Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 0700 hrs.

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
No lightning occurred in geographic area. Light and scattered precipitation occurred in NE and SW Washington with heavy precipitation in NW Washington. No new large fires. Low to moderate growth on existing large fires. Type 2 OR Team 3 (Johnson) mobilizing to Carpenter Rd.

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: 1

Uncontained large fires: 25 (OR: 10, WA: 15)

New Fires and Acres: 4 fires for 2 acres
(17,562 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 2 fires for 0 acres
WA: 2 fires for 2 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 5
Type 2 IMTs committed: 9 (1 Type 2 IMT en route)

OSFM: 1

Wildland Fire Management Team: 0

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (94 new fires)
New large incidents: 3
Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 65

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 2
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 13
Type 2 IMTs committed: 25

Current Incident Details

*Area Command is managing the following fires in northeast Washington: Carpenter Road, Kettle Complex (Graves Mountain, Stickpin, Renner and Roy), and Kaniksu Complex (Tower, Baldy, Onata Creek, and 4 additional fires).

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 26

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. 105,171 acres. (+430). 49% containment. Moderate fire behavior with creeping, backing and flanking. 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). Jerrys Draw is in patrol status and management has returned to local unit.

Includes 3 fires. Berry Creek merged with Mason Spring: Berry Creek (OR-MAF-015271). 100 acres; Mason Spring (OR-MAF-0152270). 104,910 acres;Jerrys Draw (OR-952S-015306). 161 acres. 100% containment

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. 144,179 acres. (+0). 40% 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. Evacuations in effect. Road and trail closures in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/17). FMAG approved (8/15). CA Team 5 (Minton) managing Okanogan Complex and Chelan Complex.

Includes four fires. Beaver Lake merged with Lime Belt: Beaver Lake (WA-OWF-000671). 25,956 acres. 0% containment; Lime Belt (WA-OWF-000657). 102,281 acres. 15% containment; Twisp River (WA-NES-001351). 11,222 acres. 98% containment. Fire mobilization authorized (8/19); 9 Mile (WA-NES-001147). 4,720 acres. 98% containment.

North Star WA-COA-000157. IMT1. PNW Team 3 (Lewis). 25 miles E of Omak, WA. Start 8/13. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Human. 205,331 acres. (+4,738). 25% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering, creeping 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.

Tunk Block WA-NES-001219. IMT1. PNW Team 3 (Lewis). 3 miles E of Omak, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 161,440 acres. (+0). 30% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering, creeping and backing. 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.

*Carpenter Rd. WA-SPA-000046. IMT2. RM Team Blue (Esperance). IMT2. OR Team 3 (Johnson) mobilizing to incident. 35 miles NW of Spokane, WA. Start 8/14.Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 65,346 acres. (+216). 40% containment. Minimal fire behavior with backing and flanking. Residences, commercial property and structures destroyed and threatened. Road and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14).

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. 92,516 acres. (+0). 50% 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.

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).

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. 64,940 acres. (+0). 28% containment. Moderate fire behavior with torching. 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.

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. 7,445 acres. (+0). 79% containment. Minimal fire behavior with 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.

*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 and brush. Cause: Lightning. 73,962 acres. (+7,878). 17% 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. Acreage growth due to adding Graves Mountain to the complex.

Includes four fires: Graves Mountain (WA-COF-001196). 7,878 acres. (+0). 21% containment; Roy (WA-NES-001222). 120 acres. (+0). 80% containment;Stickpin (WA-COF-001111). 53,469 acres. (+0). 20% containment. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14); Renner (WA-COF-001202). 12,495 acres. (+0). 15% 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. 25,444 acres. (+4,136). 22% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering and creeping. Residences, commercial property, historic sites, commercial timber, recreation infrastructure, campgrounds, critical habitat for T&E species and structures threatened. Road, trail, and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect.

Includes seven fires: Tower (WA-COF-001120). 24,021 acres. (+4,093). 13% containment; Onata Creek (WA-NES-001310) 540 acres. (+43). 39% containment; Baldy (WA-COF-001003). 515 acres. (+0). 95% containment; Grease Creek (WA-COF-001212). 196 acres. (+0). 0% containment; Hall Mountain (WA-COF-001164). 46 acres. (+0). 0% containment; Slate Creek (WA-COF-001221). 1 acres. (+0). 0% containment; South Fork Slate Trail – D5(WA-COF-001218). 125 acres. (+0). 0% Containment.

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. 74,471 acres. (+0). 20% containment. Active fire behavior with smoldering, backing and uphill runs. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences, commercial property, structures, campgrounds, commercial hunting, T&E 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).

Cougar Creek WA-YAA-000157. IMT2. CA Team 3 (Wakoski). 6 miles NW of Glenwood, WA. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 54,000 acres. (+0). 60% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering and creeping. Structures, natural resources, habitat for T&E species and campgrounds threatened. Road, trail and area closures 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. 67,247 acres.(+164). 88% containment. Moderate fire behavior with creeping, backing, and smoldering. Residences and structures destroyed. Residences, timber resources and commercial property threatened. Trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations in effect. OSFM Team assigned from (8/12) and ended (8/19).

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. 12,504 acres. (+0). 60% containment. Moderate fire behavior with flanking, backing and isolated torching. Residence destroyed. Residences, structures, timber resources, habitat for T&E species and wild and scenic river threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Transfer of command to Type 3 organization is scheduled today.

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. 15,091 acres. (+0). 65% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. T&E species and natural and cultural resources threatened. Road, area and trail closures in effect. Transfer of command to Type 3 organization is scheduled for 9/2.

Includes two merged fires: Crescent (OR-CLP-000405). 14,971 acres. (+0); National (OR-RSF-000787). 120 acres. (+0).

Marble Valley WA-NES-001224. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis). 8 miles S of Colville, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 3,087 acres. (+0). 98% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Residences and structures destroyed. Critical infrastructure, power lines and agricultural resources threatened. Fire mobilization authorized (8/14). Transfer of command to Type 4 organization is scheduled today.

Gold Hill WA-NES-001234. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis). 7 miles NW of Colville, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 557 acres. (+0). 98% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Structure destroyed. Residences and structures. Transfer of command to Type 4 organization is scheduled today.

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. 8,505 acres. (+0). 66% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Structures destroyed. Transfer of command to Type 3 organization is scheduled today.

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; No Name 15 (WA-NCP-000045). 344 acres. (+0). 0% containment. Snowfield (WA-NCP-000051). 184 acres. (+0). 0% containment. This complex includes additional fires totaling less than 200 acres.

Tucannon WA-SES-001060. IMT3. 15 miles E of Dayton, WA. Start 8/29. Full Suppression. Timber, brush and grass. Cause: Human. 2,700 acres. (-80). 30% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Residences, power infrastructure, fish hatchery, and critical habitat threatened. Road closures in effect. Evacuations in effect.

Alder Lake WA-GPF-000627. IMT3. 7 miles S of Eatonville, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 275 acres. (+0). 15% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Residences, structures and T&E species threatened.

Collier Butte OR-RSF-000808. IMT3. 17 miles E of Gold Beach, OR. Start 8/2. Full Suppression. Timber and brush. Cause: Lightning. 11,800 acres. (+0). 55% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Commercial property and Snow Camp Lookout, T&E species, critical watersheds and wilderness threatened. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Limited access and steep slopes.

Falls Creek OR-WWF-001012. IMT3. 5 miles SW of Joseph, OR. Start 8/22. Confine /Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 396 acres. (+0). 60% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. 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). 92% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering and backing. Road and area closures in effect. Conflagration Act invoked (7/31) and ended (8/8). 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.

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.(+0). 85% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Residences and structures destroyed. Conflagration Act invoked (8/14) and ended (8/18).

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). 100% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Residences and structures destroyed. 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:

Strong westerly flow over the region today will continue the chance for some light rain in western Washington and NW Oregon. Elsewhere it will remain mostly dry but cool. A deep Pacific trough will approach on Wednesday and be over the area Thursday and into the weekend. This system will cool conditions even more with cloudy weather and more extensive showers likely. Breezy conditions will likely accompany the trough starting Wednesday.

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