Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Thursday, July 09, 2015 - 0630 hrs

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
Lightning and scattered precipitation occurred over much of Oregon. 2 new large fires (Ten Mile Canyon/Sheep Rock). Moderate initial attack.

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: 2

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 14 (OR: 5, WA: 9)

New Fires and Acres: 54 fires for 3,359 acres
(4,414 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 44 fires for 3,307 acres
WA: 10 fires for 52 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 5

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Moderate (264 new fires)
New large incidents: 8
Large fires contained: 2
Uncontained large fires: 20

National IMT Activity

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

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 2

Ten Mile Canyon OR-PRD-000368. IMT3. 10 miles W of Antelope OR. Start 7/8. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush/Timber. Cause: Unknown. 3,000 acres. 0% containment. Extreme fire behavior. Wind driven running and spotting. Ranches, campground and cell towers threatened.

Sheep Rock OR-VAD-000082. ICT3. 45 miles NW of Vale OR. Start 7/8. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush/Juniper. Cause: Lightning. 300 acres. 0% containment. Initial attack resources on scene.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 12

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 (-100). 60% containment. Structures lost. Level 1 evacuations. Mop-up ongoing. WA Team 2 also managing the Little Spokane fire.

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. 28,766 acres (+1,600). 50% containment. Active 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.

Newby Lake WA-OWF-000337. IMT2. WA Team 2 (Rabe/Reidy). 23 miles NW of Oroville, WA. Start 7/02. Confine. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 2,510 acres (+1,163). 0% containment. Active fire behavior with uphill runs and spotting. Fire started in Canada and crossed the border. Area closure in effect. Lynx habitat and natural resources threatened.

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). 0% containment. Minimal fire behavior. The fire is in the Mount Adams Wilderness. Rugged terrain and heavy fuels are hampering suppression efforts. Area and trail closures in effect (including a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail).

Paradise WA-OLP-000005. NW NIMO (Hahnenberg). 13 miles NNE of Quinault, WA. Start 6/15. Confine. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 1,570 acres (+0). 21% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Fire is in the Olympic national park. Crews are limiting spread to the west and south. Tentative transition to IMT3 scheduled for 7/14.

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. 2,250 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Structures, tribal and natural resources threatened. Tentative transition to local unit scheduled for 7/10 at 0730.

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 (+76). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Recreation sites threatened. WA Team 1 is also managing the 231 fire.

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. 725 acres (+575). 2% containment. Minimal fire behavior due to precipitation. Steep terrain and snags hampering suppression efforts. 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.

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). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Mop-up ongoing.

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.

Gilmore Gulch WA-WFS-000605. ICT3. 6 miles NE of Anatone, WA. Start 7/5. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause: Unknown. 8,000 acres (+1,000). 70% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Acreage increase due to better mapping.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

Heavy IA is likely both today and again on Friday due to lightning. The primary focus for most of the lightning today should be in eastern Oregon while on Friday activity should expand northward into Washington. The best bet for new large fires will likely be in NW06 today and NW06, NW05 and NW08 on Friday.

A general cooling along with moistening of fuels is expected over the weekend with ERC values getting back down to more normal levels for this time of year. The cooler weather is expected to last at least through next week.

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