Published: Thursday, June
11, 2015 08:07
Note: This product will be
published daily (effective Tuesday, June 9), through the remainder of NW fire
season.
Activity
Summary
In
the last 24 hours, warm to hot and dry conditions with limited lightning in the
Lakeview area. One new large fire on Warm Springs Agency is estimated at 3,500
acres. Increased containment on one existing large fire (Thunder Creek).
Reported initial attack activity was moderate, 40 fires for 3,832 acres.
Heaviest commitments of resources were on activity in central and south central
OR. Of these, most are staffed and/or lined. No prescribed fire activity
reported.
The
main new large fire threat is from high winds in the Columbia Basin and eastern
Cascades. National activity remains light with no competition for resources.
Preparedness
Levels
Current:
Northwest
|
2 (no change)
|
National
|
1 (no change)
|
Northwest
PL Forecast:
2
|
1
|
2
|
3-day
|
10-day
|
30-day
|
Northwest Fire Activity
Large
Fire Summary
New
Large Fires: 1
Large
Fires Contained: 0
Uncontained
Large Fires: 2 (OR: 1, WA: 1)
New Fires
and Acres
(Last 24 hrs): 40 fires for 3,832 acres
(0
acres growth on existing large fires)
OR:
35 fires for 3,828 acres
WA:
5 fires for 4 acres
Northwest
IMT Activity
No
T1, T2, NIMO, Area Command IMTs currently assigned.National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (138 new fires)
New large fires: 2
Large fires contained: 2
Uncontained large fires: 1
National IMT Activity
No T1, T2, NIMO, Area Command IMTs currently assigned.
Current Incident
Details
Incidents not Previously-Reported: 1Ceremonial Pit OR-WSA-000013. 12 miles NNE of Madras, OR. St 6/10. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. 3,500 acres.
Incidents Previously-Reported: 1
Thunder Creek WA-NCP- 0000000002. ICT4. 40
mi E of Winthrop, WA. St 5/30. Full
Suppression.
Timber. Cause lightning. Remote and inaccessible terrain. 103 acres. 40%
containment.
Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire
Potential:
Generally
sunny skies inland with strong westerly winds in the Columbia Basin and along
the east slopes of the Cascades. Potential for large fires is highest in PSAs
NW05, NW10, NW06 Thursday and Friday due to the combination of wind and fire
danger indices.
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