

California ColoradoIdahoMontana NebraskaOregonWashington

11 USFS

5 BLM

3 FWS

1 STATE

23 COUNTY

USFSBLMFWSDDQStateCNTY

AIRCRAFT IN ZONE6 INCIDENTS FOR 21 REQUESTS

3

3

2

7

2

2

2

SEATAirAttackLeadT1 HelicopterT3 HelicopterCXInfra-Red

8 Mile Burch2014 DFPC Support – ALS Squirrel Creek2014 DFPC Heli Support – BJC PhantomBurnt Gulch

AIRCRAFT OUT OF ZONE10 INCIDENTS FOR 12 REQUESTS

3

2

11

3

1

SEATT1 or T2 AirtankerT1 HelicopterT2 HelicopterT3 HelicopterCX

Colorado New MexicoNevada Oregon

TANKER BASE’S USAGEAND CONTRACTED HELICOPTERS

TANKER BASE TOTALS

Fremont County SEAT base (1V6) Pueblo reload Tankerbase (PUB)1

10

100

1000

10000

10000063575

82796

84

25

Water (gal.): 0 Retardant (gal.): 146,371 Sorties: 109

MONUMENT HELITACK

Total Flight Time Logged (hrs)

Total Missions Water Dropped (gals) External Cargo (lbs) Internal Cargo (lbs)10

100

1000

10000

100000

204.6

18

12511

3996628358

H-966AC - FS Helicopter

TRAVEL

TRAVEL 2014

January April May June July August September October November1

10

100

1000

10000

100000

1 1

4

13

160

96

39

4

1

313.99

580.99

2543.463880.37

74235.94

35579.65

15660.39

911.16663.09

# of Travelers - 319 Cost - $134,369.04

2014 DISPATCH OFFICE SUMMARY SITUATION

REPORT 12/31/2014 – PUEBLO DISPATCHYear-to-Date Wildland Fire Activity Rx Fire Activity

State Human Lightning Total RxAgency Unit Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires AcresBIA KS-HOA 11 375 0 0 11 375 12 2348BIA Total: 11 375 0 0 11 375 12 2348BLM CO-RGD 4 4 9 529 13 533 5 391BLM CO-SLD 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 350BLM Total: 4 4 9 529 13 533 7 741CNTY CO-ALX 1 15 0 0 1 15 0 0CNTY CO-BAX 2 18 0 0 2 18 1 0CNTY CO-BNX 1 40 0 0 1 40 0 0CNTY CO-CFX 1 0 1 0 2 0 10 7CNTY CO-CJX 2 5 0 0 2 5 1 0CNTY CO-CTX 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0CNTY CO-DGX 1 3 4 3 5 6 0 0CNTY CO-EPX 5 0 4 0 9 0 3 2CNTY CO-FRX 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0CNTY CO-HUX 3 30 1 4 31 34 19 0CNTY CO-JEX 18 3 6 1 24 4 2 0CNTY CO-LSX 0 0 1 5 1 5 6 0CNTY CO-OTX 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0CNTY CO-PAX 4 0 7 1 11 1 2 0CNTY CO-PUX 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0CNTY CO-RGX 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0CNTY CO-SHX 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0CNTY CO-TLX 9 6 3 0 12 3 0 0

Year-to-Date Wildland Fire Activity Rx Fire Activity

State Human Lightning Total Rx

Agency Unit Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres

CNTY KS-BUX 3 3170 0 0 3 3170 0 0

CNTY KS-CFX 3 302 0 0 3 302 0 0

CNTY KS-CKX 1 600 0 0 1 600 0 0

CNTY KS-DGX 1 15 0 0 1 15 0 0

CNTY KS-ELX 1 1200 0 0 1 1200 0 0

CNTY KS-EWX 1 300 0 0 1 300 0 0

CNTY KS-GEX 3 2350 0 0 3 2350 0 0

CNTY KS-JAX 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

CNTY KS-LNX 8 2902 0 0 8 2902 0 0

CNTY KS-LYX 5 1977 0 0 5 1977 0 0

CNTY KS-MGX 1 3100 0 0 1 3100 0 0

CNTY KS-MNX 1 1500 0 0 1 1500 0 0

CNTY KS-OSX 3 2340 0 0 3 2340 0 0

CNTY KS-PTX 3 5850 0 0 3 5850 0 0

CNTY KS-RNX 1 500 0 0 1 500 0 0

CNTY KS-WBX 1 330 0 0 1 330 0 0

CNTY Total: 85 26,558 32 14 144 26,569 48 9

DDQ CO-FCQ 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 965

DDQ KS-DDQ 1 1,400 0 0 1 1,400 0 0

DDQ Total: 3 1,400 0 0 3 1,400 6 965

FWS CO-ALR 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1

FWS CO-BAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 501

FWS CO-LFR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Year-to-Date Wildland Fire Activity Rx Fire Activity

State Human Lightning Total Rx

Agency Unit Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres Fires Acres

FWS CO-MVR 1 4

FWS KS-FLR 7 176 0 0 7 176 18 2545

FWS KS-MCR 10 779 0 0 10 779 12 787

FWS KS-QUR 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

FWS Total: 18 955 1 0 19 955 35 3,838

NPS CO-FFP 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

NPS KS-FSP 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5

NPS KS-TGP 1 2095 0 0 1 2095 3 6642

NPS Total: 1 2095 0 0 1 2095 5 6647

ST CO-PBS 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

ST KS-KSS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

ST Total: 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

USFS CO-PSF 32 29 34 8 66 37 30 4,391

USFS CO-RGF 2 0 8 1 10 1 16 1,265

USFS Total: 34 29 42 9 76 38 46 5,656

Grand Total: 156 31,416 85 552 268 31,965 160 20,204