9/22/2014 NWCC Morning Brief

NWCC Morning Brief: Monday, September 22, 2014

National Preparedness Level: 2For the National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR), see: http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf

Summary: In the Northwest (last 24 hrs), approximately 132 strikes in Oregon from west of Three Sisters south to 20 miles east of Chiloquin.  Initial attack was light.

National Fire Activity Initial attack activity: Light (59 new fires)

New large fires: *0

Large fires contained: 2

Uncontained large fires: *10

Area Command Teams committed: 1

NIMOs committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 4

Type 2 IMTs committed: 5
*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): 8 fires for 10 acres (952 acres growth on existing large fires*)
OR: 3 fires for 3 acres
WA: 5 fires for 7 acres
*[acreage reductions not included]

Northwest Large Fires
Uncontained Large Fires: *8 (OR:7, WA:1)
*[complexes tallied as 1 fire]
IMTs Committed in NWNIMO Teams committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3
Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 8

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. 5,101 acres (+781 ac.). 45% containment. Active fire behavior. Steep rocky terrain. Values at risk; commercial and residential properties. Level 1, 2, and 3 evacuations. Road and area closures in effect.

Scoggins Creek OR-531S-000001. IMT1. ODF Team 2 (Cline) / OSFM Green Team (Ingrao). 6 mi W of Forest Grove, OR. Start 9/19. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause unknown. 211 acres (-96 ac.). 55% containment. Begin mop-up. Level 1 evacuations. High use recreation area. Values at risk; residences.  Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office demobed end of shift 9/21.

Onion Mountain OR-RSF-001146. IMT2. OR Team 1 (Williams). 15 mi W of Grants Pass, OR. Start 9/13. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause human. 4,105 acres (+0 ac.). 60% containment. Creeping/backing in unburned islands. Steep slopes.

Deception Complex OR-WIF-140274. IMT3. 2 mi W of Oakridge, OR. Start 8/13. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 6,010 acres (+0 ac.). 95% containment. Interior growth due to creeping and smoldering. Steep, rocky terrain. Transfer of command from IMT2 OR Team 4 (Watts) to a Type 3 organization is scheduled for 9/22 at 0600 hours.

South Steens Complex OR-BUD-004283. IMT3 (Richardson). 20,489 acres (+151 ac.). 90% containment.

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 (+0 ac.). 90% containment. Interior smoldering. 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. 5,789 acres (+151 ac.). 90% containment. Isolated interior smoldering. Values at risk; structures, commercial property and sage grouse habitat. Complex tallied as 1 fire in uncontained large fires count. Transfer of command fromIMT2 OR Team 3 (D. Johnson/Keith) to a Type 3 organization is scheduled for 9/22 at 0630 hours.

Freezeout Ridge OR-WWF-001151. IMT2. EB Team 4 (Kidd). 29 mi E of Joseph, OR. Start 9/5. Timber. Cause unknown. Multiple Suppression Strategies (Monitor 75% / Confine 25%).  3,545 acres (+20 ac.). 0% containment. Creeping and smoldering. Fire managed in cooperation with the Nez Perce and Payette National Forests. Trail closures in effect.Tallied in NW Uncontained Large Fires and IMTs Committed in NW counts. Origin in Idaho on OR-WWF portion. Currently managed by ID-Payette Dispatch Center (EBCC).

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. Interior creeping and smoldering. Values at risk; T&E species habitat, timberlands, recreation and wilderness values.

Fork Peak WA-PCS-000105. IMT3 (Schmidt). 26 mi SW of Centralia, WA. Start 9/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause unknown. 58 acres (-68 ac.). 90% containment. 195 personnel on scene. Interior smoldering and creeping. Mop-up ongoing.

NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link)

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. 266 acres. (+21 ac.). 0% containment. Creeping and smoldering. 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: 6 fires for 1,559 acres

Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:

A weak weather disturbance could give us a few showers or isolated thundershowers today and tonight and will open the door for a stronger trough that will linger for the remainder of the week. Wetting rains are expected west of the Cascades on Wednesday and Thursday with increasing wetter showers/thundershowers east of the Cascades by later in the week.

NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
Nat’l 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast