Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 7/29/2015 NWCC Large Fire Morning Brief

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

7/29/2015 NWCC Large Fire Morning Brief

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:

No lightning in the region. Light initial attack in the geographic area. One new large fire, Cable Crossing, near Glide, OR. Minimal growth reported on existing large fires.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	2 (no change)
National	2 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:

3	3	3
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 1

Large fires contained: 2

Uncontained large fires: 3 (OR: 1, WA: 2)

New Fires and Acres: 15 fires for 145 acres
(17 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 12 fires for 143 acres
WA: 3 fires for 2 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (107 new fires)
New large incidents: 4
Large fires contained: 2
Uncontained large fires: 14

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 6

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 1

Cable Crossing OR-933S-000081. IMT3. 6 miles E of Glide, OR. Start 7/28. Full Suppression. Timber, slash and brush. Cause: Unknown. 140 acres. 4% containment. Active fire behavior with short crown runs, short range spotting and uphill runs. Road closures in effect.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 4

Blue Creek WA-SES-000653. IMT2. WA Team 1 (Ciraulo/Jennings). 10 miles E of Walla Walla, WA. Start 7/20. Full Suppression. Timber, grass. Cause: Unknown. 6,004 acres (+0). 73% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Structures lost and threatened. Evacuations and road closures in effect. City of Walla Walla Watershed and Blue Wood Ski area threatened. Tentative transfer of command to IMT3 on 7/31.

North Boulder 2 WA-COF-000867. IMT2. WA Team 2 (Rabe). 3 miles SW of Orient, WA. Start 7/20. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 192 acres (+17). 25% containment. Steep terrain and heavy fuels. Moderate fire behavior with creeping, flanking and torching. Timber resources threatened.

Oak Canyon 0451 RN OR-PRD-000451. ICT5. Previously reported as 0451 RN. 9 miles SE of Dufur, OR. Start 7/24. Full Suppression. Grass, brush. Cause: Human. 930 acres (+0). 100% containment. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Rye OR-974S-000681. ICT5. 38 miles N of Enterprise, OR. Start 7/23. Full Suppression. Grass, brush. Cause: Lightning. 763 acres (+0). 100% containment. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link)

Lists fires (of any size) that singly utilize Monitor, Confine, or Point Zone Protection suppression strategies, or use Multiple Suppression Strategies (which may also include a Full Suppression component).