NWCC Morning Brief: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
National Preparedness Level: 2For the National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR), see: http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/
National Preparedness Level: 2For the National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR), see: http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/
Summary:In the Northwest (last 24 hrs), moderate lightning occurred in Southeast Oregon. Initial attack activity was light.
National Fire Activity Initial attack activity: Light (67 new fires)
New large fires: *0
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: *15
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 7
*Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy.
Northwest Preparedness Levels: Today: 33-Day: 2, 10-Day: 2, 30-Day: 1
Northwest Fire Activity
New fires and acres (Last 24 hrs): 10 fires for 22 acres (3,325 acres growth on existing large fires*)
OR: 3 fires for 18 acres
WA: 7 fires for 4 acres
*[acreage reductions not included]
Northwest Large Fires
Uncontained Large Fires: *6 (OR:5, WA:1)
*[complexes tallied as 1 fire]
IMTs Committed in NWNIMO Teams committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 4
Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0
*Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy.
Northwest Preparedness Levels: Today: 33-Day: 2, 10-Day: 2, 30-Day: 1
Northwest Fire Activity
New fires and acres (Last 24 hrs): 10 fires for 22 acres (3,325 acres growth on existing large fires*)
OR: 3 fires for 18 acres
WA: 7 fires for 4 acres
*[acreage reductions not included]
Northwest Large Fires
Uncontained Large Fires: *6 (OR:5, WA:1)
*[complexes tallied as 1 fire]
IMTs Committed in NWNIMO Teams committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 4
Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0
Incidents Previously-Reported: 6
36 Pit OR-MHF-000728. IMT2. WA Team 2 (Rabe/Holloway). 10 mi SE of Estacada, OR. Start 9/13. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause human. 3,588 acres (+2,362 ac.). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Area and road closures. Steep slopes. Values at risk; commercial and residential properties. Level 3 evacuations in effect. Oregon State Conflagration Declared.
Onion Mountain OR-RSF-001146. IMT2. OR Team 1 (Williams). 15 mi W of Grants Pass, OR. Start 9/13. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause unknown. 3,000 acres (+454 ac.). 2% containment. Active fire behavior. Values at risk; residences, lookout and communication sites. Area closure in effect. In Unified Command with the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Deception Complex OR-WIF-140274. IMT2. OR Team 4 (Watts). 2 mi W of Oakridge, OR. Start 8/13. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 5,874 acres (+239 ac.). 75% containment. Moderate internal fire behavior. Fire growth in interior islands. Steep, rocky terrain. Values at risk; timber, municipal watershed, T&E species, recreation.
790 Fire OR-RSF-140790. IMT2. OR Team 3 (D. Johnson/Keith). 30 mi NE of Medford, OR. Start 7/31. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 3,023 acres (-13 ac.). 85% containment. Holding and mop up continues. Internal creeping and smoldering with occasional torching. Values at risk; T&E species habitat, timberlands, recreation and wilderness values. Area closures in effect. Tentative transition to local unit on 9/17.
Fork Peak WA-PCS-000105. IMT3 (Schmidt). 26 mi SW of Centralia, WA. Start 9/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause unknown. 117 acres (+0 ac.). 50% containment. 221 personnel on scene. Smoldering and creeping. Mop-up ongoing.
West Fork OR-WWF-001173. IMT3 (Wagner). 7 mi S of Joseph, OR. Start 9/8. Multiple Suppression Strategies (Full Suppression 70% / Confine 30%). Timber. Cause human. 135 acres (+0 ac.). 65% containment. Moderate fire behavior with single tree torching. Values at risk; residences, structures, power plant, Wallowa Lake Tramway. Final shift for IMT3. For future updates see “ NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD)”.
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 RX Burning
Completed (Last 24 hrs): 1 fire for 2,000 acres
OR: 1 fire for 2,000 acres (OR-BUD)
WA: 0 fires for 0 acres
Planned (Next 24 hrs): 8 fires for 5,200 acres
OR: 2 fires for 3,000 acres (OR-BUD, OR-UMF)
WA: 6 fires for 2,200 acres (WA-COF, WA-OWF)
Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:
A dry southwesterly flow will be over the region today. The thermal trough has shifted eastward resulting in weak onshore flow west of the Cascades. Our next focus is on an incoming trough Wednesday and Thursday which will give us windy conditions east of the Cascades along with an increasing chance for showers and thundershowers.
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