Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 08/17/2017 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Thursday, Aug 17, 2017, 06:38

Northwest Activity Summary

Yesterday, temperatures remained warm with gusty winds on the east side and along the Oregon coast. Humidity recovery showed improvement in Northeastern Oregon, and was good in other areas. Light initial attack yesterday with the Monument Hill fire reported at 500 acres near Quincy, Washington. Moderate growth on existing large fires. NIMO, Hahnenberg, assigned to Regional Support.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	5 (8/12)
National	5 (8/10)

Northwest PL Forecast

5	5	2 (Down 1)
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity
New Fires and Acres 17 fires for 537 acres
2,692 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 12 fires for 36 acres
WA: 5 fires for 501 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 2
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 17 (OR: 12 WA: 5)

Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs committed: 2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 4
Type 2 IMTs committed: 8
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (84) new fires

New large incidents: 4
Large fires contained: 4
Uncontained large fires: 25

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 8
Type 2 IMTs committed: 19

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously Reported: 2

Monument Hill WA-WFS-000409. ICT4. 4 miles NE of Quincy, WA. Start 8/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 500 acres. 0% containment. Grass and Brush. Extreme fire behavior under wind driven runs. Evacuations in place. Structures and agricultural land threatened. Washington State Mob Authorized 8/16.

Staley OR-WIF-170174. IMT3. 23 miles S of Oakridge, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 257 acres. 0% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior with isolated torching and short range spotting. Preparing for burnout operations. Private land, T&E species and cultural resources threatened.

Incidents Previously Reported: 23

Umpqua North Complex OR-UPF-000406. IMT1, AK Team (Kurth). 50 miles E of Roseburg, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,710 acres (+300). Timber. Active fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Campground and area closures. Numerous fires in the complex including: Oak Nob (40 acres), Fall Creek (634 acres), Broken Tooth (100 acres) and Ragged (553 acres).

Falcon Complex OR-UPF-000295. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Keith). 17 miles N of Prospect, OR. Start 8/8. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,100 acres (+100). 12% containment. Timber. Active fire behavior. Structures, private land, T&E species and cultural sites threatened. Includes: Upper Ash, Double Buck, Paradise, Tallow and 9 smaller fires.

Jones OR-WIF-170191. IMT2, NW Team 10 (Ciraulo). 10 miles NE of Lowell, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 2,581 acres (+201). 10% containment. Timber. Active fire behavior. Burnout operations progressing. Area closures and campground evacuations. Structures and commercial timber threatened.

Bridge Creek WA-COA-000088. IMT2, NW Team 6 (Sheldon/Paul). 12 miles NE of Keller, WA. Start 8/9. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 1,343 acres (+193). 22% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior with isolated torching and short range spotting. Steep, rocky terrain. Burnout operations progressing. Commercial timber and cultural resources threatened.

Whitewater OR-WIF-170123. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 15 miles E of Detroit, OR. Start 7/23. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 6,716 acres (+0). 0% completed. Timber. Active fire behavior. Burnout operations planned. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Supporting the French, Avenue and Box Canyon Fires. This incident not included in the large fire count above.

Rebel OR-WIF-170156. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 13 miles S of McKenzie Bridge, OR. Start 8/4. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,051 acres (+53). 0% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures and cultural resources threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.

High Cascades Complex OR-RSF-000636. IMT1, CA Team 3 (von Tillow). High Cascades RD and Crater Lake National Park, OR. Start 7/25. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 10,447 acres (+23). 60% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Supporting IA. Includes: Blanket Creek (5,292 acres), Spruce Lake (5,043 acres) and 8 smaller fires.

Diamond Creek WA-OWF-000267. IMT2, SW Team 5 (Andrews). 27 miles NNW of Winthrop, WA. Start 7/23. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 28,143 acres (+933). 8% completed. Timber. Active fire behavior. Structures and T&E species threatened. Road, area and trail closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.

Jolly Mountain WA-OWF-000361. IMT2, SW Team 3 (Sinclair). 13 miles NW of Cle Elum, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 402 acres (+24). 0% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior with isolated torching. Structures, campgrounds and T&E species threatened.

Chetco Bar OR-RSF-000326. NIMO (Houseman). 16 miles W of Selma, OR. Start 7/12. Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection. Cause: Lightning. 6,016 acres (+514). 14% completed. Timber/brush. Active fire behavior. Road and trail closures in place. Burnout operations planned. This incident not included in the large fire count above.

Miller Complex OR-RSF-000647. IMT2, CA Team 2 (Arroyo). 17 miles E of Cave Junction, OR. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 1,210 acres (+344). 6% containment. Timber. Active fire behavior. Historic cabin, T&E species and recreation trails threatened. Includes: Burnt Peak (300 acres), Creedence (800 acres), Abney (35 acres) and 19 additional smaller fires.

Norse Peak WA-OWF-000365. IMT3. 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/11. Confine. Cause: Lightning. 500 acres. 0% completion. Includes 4 fires. Active fire behavior with spotting and torching. Inside the Norse Peak Wilderness. Structures, T&E species and recreation trails threatened. This incident not included in the large fire count above. IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales) is mobilizing to the incident.

Milli 0843 CS OR-DEF-000843. IMT1, SW Team (Pierson). 9 miles W of Sisters, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 256 acres (-4). 2% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Located in the Three Sisters Wilderness. Remote ground with limited access. Also managing the Belknap fire.

Belknap OR-OCF-000837. IMT1, SW Team (Pierson). 20 miles NE of Prineville, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 125 acres (+2). 30% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Inside the Mill Creek Wilderness. Structures threatened.

Shan Creek OR-RSF-000589. IMT2, RM Team Black (Greer). 10 miles W of Grants Pass, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 400 acres (+0). 20% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures threatened. Steep terrain.

Three Sisters Central OR-WIF-170177. ICT4. 25 miles W of Sunriver, OR. Start 8/10. Monitor. Cause: Lightning. 150 acres. 0% completion. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. The fire is in the Three Sisters Wilderness. This incident not included in the large fire count above. No update received.

Noisy Creek WA-COF-001416. IMT3. 33 miles NE of Colville, WA. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 4,000 acres (+0). 64% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures and T&E species threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.

Indian Creek OR- MHF-000176. ICT3. 6 miles S of Cascade Locks, OR. Start 7/4. Confine. Cause: Unknown. 83 acres (+0). 10% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. No growth expected. Trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.

Flounce OR-MED-000515. ICT3. 7 miles SW of Prospect, OR. Start 8/7. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 587 acres (+0). 90% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. No additional growth expected. Supporting IA.

Bear Butte OR-WWF-000629. ICT3. 20 miles NW of Baker City, OR. Start 8/4. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 499 acres (+0). 95% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. No additional growth expected.

Whychus 0814 CS OR-OCF-000814. IMT3. 10 miles NE of Sisters, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 2,030 acres (+0). 90% containment. Brush and Grass. Minimal fire behavior. Line construction and mop-up progressing. Structures threatened. No update received.

East Saddle WA-MCR-000384. IMT3. 10 miles W of Othello, WA. Start 8/12. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 17,470 acres (+5). 98% containment. Brush and Grass. Minimal fire behavior. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

North Pole OR-PRD-000900. ICT3. 8 miles E of Shaniko, OR. Start 8/13. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 5,075 acres (+0). 100% containment. Grass. Minimal fire behavior. The fire is on unprotected lands. BLM ground and RAWS site threatened. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest 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).

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Potential for new large fires or significant growth on most existing fires will remain at low levels through the weekend. Despite changes in weather from day to day, no widespread critical fire weather patterns are anticipated over the region until next week when lightning again becomes possible during a phase of rising fire danger.

Incidents in Southwest Oregon will remain under the influence of low humidity and offshore winds until the weekend.

More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast

National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdfOther GACC Morning Reports: