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Sunday, August 2, 2015

8/2/2015 NWCC Large Fire Brief

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
Moderate dry lightning in Southwest Oregon. Heavy initial attack in southwest Oregon with light initial attack in the rest of the geographic area. Two new large fires reported with at least 2 smaller fires with potential for continued growth. Large growth on the Wolverine and Stouts Creek fires.


Preparedness Levels


Current:
Northwest3 (no change)  
National3 (no change)
Northwest PL Forecast:
4
4
3
3-day
10-day
30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 2
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 10 (OR: 2, WA: 8)
New Fires and Acres: 45 fires for 1,245 acres
(13,242 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 34 fires for 46 acres
WA: 11 fires for 1,199 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1
Wildland Fire Management Team: 1

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (161 new fires)
New large incidents: 7

Large fires contained: 5
Uncontained large fires: 20

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 11
Type 2 IMTs committed: 6

 


Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 2
I-90 Sprague WA-NES-001007. 3 miles S of Sprague, WA. Start 8/1. Cause: Unknown. 600 acres. Limited information.
Baldy WA-COF-001003. 26 miles NE of Colville, WA. Start 8/1. Cause: Unknown. Timber. 150 acres. Active fire behavior. Limited information.
Incidents Previously-Reported: 9
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. 10,689 acres. (+4,200). 3% containment. Extreme fire behavior with crowning, uphill runs and spotting. Numerous residences, structures, commercial timber and cultural resources threatened. Evacuations and road closures 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. 1,148 acres (+38). 15% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching and short range spotting. Numerous residences threatened. Road and area closures in effect.

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. WFMT. Wildland Fire Management Team (Hutton). 3 miles NW of Lucerne, WA. Start 6/29. Monitor/Point Zone Protection. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 11,300acres. (+9,000). 0% containment. IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte) scheduled to in-brief today 1200 hrs. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, wind driven runs and long range spotting. Communities and structures threatened. Evacuations in effect.

North Boulder 2 WA-COF-000867. IMT3. 3 miles SW of Orient, WA. Start 7/20. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 233 acres (+4). 70% containment. Steep terrain and heavy fuels. Moderate fire behavior. IMT2 WA Team 2 (Rabe) transferred command to  local unit today.

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.  No new information.

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 (+0). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering, creeping and isolated torching. Structures destroyed. Evacuations and road closures in effect.
Long Lake WA-NES-000994. IMT3. 16 miles NW of Spokane, WA. Start 7/31. Full Suppression. Timber/grass. Cause: Unknown. 432 acres. (-168). 60% containment. Moderate fire behavior with single tree torching, short range spotting and wind driven runs. Numerous residences threatened and one destroyed.
Eagle Springs  WA-NES-000988. 11 miles N of Odessa, WA. Start 7/31. Full Suppression. Grass and brush. 2,000 acres. Unknown containment. No recent activity reported. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs. Fire not tallied in Large Fire Summary count.
Goode WA-NCP-000031. IMT4. 24 miles E of Marblemount, WA. Start 7/29. Confine. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 140 acres. (+0). 0% containment. Limited access. No new information. Lastreport on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs. See NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link) for future updates.
Other fires of interest: 2
Sunrise Fire WA-WFS-000610. IMT3. 3 miles S of Puyallup, WA. Start 8/01. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 50 acres. 34% containment. Active fire behavior. Numerous residences threatened. Road closures in effect. Fire Mobilization authorized. Fire not tallied in Large Fire Summary count.
Crescent OR-CLP-150405. 11 miles SW of Diamond Lake, OR. Start 8/01. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 20 acres. 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Additional growth likely, near Rigue Siskiyou NF boundary. Continuous fuels, poor access. Fire not tallied in Large Fire Summary count.

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. Isolated thunderstorms are possible today and tomorrow in western Oregon. Hot, dry, and unstable conditions remain today across portions of the region along and east of the Cascades. Onshore flow will elevate RH across western Oregon and Washington and deeper monsoonal moisture could produce some wetting rain associated with the thunderstorms. Lightning could stretch into southern and eastern Washington and possibly into northern Washington beginning today and continuing into next week. 


National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf

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