Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Saturday, July 04, 2015 - 06:45 hrs

Activity Summary

In the Northwest:

Lightning occurred in South Central Oregon. 3 new large fires in Washington. IMT2 WA Team 1 (Ciraulo/Jennings) is mobilizing to Incident 621.The Northwest Geographic Area is at a Preparedness Level 4 (Effective 7/4 at 0001 hrs).

Preparedness Levels

Current:


Northwest		4 (7/4)

National		3 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:


4	4	3

3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 3

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 17 (OR: 7, WA: 10)

New Fires and Acres: 16 fires for 1,508 acres
(8792 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 9 fires for 8 acres
WA: 7 fires for 1,500 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Moderate (210 new fires)
New large incidents: 14

Large fires contained: 6
Uncontained large fires: 22

National IMT Activity

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

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 3

WA-NES-000621 WA-NES-000621. 12 miles W of Deer Park , WA. Start 7/3. Full Suppression. Active fire behavior. 400 acres. 0% containment. Structures lost. IMT2 WA Team 1 (Ciraulo/Jennings) is mobilizing to the incident. In-brief at 1200 today.

Williams Lake WA-NES-000620. 3 miles N of Colville , WA. Start 7/3. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. Active fire behavior. 800 acres. 0% containment. Structures threatened. An IMT3 has been ordered for the incident.

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT3. 5 mile S of Stehekin , WA. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. Active fire behavior with short range spotting. 100 acres. 0% containment. Steep, rugged terrain. Structures threatened.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 14

Corner Creek OR-OCF-000297. IMT1. ODF Team 1 (Buckman). 11 miles S of Dayville OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Brush/grass/timber. Cause: Lightning. 19,232 acres (+4,732). 5% Containment. Extreme fire behavior. Improvements and sage-grouse habitat threatened. ODF Team 1 (Buckman) managing (OR-OCF) Corner Creek, (OR-PRD) Sugar Loaf, Blue Basin, Schoolhouse Gulch.

21 Mile Grade WA-COA-0098. IMT2. WA Team 5 (Leitch/Holloway). 22 miles N of Keller, WA. Start 7/1. Timber. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 2,000 acres (+1,000). 10% containment. Extreme fire behavior. Structures, tribal and natural resources threatened.

Sleepy Hollow WA-WFS-000518. IMT2. WA Team 2 (Rabe). 1 mile W of Wenatchee, WA. Start 6/28. Full Suppression. Grass/brush. Cause: Unknown. Minimal fire behavior. 2,950 acres (+0). 97% containment. Multiple structures lost. IMT supporting the Monument fire and IA. WA Team 2 (Rabe) managing Sleepy Hollow and Monument.

0268 PRD Sugar Loaf OR-PRD-000268. IMT1. ODF Team 1 (Buckman). 9 miles N of Dayville, OR. Start 6/27. Full Suppression. Brush/grass/timber. Cause: Unknown. 4,740 acres (-317). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Structures threatened. One outbuilding destroyed. IMT supporting Blue Basin, Schoolhouse Gulch and Corner Creek fires. ODF Team 1 (Buckman) managing (OR-OCF) Corner Creek, (OR-PRD) Sugar Loaf, Blue Basin, Schoolhouse Gulch.

Paradise WA-OLP-000005. NW NIMO (Hahnenberg). 13 mi NNE of Quinault, WA. Start 6/15. Confine. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 1,240 acres (+100). 21% containment. Moderate fire behavior with some uphill runs.

Bunker Hill Complex OR-UPF-201556. ICT3. 30 miles SE of Oakridge, OR. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause Lightning. 388 acres (+0). 85% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Includes; Bunker Hill fire and 6 Misc ABC fires totaling 20 acres. The complex transitioned to the local unit at 0600 this morning.

0301 PR Blue Basin OR-PRD-000301. IMT1. ODF Team 1 (Buckman). 9 miles N of Dayville, OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Brush/grass/timber. Cause: Human. 317 acres (+0). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. ODF Team 1 (Buckman) managing (OR-OCF) Corner Creek, (OR-PRD) Sugar Loaf, Blue Basin, Schoolhouse Gulch.

Monument Fire WA-WFS-000601. IMT4 (Fortier). 8 miles NE of Quincy, WA. Start 6/30. Full Suppression. Brush/Grass. Cause: Unknown. 1,965 acres (-135). 98% containment. Minimal fire behavior. WA Team 2 (Rabe) managing Sleepy Hollow and Monument.

Arnold Peak WA-OWF-000337. ICT4. 23 mile NW of Oroville, WA. Start 7/02. Monitor/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. Moderate fire behavior. 125 acres (+10). 0% containment. Fire started in Canada and crossed the border.

0312 RN OR-PRD-000312. ICT3. 5 miles S of Clarno, OR. Start 7/2. Full Suppression. Brush/grass. Cause: Unknown. 2,150 acres (+1,450). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Acreage increase due to burnout operations.

Upper Goose Lake WA-MCR-000340. ICT4. 7 miles NW of Othello, WA. Start 7/2. Full Suppression. Brush/grass. Cause: Unknown. 840 acres. Minimal fire behavior. No additional growth expected.

Davies Pass WA-SES-000341. 8 miles S of Goldendale, WA. Start 7/2. Full Suppression. Brush/grass. Cause: Unknown. 3,500 acres (+1,500). Minimal fire behavior. No additional growth expected.

Leslie Gulch OR-VAD-000062. ICT3 (DeLong). 45 miles S of Vale, OR. Start 6/28. Full Suppression. Grass/brush. Cause: Lightning. 8,688 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Sage-grouse habitat burned.

Jones Canyon OR-952S-015118. ICT3 (Wagner). 42 miles NNE of John Day, OR. Start 6/28. Full Suppression. Grass/brush. Cause: Lightning. 840 acres (+0). 70% containment. Minimal fire behavior.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

The airmass over the region remains hot and dry with temperatures well above normal. Instability and moisture are moving into southern Oregon with chance of isolated thunderstorms over the next few days. Eastside winds should be diminishing through the day.

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