Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 06/22/2015 NWCC Large Fire Brief

Activity Summary

In the Northwest:
Scattered lightning received in central and northeast Oregon. Light initial attack. No new large fires.
Nationally, Alaska continues to have active fire activity and is at Preparedness Level 5.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	2 (no change)
National	2 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:

2	3	3
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: 2, WA: 1)

New Fires and Acres: 15 fires for 177 acres
(450 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 11 fires for 177 acres
WA: 4 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 (170 new fires)
New large incidents: 7
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 21

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 7

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 3

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). 4,900 acres (+300). 30% containment. Snags, steep terrain and limited access. Smoldering with isolated pockets of active fire. 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 ICT3. 33 mi SE of Forks, WA. St 6/15. Monitor/Confine. Timber. 600 acres (+150). 30% containment. Cause lightning. Some isolated torching. Confinement strategy with minimal operational resources required at this time.

Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:

There is a chance of some isolated lightning again today mainly in extreme northern portions of eastern Washington with less of a chance in NE Oregon. Only light IA would be expected with very low threat for large fires. Focus remains on next weekend when a more potent lightning event is possible, coming after several days of hot and dry weather.

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