Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Sunday, July 05, 2015 - 0700 hrs

Activity Summary

In the Northwest:

Lightning occurred in South Central Oregon. 4 new large fires. IMT2 WA Team 4 (Gales/Nickey) is mobilizing to the Horseshoe fire.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	4 (no change)
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: 4

Large fires contained: 2

Uncontained large fires: 19 (OR: 9, WA: 10)

New Fires and Acres: 19 fires for 3,108 acres
(1,063 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 10 fires for 592 acres
WA: 9 fires for 2,516 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: Light (145 new fires)
New large incidents: 8

Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 26

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 13

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 4

Horseshoe WA-GPF-000295. IMT2. WA Team 4 (Gales/Nickey). 15 miles NNW of Trout Lake, WA. Start 7/3. Timber. Confine Stategy. Cause: Unknown. 225 acres. 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior with group torching and short range spotting. The fire is in the Mount Adams Wilderness.

Radar OR-BUD-005075. ICT3. 4 miles W of Burns, OR. Start 7/4. Grass/Brush. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 400 acres. Moderate fire behavior. Dozer line.

Dennis Creek OR-WWF-000447. ICT4. 15 miles E of Union, OR. Start 7/1. Timber. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 192 acres. Active fire behavior. Steep, remote ground in the Eagle Cap Wilderness.

Junction WA-WFS-000603. IMT3. 15 miles S of Goldendale, WA. Start 7/2. Grass/Brush. Monitor/Confine. Cause: Unknown. 2,100 acres. 67% containment. Moderate fire behavior with uphill runs.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 17

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. 19,450 acres (+218). 10% Containment. Active 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. 2,200 acres (+200). 20% containment. Active fire behavior. Structures, tribal and natural resources threatened.

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 (+0). 95% 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.

Sleepy Hollow WA-WFS-000518. ICT3. 1 mile W of Wenatchee, WA. Start 6/28. Full Suppression. Grass/brush. Cause: Unknown. Minimal fire behavior. 2,950 acres (+0). 99% containment. Multiple structures lost. Transition to local unit occurred 7/3 at the end of shift.

Paradise WA-OLP-000005. NW NIMO (Hahnenberg). 13 mi NNE of Quinault, WA. Start 6/15. Confine. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 1,240 acres (+0). 21% containment. Moderate fire behavior with some uphill runs.

231 WA-NES-000621. IMT2 WA Team 1 (Ciraulo/Jennings). 12 miles W of Deer Park , WA. Start 7/3. Full Suppression. Grass/Timber Active fire behavior. 880 acres (+480). 0% containment. Evacuations in place. Structures lost. Previously listed as WA-NES-000621.

Williams WA-NES-000620. IMT3. 3 miles N of Colville , WA. Start 7/3. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. Active fire behavior. 600 acres (-200). 0% containment. Structures threatened.

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT3. 5 mile S of Stehekin , WA. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. Moderate fire behavior. 115 acres (+15). 0% containment. Steep, rugged terrain. Structures threatened.

Bunker Hill Complex OR-UPF-201556. ICT3. 30 miles SE of Oakridge, OR. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause Lightning. 388 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Includes; Bunker Hill fire and 6 Misc ABC fires totaling 20 acres. Mop up ongoing.

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 (+0). 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. Timber. Cause: Lightning. Moderate fire behavior. 275 acres (+150). 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 (0). 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 (+0). Minimal fire behavior. No additional growth expected. Final report unless conditions change.

Davies Pass WA-SES-000341. 8 miles S of Goldendale, WA. Start 7/2. Full Suppression. Brush/grass. Cause: Unknown. 3,500 acres (+0). Minimal fire behavior. No additional growth expected. Final report unless conditions change.

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). 75% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Mop-Up ongoing.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

Continued warm and dry. A frontal system that moved through Canada will provide gusty north winds and poor humidity recovery for much of northeastern Washington this morning but decreasing later in the day. Elsewhere, expect generally light winds and continued dry with some thunderstorms over south central Oregon (PSA NW07) and southwest Oregon (PSA NW04) with the potential for enough new starts through the next few days to challenge initial attack capability.

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