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Daily Fire Team Briefing · August 25, 2026
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Team Activity — Field Monitoring
Per federal incident data and the national team roster · as of 14:20 MDT
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New & Notable
State Fire Sinlahekin (WA-NES · Okanogan Co.)
Type 1 Team → Complex IMT (SW 3)
SW 3 (Complex IMT) mobilized Aug 25, per the national team roster · 1,718 personnel, short grass
CONFIRMED — ROSTER Pro readers had this Aug 25. The record hasn't caught up yet.
Three Queens (WA-OWF · Kittitas Co.)
→ Complex IMT (NR-2)
NR-2 (CIMT) mobilizing Aug 25 to assume command from NW-13, per the NIFC report
CONFIRMED Pro readers had this Aug 25. The record hasn't caught up yet.
Frijoles (NM-SNF · Santa Fe Co.)
→ Complex IMT (SW-4)
SW-4 (CIMT) mobilized Aug 25, per the NIFC report · 794 personnel, timber
CONFIRMED Pro readers had this Aug 25. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
California
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T3 IC CAL FIRE 4-1 Lauer (CA-LMU · Modoc Co.) New fire, broke Aug 24; Cal Fire incident, Type 3 IC, 133 personnel on 230 acres. Expect heavy equipment first: tenders and dozers.
REPORTED TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 25. Free readers haven't seen it yet. |
Minnesota
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CIMT EXTENSION Bear Trap (MN-SUF · St. Louis Co.) NIMO 1 (Complex IMT), in command since Aug 25, extended its command to manage Sioux (MN-SUF) and Thumb (MN-SUF). 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 25. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
Montana
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T3 TEAM FIRST TEAM Nature Grove (MT-BRF · Ravalli Co.) New fire, broke Aug 23; escalated from Type 4 IC to Type 3 Team Aug 25, per federal incident data. 109 personnel, timber.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 25. Free readers saw it Aug 28 (+3 days). |
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CIMT EXTENSION Moose (MT-BDF · Granite Co.) NR-3 (CIMT) in command Aug 25, per the NIFC report.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE Pro readers had this Aug 25. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
Oregon
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CIMT Rowe Creek Complex (OR-PRD · Wheeler Co.) CA 4 (CIMT) mobilizing Aug 24, per the national team roster.
CONFIRMED — ROSTER Pro readers had this Aug 25. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
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CIMT EXTENSION Austin (OR-MHF · Clackamas Co.) GB-4 (Complex IMT) extended its command 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 25. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
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CIMT EXTENSION North Pole (OR-WWF · Baker Co.) New fire, broke Aug 22; Managed by NW-3 (CIMT) Aug 25, per the NIFC report. 81 personnel, timber.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE Pro readers had this Aug 25. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
Texas
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State Fire Ross (TX-TXS · Palo Pinto Co.) 3 fires managed as one group (per the group’s joint fire updates): Ross, Rio Escondido, and Yellow Square.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 25. Free readers haven't seen it yet. |
Washington
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CIMT EXTENSION Three Queens (WA-MRP · Pierce Co.) NW-13 (Complex IMT), in command since Aug 10, extended its command Aug 25 to manage King (WA-OWF), Goat (WA-OWF), Wonderland (WA-MRP), and Grand Park 2 (WA-MRP). 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 25. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
Also on the record today
More team activity than this morning’s email had room for.
California
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WIND-DOWN Bug (NV-CCD · Lassen Co.) De-escalated from Type 3 Team to Type 3 IC Aug 23, per federal incident data. 15 personnel, short grass.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 25. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone. |
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CIMT EXTENSION Timber (CA-LPF · Monterey Co.) CA-3 (Complex IMT) extended its command to manage Plaskett (CA-LPF). 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 25. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
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MP18 (CA-HVT · Humboldt Co.) 2 fires managed as one group (per the NIFC report): MP18 and S 1 Vya.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE Pro readers had this Aug 25. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
Colorado
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Gold Mountain (CO-GMF · Ouray Co.) 2 fires managed as one group (per the group’s joint fire updates): Elk and Gold Mountain.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE Pro readers had this Aug 25. The record hasn't caught up yet. |
Idaho
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T3 IC Flint (ID-BOD · Owyhee Co.) New fire, broke Aug 24; Type 3 IC assumed command Aug 25, per federal incident data. 27 personnel, short grass.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 25. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone. |
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WIND-DOWN North Heglar (ID-CAX · Cassia Co.) De-escalated from Type 3 IC to Type 4 IC Aug 25, per federal incident data. 38 personnel, tall grass.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 25. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone. |
New Mexico
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T3 IC Sunset (NM-LNF · Lincoln Co.) Type 3 IC assumed command Aug 24, per federal incident data. 56 personnel, timber.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 25. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone. |
Nevada
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T3 IC Oxley (NV-EKD · Elko Co.) New fire, broke Aug 24; Type 3 IC assumed command Aug 25, per federal incident data. 137 personnel, brush.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 25. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone. |
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WIND-DOWN Master (NV-ECFX · Elko Co.) New fire, broke Aug 24; de-escalated from Type 3 IC to Type 5 IC Aug 25, 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 25. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone. |
Oregon
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T3 IC ODF Middle Ridge (OR-971S · Union Co.) New fire, broke Aug 22; Type 3 IC assumed command 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 25. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone. |
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WIND-DOWN Big Grass (OR-VAD · Malheur Co.) NW Team 10 command ended Aug 24; de-escalated from Complex IMT to Type 3 IC Aug 25, per federal incident data. 327 personnel, short grass.
REPORTED — SOURCES DIVERGE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 25. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone. |
Washington
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WIND-DOWN State Fire Prairie Mountain (WA-NWS · Skagit Co.) De-escalated from Type 3 IC to Type 4 IC Aug 24, per federal incident data. 102 personnel, heavy logging slash.
REPORTED — SINGLE SOURCE TYPE 3 — NEVER NAMED BY THE NIFC REPORT. EMBER-ONLY. Pro readers had this Aug 25. The NIFC report never names Type 3 teams; free readers will see it from Ember alone. |
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Confirmed by the official record
Items we reported first, now in the federal NIFC situation report:
Big Grass (OR · OR-VAD) — Northwest Team 10 (NW-10), Complex IMT · reported here Aug 8, confirmed +2 days later.
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Lightning Fire Risk
HIGH
30 areas at risk today
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As of Tue, Aug 25, 2026, the lightning threat is HIGH. Lightning and ignition risk is active today in the Northern Rockies.
Today through Mon, Aug 31, 2026, High Risk persists across the Rocky Mountain, Southwest, Great Basin, California North Ops, California South Ops, Northwest, and Southern Area GACCs. This is a multi-region arc spanning the interior West into California and the Northwest, with a parallel, sustained signal in the Southern Area—an extended window lasting nearly a week rather than a short-lived spike.
California North Ops is critical today and is projected to develop lightning and ignition risk by Thu, Aug 27, 2026; Great Basin is critical today and is projected to develop lightning and ignition risk by Thu, Aug 27, 2026; Southern Area is critical today and is projected to develop lightning and ignition risk by Sun, Aug 30, 2026. Overall, the pattern is building through late week as additional GACCs transition from critical fire weather into ignition-driven concern, then holds at broad geographic coverage into Sun, Aug 30, 2026–Mon, Aug 31, 2026.
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Tier 1 — Extreme Ignition Risk
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Emerging Risk: 32 areas projected to reach High Risk between Tue, Aug 25, 2026 and Sat, Aug 29, 2026, concentrated in Rocky Mountain, Southern Area, Great Basin.
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Escalating Conditions — 7-Day Trend
Rocky Mountain
| Big Horn Mountains |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Black Hills North |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Black Hills South |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Grand Mesa/White River |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Gunnison/Pike |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Laramie Mountains |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| NE Colorado/SE Wyoming/W Nebraska |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Northern Colorado Mountains |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Northern Front Range Foothills |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Northern Front Range Mountains |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| San Juan |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| San Luis Valley/Great Sand Dunes |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Shoshone |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Southwest Wyoming |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Wind River Basin/Casper Mountain |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
Southwest
| Four Corners Area |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Southeast AZ |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
Great Basin
| Central NV Mountains |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Jarbidge |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Ruby |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Southern Sawtooth |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
California North Ops
| Diablo-Santa Cruz Mtns |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 31 (Mon) |
California South Ops
| Central Coast |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Eastern Mountains |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Central Mojave |
Aug 26 (Wed) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
Northwest
| North Central Oregon |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
| Oregon Cascades |
Aug 26 (Wed) – Aug 29 (Sat) |
Southern Area
| Oklahoma Central |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Oklahoma West |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Texas Central Northwest |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Texas Panhandle North |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Texas Panhandle South |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Texas West |
Aug 25 (Tue) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Mississippi North |
Aug 28 (Fri) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
| Tennessee West |
Aug 29 (Sat) – Aug 30 (Sun) |
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From the NIFC Report
Incident Management Situation Report of August 25, 2026
Key Alerts
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• National Preparedness Level 5
• McCully: Extreme fire behavior with crowning, spotting and torching
• North Pole: Extreme fire behavior with crowning, torching and spotting
• Oxley: Extreme fire behavior with uphill runs, wind-driven runs and flanking
• Rio Escondido: Extreme fire behavior with crowning, wind-driven runs and spotting
• Ross: Extreme fire behavior with running, long-range spotting and group torching
• Transfer of command from CIMT (NW Team 2) back to the local unit will occur today (Kaiser Canyon)
• Transfer of command from CIMT (NR Team 3) to CIMT (NR Team 1) will occur today (Sand Creek)
• Transfer of command from CIMT (SA Team 1) to NIMO Team 1 will occur today (Bear Trap)
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New Large Fires (12)
Ross (TX-TXS) — One mile west of Palo Pinto, TX.
already staffing ↑
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7,000 ac · 0% |
McCully (OR-WWF) — Twenty-two miles southwest of Baker City, OR.
already staffing ↑
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4,315 ac · 0% |
Oxley (NV-EKD) — Five miles north of Wells, NV.
already staffing ↑
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3,500 ac · 0% |
Rio Escondido (TX-TXS) — Sixty miles east of Waco, TX.
already staffing ↑
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2,500 ac · 0% |
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Rabbit Ear East (NM-N2S) — Three miles southeast of Clayton, NM.
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1,500 ac · 70% |
Flint (ID-BOD) — Forty-five miles southwest of Nampa, ID.
already staffing ↑
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750 ac · 0% |
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Mitchell (GA-OKR) — Fifteen miles southeast of St George, GA.
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615 ac · 0% |
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4-1 (CA-LMU) — Six miles southwest of Davis Creek, CA.
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470 ac · 0% |
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H2 (FL-FLS) — Six miles northwest of Deem City, FL.
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350 ac · 0% |
Forleen (NV-EKD) — Twenty-three miles north of Wells, NV.
already staffing ↑
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300 ac · 0% |
More new fires
The rest of today’s new large fires.
Sunset (NM-LNF) — Five miles southwest of Arabela, NM.
already staffing ↑
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111 ac · 0% |
Wonderland (WA-MRP) — Nine miles southeast of Snoquera, WA.
CIMT NW-13 assigned
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8 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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