Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, August 07, 2015 – 0700

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
No lightning occurred in the geographic area. Northwest Washington received light precipitation.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	4 (no change)
National	4 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:

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

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 0

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 14 (OR: 8, WA: 6)

New Fires and Acres: 30 fires for 200 acres
(15,911 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 29 fires for 160 acres
WA: 1 fires for 40 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 4

Wildland Fire Management Team: 1

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (179 new fires)
New large incidents: 9
Large fires contained: 7
Uncontained large fires: 50

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 8
Type 2 IMTs committed: 10

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 14

Stouts Creek OR-732S-000090. IMT1. Unified Command (ODF Team 1 [Buckman]/OSFM Green Team [Kunze]/USFS [Hahnenberg]). 16 miles E of Canyonville, OR. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 19,971 acres. (+1,588). 25% containment. Active fire behavior with flanking, backing and creeping. Heavy smoke impacts. Numerous residences, structures, commercial timber, T&E species and cultural resources threatened. Evacuations, 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. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 26,620 acres. (+980). 20% containment. Active fire behavior with torching, spotting and wind-driven runs. Structures destroyed. Communities, residences and structures threatened. Evacuations, road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations resulted in suspension of the $300M Holden Mine reclamation project. Smoke and ash impacts.PNW Team 2 (Schulte) also managing Goode and Blankenship.

Phillips Creek OR-UMF-000749. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis). 7 miles NW of Elgin, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 1,801 acres. (+144). 13% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching. Residences, structures, private land, livestock and fish habitat threatened. Intermittent Hwy 204 closure.

Baldy WA-COF-001003. IMT2. WA Team 4 (Gales). 26 miles NE of Colville, WA. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 507 acres. (+0). 2% containment. Active backing fire with backing, group torching and short crown runs. Residences, structures, powerlines, and water sources threatened. Road, area and trail 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. Cause: Lightning. 240 acres. (+83). 0% containment. Active fire behavior with flanking, backing and isolated torching. Snow Camp Lookout and Snow Camp Botanical Garden threatened. Very limited access and steep slopes.

National Creek Complex OR-RSF-000836. WFMT. Wildland Fire Management Team (Hutton). 10 miles SW of Diamond Lake, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 145 acres. (+25). 0% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching, short range spotting and uphill runs. Campgrounds, T&E species, hiking and OHV trails threatened. Smoke impacts to Crater Lake national Park.

Includes: Crescent (OR-CLP). Full Suppression. 90 acres. (+20). 0% contained; National (OR-RSF). Full Suppression. 55 acres. (+5). 0% contained.

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. 1,848 acres. (+0). 60% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering.

Hwy 8 WA-WFS-050595. IMT2. WA Team 3 (Allbee). 1 mile N of Roosevelt, WA. Start 8/4. Full Suppression. Grass. Cause: Unknown. 22,500 acres. (+5,457). 25% containment. Active fire behavior with torching and running. Residences, power lines, windmill infrastructure, and grazing land threatened. Road closures in effect. Fire mobilization authorized. FMAG approved (8/5).

Lime Hill OR-VAD-000137. IMT3. 5 miles NE of Huntington, OR. Start 8/5. Full Suppression. Brush and tall grass. Cause: Unknown. 12,024 acres. (+7,524). 50% containment. Moderate fire behavior with uphill runs, flanking and backing. Residences, structures, sage-grouse habitat, interstate, powerlines and gas lines threatened.

DL Potter Mountain Complex OR-UPF-000235. IMT3. 28 miles S of Oakridge, OR. Start 8/2. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 244 acres. (+108). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior with backing and group torching. Road closures in effect.

Goode WA-NCP-000031. IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 24 miles E of Marblemount, WA. Start 7/29. Confine. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 687 acres. (+0). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior with backing and single. Trails and campgrounds threatened. Confined within the Park Creek drainage. Limited access. PNW Team 2 (Schulte) also managing Wolverine and Blankenship.

West Fork OR-MAF-015153. IMT3. 10 miles SE of Dayville, OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 918 acres. (+2). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and spotting. Steep terrain and snags. Burnout operations ongoing. Low level threat to private property, Aldridge Lookout and old growth forest. Road, area and trail closures.

North Boulder 2 WA-COF-000867. IMT3. 3 miles SW of Orient, WA. Start 7/20. Monitor/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 233 acres. (+0). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Steep terrain and heavy fuels.

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). 98% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering, creeping and isolated torching. Structures destroyed. Road closures in effect. No new information. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

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:

The atmosphere is generally dry and stable except for South Central and Southeastern Oregon where a few thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. Thunderstorms should bring precipitation and potential for new large fires in Southeastern Oregon and elsewhere remains low. General winds are light except along the Southern Oregon coastal strip.

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