Date/Time Stamp: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 – 0700
Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
NIMO ordered to support the Grizzly Bear Complex. SW IMT1 (Templin) order to support Chelan Complex. No lightning occurred across the geographic area. No new large fires. Moderate growth on existing large fires. Light IA activity.
In the Northwest:
NIMO ordered to support the Grizzly Bear Complex. SW IMT1 (Templin) order to support Chelan Complex. No lightning occurred across the geographic area. No new large fires. Moderate growth on existing large fires. Light IA activity.
Preparedness Levels
Current:
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Northwest Fire Activity
Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 0
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 27 (OR: 12, WA: 15)
New Fires and Acres: 24 fires for 69 acres
(27,787 acres growth on existing large fires) OR: 6 fires for 2 acres WA: 18 fires for 67 acre Northwest IMT Activity
Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 0 (1 NIMO team ordered) Type 1 IMTs committed: 6 (1 Type 1 IMT enroute) Type 2 IMTs committed: 11(1 Type 2 IMT enroute)
OSFM: 3
Wildland Fire Management Team: 0
| National Fire ActivityInitial attack activity: Light (166 new fires)New large incidents: 16 Large fires contained: 4 Uncontained large fires: 105 National IMT ActivityArea Command Teams committed: 2NIMOs committed: 0 Type 1 IMTs committed: 15 Type 2 IMTs committed: 28 |
Current Incident Details
*Area Command is managing the following fires: Carpenter Road, Stickpin, Graves Mountain, Roy, North Star, Marble Valley, and Gold Hill in northeast Washington.
Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0
Incidents Previously-Reported: 26
Canyon Creek Complex (2 fires) OR-MAF-015192. IMT1. GB Team 1 (Lund)/OSFM Red Team (Walker). 7 miles N of Seneca, OR. Start 8/12. Full Suppression(all fires in complex). Timber and grass. Cause: Lightning. 40,132 acres. (+3,013). 0% Containment. Moderate fire behavior with crowning, running and torching. Residences destroyed. Residences threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. FMAG approved (8/15).
Includes 2 merged fires: 271 Berry Creek (OR-MAF-015271) Full Suppression. 100 acres; Mason Spring (OR-MAF-0152270) Full Suppression. 40,032 acres;
Chelan Complex WA (3 fires) WA-SES-000701. IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 1 mile S of Chelan, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Grass, brush and timber. Cause: Unknown. 63,425 acres. (+6,925). 30% containment. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, group torching, and spotting. Road closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Residences and structures destroyed. Structures, residences, commercial property, and Chelan airport are threatened. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14). FMAG approved (8/15). PNW Team 2 (Schulte) managing Chelan Complex, First Creek, McFarland, Black Canyon, Wolverine, Blankenship. SW IMT1 (Templin) mobilized to transition with current IMT1, in brief 8/19 at 1900.
Comprised of 3 merged fires; Reach WA-SPD-000651, Cagle WA-SES-000655, Antoine Creek WA-OWF-000654. Incident name currently reported asReach in ICS-209. Subsequent ICS-209 to be reported under Chelan Complex.
First Creek WA-OWF-000650. IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 8 miles NW of Chelan, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Brush and timber. Cause: Lightning. 1,656 acres. (+232). 2% Containment. Active fire behavior with short crown runs, backing and creeping. Residences and structures threatened. Road closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. PNW Team 2 (Schulte) managing Chelan Complex, First Creek, McFarland, Black Canyon, Wolverine, Blankenship.
McFarland Creek WA-OWF-000669. IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 18 miles N of Chelan, WA. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 1,368 acres. (+984). 0% containment. Extreme fire behavior with crowning and flanking. Road closures in effect. PNW Team 2 (Schulte) managing Chelan Complex, First Creek, McFarland, Black Canyon, Wolverine, Blankenship.
Black Canyon WA-OWF-000663. IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 8 miles W of Pateros, WA. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 4,667 acres. (+1,218). 0% Containment. Extreme fire behavior with crowning, flanking and spotting. Road closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. PNW Team 2 (Schulte) managing Chelan Complex, First Creek, McFarland, Black Canyon, Wolverine, Blankenship.
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. 40,357 acres (+368). 30% containment. Moderate fire behavior with flanking, backing and group torching. Structures and residences 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 Chelan Complex, First Creek, McFarland, Black Canyon, Wolverine, Blankenship.
*Carpenter Road WA-NES-001235. IMT2. RM Team Blue (Esperance). 35 miles NW of Spokane, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 5,170 acres. (+170). 0% containment. Extreme fire behavior. Residences, commercial property and structures destroyed. Residences, commercial property and structures threatened. Road closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14).
Cornet -Windy Ridge OR-VAD-000163. Unified Command (IMT1. NM Team 2 [Ruggiero] / OSFM Green Team [Kunze]). 17 miles SE of Baker City, OR. Start 8/11.Full Suppression. Timber and grass. Cause: Unknown. 99,270 acres (+2,508). 35% containment. Moderate fire behavior with uphill runs, flanking and creeping. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences and structures threatened. Road closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Conflagration Act invoked (8/14). Incident comprised of 2 merged fires.
*Kettle Complex (4 fires) (WA Inc# TBD). IMT2. WA Team 1 (Ciraulo). 26 miles NW of Colville, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber and brush. Cause: Multiple.
*Stickpin WA-COF-001111. 26 miles NW of Colville, WA. Start 8/11. Timber and brush. 37,850 acres. (+2,320). 0% Containment. Active fire behavior with group torching, spotting and creeping. Residences, structures, major powerlines, infrastructure and commercial property threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14).
*Graves Mountain WA-COF-001196. Start 8/14. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 1,300 acres. 0% containment. Primary powerlines threatened. Residences and other structures threatened. Evacuations in effect.
*Roy WA-NES-001222. Start 8/14. Timber. Cause: Unknown. Limited structure threat. Evacuations in effect. Primary powerlines threatened. Low growth potential. Limited staffing. 120 acres. 0% containment.
Renner WA-COF-001202. Start 8/17. Timber. Residences and other structures threatened. Limited staffing. Cause: Unknown. 75 acres. 0% containment.
Eagle OR-WWF-000872. IMT2. RM Team Black (Greer). 25 miles S of Union, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 2,217 acres. (+210). 0% containment. Active fire behavior with group and single tree torching and short-range spotting. Residences and structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect.
Okanogan Complex (5 fires) WA-NES-001203. IMT2. WA Team 2 (Rabe). 13 miles NNW of Omak, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber. Cause: Lightning. 12,437 acres. (+1,992). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior with creeping, single tree torching, and backing. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/17). FMAG approved (8/15). The Knobby fire merged with the Lime Belt fire in initial phases of the incident.
Includes; Blue Lake (WA-NES-001209) 823 acres. 40% containment; Lime Belt (WA-OWF-000657). 3,443 acres. 25% containment; Tunk Block (WA-NES-001219) 2,744 acres. 20% containment; Beaver Lake (WA-OWF-000671). 723 acres. 0% containment; 9 Mile (WA-NES-001147). 4,704 acres. 90% containment.
Eldorado OR-972S-000942. IMT1. ODF Team 3 (Smith). 40 miles E of John Day, OR. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber, brush and grass. Cause: Unknown. 20,500 acres. (+430). 20% containment. Moderate fire behavior with uphill runs and short-range spotting. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences and structures threatened.
National Creek Complex (2 fires) OR-RSF-000836. IMT1. PNW Team 3 (Lewis). 10 miles SW of Diamond Lake, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber. Cause: Lightning. 5,641 acres (+505). 10% containment. Active fire behavior with short crown runs, flanking and group torching. 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-000787). 120 acres (+0). 60% containment; Crescent (OR-CLP-000405). 5,521acres (+505). 0% containment.
Countyline 2 OR-WSA-000060. IMT2. OR Team 1 (Sheldon)/OSFM Blue Team (Magers) assigned to Countyline 2. 15 miles NW of Madras, OR. Start 8/12. Full Suppression. Timber and brush. Cause: Unknown. 59,900 acres. (+4,500). 31% containment. Active fire behavior with spotting and group torching. Structures and residence destroyed. Residences, structures and commercial property threatened. Evacuations in effect. Trail and area closures in effect.
Stouts Creek OR-732S-000090. IMT1. ODF Team 2 (Cline). 16 miles E of Canyonville, OR. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Human. 24,756 acres (+285). 72% containment. Moderate fire behavior with backing and group and single tree torching. Residences and commercial property threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures in effect. Conflagration Act invoked (7/31). FMAG approved (7/31).
Bendire Complex (2 fires) OR-VAD-000162. IMT2. OR Team 4 (Goff). 40 miles W of Vale, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Brush, timber and grass. Cause: Lightning. 44,397 acres (+0). 50% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Residences, structures, and Sage-Grouse habitat threatened.
Includes: Pole Gulch. 43,697 acres (+0). 30% containment; Bully Creek. 700 acres. (+0) 100% containment.
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. 22,600 acres. (+100). 20% containment. Active fire behavior with torching, short-range spotting and flanking. Residences, structures, natural resources and campgrounds threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect.
Collier Butte OR-RSF-000808. IMT2. OR Team 3 (Johnson). 17 miles E of Gold Beach, OR. Start 8/2. Full Suppression. Timber and brush. Cause: Lightning. 7,100 acres (+1,100). 25% containment. Moderate fire behavior with flanking, backing and short crown runs. 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 (+0). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior backing, torching, and creeping. Residences, commercial property, structures and powerlines threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. No new information.
*North Star WA-COA-000157. IMT2. SW Team 5 (Nieto). 25 miles E of Omak, WA. Start 8/13. Full Suppression. Timber and brush. Cause: Human. 25,000 acres. (+0). 0% Containment. Active fire behavior with group torching, backing and flanking. Residences and structures threatened. Road and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect.
Tower WA-COF-001120. IMT2. AK Black Team (Kurth). 35 miles E of Colville, WA. Start 8/12. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 7,743 acres. (+724). 5% Containment. Active fire behavior with spotting, single tree torching and running. Residences and structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect.
Grizzly Bear Complex OR-UMF-000947. ICT3. NIMO ordered. 20 miles SE of Dayton, WA. Start 8/13. Confine/Point Zone Protection. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 2,357 acres. (+100). 0% Containment. Active fire behavior with group torching and short crown runs. Residences and structures threatened. This complex contains 17 fires.
*Marble Valley WA-NES-001224. ICT3. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis) mobilizing to incident. 50 miles NW of Spokane, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 3,085 acres. (+85). 10% containment. Moderate fire behavior with backing, creeping, and spotting. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences and structures threatened. Road closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14).
*Gold Hill WA-NES-001234. ICT3. 10 miles W of Colville, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Brush and grass. Cause: Lightning. 600 acres (-100) 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior with group torching and uphill runs. Residences threatened.
Phillips Creek OR-UMF-000749. IMT4. 7 miles NW of Elgin, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber and grass. Cause: Unknown. 2,601 acres (+0). 94% containment. Mop up with occasional interior smoldering. Transitioned back to the local unit on 8/16. No new information.
Thursday Creek WA-NCP-000040. ICT4. 13 miles NE of Newhalem, WA. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 421 acres. (+0). 0% Containment. Active fire behavior. No new information.
Cable Crossing OR-933S-000081. ICT4. 6 miles E of Glide, OR. Start 7/28. Full Suppression. Timber and brush. Cause: Unknown. 1,857 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior and minimal staffing. with smoldering. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.
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:
The focus is on an elevated burn environment this week. A thermal trough is located in western Oregon today and will result in hot, dry and unstable weather to the Cascades and west side PSAs. The thermal trough is expected to move east of the Cascades Wednesday evening creating windy conditions across eastern Washington and breezy conditions over much of eastern Oregon. Thursday will be the windiest day. Right now it does not look like any serious threat for lightning exists until early next week.
More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
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