Saturday, September 23, 2017

9/23/2017 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp:  Saturday, Sep 23, 2017, 06:37


Northwest Activity Summary
Light scattered precipitation across the region with high relative humidity. In the geographic area, one new fire was reported for no acres.


Preparedness Levels
Current:
Northwest
4 (9/21)
National
3 (9/22)
Northwest PL Forecast
3
3
1
3-day
10-day
30-day


Northwest Fire Activity
New Fires and Acres 1 fire for 0 acres
0 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 0 fires for 0 acres
WA: 1 fire for 0 acres
Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 0
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 6 (OR: 5 WA: 1)
Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs Committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 7

National Fire Activity 
Initial attack activity: Light (31) new fires
New large incidents: 1
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 20
National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 4
Type 2 IMTs committed: 19



Northwest Current Incident Details
Incidents not Previously Reported: 0
Incidents Previously Reported: 18
Eagle Creek OR-CGF-000493. IMT2, NW Team 12 (Harrod/Glazier). 2 miles S of Cascade Locks, OR. Start 9/2. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 48,668 acres (+0). 46% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Structures, watershed, timberlands, powerline infrastructure and major transportation corridor threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.
Diamond Creek WA-OWF-000267. NIMO (Houseman). 11 miles N of Mazama, WA. Start 7/23. Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 127,498 acres (+0). 75% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Chetco Bar OR-RSF-000326. Unified Command: IMT1, GB Team 1 (Lund)/Coos FPA (Savage). 16 miles W of Selma, OR. Start 7/12. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 191,067 acres (+0). 97% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures in place. Also managing Indigo. Transfer of command to IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte) planned for today at 1800.
Horse Creek Complex OR-WIF-107234. IMT1, AK Team (T. Kurth). 7 miles S of Belknap Springs, OR. Start 8/21. Confine/ /Monitor. Cause: Unknown. 32,567 acres (+0). 64% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Avenue (2,962 acres), Olallie Lookout (1,572 acres), Roney (3,548 acres), Nash (6,738 acres) and Separation (17,747 acres). This incident not included in the large fire count above. Also managing Rebel.
Whitewater OR-WIF-170123. IMT2, NW Team 11 (Rabe). 15 miles E of Detroit, OR. Start 7/23. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 14,416 acres (+0). 47% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures and powerline infrastructure threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Whitewater (11,493 acres), Little Devil (2,125 acres) Scorpion (695 acres). This incident not included in the large fire count above.

Umpqua North Complex OR-UPF-000406. IMT2, GB Team 3 (Rohrer). 50 miles E of Roseburg, OR. Start 8/11. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 43,139 acres (+0). 50% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. T&E habitat and powerline infrastructure threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Happy Dog (31,411 acres), Brokentooth (3,941 acres), Rattlesnake (1,373 acres), Devil (874 acres), Copeland (699 acres) and 3 smaller fires. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
High Cascades Complex OR-RSF-000636. IMT2, NW Team 6 (Sheldon)/IMT2, GB Team 4 (Roide). High Cascades RD and Crater Lake National Park, OR. Start 7/25. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 79,042 acres (+0). 32% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Structures, timber, telecommunications site and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Spruce Lake (15,826 acres), Blanket Creek (33,322 acres), Broken Lookout (18,781 acres), Pup (7,824 acres) and North Pelican (3,589 acres). Transfer of command from IMT 2 (Sheldon) to IMT 2 (Johnson) will occur tomorrow.
Jones OR-WIF-170191. IMT2, NW Team 7 (Knerr). 10 miles NE of Lowell, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 10,017 acres (+0). 75% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Structures and T&E habitat threatened. Area closures in place. Also managing Kelsey Creek.
Kelsey Creek OR-WIF-170273. IMT2, NW Team 7 (Knerr). 10 miles E of Oakridge, OR. Start 9/9. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 527 acres (+0). 15% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Also managing Jones.
Rebel OR-WIF-170156. IMT1, AK Team (T. Kurth). 13 miles S of McKenzie Bridge, OR. Start 8/4. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 8,653 acres (+0). 88% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Campgrounds and recreation sites threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Rebel (8,626 acres) and Box Canyon (27 acres). This incident not included in the large fire count above. Also managing Horse Creek Complex.
Indigo OR-RSF-000784. IMT1, GB Team 1 (Lund). 8 miles E of Agness, OR. Start 9/11. Confine. Cause: Lightning. 615 acres. (+0). 72% completed. Timber and brush. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures in place.  This incident not included in the large fire count above. Also managing Chetco Bar. Transfer of command to IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte) planned for today at 1800.
Desolation OR-OCF-001135. ICT3. 20 miles NE of Prineville, OR. Start 9/9. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 4,512 acres (+0). 30% containment. Brush and timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures, residences and campground threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.
Jolly Mountain WA-OWF-000361. ICT3. 11 miles NNW of Cle Elum, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 36,808 acres (+0). 40% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.
Miller Complex OR-RSF-000647. IMT3. 17 miles E of Cave Junction, OR. Start 8/14. Full Suppression/Monitor. Cause: Unknown. 36,496 acres (+0). 70% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Heritage and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Abney (29,647 acres), Burnt Peak (4,147 acres), Creedence (2,090 acres), Knox (492 acres) and 16 smaller fires. IMT2 (Fogle) managing fire on CA-KNF. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs. See NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link) for future updates.
Uno Peak WA-OWF-000458. IMT3. 24 miles NW of Chelan, WA. Start 8/30. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 8,750 acres (+0). 20% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures, campgrounds and private property threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs. See NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link) for future updates.
Norse Peak WA-OWF-000365. ICT3. 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression/Point Zone Protection. Cause: Unknown. 52,056 acres (+0). 80% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Road, area and trail closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs. See NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link) for future updates.
American WA-OWF-000351. ICT3. 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/10. Full Suppression/Point Zone Protection. Cause: Lightning. 3,853 acres (+0). 99% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.Also managing Sawmill Creek. See NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link) for future updates.

Sawmill Creek WA-SPS-000177. ICT3. 22 miles W of Cle Elum, WA. Start 9/4. Full Suppression/Point Zone Protection. Cause: Unknown. 848 acres (-213). 99% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Tacoma watershed threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Also managing American. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs. See NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link) for future updates.

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
Recovery of high pressure to the region will bring on a slow drying trend for the majority of the geographic area through the weekend. A weak weather system may spread some clouds and light rain into western Washington and northwest Oregon on Monday but elsewhere expect more drying and light winds.

High pressure strengthens next week leading to more warming and the potential for easterly winds and low humidity over the Cascades of both Oregon and Washington. Fire danger will rise during this period, however, it is not expected to become critical. The potential for new large fires in the geographic area remains minimal despite an expected warming and drying pattern.

National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf
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