7/18/2014 10:00 am Sunflower Wildfire Daily Upadate

Sunflower Fire

July 18, 2014

http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3964/

Start Date	Cause	Size in acres	Percent Containment	Helicopters	Engines	Crews	Water Tender	Dozers	Total Personnel
07/14/2014	Lightning	2,000	5%	0	2	5	2	3	225

Summary: On Monday, July 14, 2014 a thunderstorm ignited the Sunflower Fire 10 miles northwest of Monument, OR. The fire is burning in steep, rocky terrain with open grass lands and timber stringers. The fire has grown to 2,000 acres.

Current Situation: The Great Basin Type 2 Incident Management Team assumed command of the fire last night and will assist the Umatilla National Forest and Oregon Department of Forestry with suppression activities. Crews made excellent progress on the fire the last few days; a variety of resources are working a "night shift" to secure and hold existing line.  Additional resources are on order and will be arriving throughout the day.

Weather:  A red flag warning, for high winds and low relative humidity will be in effect for a majority of today; a cooling trend is predicted for the weekend which will help with suppression activities.

Area Fire Closures:  An area closure has been established around the fire for firefighter and public safety. Information and map can be found @ http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3964/

Fire Restrictions: Phase A fire restrictions will go into effected on Saturday, July 19^th, 2014. For information on area fire restrictions please visit: www.fs.usda.gov/umatilla

Inciweb: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3964/
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