Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 8/27/2015 NWCC Morning Briefing

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 0709 hrs. Correction PNW Team 3 (Lewis) not mobilizing to Chelan Complex.

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:

No lightning occurred in the geographic area. 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: 12 fires for 2 acres
(57,108 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 4 fires for 0 acres
WA: 8 fires for 2 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3 (3 Type 1 IMT enroute)
Type 2 IMTs committed: 11

OSFM: 1

Wildland Fire Management Team: 0

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (194 new fires)
New large incidents: 5
Large fires contained: 6
Uncontained large fires: 73

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 3
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 14
Type 2 IMTs committed: 27

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. 90,005 acres. (+1,863). 47% containment. Active fire behavior with torching, short-range spotting and smoldering. 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).

Okanogan Complex (5 fires) WA-NES-001203. IMT1. RM Team (Pechota). IMT1. CA (Minton) mobilizing to incident.13 miles NW of Omak, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber. Cause: Lightning. 280,267 acres. (+20,556). 17% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching and spotting. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road, area 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). 11,129 acres. (+626). 50% containment. Fire mobilization authorized (8/19); Lime Belt (WA-OWF-000657) 93,349 acres. (+8,227). 20% containment; Tunk Block (WA-NES-001219) 133,410 acres. (+11,703). 15% containment.

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. 6,177 acres. (+1,316). 2% containment. Extreme fire behavior with uphill runs and group torching. 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. 61,069 acres (+1,113). 28% containment. Extreme fire behavior with uphill runs, 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.

*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. 170,000 acres. (+15,000). 17% containment. Active fire behavior with torching, backing and flanking. Residences, 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. IMT2. WA Team 1 (Ciraulo). IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte) mobilizing to incident. 26 miles NW of Colville, WA. Start 8/11.Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber and brush. Cause: Lightning. 60,205 acres. (+2,144). 16% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching, spotting and creeping. 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). 48,885 acres. (+299). 20% containment. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14); Renner (WA-COF-001202). 11,200 acres. (+1,845). 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. 43,965 acres. (+6,376). 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). Previously reported as WA-NES-001235.

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. 74,649 acres. (+0). 44% containment. Extreme fire behavior with running, short-range spotting and crowning. Residences destroyed. Residences threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. FMAG approved (8/15).

Includes 3 fires. Berry Creek merged with Mason Spring: Berry Creek (OR-MAF-015271). 100 acres; Mason Spring (OR-MAF-0152270) 74,384 acres;Jerrys Draw (OR-952S-015306). 165 acres.

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. 68,180 acres. (+250). 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).

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. 7,832 acres. (+1,177). 28% 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.

Includes: Goodell (WA-NCP-000039). 6,359 acres. (+786). 0% containment; Thursday Creek (WA-NCP-000040). 566 acres. (+85). 0% containment; Rocky Beaver (WA-NCP-000046). 141 acres. (+0). 0% containment; No Name 15 (WA-NCP-000045). 556 acres. (+143). 0% containment. Also includes additional fires totaling less than 100 acres.

*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. 15,706 acres. (+1,852). 10% containment. Active fire behavior with single tree torching, flanking and backing. Residences, commercial property and structures threatened. Road, trail, and area closures in effect.

Includes: Tower (WA-COF-001120). 14,671 acres. (+1,750). 9% containment; Onata Creek (WA-NES-001310) 384 (+61) acres. 10% containment; Baldy(WA-COF-001003). 515 acres. (+0). 80% containment; Grease Creek (WA-COF-001212). 111 acres. (+41). 0% containment; Hall Mountain (WA-COF-001164). 14 acres. (+0). 0% containment; Slate Creek (WA-COF-001221). 1 acres. (+0). 0% containment; South Fork Slate Trail – D5 (WA-COF-001218). 10 acres. (+0). 10% 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. 10,965 acres. (+1,383). 7% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching, running, and long-range spotting. Residences destroyed. Residences and structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect.

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.(+500). 70% containment. Extreme fire behavior with running, short crown runs and long-range spotting. 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. 9,596 acres. (+876). 48% containment. Active fire behavior with creeping, backing and isolated torching. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences and structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect.

Graves Mountain (WA-COF-001196). 5,952 acres. (+876). 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). 93% containment.

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. 12,504 acres. (+236). 25% 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). 12,384 acres. (+236); National (OR-RSF-000787). 120 acres. (+0).

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. (+2,300). 20% containment. Active fire behavior with crowning, short-range spotting and flanking. Structures, natural resources and campgrounds threatened. Road, trail and area 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. (+85). 86% containment. Moderate fire behavior with backing. Residences and commercial property threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures in effect. Conflagration Act invoked (7/31). FMAG approved (7/31).

Collier Butte OR-RSF-000808. IMT3. 17 miles E of Gold Beach, OR. Start 8/2. Full Suppression. Timber and brush. Cause: Lightning. 11,100 acres. (+0). 55% containment. Moderate fire behavior with flanking and backing. 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. 225 acres. (+5). 2% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Residences and structures threatened.

Falls Creek OR-WWF-001012. IMT3. 5 miles SW Joseph, OR. Start 8/22. Full Suppression/Confine. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 396 acres. (+76). 0% containment. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, single tree torching and backing. Road and area closures in effect.

Willamina Creek OR-SAD-000207. ICT3. 45 miles SW of Portland, OR. Start 8/19. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 230 acres. (+0). 97% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Road and area closures in effect.

Eldorado OR-972S-000942. ICT4. 40 miles E of John Day, OR. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber and grass. Cause: Unknown. 20,635 acres. (+0). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Residences and structures destroyed.

Cornet-Windy Ridge OR-VAD-000163. ICT4. 17 miles SE of Baker City, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Timber and grass. Cause: Unknown. 103,887 acres.(+0). 85% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Residences and structures destroyed. Conflagration Act invoked (8/14).

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:

Dry unstable conditions will elevate burning conditions across eastern Washington and central Oregon with potential for scattered lightning today. Lightning potential increases Friday and Saturday. Friday night and Saturday we expect a wetting rain west of the Cascades and wetting rain showers in eastern Washington. Shower activity decreases in eastern Oregon with no rain expected in SE Oregon. Windy conditions will accompany the weather system Friday and Saturday.

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