National Operations Brief Monday, September 11, 2017 National Response Coordination Center: Level I (24/7) National Watch Center: Steady State National Preparedness Level: 5 (http://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm) Joint Field Offices: nine active; Major Declarations: 18; Emergency Declarations: seven Red Flag Warnings (determined local level): northern Montana Critical Fire Weather (determined national level): none Elevated Fire Weather (determined local level): northern Montana Air Quality Alert: portions of California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Space Weather: past 24 hours – Strong R3 radio blackouts, strong S3 solar radiation storms observed; next 24 hours – moderate R2 radio blackouts, minor S1 solar radiation storms predicted (http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/space-weather-enthusiasts) Tropical Activity: Atlantic: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin=atlc&fdays=5 • Tropical Storm Irma – located 30 miles north-northeast of Cedar Key Florida; Irma could spawn a few tornadoes across northeast Florida, southeast portions Georgia, South Carolina; please click on this hyperlink NOAA Public Advisory for the most up to date information • Hurricane Jose (CAT 2) – located 255 miles northeast of Grand Turk Island; weakening expected to linger over the western Atlantic for several days; no coastal watches or warnings • Disturbance 1 – located several hundred miles west-southwest of Cabo Verde Islands; expected to move west-northwestward the next two days and then turn northward over central Atlantic; formation chance thru 48 hours/five days low 30 percent Pacific: • Disturbance 1 - remnants of Katia located about 350 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico; formation chance thru 48 hours/five days low 30 percent • Disturbance 2 - located few hundred miles south of southern coast of Mexico; formation chance thru 48 hours low 20 percent, five days high 70 percent • Disturbance 3 - expected to form several hundred miles south-southwest of Baja California peninsula; formation chance thru 48 hours low near zero percent, five days medium 60 percent Wildfire Declaration Activity: Fire Management Assistance Grants • Lolo Peak Fire - Ravalli and Missoula Counties; FEMA-5197-FM-Montana approved August 17, 2017; acres burned 51,001, containment 46 percent; one fatality/seven injuries • Chetco Bar Fire – Curry County; FEMA-5198-FM-Oregon approved August 20, 2017; acres burned 182,284, containment five percent; zero fatalities/four injuries; evacuations in effect • Helena Fire - Trinity County; FEMA-5199-FM-Oregon approved September 1, 2017; acres burned 20,552, containment 43 percent; no fatalities/two injuries; evacuations in effect • Jolly Mountain Fire – Kittitas County FEMA-5200-FM-Washington approved September 2, 2017; acres burned 29,432, containment 15 percent; no fatalities/eight injuries; evacuations in effect • Railroad Fire (Final) – Madera/Mariposa counties FEMA-5202-FM-California approved September 2, 2017; acres burned 12,407, containment 75 percent; one fatality/five injuries • Eagle Creek Fire – Hood River County FEMA–5203-FM-Oregon; approved September 3, 2017; acres burned 33,382, containment seven percent; no fatalities/injuries • Mission Fire (Final) – Madera County; FEMA-5204-FM-California approved September 4, 2017; acres burned 1,035, containment 83 percent; no fatalities/injuries; evacuations lifted • Pier Fire – Tulare County; FEMA-5205-FM-California approved September 5, 2017; acres burned 27,290, containment 60 percent; no fatalities/five injuries; evacuations in effect • Rice Ridge – Missoula and Powell counties; FFEMA-xxxx-FM-Montana approved September 9, 2017; acres burned 132,732, containment eight percent; no fatalities, 12 injuries; evacuations in effect • Alice Creek – Lewis & Clark County; FEMA-xxxx-FM-Montana approved September 9, 2017; acres burned 27,231, containment zero persent; no fatalities/injuries; evacuations in effect • West Fork Fire – Lincoln County; FEMA-xxxx-FM-Montana approved September 9, 2017; acres burned 9,923, containment zero percent; no fatalities/injuries

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Moose Peak –Sanders County; FEMA-xxxx-FM-Montana approved September 10, 2017; acres burned 7,549, containment zero percent; no fatalities/injuries; evacuations in effect • Highway 200 Complex – Sanders; FEMA-xxxx-FM-Montana approved September 10, 2017; acres burned 21,383, containment 18 percent; no fatalities/four injuries; evacuations in effect Disaster Declaration Activity: • Expedited Major Declaration Request – Puerto Rico on September 7, 2017 result of Hurricane Irma beginning September 5 and continuing; requesting Individual Assistance for two municipalities; Public Assistance for two municipalities; Hazard Mitigation for all areas of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico • Major Disaster Declaration Approved FEMA-4336-DR-Puerto Rico on September 10, 2017 for Hurricane Irma beginning September 5, 2017 and continuing; provides Individual Assistance for two municipalities; Public Assistance for two municipalities; Hazard Mitigation for all municipalities • Emergency Disaster Declaration Approved – FEMA-3387-EM-Georgia on September 8, 2017; for Hurricane Irma beginning September 7 and continuing; provides debris removal and emergency protective measures (Category A & B), including direct federal assistance under Public Assistance program at 75 percent federal funding for 30 counties; Amendment 1 amended to provide Public Assistance to 63 counties • Emergency Disaster Declaration Approved FEMA-3388-EM-Seminole Tribe of Florida September 8, 2017; for Hurricane Irma beginning September 4 and continuing; provides debris removal and emergency protective measures (Category A & B), including direct federal assistance under Public Assistance program at 75 percent federal funding; includes associated lands • Major Disaster Declaration Approved FEMA-4337-DR-Florida on September 10, 2017 for Hurricane Irma Beginning September 4 and continuing; provides Individual Assistance and Public Assistance for nine counties, Public Assistance for 58 counties and Hazard Mitigation for all counties and tribes statewide • Emergency Disaster Declaration Request – Alabama on September 10, 2017 for Hurricane Irma beginning on September 8, 2017 and continuing; requesting Public Assistance all 67 counties, the Poarch Creek Tribe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Outlook Today September 11: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/ • Widespread heavy rainfall, localized areas of flooding/flash flooding across portions of Alabama, Georgia, northern Florida, South Carolina and western North Carolina • Rain from Mississippi through Tennessee Valley to West Virginia and western Virginia • Rain/thunderstorms across portions of California, Great Basin and central Rockies Tomorrow September 12: • Rain across parts of Lower Mississippi Valley, Mississippi, Alabama and Ohio/Tennessee Valleys • Rain/thunderstorms across portions of northern Florida and across Mid-Atlantic and Upper Ohio Valley • Rain/thunderstorms over most of California, Great Basin, Four Corners, center Rockies and small portion of western Central Plains Today’s Weather Outlook Current Watches and Warnings

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