Tuesday, September 8, 2015

9/08/2015 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 - 0700 hrs.

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
Nice late summer weather with no lightning yesterday. No new large fires and minimal growth on existing large fires.


Preparedness Levels


Current:
Northwest4 (no change)
National4 (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: 19 (OR: 7, WA: 12)
New Fires and Acres: 7 fires for 11 acres
(60 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 4 fire for 0 acres
WA: 3 fires for 11 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 4
Type 2 IMTs committed: 4
OSFM: 0
Wildland Fire Management Team: 0

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (67new fires)
New large incidents: 0

Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 42

National IMT Activity

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

Type 2 IMTs committed: 15

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0
Incidents Previously-Reported: 19
North Star WA-COA-000157. IMT1. PNW Team 3 (Lewis). 25 miles E of Omak, WA. Start 8/13. Full Suppression.Timber. Cause: Human. 209,537 acres. (+33). 37% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping, smoldering and backing. 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). PNW Team 3 (Lewis) managing Tunk Block and North Star. Transfer of command to IMT1 CA Team 5 (Minton) at 1800 Wednesday.
Tunk BlockWA-NES-001219. IMT1. PNW Team 3 (Lewis). 3 miles E of Omak, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression.Timber. Cause: Unknown. 162,423 acres. (+0). 70% containment. Minimal fire behavior with backing and creeping. Residences, structures and natural resources threatened. Road and trail closures in effect. Evacuations in effect.PNW Team 3 (Lewis) managing Tunk Block and North Star. Transfer of command to IMT1 CA Team 5 (Minton) at 1800 Wednesday.

Okanogan Complex (4 fires) WA-NES-001203. IMT1. CA Team 5 (Minton). 13 miles NW of Omak, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber and brush. Cause: Lightning. 148,576 acres. (-204). 85% containment. Moderate fire behavior with flanking, backing and creeping. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences, communications sites, power lines, irrigation infrastructure, T&E species, watersheds, rangeland and commercial timber threatened. Road and trail closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/17). FMAG approved (8/15). CA Team 5(Minton) managing Okanogan Complex and Chelan Complex. Transfer of command to NIMO (Hanenburg) and IMT2 WA Team 3 (Albee) at 0600 Wednesday. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.
Includes four fires. Beaver Lake merged with Lime Belt: Lime Belt (WA-OWF-000657). 106,678 acres. Beaver Lake (WA-OWF-000671). 25,956 acres. Twisp River (WA-NES-001351). 11,222 acres. 98% containment. 9 Mile (WA-NES-001147). 4,720 acres. 98% containment. Fire mobilization authorized (8/19).
Carpenter Rd. WA-SPA-000046. IMT2. OR Team 3 (Johnson). 35 miles NW of Spokane, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber and brush. Cause: Human. 65,068 acres. (+0). 85% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering and creeping. Residences, commercial property and structures destroyed and threatened. Road closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14).
Canyon Creek Complex (3 fires) OR-MAF-015192. IMT2. OR Team 4 (Goff). 7 miles N of Seneca, OR. Start 8/12. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber and grass. Cause: Lightning. 110,410 acres. (+27). 85% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and single tree torching. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences, critical habitat, watershed and wilderness threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Conflagration Act invoked (8/15). 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). 110,145 acres; Jerrys Draw (OR-952S-015306). 165 acres. 100% containment.
Chelan Complex (5 fires)WA-SES-000701. IMT1. CA Team 5 (Minton). 1 mile S of Chelan, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber and brush. Cause: Unknown. 88,684 acres. (-5,617). 75% containment. Moderate fire behavior with flanking, backing and creeping. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences, commercial property, communication sites and structures threatened. Road and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/17). FMAG approved (8/15). CA Team 5 (Minton) managing Okanogan Complex and Chelan Complex. Transfer of command to NIMO (Hanenburg) and IMT2 WA Team 3 (Albee) at 0600 Wednesday. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.
Includes five 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).
Kettle Complex (4 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. Cause: Lightning. 76,669 acres. (-111). 46% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Residences and commercial property destroyed. Residences, commercial property and structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Transfer of command to IMT2 WA Team 1 (Ciraulo) at 1800 today. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.
Includes four fires: Graves Mountain (WA-COF-001196). 8,587 acres. 55% containment; Roy (WA-NES-001222). 120 acres. 100% containment; Stickpin (WA-COF-001111). 54,438 acres. 36% containment. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14); Renner (WA-COF-001202). 13,524 acres. 59% containment. Fire mobilization authorized (8/19).
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. 26,162 acres. (-13). 41% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Residences, commercial property, historic sites, commercial timber, recreation infrastructure, campgrounds, T&E species habitat and structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect.
Includes seven fires: Tower (WA-COF-001120). 24,296 acres. (+0). 35% containment; Onata Creek (WA-NES-001310) 546 acres. (+0). 91% containment; Baldy (WA-COF-001003). 515 acres. (+0). 100% containment; Grease Creek (WA-COF-001212). 598 acres. (-13). 17% containment; Hall Mountain (WA-COF-001164). 39 acres. (+0). 0% containment; Slate Creek (WA-COF-001221). 1 acre. (+0). 0% containment; South Fork Slate Trail – D5 (WA-COF-001218). 167 acres. (+0). 0% containment.
Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT1. SW Team 1 (Templin). 3 miles NW of Lucerne, WA. Start 6/29. Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Grass and timber. Cause: Lightning. 65,275 acres. (+0). 32% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Residences and structures destroyed. Communities, residences, structures, critical habitat for T&E species, campgrounds and historic structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. SW Team 1 (Templin) currently managing Wolverine and First Creek. Transfer of command to IMT2 WA Team 2 (Rabe) at 1800 today.
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. 7,702 acres. (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences and structures threatened. Road closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. SW Team 1 (Templin) currently managing Wolverine and First Creek. Transfer of command to IMT2 WA Team 2 (Rabe) at 1800 today.
Cougar Creek WA-YAA-000157. IMT2. CA Team 3 (Wakoski). 6 miles NW of Glenwood, WA. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Timber and grass. Cause: Lightning. 53,523 acres. (+0). 97% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping. Structures, natural resources, T&E species habitat and campgrounds threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Transfer of command to IMT3 at 0600 Wednesday. No new information.
Grizzly Bear Complex OR-UMF-000947. IMT3. 20 miles SE of Dayton, WA. Start 8/13. Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 75,269 acres. (+0). 44% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences, commercial property, structures, campgrounds, commercial hunting, T&E species habitat, recreational facilities, historic buildings, watersheds and natural resources threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. This complex contains 17 fires (varying sizes, some have merged). Conflagration Act invoked (8/20) and ended (8/25). FMAG approved (8/21).
Alder Lake WA-GPF-000627. IMT3. 7 miles S of Eatonville, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 280 acres. (+0). 17% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Residences, structures and T&E species habitat threatened. Evacuations in effect.
Upper Skagit Complex (8 fires) WA-NCP-000052. IMT3. 1 mile NW of Newhalem, WA. Start 8/10. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 8,505 acres. (+0). 66% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Structures destroyed.
Includes: Goodell (WA-NCP-000039). 7,111 acres. (+0). 0% containment; Thursday Creek (WA-NCP-000040). 566 acres. (+0). 0% containment; Rocky Beaver (WA-NCP-000046). 141 acres. (+0). 0% containment; Snowfield (WA-NCP-000051). 184 acres. (+0). 0% containment. No Name 15 (WA-NCP-000045). 344 acres. (+0). 0% containment. This complex includes additional fires totaling less than 200 acres.
National Creek Complex (2 fires) OR-RSF-000836. IMT3. 10 miles SW of Diamond Lake, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression (all fires in complex). Timber and grass. Cause: Lightning. 15,458 acres. (+0). 70% containment. Minimal fire behavior with single and group tree torching. T&E species habitat, natural and cultural resources threatened. Road, area and trail closures in effect. Transfer of command to local unit at 0600 Wednesday.
Includes two merged fires: Crescent (OR-CLP-000405). 15,338 acres. (+0);National (OR-RSF-000787). 120 acres. (+0).
Eagle OR-WWF-000872. IMT3. 25 miles S of Union, OR. Start 8/11. Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression.Timber. Cause: Lightning. 12,763 acres. (+0). 75% containment. Minimal fire behavior with backing, creeping and smoldering. Residence destroyed. Residences, structures, timber resources, T&E species habitat and wild and scenic river corridor threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect.
County Line 2 OR-WSA-000060. IMT3. 15 miles NW of Madras, OR. Start 8/12. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 67,207 acres. (+0). 97% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences, timber resources and commercial property threatened. Trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect.
Collier Butte OR-RSF-000808. ICT4. 17 miles E of Gold Beach, OR. Start 8/2. Full Suppression. Timber and brush. Cause: Lightning. 11,800 acres. (+0). 70% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Commercial property, Snow Camp Lookout, T&E species habitat, critical watersheds and wilderness threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Limited access and steep slopes.
Stouts Creek OR-732S-000090. IMT4. 16 miles E of Canyonville, OR. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Human. 26,452 acres. (+0). 98% containment. Minimal fire behavior with backing, smoldering and creeping. Road and area closures in effect. Conflagration Act invoked (7/31) and ended (8/8). FMAG approved (7/31). In patrol status. No new information.

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 building ridge will bring warming and drying through the week with the warmest day being Friday or Saturday. A thermal trough will emerge over western Oregon and drift into the Cascades and central portions of the region in the afternoons bringing elevated burning conditions over existing large fires. IA and new large fire potential is low and no significant lightning is expected until possibly Sunday.
More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast

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

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