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Current as of | Fri, 11/15/2024 - 12:12 |
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Incident Time Zone | America/New_York |
Incident Type | Wildfire |
Cause | Natural causes like lightning, volcanic eruptions, or sparks from rock falls, or human causes like a discarded cigarette or an improperly put out campfire. |
Date of Origin | |
Location | MD near Oakland |
Incident Commander | National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) |
Incident Description | A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in natural areas like forests, grasslands, or prairies. Wildfires can be destructive and dangerous, spreading quickly and affecting people, wildlife, and natural resources. |
Coordinates |
39° 29' 31'' Latitude
-79° 27' 26
'' Longitude
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Total Personnel: | 59 |
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Size | 20 Acres |
Percent of Perimeter Contained | 10% |
Estimated Containment Date | 10/25/2024 |
Fuels Involved | Fuels within the fire area include closed canopy timber stands with snags, duff, and forest litter. |
Significant Events | The fire area will continue to support minimal fire behavior consisting of isolated smoldering in heavily protected fuels that will continue to consume "in-place" producing limited smoke. |
Planned Actions |
The last operational period for the Incident Management Team will be Sunday. |
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Projected Incident Activity |
12 Hours: Change in the weather brings cool, moist, and cloudy conditions during the period. 24 Hours: Slightly cooler with increasing clouds, and likely precipitation, and northerly winds. |
Remarks |
Shrub fields and young conifers occupy much of the area resulting from previous fires. |
Weather Concerns | There was a weak inversion this morning. This is courtesy of an incoming weather system that kept the atmosphere mixed and thick clouds that inhibited cooling. Temperatures were 10-15 degrees cooler than Friday. Highs were mainly in the 50s to low 60s. Relative humidity was 65-80 percent. Winds were variable with gusts to 15 mph. |
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