Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 7/28/2015 NWCC Large Fire Morning Brief

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

7/28/2015 NWCC Large Fire Morning Brief

Morning Brief
Date/Time Stamp: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 –0700 hrs.

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:

Lightning in eastern Washington with a couple of strikes in far northeast Oregon. Insignificant, widely scattered precipitation in eastern Washington and Oregon. Light initial attack in the geographic area. No growth reported on existing large fires.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

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

Northwest PL Forecast:

2	3	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: 2, WA: 2)

New Fires and Acres: 20 fires for 6 acres
(0 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 16 fires for 2 acres
WA: 4 fires for 4 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

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

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (109 new fires)
New large incidents: 4
Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 14

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 6

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 4

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. 6,004 acres (-221). 73% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering, creeping, backing, active interior consumption of heavy fuels. Structures lost and threatened. Evacuations and road closures in effect. City of Walla Walla Watershed and Blue Wood Ski area threatened. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.

North Boulder 2 WA-COF-000867. IMT2. WA Team 2 (Rabe). 3 miles SW of Orient, WA. Start 7/20. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 175 acres (+0). 22% containment. Steep terrain and heavy fuels. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering, creeping and backing. Timber resources threatened.

Oak Canyon 0451 RNOR-PRD-000451. IMT3. Previously reported as 0451 RN. 9 miles SE of Dufur, OR. Start 7/24. Full Suppression. Grass, brush. Cause: Human. 930 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior with backing and smoldering. No new information.

Rye OR-974S-000681. IMT4. 38 miles N of Enterprise, OR. Start 7/23. Full Suppression. Grass, brush. Cause: Lightning. 763 acres (+0). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Residences and structures threatened.

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).