Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Sunday, June 28, 2015: 0700

Activity Summary

In the Northwwest:

Scattered lightning received over much of Oregon. Moderate Initial attack. Two new large fires, (Sugar Loaf, Benton Complex).

Preparedness Levels

Current:


Northwest		3 (no change)

National		3 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:


4	3	3

3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 2

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 5 (OR: 3, WA: 2)

New Fires and Acres: 67 fires for 6,009 acres
(75 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 65 fires for 5,907 acres
WA: 2 fires for 102 acres

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 (170 new fires)
New large incidents: 40

Large fires contained: 5
Uncontained large fires: 25

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: 2

0268 PRD Sugar Loaf OR-PRD-000268. IMT3. 9 miles N of Dayville, OR. Start 6/27. Full Suppression. Brush/Grass. Cause Unknown. 5,500 acres. Extreme fire behavior. Residences evacuated. Outbuilding destroyed.

SE Benton Complex WA-WFS-15-2435. IMT3. 15 miles SE of Kenniwick, WA. Start 6/27. Full Suppression. Grass. Cause Unknown. 1,200 acres. Extreme fire behavior. Limited information received.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 3

Bunker Hill OR-UPF-201556. IMT2 OR Team 2 (Fillis). 30 miles SE of Oakridge, OR. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 150 acres (+50). 0% containment. Active fire behavior.

Buckskin OR-RSF-000382. IMT3. 10 miles SE 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.

Paradise WA-OLP-000005. NW NIMO (Hahnenberg). 33 mi SE of Forks, WA. Start 6/15. Confine. Timber. 1,025 acres (+25). 20% containment. Cause lightning. Moderate fire activity with backing and creeping fire behavior observed.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

A surge of moisture and instability will continue moving northward across Oregon and Washington today and tonight. Lightning strikes are expected to ignite new fires despite showers with the thunderstorms. The combination of fire danger, instability, and numerous lightning strikes is creating nearly optimum conditions for ignition and growth of large, costly fires across much of the geographic area through Monday before conditions moderate during the new week.

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