Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 06/20/2015 NWCC Large Fire Brief

Saturday, June 20, 2015

06/20/2015 NWCC Large Fire Brief

Morning Brief
Date/Time Stamp: Saturday, June 20, 2015: 0630

Activity Summary

In the Northwest, no lightning received. Light initial attack. One large fire contained (Fish Lake).

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: 1

Uncontained Large Fires: 3 (OR: 2, WA: 1)

New Fires and Acres: 9 fires for 2 acres
(700 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 8 fires for 2 acres
WA: 1 fire 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 (91 new fires)
New large fires: 2
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 11

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 6

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 4

Buckskin OR-RSF-000382. IMT2. 10 miles SW of Cave Junction OR. St 6/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause Lightning. IMT2 OR Team 3 (Johnson). Snags, steep terrain and limited access. Active backing fire behavior. 3,300 acres (+700). 15% containment. Continuing burnout operations. Area closures in effect.

Little Basin OR-WWF-000269. ICT3. 10 miles N of Imnaha, OR. St 6/15. Full Suppression. Grass. Cause unknown. 630 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Remote area, rugged terrain. No update received.

Paradise WA-OLP-000005 ICT4. 33 mi SE of Forks, WA. St 6/15. Monitor/Confine. Timber. 381 acres (+0). 5% containment. Cause lightning. Minimal fire behavior. Confinement strategy with minimal operational resources required at this time. No update received.

Fish Lake WA-NES-000458. IMT3. 5 miles NE of Cheney WA. St 6/17. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause unknown. Creeping and smoldering. 146 acres (+0). 100% containment. Forecasted gusty winds. The fire is lined and no further growth is expected. Final report unless conditions change.

Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:

Large fire potential has dropped back to typical levels as winds have dropped in the Columbia Basin and along the east slopes of the Cascades. On Sunday a few lightning starts are possible in Northeast Oregon (PSA NW11) but new fire starts are anticipated to be numerous enough to strain initial attack capability.

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