Morning Brief
Date/Time Stamp: Sunday, June
14, 2015 06:50
Note: Published daily
(effective 6/9) through NW fire season.
Activity Summary
In
the last 24 hours:
Warm,
dry with windy conditions east of the Cascades. No lightning received. 1 new
large fire, the Cold Springs fire in NE Washington 90% contained. Continued growth on Buckskin fire (SW Oregon),
Type 2 team in command. No growth reported on other existing large fire. Flurry
of recent initial attack has diminished to low levels. Minimal prescribed fire
activity reported.
National
preparedness 2, Activity primarily in Northern California and the Pacific
Northwest.
Preparedness Levels
Current:
Northwest
|
2 (no change)
|
National
|
2 (no change)
|
Northwest
PL Forecast:
2
|
2
|
2
|
3-day
|
10-day
|
30-day
|
Northwest Fire Activity
Large
Fire Summary
New
Large Fires: 0
Large
Fires Contained: 0
Uncontained
Large Fires: 3 (OR: 1, WA: 2)
New Fires
and Acres:
11 fires for 1189 acres
(825
acres growth on existing large fires [all in OR])
OR:
3 fires for 25 acres
WA:
8 fires for 1164 acres
Northwest IMT Activity
Area
Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs
committed: 0
Type
1 IMTs committed: 0
Type
2 IMTs committed: 1
National Fire Activity
Initial
attack activity: Light (73 new fires)
New
large fires: 2
Large
fires contained: 2
Uncontained
large fires: 2
National IMT Activity
Area
Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs
committed: 0
Type
1 IMTs committed: 0
Type
2 IMTs committed: 2
Current Incident
Details
Incidents not Previously-Reported:
1
Cold Springs WA-WA-DGEN-000213, IMT3. 10
miles E of Brewster, WA. Full Suppression. Brush/Grass. Cause undetermined. Fire
Mobilization Authorized. 1064 acres. 90% containment.
Incidents Previously-Reported: 2
Buckskin OR-RSF-000382. IMT2. 12 miles WSW of
Cave Junction OR. St 6/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause unknown. IMT2
OR Team 3 (Johnson) took command 6/13 0600. Continued perimeter growth. Spotting.
1,200 acres. 0% containment.
Thunder Creek WA-NCP-0000000002.
ICT3. 40 mi W of Winthrop, WA. St 5/30. Full
Suppression.
Timber. Cause lightning. Remote and inaccessible terrain. Minimal fire
behavior. Light precipitation forecasted. 103 acres. 60% containment.
Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:
Sunny skies inland
today with westerly winds decreasing in the Columbia Basin and along the east
slopes of the Cascades. Warming and drying ramps up on today and Monday which
will push fire danger indices higher. Potential for more lightning next week
mainly east of the Cascades, but lightning amounts do not appear to be heavy.
More info, see NW
7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and Nat’l 7-Day Significant Fire Potential
Forecast
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