Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Saturday, August 08, 2015 – 0700

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
A few lightning strikes occurred in Southcentral Oregon. Light Initial Attack. No new large fires.

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: 13 (OR: 8, WA: 5)

New Fires and Acres: 17 fires for 2 acres
(12,992 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 13 fires for 1 acre
WA: 4 fires for 1 acre

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 (97 new fires)
New large incidents: 4
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 59

National IMT Activity

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

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 13

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 3 miles NW of Lucerne, WA. Start 6/29. Point Zone Protection. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 27,400 acres. (+780). 20% containment. Active fire behavior with torching, spotting and wind-driven runs. Structures destroyed. Communities, residences and structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. 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.

Hwy 8 WA-WFS-050595. IMT2. WA Team 3 (Allbee). 1 mile N of Roosevelt, WA. Start 8/4. Full Suppression. Grass. Cause: Unknown. 32,800 acres. (+10,300). 60% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and isolated torching. Residences, power lines, wind turbines, methane plant, natural gas pipeline, transfer station and cultural sites threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures in effect. Fire mobilization authorized. FMAG approved (8/5).

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. 20,807 acres. (+836). 30% containment. Active fire behavior with backing, creeping and single tree torching. Heavy smoke impacts. Numerous residences, structures, commercial timber, T&E species and cultural resources threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures in effect. Conflagration Act invoked (7/31). FMAG approved (7/31).

Phillips Creek OR-UMF-000749. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis). 7 miles NW of Elgin, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 2,250 acres. (+449). 25% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching. Residences, structures, private land, livestock and fish habitat threatened. Intermittent Hwy 204 closure. Trail and area 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. 521 acres. (+14). 2% containment. Active backing fire with backing, group torching and short crown runs. Residences, structures and powerlines threatened. Road, area and trail closures in effect. Steep terrain and rolling debris.

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. 780 acres. (+540). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior with running, flanking and spotting. Commercial property, 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. 215 acres. (+70). 5% containment. Moderate fire behavior with group torching and short range spotting. Campgrounds, T&E species, hiking and OHV trails threatened. Smoke impacts to Crater Lake National Park. Trail closures in effect. 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: Crescent (OR-CLP). Full Suppression. 140 acres. (+50). 10% contained; National (OR-RSF). Full Suppression. 75 acres. (+20). 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). 70% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Road and area closures in effect. Transition to local unit 8/9.

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. (+0). 75% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering, creeping and backing. Steep rocky terrain.

DL Potter Mountain Complex OR-UPF-000235. IMT3. 28 miles S of Oakridge, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 244 acres. (+0). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior with backing, creeping and single tree torching. Road closures in effect. Area closures in effect.

West Fork OR-MAF-015153. IMT3. 10 miles SE of Dayville, OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 921 acres. (+3). 79% containment. Minimal fire behavior with backing, 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.

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. Trail closures in effect. Confined within the Park Creek drainage. Limited access. PNW Team 2 (Schulte) also managing Wolverine and Blankenship.

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. Transition to local unit 8/9. Last report 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: 1

Rustler Complex OR-RSF-000819. IMT3. 12 miles SW of Prospect, OR. Start 8/2. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 46 acres. 0% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Includes 16 fires with the largest being 11.5 acres.

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:

Over the weekend a weather system from the Gulf of Alaska will move toward Oregon and Washington bringing rain to sections of the west side and wet thundershowers with winds over much of the east side. This wetter, cooler pattern will continue into the new week. Despite more lightning expected, potential for new large fires appears to be low due to the moisture anticipated with this weather system.

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