Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 8/1/2015 NWCC Large Fire Brief

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
Moderate mainly dry lightning in Southwest Oregon along a line from Medford to Bend. Moderate initial attack with three new large fires. Continued growth on the Cable Crossing, Stouts Creek and Wolverine fires. Northwest PL raised to 3 (8/1 at 0001 hrs.). National PL raised to 3 (7/31).

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	3 (8/1)
National	3 (7/31)

Northwest PL Forecast:

4	4	3
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 3

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 9 (OR: 2, WA: 7)

New Fires and Acres: 27 fires for 3,081 acres
(3,928 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 9 fires for 0 acres
WA: 18 fires for 3,081 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

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

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Moderate (283 new fires)
New large incidents: 7
Large fires contained: 2
Uncontained large fires: 22

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 9
Type 2 IMTs committed: 4

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 3

Deckerville WA-SPS-000163. IMT3. 15 miles W of Shelton, WA. Start 7/31. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 150 acres. 0% containment. Numerous structures destroyed and threatened. Fire Mobilization authorized. Limited information.

Long Lake WA-NES-000994. IMT3. 16 miles NW of Spokane, WA. Start 7/31. Full Suppression. Timber/grass. Cause: Unknown. 600 acres. 0% containment. Evacuations in effect. Limited information.

Eagle Springs WA-NES-000988. 11 miles N of Odessa, WA. Start 7/31. Full Suppression. Grass and sage. 2,000 acres. 0% containment. Limited information.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 6

Stouts Creek OR-732S-000090. IMT1. Unified Command: ODF Team 1 (Buckman)/OSFM Green Team (Kunze). 16 miles E of Canyonville, OR. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 6,489 acres. (+1,289). 0% containment. Extreme fire behavior with crowning, group torching and uphill runs. Numerous structures, commercial timberlands and cultural resources threatened. Evacuations in effect. Conflagration Act invoked (7/31). FMAG approved (7/31).

Cable Crossing OR-933S-000081. IMT1. ODF Team 3 (Smith). 6 miles E of Glide, OR. Start 7/28. Full Suppression. Timber, slash and brush. Cause: Unknown. 1,110 acres (+280). 15% containment. Extreme fire behavior with group torching and short crown runs. Numerous structures threatened. Road and area closures in effect.

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. 229 acres (+19). 51% containment. Steep terrain and heavy fuels. Moderate fire behavior with isolated torching, spotting and backing. Tentative transfer to local unit on 8/2.

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT3. 3 miles NW of Lucerne, WA. Start 6/29. Monitor/Point Zone Protection. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 2,300 acres. (+800). 0% containment. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, single tree torching and group torching. Communities and structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. Wildland Fire Management Team (Hutton) planned in brief at 1300 today. Team not tallied in Northwest Fire Activity count.

Goode WA-NCP-000031. IMT4. 24 miles E of Marblemount, WA. Start 7/29. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 140 acres. (+40). 0% containment. Limited access.

Blue Creek WA-SES-000653. IMT3. 10 miles E of Walla Walla, WA. Start 7/20. Full Suppression. Timber, grass. Cause: Unknown. 6,004 acres (-221). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering, creeping and isolated torching. Structures destroyed. Evacuations and road closures in effect. City of Walla Walla Watershed and Blue Wood Ski area 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).

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

Lightning chances and coverage increase across southern, central, and eastern Oregon today and into early next week with strong outflow winds possible. Hot, dry, and unstable conditions remain today across much of the region and continue east of the Cascades through the weekend. Lightning could stretch into southern and eastern Washington beginning Sunday and continuing into next week.

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