NWCC Morning Brief: Thursday, July 17, 2014
National Preparedness Level: 3 For the National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR), see: http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/
Summary: In the Northwest (last 24 hrs), no new lightning occurred in the GACC. Two additional team deployments, IMT1 PNW Team 2 (Schulte) to Logging Unit on Warm Springs and Portland NIMO (Hahnenberg) to Carlton Complex.
National Fire Activity Initial attack activity: Light (121 new fires)
New large fires: 5
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: *33
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 4
Type 2 IMTs committed: 11
*Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy
Northwest Preparedness Levels: Today: 43-Day: 4, 10-Day: 3, 30-Day: 3
Northwest Fire Activity
New fires and acres (Last 24 hrs): 20 fires for 7,692 acres (17,864 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 9 fires for 3403 acres
WA: 11 fires for 4,289 acres
Northwest Large Fires
Uncontained Large Fires: 22 (OR:18,WA:4)
IMTs Committed in NWNIMO Teams committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 11
Incidents not Previously-Reported: 2
National Preparedness Level: 3 For the National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR), see: http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/
Summary: In the Northwest (last 24 hrs), no new lightning occurred in the GACC. Two additional team deployments, IMT1 PNW Team 2 (Schulte) to Logging Unit on Warm Springs and Portland NIMO (Hahnenberg) to Carlton Complex.
National Fire Activity Initial attack activity: Light (121 new fires)
New large fires: 5
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: *33
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 4
Type 2 IMTs committed: 11
*Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy
Northwest Preparedness Levels: Today: 43-Day: 4, 10-Day: 3, 30-Day: 3
Northwest Fire Activity
New fires and acres (Last 24 hrs): 20 fires for 7,692 acres (17,864 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 9 fires for 3403 acres
WA: 11 fires for 4,289 acres
Northwest Large Fires
Uncontained Large Fires: 22 (OR:18,WA:4)
IMTs Committed in NWNIMO Teams committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 11
Incidents not Previously-Reported: 2
R Road WA-SPD-000383. ICT3 (Strange). 10 mi E of Mansfield, WA. Start 7/16. Grass. Cause Unknown. 4,250 acres. 25% containment. Active fire behavior. Values at risk; 1 structure.
Logging Unit OR-WSA-000070. ICT4 (Jones). 26 mi NW of Warm Springs, OR. Start 7/16. Timber. Cause lightning. 600 acres. 0% containment. Extreme fire behavior. Values at risk; natural resources and logging equipment. IMT1 PNW Team 2 (Schulte) in being mobilized to the incident.
Incidents Previously-Reported: 20
Waterman Complex OR-952S-014165. IMT2. OR Team 3 (Johnson, D). 10 mi NE of Mitchell, OR. Start 7/14.Timber, grass understory. Cause lightning. 4,319 acres (+1,959 ac). 28% containment. Active fire behavior. Steep, inaccessible terrain. Values at risk; structures, recreation infrastructure and natural resources. Hwy 26 closed. Level 1 and 2 evacuations. Complex includes Bailey Butte, Toney Butte and Junctions Springs incidents near Mitchell, OR.
Shaniko Butte OR-WSA-000056. IMT2. OR Team 1 (Williams). 15 mi N of Warm Springs, OR. Start 7/13. Grass and brush. Cause lightning. 20,000 acres (+10,000ac). 0% containment. Extreme fire behavior. Steep terrain. Values at risk; residences and structures.
Buzzard Complex OR-BUD-004111. IMT2. OR Team 4 (Watts). 45 mi NE of Burns, OR. Start 7/14. Grass and brush. Cause lightning. 15,000 acres (+0). 25% containment. Exteme fire behavior. Steep, inaccessible terrain. Values at risk; ranches, livestock, sage grouse habitat. Buzzard Complex tentatively includes Buzzard, Riley Field, Bartlet, Lamb Ranch, Incident 4110, Beaver Creek, Twin Reservior, and Saddle Draw.
Mills Canyon WA-SES-000267. IMT1. PNW Team 3 (Lewis). 2 mi SW of Entiat, WA. Start 7/8. Grass, brush and timber. Cause unknown. 22,571 acres (+0 ac). 40% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Steep, inaccessible terrain. Values at risk; residences, infrastructure, T & E species and cultural sites. Level 1, 2, and 3 evacuations in effect. Level 2 and 3 evacuations will be lifted at end of shift today. Chiwaukum Creek will be managed as a branch of Mills Canyon.
Chiwaukum Creek WA-OWF-000356. IMT1. PNW Team 3 (Lewis). 9 mi NW of Leavenworth, WA. Start 7/15.Timber. Cause lightning. 449 acres (-51 ac). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Values at risk; cabins, homes, logging equipment, T&E species and natural resources. Level 3 evacuations. Washington state fire mob authorized. This incident is a branch of Mills Canyon.
Bridge 99 Complex OR-DEF-000329. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis). 20 mi N of Sisters, OR. Start 7/13. Timber. Cause lightning. 1,160 acres (+860 ac). Active fire behavior. Values at risk; residences and structures. Includes Bridge 99 andBear Butte.
Pittsburgh OR-WWF-000482. IMT2. WA Team 1 (Johnson/Barnett). 18 mi NE of Imnaha, OR. Start 7/13. Grass and brush. Cause lightning. 7,500 acres (+1,100). 5% containment. Active fire behavior. Steep, inaccessible terrain. Values at risk; structures, rangeland and recreation infrastructure.
Bingham Complex OR-WIF-140090. IMT2. WA Team 4 (Nickey). 5 mi E of Marion Forks, OR. Start 7/13. Timber. Cause lightning. 476 acres (+376 ac). 5% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Values at risk; structures, commercial property, T&E species and natural resources. Includes Bingham and Lizard fires.
Carlton Complex WA-NES-000534. IMT2. WA Team 2 (Rabe). 5 mi NE of Methow Valley, WA. 4,466 acres (+2,036 ac). 0% containment. Extreme fire behavior. Values at risk; structures. Includes Stokes Road, French Creek , Golden Hike, and Cougar Flats fires. Washington State fire mobilization in effect. Portland NIMO (Hahnenberg) being mobilized.
Sunflower OR-UMF-014166. IMT2. NV Team 5 (Wilde). 10 mi N of Monument, OR. Start 7/14. Timber. Cause lightning. 1,200 acres (+800 ac). 15% containment. Active fire behavior. Values at risk; private land and structures.
Pine Creek OR-PRD-000364. MT IMT2 (Fry). 11 mi S of Fossil, OR. Start 7/14. Timber. Cause lightning. 1,200 acres (+0 ac). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Values at risk; natural resources.
Moccasin Hill OR-781S-140260. IMT2. ODF Team 2 (Cline). 25 mi NE of Klamath Falls, OR. Start 7/14. Timber. Cause unknown. 2,535 acres (+0 ac). 55% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Mop up ongoing. Multiple structures destroyed. Values at risk; residences, natural resources. Evacuation level 1.
White River OR-754S-000009. IMT2 ODF Team 1 (Buckman). 15 mi W of Maupin, OR. Start 7/12. Timber. Cause unknown. 652 acres (+0 ac). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Mop-up ongoing. Values at risk; natural resources.
Lamb Ranch OR-BUD-004095. ICT3 (Yturriandobetia). 45 mi NNW of Burns, OR. Start 7/13. Juniper, grass and brush. Cause lightning. 2,500 acres (+0 ac). 60% containment. Extreme fire behavior. Values at risk; ranches, grazing allotments and sage grouse habitat.
Twin Reservior OR-BUD-004114. ICT3 (Hussey). 32 mi E of Burns, OR. Start 7/14. Juniper, grass and brush. Cause lightning. 5,200 acres (+0 ac). 30% containment. Extreme fire behavior. Values at risk; ranches, grazing allotments and sage grouse habitat.
Saddle Draw OR-VAD-000067. ICT3 (Dentinger). 19 mi SE of Crane, OR. Start 7/13. Grass. Cause lightning. 27,000 acres (+0). 10% containment. Extreme fire behavior. Values at risk; ranches, grazing allotments, powerline infrastructure and sage grouse habitat.
Beaver Creek OR-BUD-004103. ICT3. 45 mi E of Burns, OR. Start 7/13. Brush and grass. Cause lightning. 8,400 acres (+0 ac). 23% containment. Extreme fire behavior. Values at risk; ranges, grazing allotments, and sage grouse habitat.
Gumboot OR-BUD-004115. ICT3 (Thissell/McConnall). 35 mi W of Burns, OR. Start 7/14. Timber. Cause lightning. 4,420 acres (+2,820 ac). 90% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Values at risk; grazing allotments, livestock, and natural resources.
Hurricane Creek OR-WWF-000477. ICT3 (Galyard). 5 mi SW of Joseph, OR. Start 7/14. Timber. Cause lightning. 120 acres (+0 ac). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Hurricane Creek trail, campground, and residences. Critical needs; Type 1 crews.
290 RN Jack Knife OR-PRD-000290. IMT3 (Akerburg). 8 mi SE of Grass Valley, OR. Start 7/13. Grass. Cause unknown. 6,130 acres (+0 ac). 10% containment. Active fire behavior. Values at risk; structures and the John Day river corridor.
Northwest RX Burning:
Completed (Last 24 hrs): 0 fires for 0 acres
Planned (Next 24 hrs): 0 fires for 0 acres
Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:
High pressure will begin to weaken as a series of troughs move through to the north in British Columbia. This will give us 2 or 3 days of windy conditions across eastern WA as well as northern portions of central and eastern Oregon. These winds could provide elevated spread potential on existing fires in NW05, NW06 and NW10. A deeper trough and associated cold front is expected to move into the region over the weekend with cooler conditions, more cloudiness and likely some light rain in Western Washington and a few showers in Eastern Washington. This system will likely give some lightning as well across much of the region. Storms should be mostly wet in the north and a mixture of wet and dry in the south.
Completed (Last 24 hrs): 0 fires for 0 acres
Planned (Next 24 hrs): 0 fires for 0 acres
Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:
High pressure will begin to weaken as a series of troughs move through to the north in British Columbia. This will give us 2 or 3 days of windy conditions across eastern WA as well as northern portions of central and eastern Oregon. These winds could provide elevated spread potential on existing fires in NW05, NW06 and NW10. A deeper trough and associated cold front is expected to move into the region over the weekend with cooler conditions, more cloudiness and likely some light rain in Western Washington and a few showers in Eastern Washington. This system will likely give some lightning as well across much of the region. Storms should be mostly wet in the north and a mixture of wet and dry in the south.
NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
Nat’l 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
Nat’l 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
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