Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, August 14, 2015 –0700

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
IMT2. OR Team 1 (Sheldon) and OSFM Blue Team (Magers) mobilizing to Countyline 2 fire. OSFM Green Team (Kunze) mobilized to Cornet fire. IMT2. WA Team 1 (Ciraulo) mobilized to Stickpin fire. IMT2. RM Team Black (Greer) mobilized to Eagle fire. Scattered lightning occurred in Oregon. No precipitation received. Four new large fires. Active growth on existing large fires. Heavy IA activity.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	5 (no change)
National	5 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:

5	4	3
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 4

Large fires contained: 1

Uncontained large fires: 21 (OR: 12, WA: 9)

New Fires and Acres: 27 fires for 8,978 acres
(70,405 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 8 fires for 215 acres
WA: 19 fires for 8,763 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 6
Type 2 IMTs committed: 8

OSFM: 2

Wildland Fire Management Team: 0

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (188 new fires)
New large incidents: 11
Large fires contained: 6
Uncontained large fires: 71

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 14
Type 2 IMTs committed: 21

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 4

Stickpin WA-COF-001111. ICT3. IMT2 WA Team 1 (Ciraulo) mobilizing to incident. 26 miles NW of Colville, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 7,500 acres. 3% Containment. Extreme fire behavior with group torching and short-range spotting. Residences and commercial property threatened. Road, trail, and area closures in effect.

North Star WA-COA-000157. ICT3. IMT2 on order. 25 miles E of Omak, WA. Start 8/13. Full Suppression. Timber and grass. Cause: Human. 1,200 acres. 0% Containment. Extreme fire behavior with torching, running, and long-range spotting. Residences and structures threatened. Road closures in effect.

Canyon Creek Complex OR-MAF-015192. ICT3. IMT2 on order. 7 miles N of Seneca, OR. Start 8/12. Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection. Timber and grass. Cause: Lightning. 250 acres. 0% Containment. Active fire behavior with crowning, running, and long-range spotting. Residences threatened. Road, trail, and area closures in effect.

9 Mile WA-NES-001147. IMT2 WA Team 2 (Rabe) mobilizing to incident. 6 miles E of Oroville, WA. Start 8/13. Full Suppression. Grass. Cause: Unknown. 2,000 acres. 0% Containment.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 18

Cornet OR-972S-000843. Unified Command (IMT1 NM Team 2 [Ruggiero] / OSFM Green Team [Kunze]).19 miles S of Baker City, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Timber, brush, and grass. Cause: Lightning. 12,791 acres (+191). 10% containment. Extreme fire behavior with crowning, wind driven runs, and spotting. Residences and structures threatened. Road and area closures in effect. Currently, IMT2 OR Team 4 (Goff) assigned to Cornet and Windy Ridge, to be reassigned to Bendire Complex. IMT1 NM Team 2 (Ruggiero) to take command of Cornet and Windy Ridge. OSFM Green Team (Kunze) remains assigned to Cornet.

National Creek Complex OR-RSF-000836. IMT1 PNW Team 3 (Lewis). 10 miles SW of Diamond Lake, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 2,971 acres (+951). 10% containment. Active fire behavior with short crown runs, group torching, and short-range spotting. Structures, residences, campgrounds, T&E species, hiking and OHV trails threatened. Smoke impacts to Crater Lake National Park. Road, area, and multiple trail closures in effect. Highway 230 closed. The fires are located on the boundary of Crater Lake National Park and the Rogue-River Siskiyou National Forest and are being managed under a joint delegation of authority.

Includes: National (OR-RSF). Full Suppression. 119 acres (+0). 60% contained; Crescent (OR-CLP). Full Suppression. 1,901 acres (+0). 0% contained.

Cougar Creek WA-YAA-000157. IMT2. WA Team 5 (Leitch). 6 miles NW of Glenwood, WA. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Timber and grass. Cause: Lightning. 18,000 acres. (+8,600). 0% containment. Extreme fire behavior with crowning, and long-range spotting. Structures, natural resources, and campgrounds threatened. Road, trail, and area closures in effect.

Stouts Creek OR-732S-000090. IMT1. ODF Team 1 (Buckman) transferring command to ODF Team 2 (Cline). 16 miles E of Canyonville, OR. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 23,841 acres (+252). 65% containment. Moderate fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Residences and commercial property threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures in effect. Conflagration Act invoked (7/31). FMAG approved (7/31).

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 3 miles NW of Lucerne, WA. Start 6/29. Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Timber and brush. Cause: Lightning. 37,792 acres (+782). 20% containment. Active fire behavior with flanking, torching, and spotting. Structures and residence destroyed. Communities, residences and structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road, area and trail closures in effect. Evacuations resulted in suspension of the $300M Holden Mine reclamation project. Smoke and ash impacts. PNW Team 2 (Schulte) managing Wolverine and Blankenship.

Collier Butte OR-RSF-000808. IMT2. OR Team 3 (Johnson ). 17 miles E of Gold Beach, OR. Start 8/2. Full Suppression. Timber, brush, and short grass. Cause: Lightning. 5,300 acres (+800). 15% containment. Minimal fire behavior with flanking and backing. Commercial property, and Snow Camp Lookout threatened. Limited access and steep slopes. Road, area and trail closures in effect.

Baldy WA-COF-001003. IMT2. WA Team 4 (Gales). 26 miles NE of Colville, WA. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 515 acres (-20). 53% containment. Minimal fire activity with backing, single tree torching, and creeping. Residences, structures and powerlines threatened. Road, trail, and area closures in effect. Steep terrain and rolling debris.

Windy Ridge OR-VAD-000163. IMT1. NM Team 2 (Ruggiero). 17 miles SE of Baker City, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 16,000 acres (+5,950). 5% containment. Extreme fire behavior with long-range spotting and short crown runs. Residences destroyed. Residences threatened. Currently, IMT2 OR Team 4 (Goff) assigned to Cornet and Windy Ridge, to be reassigned to Bendire Complex. IMT1 NM Team 2 (Ruggiero) to take command of Cornet and Windy Ridge. OSFM Green Team (Kunze) remains assigned to Cornet.

Bendire Complex OR-VAD-000162. IMT2. OR Team 4 (Goff). 40 miles W of Vale, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Grass, timber, and brush. Cause: Unknown. 34,774 acres (+4,074). 40% containment. Active fire behavior with torching, running, and flanking. Residences, structures, and Sage-Grouse habitat threatened. Currently, IMT2 OR Team 4 (Goff) assigned to Cornet and Windy Ridge, to be reassigned to Bendire Complex. IMT1 NM Team 2 (Ruggiero) to take command of Cornet and Windy Ridge. OSFM Green Team (Kunze) remains assigned to Cornet.

Includes: Pole Gulch (OR-VAD). Full Suppression. 30,000 acres (+22,700). 5% containment; Bully Creek (OR-VAD) Full Suppression. 700 acres. 50% containment.

Countyline 2 OR-WSA-000060. ICT3. 15 miles NW of Madras, OR. Start 8/12. Full Suppression. Grass and brush. Cause: Human. 35,000 acres. (+26,000). 3% containment. Extreme fire behavior with wind driven and uphill runs and short-range spotting. Structures and residence destroyed. Residences and structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures in effect. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Sheldon) mobilizing. OSFM Blue Team (Magers) assigned to Countyline 2.

Rutter Canyon WA-NES-001115. IMT3. 2 miles N of Spokane, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 155 acres. (+5). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Residences and structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road closures in effect.

Rye Ridge WA-SES-000902. ICT3. 8 miles S of Anatone, WA. Start 8/12. Full Suppression. Grass. Cause: Lightning. 500 acres. (+100). 0% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Precipitation received.

Eagle OR-WWF-000872. IMT3. IMT2 RM Team Black (Greer) mobilizing to incident. 25 miles S of Union, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 700 acres. 0% containment. Active fire behavior with group and single tree torching. Structures and residences threatened. Road closures in effect.

Gish WA-PCS-000232. ICT3. 14 miles SE of Centralia, WA. Start 8/9. Full Suppression. Light slash. Cause: Unknown. 102 acres. (+0). 70% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering.

DL Potter Mountain Complex OR-UPF-000235. IMT3. 28 miles S of Oakridge, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 327 acres (+0). 81% containment. Moderate fire behavior with backing, creeping and single tree torching. Area closures in effect. Includes DL Potter Mountain and 3 fires totaling less than 1 acre.

Phillips Creek OR-UMF-000749. IMT3. 7 miles NW of Elgin, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber and grass. Cause: Unknown. 2,601 acres (+0). 87% containment. Active fire behavior with isolated torching, flanking, and backing.

Cable Crossing OR-933S-000081. IMT3. 6 miles E of Glide, OR. Start 7/28. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 1,857 acres (+0). 85% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Road and area closures in effect.

Alder Creek OR-BUD-005111. ICT3. 5 miles E of Crane, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Grass. Cause: Lightning. 1,046 acres. (+0). 100% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Other Fires of Interest: 1

Soda ID-BOD-000889. IMT2 (Whalen). 40 miles SW of Boise, ID. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Brush. Cause: Unknown. 218,000 acres (+18,000). 11% containment. Incident origin ID, has burned into OR, host dispatch ID-BDC (GBCC). Not tallied in Northwest Large Fire Summary.

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:

An upper weather disturbance will move over the region today bringing more instability, lightning, and significantly boosting winds from the Cascade Crest eastward. The strongest wind gusts are expected on the Cascade Crest and through the Columbia River Gorge and also in the Columbia Basin. Much of the west side will become cloudy with scattered showers and potential isolated wet thunderstorms.

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