NWCC Morning Brief: Wednesday, September 24, 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), 4 lightning strikes were received in eastern Washington. Initial attack was light overall for the geographic area.
National Fire Activity Initial attack activity: Light (48 new fires)
New large fires: *0
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: *9
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3
*Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy.
Northwest Preparedness Levels: Today: 23-Day: 2, 10-Day: 1, 30-Day: 1
Northwest Fire Activity
New fires and acres (Last 24 hrs): 12 fires for 30 acres (114 acres growth on existing large fires*)
OR: 7 fires for 1 acres
WA: 5 fires for 29 acres
*[acreage reductions not included]
Northwest Large Fires
Uncontained Large Fires: *6 (OR:6, WA:0)
*[complexes tallied as 1 fire]
IMTs Committed in NWNIMO Teams committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3
Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0
*Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression strategy.
Northwest Preparedness Levels: Today: 23-Day: 2, 10-Day: 1, 30-Day: 1
Northwest Fire Activity
New fires and acres (Last 24 hrs): 12 fires for 30 acres (114 acres growth on existing large fires*)
OR: 7 fires for 1 acres
WA: 5 fires for 29 acres
*[acreage reductions not included]
Northwest Large Fires
Uncontained Large Fires: *6 (OR:6, WA:0)
*[complexes tallied as 1 fire]
IMTs Committed in NWNIMO Teams committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3
Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0
Incidents Previously-Reported: 7
36 Pit OR-MHF-000728. IMT2. WA Team 2 (Rabe/Johnson B.). 10 mi SE of Estacada, OR. Start 9/13. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause human. 5,508 acres (+84 ac.). 55% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Steep rocky terrain. Level 1 evacuations. Road and area closures in effect.
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. 4,123 acres (+18 ac.). 80% containment. Moderate interior fire behavior.
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%). 3,570 acres (+12 ac.). 0% containment. Creeping and smoldering. Anticipating high winds today. Fire managed in cooperation with the Nez Perce and Payette National Forests. 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).
Deception Complex OR-WIF-140274. IMT3 (Poet). 2 mi W of Oakridge, OR. Start 8/13. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 6,033 acres (+0 ac.). 95% containment. Interior growth due to creeping and smoldering. Area and road closures in effect. Steep, rocky terrain.
South Steens Complex OR-BUD-004283. IMT3 (Richardson). 20,489 acres (+0 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. 14,713 acres (+0 ac.). 90% containment. Interior smoldering.
Blitzen Crossing OR-BUD-004282. 50 mi W of Burns Junction, OR. Start 9/16. Full Suppression. Grass and Sage. Cause lightning. 5,776 acres (+0 ac.). 90% containment. Isolated interior smoldering. Complex tallied as 1 fire in uncontained large fires count.
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. No new information. Last 209 dated 9/21.
Scoggins Creek OR-531S-000001. IMT3. 6 mi W of Forest Grove, OR. Start 9/19. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause unknown. 211 acres (+0 ac.). 100% containment. Last report unless significant activity occurs.
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. Multiple Suppression Strategies (Monitor 80% / Confine 20%). Timber. Cause Lightning. 266 acres. (+0 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. Last report unless significant activity occurs.
Northwest RX Burning
Completed (Last 24 hrs): 6 fires for 177 acres
OR: 4 fires for 140 acres
WA: 2 fires for 37 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:
A cold front will be pushing slowly eastward across the region today and Thursday. A significant wetting rain is expected for all areas west of the Cascades and numerous showers and a few thundershowers expected east of the cascades. A trough will linger on into Saturday likely resulting in a continuation of scattered showers and thundershowers east of the cascades.
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