Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Saturday, June 27, 2015: 0655

Activity Summary

In the Northwest:

Lightning received over much of Oregon. Moderate Initial attack. One new large fire, (Bunker Hill). An IMT2 has been ordered to manage the incident.

The Northwest Geographic area is at a Preparedness Level 3. (Effective 6/27 at 0001hrs)

Preparedness Levels

Current:


Northwest		3 (6/27)

National		3 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:


3	3	3

3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 1

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 3 (OR: 2, WA: 1)

New Fires and Acres: 18 fires for 104 acre
(25 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 14 fires for 102 acres
WA: 4 fires for 2 acre

Northwest IMT Activity

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

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (158 new fires)
New large incidents: 24

Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 22

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 11

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 1

Bunker Hill OR-UPF-201556. ICT3. 30 miles SE of Oakridge, OR. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 100 acres. Single tree torching. Limited information received. An IMT2 has been ordered to manage the incident.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 2

Buckskin OR-RSF-000382. IMT3. 10 miles SW of Cave Junction, OR. Start 6/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 5,345 acres (+0). 60% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Area closures in effect. Transition back to local unit occurred this morning at 0600 hrs.

Paradise WA-OLP-000005. NW NIMO (Hahnenberg). 33 mi SE of Forks, WA. Start 6/15. Confine. Timber. 1,000 acres (+25). 5% containment. Cause lightning. Moderate fire activity with backing and creeping fire behavior observed.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

Lightning and atmospheric instability are expected to move northward from Oregon into Washington today. The combination of high fire danger, lightning, and instability will result in a significant number of new ignitions across the geographic area over the weekend. As a result, the risk of large, costly fires will be elevated during the next several days, including areas west of the Cascades. Watch your local weather forecasts for the details of lightning in your area. Thunderstorms will become wet but the atmospheric instability plus the sheer number of new starts from lightning will challenge initial attack over the weekend.

More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast