Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, August 28, 2015 - 0700 hrs.

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:

No lightning occurred in the geographic area. Light rain is falling in western Washington. No new large fires. Continued growth on existing large fires.

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: 0

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 23 (OR: 11, WA: 12)

New Fires and Acres: 7 fires for 85 acres
(59,578 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 4 fires for 0 acres
WA: 3 fires for 85 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 4 (2 Type 1 IMT enroute)
Type 2 IMTs committed: 10

OSFM: 1

Wildland Fire Management Team: 0

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (94 new fires)
New large incidents: 8
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 74

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 3
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 16
Type 2 IMTs committed: 31

Current Incident Details

*Area Command is managing the following fires in northeast Washington: North Star, Kettle Complex (Stickpin, Renner and Roy), Carpenter Road, Kaniksu Complex (Tower, Baldy, Onata Creek and 4 additional fires totaling less than 200 acres), Colville Complex (Marble Valley, Gold Hill and Graves Mountain).

NW NIMO (Hahnenberg) and SA NIMO (Quesinberry) assigned to support Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 23

Chelan Complex (5 fires) WA-SES-000701. IMT1. SW Team 1 (Templin). 1 mile S of Chelan, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber and grass. Cause: Unknown. 90,210 acres. (+205). 52% containment. Extreme fire behavior with group torching, short-range spotting and uphill runs. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences, commercial property and structures threatened. Road and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/17). FMAG approved (8/15). Type 1 IMT (Templin) managing Chelan Complex, First Creek, Wolverine, Blankenship.

Includes 5 merged fires; Reach (WA-SPD-000651). Fire mobilization authorized (8/14); McFarland Creek (WA-OWF-000669); Cagle (WA-SES-000655);Antoine Creek (WA-OWF-000654); Black Canyon (WA-OWF-000663).

First Creek WA-OWF-000650. IMT1. SW Team 1 (Templin). 8 miles NW of Chelan, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Grass and timber. Cause: Lightning. 6,562 acres. (+385). 25% containment. Active fire behavior with backing. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences and structures threatened. Road closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Type 1 IMT (Templin) managing Chelan Complex, First Creek, Wolverine, Blankenship.

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT1. SW Team 1 (Templin). 3 miles NW of Lucerne, WA. Start 6/29. Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Grass, brush and timber. Cause: Lightning. 62,167 acres. (+1,098). 28% containment. Extreme fire behavior with crowning, long-range spotting and group torching. Residences and structures destroyed. Communities, residences and structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Type 1 IMT (Templin) managing Chelan Complex, First Creek, Wolverine, Blankenship.

Canyon Creek Complex (3 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. 86,199 acres. (+11,550). 44% containment. Active fire behavior with flanking, isolated torching, and backing. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. FMAG approved (8/15). Jerrys Draw is in patrol status and management returning to local unit.

Includes 3 fires. Berry Creek merged with Mason Spring: Berry Creek (OR-MAF-015271). 100 acres; Mason Spring (OR-MAF-0152270). 85,934 acres;Jerrys Draw (OR-952S-015306). 165 acres.

Okanogan Complex (5 fires) WA-NES-001203. IMT1. RM Team (Pechota). IMT1. CA Team 5 (Minton) mobilizing to incident. 13 miles NW of Omak, WA. Start 8/14.Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber and brush. Cause: Lightning. 292,512 acres. (+23,948). 12% containment. Active fire behavior with crowning, group torching and spotting. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences and powerlines are threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and trail closures in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/17). FMAG approved (8/15).

Includes: 9 Mile (WA-NES-001147). 4,720 acres. (+0). 95% containment; Beaver Lake (WA-OWF-000671). 25,956 acres. (+0). 0% containment; Twisp River (WA-NES-001351). 11,831 acres. (+702). 85% containment. Fire mobilization authorized (8/19); Lime Belt (WA-OWF-000657). 93,349 acres. (+3,374). 15% containment; Tunk Block (WA-NES-001219) 153,282 acres. (+19,872). 10% containment.

*North Star WA-COA-000157. IMT2. SW Team 5 (Nieto). IMT1. PNW Team 3 (Lewis) mobilizing to incident. 25 miles E of Omak, WA. Start 8/13. Full Suppression.Timber. Cause: Human. 179,834 acres. (+9,834). 22% containment. Extreme fire behavior with torching, backing and flanking. Residences, commercial timber, rangelands, critical communication sites, commercial property and structures threatened. Road and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/19).

*Kettle Complex (3 fires) WA-COF-001264. IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 26 miles NW of Colville, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber and brush. Cause: Lightning. 62,292 acres. (+2,087). 16% containment. Active fire behavior with short crown and wind driven runs and spotting. Residences and commercial property destroyed. Residences, commercial property and structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect.

Includes: Roy (WA-NES-001222). 120 acres. (+0). 80% containment; Stickpin (WA-COF-001111). 50,396 acres. (+1,511). 20% containment. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14); Renner (WA-COF-001202). 11,776 acres. (+576). 15% containment. Fire mobilization authorized (8/19).

*Carpenter Rd. WA-SPA-000046. IMT2. RM Team Blue (Esperance). 35 miles NW of Spokane, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 46,691 acres. (+2,726). 25% containment. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, torching and spotting. Residences, commercial property and structures destroyed. Residences, commercial property and structures threatened. Road and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14).

Grizzly Bear Complex OR-UMF-000947. IMT2. WA Team 4 (Gales). 20 miles SE of Dayton, WA. Start 8/13. Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 72,421 acres. (+4,241). 10% containment. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, group torching and short-range spotting. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences, commercial property, structures, campgrounds and natural resources threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. This complex contains 17 fires (varying sizes, some have merged). FMAG approved (8/21).

*Kaniksu Complex (7 fires) WA-COF-001302. IMT2. AK Black Team (Kurth). 35 miles E of Colville, WA. Start 8/18. Monitor/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 17,510 acres. (+1,804). 10% containment. Active fire behavior with isolated torching, spotting and backing. Residences, commercial property and structures threatened. Road, trail, and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect.

Includes: Tower (WA-COF-001120). 16,335 acres. (+1,664). 9% containment; Onata Creek (WA-NES-001310) 460 (+76) acres. 10% containment; Baldy(WA-COF-001003). 515 acres. (+0). 80% containment; Grease Creek (WA-COF-001212). 153 acres. (+42). 0% containment; Hall Mountain (WA-COF-001164). 36 acres. (+22). 0% containment; Slate Creek (WA-COF-001221). 1 acres. (+0). 0% containment; South Fork Slate Trail – D5 (WA-COF-001218). 10 acres. (+0). 0% Containment.

Eagle OR-WWF-000872. IMT2. RM Team Black (Greer). 25 miles S of Union, OR. Start 8/11. Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 11,908 acres. (+943). 25% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching, backing and short-range spotting. Residences destroyed. Residences and structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect.

Upper Skagit Complex (8 fires) WA-NCP-000052. IMT2. GB Team 4 (Wilcox). 1 mile NW of Newhalem, WA. Start 8/10. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression.Timber. Cause: Lightning. 7,978 acres. (+146). 37% containment. Moderate fire behavior with flanking, backing and isolated torching. Structures destroyed. Commercial property and transmission lines for the city of Seattle, WA are threatened. Evacuations in effect.

Includes: Goodell (WA-NCP-000039). 6,716 acres. (+357). 0% containment; Thursday Creek (WA-NCP-000040). 566 acres. (+0). 0% containment; Rocky Beaver (WA-NCP-000046). 141 acres. (+0). 0% containment; No Name 15 (WA-NCP-000045). 344 acres. (-212). 0% containment. Also includes additional fires totaling less than 200 acres.

County Line 2 OR-WSA-000060. IMT2. OR Team 1 (Sheldon). 15 miles NW of Madras, OR. Start 8/12. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 65,800 acres.(+0). 72% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching, short-range spotting and uphill runs. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences and commercial property threatened. Evacuations in effect. Trail and area closures in effect.

*Colville Complex (3 fires) WA-NES-001196. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis). 10 miles W of Colville, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber and brush. Cause: Human. 9,879 acres. (+283). 48% containment. Active fire behavior with wind driven runs, creeping and torching. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences and structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect.

Graves Mountain (WA-COF-001196). 6,235 acres. (+283). 19% containment; Marble Valley (WA-NES-001224). 3,087 acres. (+0). 96% containment. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14); Gold Hill (WA-NES-001234). 557 acres. (+0). 95% 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. 40,200 acres. (+0). 25% containment. Active fire behavior with crowning, short-range spotting and flanking. Structures, natural resources and campgrounds threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect.

National Creek Complex (2 fires) OR-RSF-000836. IMT2. OR Team 4 (Goff). 10 miles SW of Diamond Lake, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression (all fires in complex).Timber. Cause: Lightning. 13,211 acres. (+707). 40% containment. Active fire behavior with short crown runs, group torching and backing. Structures, residences, campgrounds, T&E species, hiking and OHV trails threatened. Smoke impacts to Crater Lake National Park. Road, area and trail closures in effect.

Includes two merged fires: Crescent (OR-CLP-000405). 13,092 acres. (+236); National (OR-RSF-000787). 120 acres. (+0).

Collier Butte OR-RSF-000808. IMT3. 17 miles E of Gold Beach, OR. Start 8/2. Full Suppression. Timber and brush. Cause: Lightning. 11,400 acres. (+300). 55% containment. Moderate fire behavior with flanking, single tree torching and short-range spotting. Commercial property and Snow Camp Lookout threatened. Limited access and steep slopes. Road, trail and area closures in effect.

Alder Lake WA-GPF-000627. IMT3. 7 miles S of Eatonville, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 253 acres. (+28). 10% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Residences and structures threatened.

Falls Creek OR-WWF-001012. IMT3. 5 miles SW of Joseph, OR. Start 8/22. Full Suppression/Confine. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 337 acres. (-59). 0% containment. Active fire behavior with single tree torching, creeping and backing. Residences threatened. Road and trail closures in effect.

Stouts Creek OR-732S-000090. IMT3. 16 miles E of Canyonville, OR. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Human. 26,452 acres. (+0). 86% containment. Moderate fire behavior with smoldering. Residences, commercial property, natural resources and T&E habitat threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures in effect. Conflagration Act invoked (7/31). FMAG approved (7/31).

Willamina Creek OR-SAD-000207. ICT4. 45 miles SW of Portland, OR. Start 8/19. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 230 acres. (+0). 97% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Road and area closures in effect.

Cornet-Windy Ridge OR-VAD-000163. ICT4. 17 miles SE of Baker City, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Timber and grass. Cause: Unknown. 102,089 acres.(-1,798). 85% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Residences and structures destroyed. Conflagration Act invoked (8/14).

Eldorado OR-972S-000942. ICT4. 40 miles E of John Day, OR. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 20,635 acres. (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Residences and structures destroyed.

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:

A Pacific frontal system will begin moving onto the northern Oregon and Washington coasts today. Light rain will spread inland over sections west of the Cascades. East of the Cascades expect another dry day but with higher clouds beginning to move in. On Saturday the frontal system will swing across Oregon and Washington bringing strong, shifting winds with the strongest gusts east of the Cascades. Little rain is expected east of the Cascade Crest with blowing smoke and dust likely with wind gusts above 40 mph. The potential for rapid fire growth and extreme fire behavior is high despite dropping temperatures and rising humidity.

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