Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Sunday, July 19, 2015 - 0640 hrs

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
No lightning occurred. No precipitation received. Initial Attack was minimal.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

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

Northwest PL Forecast:

2	2	3
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 0

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 4 (OR: 1, WA: 3)

New Fires and Acres: 24 fires for 44 acres
(250 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 17 fires for 16 acres
WA: 7 fires for 28 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

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

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (139 new fires)
New large incidents: 4
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 5

National IMT Activity

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

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 4

Newby Lake WA-OWF-000337. IMT1. PNW Team 3 (Lewis). 23 miles NW of Oroville, WA. Start 7/02. Confine/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 5,065 acres (+0). 25% containment. Minimal fire behavior with some isolated torching and short range spotting. Prepping contingency lines. 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.

Corner Creek OR-OCF-000297. IMT3. 11 miles S of Dayville OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Brush/Grass/Timber. Cause: Lightning. 29,657 acres (+250). 90% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Burnout operations ongoing.

Outlaw Draw WA-SPD-050455. ICT3. 19 miles SE of Chelan, WA. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Brush. Cause: Unknown. 2,300 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Full containment anticipated 7/19.

Mt Adams Complex WA-GPF-000363. ICT4. 15 miles NNW of Trout Lake, WA. Start 7/10. Timber. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 405 acres (+0). 89% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Mop-up ongoing. Area and trail closures in effect (including a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail). See NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) link for future updates.

Includes: Horseshoe. Confine/Full Suppression. 340 acres (+0). 90% contained; Riley. Full Suppression. 65 acres (+0). 90% contained; Canyon. Full Suppression. 0.1 acres (+0). 99% contained.; Riley Spot. Full Suppression. 0.1 acres (+0). 99% contained; and 7 Lakes. Full Suppression. 0.1 acres (+0). 99% contained.

NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link)

Lists fires (of any size) that singly utilize Monitor, Confine, or Point Zone Protection suppression strategies, or use Multiple Suppression Strategies (which may also include a Full Suppression component).

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

An upper ridge will cover much of the region today. Expect sunny and dry weather inland although some cumulus clouds and a risk of isolated thunderstorms are possible over the Okanagan region by afternoon. General winds will shift to westerly and increase through the Columbia River Gorge this afternoon and also along the east slopes of the Cascades mainly in PSA NW05. The ridging pattern will begin to shift east on Monday as a cooling trend begins which will reduce fire danger through much of the new week. Large fire potential looks minimal.

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