Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, June 19, 2015

Activity Summary

In the Northwest, no lightning received. One new large fire (Fish Lake WA-NES-000458) 5 miles NE of Cheney, WA, ICT3. Light initial attack. Minimal prescribed fire activity reported.

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: 1

Large Fires Contained: 0

Uncontained Large Fires: 5 (OR: 2, WA: 3)

New Fires and Acres: 3 fires for 0 acres
(214 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 3 fires for 0 acres
WA: 0 fires for 0 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 (104 new fires)
New large fires: 5
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 9

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 4

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 1

Fish Lake WA-NES-000458. IMT3. 5 miles NE of Cheney WA. St 6/17. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause unknown. Moderate fire behavior. 146 acres. 70% containment. The fire is lined and no further growth is expected. Values at risk include structures, power lines, and railroad infrastructure.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 4

Buckskin OR-RSF-000382. IMT2. 10 miles SW of Cave Junction OR. St 6/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause unknown. IMT2 OR Team 3 (Johnson). Snags, steep terrain and limited access. Low fire behavior with some short range spotting. 2,600 acres (+200). 6% containment. Area closures in effect. Burnout operations are hampered by moist marine air.

Little Basin OR-WWF-000269. ICT3. 10 miles N of Imnaha, OR. St 6/15. Full Suppression. Grass. 630 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Remote area, rugged terrain.

Paradise WA-OLP-000005 ICT4. 33 mi SE of Forks, WA. St 6/15. Monitor/Confine. Timber. 381 acres (+14). 5% containment. Cause lightning. Minimal fire behavior. Confinement strategy with minimal operational resources required at this time.

Thunder Creek WA-NCP-000002. ICT3. 40 mi W of Winthrop, WA. St 5/30. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. Remote and inaccessible terrain. Minimal fire behavior. 103 acres (+0). 60% containment. Most resources released. Crews will monitor inaccessible areas of the fire. Final report unless conditions change.

Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:

Potential for new large fires will decrease over the Columbia Basin and in central Oregon (PSA NW05, NW10, NW06) as winds drop off a bit and relative humidity rises. There may be a few lightning strikes along the Canadian border on Friday due to a passing weather disturbance. Another disturbance moving into Oregon on Sunday will provide some lightning starts over central and northeastern Oregon. This will boost initial attack activity and the risk for new large fires.

More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and Nat’l 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast