Morning Brief
Date/Time Stamp: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 0700 hrsIn the Northwest:
Significant lightning in SW Oregon with spotty heavy precipitation and heavy initial attack. Continued heavy initial attack in NE Washington where a type 3 organization is being considered to manage unstaffed fires. Moderate growth on the Blue Creek fire with little growth on other existing large fires.
Preparedness Levels
Current:
| Northwest PL Forecast:
|
Northwest Fire Activity
Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 0
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 7 (OR: 2, WA: 5)
New Fires and Acres: 18 fires for 119 acres
(1,363 acres growth on existing large fires) OR: 14 fires for 107 acres WA: 4 fires for 12 acres Northwest IMT Activity
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0 Type 1 IMTs committed: 0 Type 2 IMTs committed: 2 | National Fire ActivityInitial attack activity: Light (163 new fires)New large incidents: 6 Large fires contained: 5 Uncontained large fires: 9 National IMT ActivityArea Command Teams committed: 0NIMOs committed: 0 Type 1 IMTs committed: 0 Type 2 IMTs committed: 3 |
Current Incident Details
Incidents Previously-Reported: 7
Blue Creek WA-SES-000653. IMT2. WA Team 1 (Ciraulo/Jennings). 10 miles E of Walla Walla, WA. Start 7/20. Full Suppression. Timber/Grass. Cause: Unknown. 3,800 acres (+1,300). 0% containment. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, torching and flanking. Structures lost and more threatened. City of Walla Walla Watershed and Blue Wood Ski area threatened. Previously reported as WA-WFS-000514.
PC Complex (5 fires) WA-PCS-100165. IMT2. WA Team 5 (Leitch). Previously listed as WA-PCS-000165. 8 miles NW of Amboy, WA. Start 7/19. Full Suppression (all incidents).Timber. Cause: Human. 129 acres (+0). 40% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber values at risk.
Includes; Colvin Creek 110 acres, 30% containment, (the following are all 100% contained) Big Creek One 12 acres, Germany Creek 5 acres, Powerline 2 1 acre, Powerline1 acre.
I-90 WA-WFS-000607. IMT3. 7 miles SW of George, WA. Start 7/19. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause: Unknown. 700 acres (-200). 80% containment. Heavy demob expected. Limited information.
Wildhorse WA-OWF-000498. IMT3. 4 miles SW of Oroville, WA. Start 7/20. Full Suppression. Tall grass/Brush. Cause: Lightning. 185 acres (+63). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. 9 Mile Ranch subdivision, residences and outbuildings threatened.
Marion OR-WIF-150208. IMT3. 19 miles SE of Detroit, OR. Start 7/18. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 121 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Private land, fish hatchery, boy scout camp threatened.
Newby Lake Long Draw WA-NES-000801 (Previously reported as Newby Lake WA-OWF-000337).ICT3. 23 miles NW of Oroville, WA. Start 7/02. Confine/Full Suppression.Timber. Cause: Lightning. 5,065 acres. 50% containment.
Corner Creek OR-OCF-000297. IMT3. 11 miles S of Dayville OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Brush/Grass/Timber. Cause: Lightning. 29,660 acres (+0). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Patrol and mop up operations ongoing.
Other fires of interest: 1
Neah Bay 200 Line WA-OLS-000011. ICT3. 2 miles SE of Neah Bay, WA. Start 7/18. Confine. Heavy logging slash. Cause:Unknown. 41 acres. 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior.
Northwest Fire Potential Summary:
An upper trough sits over western OR/WA today and will move to the eastside on Thursday. The main effects of this will be more cloudiness, cooler temperatures and higher humidity with most pronounced effects farther north. Also some scattered lightning east of the Cascades will generate low levels of IA. The probability of new large fires will remain low.Another broad trough will move in over the weekend maintaining the cooler, cloudy weather with low to moderate large fire potential.
More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.