NWCC Morning Brief: Friday, September 19, 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), no lightning occurred. Initial attack activity was minimal. One new team deployment; IMT2. EB Team 4 (Kidd) is mobilizing to the Freezeout Ridge fire.
National Fire Activity Initial attack activity: Light (50 new fires)
New large fires: *8
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: *17
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 4
Type 2 IMTs committed: 7
*Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy.
Northwest Preparedness Levels: Today: 33-Day: 3, 10-Day: 2, 30-Day: 1
Northwest Fire Activity
New fires and acres (Last 24 hrs): 4 fires for 38 acres (5,986 acres growth on existing large fires*)
OR: 3 fires for 38 acres
WA: 1 fire for 0 acres
*[acreage reductions not included]
Northwest Large Fires
Uncontained Large Fires: *7 (OR:6, WA:1)
*[complexes tallied as 1 fire]
IMTs Committed in NWNIMO Teams committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 5 (Includes EB Team 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: 3, 10-Day: 2, 30-Day: 1
Northwest Fire Activity
New fires and acres (Last 24 hrs): 4 fires for 38 acres (5,986 acres growth on existing large fires*)
OR: 3 fires for 38 acres
WA: 1 fire for 0 acres
*[acreage reductions not included]
Northwest Large Fires
Uncontained Large Fires: *7 (OR:6, WA:1)
*[complexes tallied as 1 fire]
IMTs Committed in NWNIMO Teams committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 5 (Includes EB Team 4)
Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0
Incidents Previously-Reported: 7
36 Pit OR-MHF-000728. IMT2. WA Team 2 (Rabe/Holloway) / OSFM Blue Team (Magers). 10 mi SE of Estacada, OR. Start 9/13. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause human. 4,000 acres (+0 ac.). 35% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Light precipitation received. Area and road closures. Steep slopes. Values at risk; commercial and residential properties. Level 1 and 2 evacuations. Road and area closures in effect. Oregon State Conflagration resources released.
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. 4,077 acres (+277 ac.). 20% containment. Precipitation received. Minimal fire behavior. Values at risk; residences, T&E species, lookout and communication sites. Area closure in effect. The Oregon Department of Forestry is assisting with the incident.
Deception Complex OR-WIF-140274. IMT2. OR Team 4 (Watts). 2 mi W of Oakridge, OR. Start 8/13. Full Suppression.Timber. Cause lightning. 5,960 acres (+0 ac.). 80% containment. Precipitation received. Interior creeping and smoldering. Fire growth in interior islands. Steep, rocky terrain.
South Steens Complex OR-BUD-004283. IMT2. OR Team 3 (D. Johnson/Keith).
Bone Creek Basin OR-BUD-004276. 45 mi SW of Burns Junction, OR. Start 9/16. Full Suppression. Grass and Sage. Cause Lightning. 14,700 acres (+5,700 ac.). 20% containment. Erratic fire behavior. Values at risk; structures and sage grouse habitat.
Blitzen Crossing OR-BUD-004282. 50 mi W of Burns Junction, OR. Start 9/16. Full Suppression. Grass and Sage. Cause Lightning. 3,200 acres (+0 ac.). 10% containment. Structures threatened. Campers evacuated. Erratic fire behavior. Values at risk; structures, commercial property and sage grouse habitat. Complex tallied as 1 fire in uncontained large fires count.
Freezeout Ridge OR-WWF-001151. IMT3 (Johnson). 29 mi E of Joseph, OR. Start 9/5. Timber. Cause unknown. Multiple Suppression Strategies (Monitor 75% / Confine 25%). 2,780 acres (+0 ac.). 0% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching. Fire managed in cooperation with the Nez Perce and Payette National Forests. IMT2, EB Team 4 (Kidd) is scheduled to take over the fire on 9/21.
790 Fire OR-RSF-140790. IMT3 (Pingle). 30 mi NE of Medford, OR. Start 7/31. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 3,023 acres (+0 ac.). 90% containment. Holding and mop up continues. Internal creeping and smoldering. Values at risk; T&E species habitat, timberlands, recreation and wilderness values. Area closures in effect.
Fork Peak WA-PCS-000105. IMT3 (Schmidt). 26 mi SW of Centralia, WA. Start 9/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause unknown. 126 acres (+9 ac.). 85% containment. 227 personnel on scene. Internal smoldering and creeping. Mop-up ongoing.
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).
Other Fires of Interest: 1
Founders Day OR-CLP-140625. ICT4. (Winkler). 7 mi NE of Crater Lake, OR. Start 8/25. Monitor. Timber. Cause Lightning. 230 acres. (+35 ac.). 0% containment. Creeping and smoldering with active perimeter growth. Fire is being managed for resource benefit. See “NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Strategies (YTD)” link for future updates.
Northwest RX Burning
Completed (Last 24 hrs): 0 fires for 0 acres
OR: 0 fires for 0 acres
WA: 0 fires for 0 acres
Planned (Next 24 hrs): 0 fires for 0 acres
OR: 0 fires for 0 acres
WA: 0 fires for 0 acres
Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:
Upper ridging will begin to re-establish over the northwest geographic area on Friday. Expect rapid clearing and drying over the weekend, especially west of the Cascades as a thermal trough deepens. Warm and dry easterly winds will return to the west side, primarily on Saturday and continue through Sunday and possibly Monday before diminishing. Fire danger indices are expected to generally trend downward despite the drier weather.
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