Morning
Brief
Date/Time Stamp: Friday, July 17, 2015 - 0645 hrs
Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
No lightning or precipitation received in the
last 24 hours. Minimal initial attack reported.
Preparedness Levels
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). 20% containment. Minimal fire behavior. 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.
Mt Adams Complex WA-GPF-000363. IMT2. WA
Team 4 (Gales/Nickey). 15 miles NNW of Trout Lake, WA. Start 7/10. Timber. Confine/Full
Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 405 acres (+0). 78% containment. Minimal
fire behavior. Mop-up ongoing. Area and trail closures in effect (including a
portion of the Pacific Crest Trail). Transfer
of command to the local unit 7/18 at 0600.
Includes: Horseshoe. Confine/Full
Suppression. 340 acres (+0). 90% contained; Riley. Full Suppression. 65
acres (+0). 50% 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.
Corner Creek OR-OCF-000297. IMT3. 11 miles S of Dayville OR. Start 6/29. Full
Suppression. Brush/Grass/Timber. Cause: Lightning. 29,407 acres (+0). 90%
containment. Smoldering fire behavior. Mop-up ongoing.
Outlaw Draw WA-SPD-050455. ICT3. 19 miles SE of Chelan, WA. Start 7/15. Full
Suppression. Brush. Cause: Unknown. 2,000 acres (+0). 60% containment.
Minimal fire behavior. Sage-Grouse habitat threatened.
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:
Expect decreasing winds east of the
Cascades today. High pressure will build over the region today and through the
weekend for warmer and drier conditions with generally light winds. Initial
attack activity is expected to be light.
More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential
Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire
Potential Forecast
National Incident Management Situation Report
(IMSR): http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf
Other GACC Morning Reports
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This page is designed to provide for timely and official fire information about wildland fires across the Pacific Northwest. The information is posted by the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in partnership with Public Information Officers that work for federal, state and local fire agencies and is drawn from official sources within the wildland fire community.
Friday, July 17, 2015
7/17/2015 Large Fire Brief
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.