Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, July 10, 2015 - 0700 hrs

Activity Summary

In the Northwest:

Lightning occurred over most of Oregon and Southeast Washington. Precipitation occurred over much of Oregon. 1 new large fire (Riley Creek).

Preparedness Levels

Current:


Northwest		4 (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: 1

Large fires contained: 3

Uncontained large fires: 12 (OR: 5, WA: 7)

New Fires and Acres: 32 fires for 105 acres
(7,291 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 26 fires for 3 acres
WA: 6 fires for 102 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 4

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Moderate (244 new fires)
New large incidents: 14

Large fires contained: 5
Uncontained large fires: 19

National IMT Activity

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

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 1

Riley Creek WA-GPF-000351. IMT2. WA Team 4 (Gales/Nickey). 17 miles NNW of Trout Lake, WA. Start 7/9. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 100 acres. 0% containment. Active fire behavior. The fire is in the Mount Adams Wilderness. Within the Horseshoe TFR. WA Team 4 also managing the Horseshoe Fire.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 14

Corner Creek OR-OCF-000297. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis/Knerr). 11 miles S of Dayville OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Brush/Grass/Timber. Cause: Lightning. 29,407 acres (+641). 60% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Cultural sites, scenic waterways, T&E species, private land, improvements, and sage-grouse habitat threatened. OR Team 2 (Fillis/Knerr) also managing the West Fork fire.

Little Spokane WA-NES-000659. IMT2. WA Team 1 (Ciraulo/Jennings). 2 mi NE of Spokane, WA. Start 7/6. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 176 acres (+0). 20% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Structures and recreation sites threatened. Burnout operations completed. WA Team 1 is also managing the 231 fire.

Newby Lake WA-OWF-000337. IMT2. WA Team 2 (Rabe/Reidy). 23 miles NW of Oroville, WA. Start 7/02. Confine. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 3,037 acres (+527). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Fire started in Canada and crossed the border. In Pasayten wilderness and Loomis state forest. Area closure in effect. Lynx habitat and natural resources threatened. United States acres listed.

Horseshoe WA-GPF-000295. IMT2. WA Team 4 (Gales/Nickey). 15 miles NNW of Trout Lake, WA. Start 7/3. Timber. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 250 acres (+0). 15% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Some precipitation received. The fire is in the Mount Adams Wilderness. Area and trail closures in effect (including a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail). WA Team 4 also managing the Riley Creek Fire.

231 WA-NES-000621. IMT2. WA Team 1 (Ciraulo/Jennings). 12 miles W of Deer Park , WA. Start 7/3. Full Suppression. Grass/Timber. Cause: Human. Minimal fire behavior. 970 acres (+0). 90% containment. Structures lost. Level 1 evacuations dropped. Mop-up ongoing. WA Team 2 also managing the Little Spokane fire.

Paradise WA-OLP-000005. NW NIMO (Hahnenberg). 13 miles NNE of Quinault, WA. Start 6/15. Confine. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 1,588 acres (+18). 21% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Fire is in the Olympic national park. Crews continuing to limit spread to the west and south. Tentative transition to IMT3 scheduled for 7/14.

21 Mile Grade WA-COA-0098. ICT4. 22 miles N of Keller, WA. Start 7/1. Timber. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 2,250 acres (+0). 100% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Final report unless conditions change.

West Fork OR-MAF-015153. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis/Knerr). 10 miles SE of Dayville, OR. Start 6/29. Timber. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 764 acres (+39). 10% containment. Minimal fire behavior due to precipitation. Threats to natural resources and a lookout. Located in the 2006 Thorn Creek fire scar. OR Team 2 (Fillis/Knerr) also managing the Corner Creek fire.

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT3. 5 miles S of Stehekin, WA. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. Moderate fire behavior. 314 acres (+0). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Steep, rugged terrain. Residences, historic cabins and mine infrastructure threatened. Level 2 evacuations.

Ten Mile Canyon OR-PRD-000368. IMT3. 10 miles W of Antelope, OR. Start 7/8. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause: Unknown. 6,707 acres (+3,707). 60% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Fire is lined. Mop-up progressing. Campground closures.

Sheep Rock OR-VAD-000082. ICT3. 45 miles NW of Vale, OR. Start 7/8. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause: Lightning. 800 (+500) acres. 40% containment. Precipitation occured. Cabins and sage grouse habitat threatened.

Dennis Creek OR-WWF-000447. ICT4. 15 miles E of Union, OR. Start 7/1. Timber. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 157 acres (+0). 10% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Steep, remote ground in the Eagle Cap Wilderness. Using air resources to check Northward spread. Ground resources on scene.

Williams WA-NES-000620. IMT3. 3 miles N of Colville, WA. Start 7/3. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. Moderate fire behavior. 332 acres (+0). 100% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Mop-up ongoing. Final report unless conditions change

Gilmore Gulch WA-WFS-000605. ICT3. 6 miles NE of Anatone, WA. Start 7/5. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause: Unknown. 9,859 acres (+1,859). 100% containment. Acreage increase due to better mapping. Final report unless conditions change.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

Lightning will continue to create moderate to heavy initial attack activity but mainly shifting into Washington today. Lightning over Oregon has become quite wet so the optimum combination of fire danger and lightning ignitions is further north in PSAs NW05 and NW08 in central Washington. Increasing westerly winds are also likely over sections of central Oregon and central Washington as a cooling trend begins. Showers and wet thundershowers are likely across much of the region on Saturday as a major weather change sweeps over the region. This cooling trend will reduce fire danger through the following week and possibly well afterwards.

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