Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Sunday, September 27, 2015 - 0700 hrs.

Activity Summary

In the Northwest:

No lightning. A trace of precipitation occurred in portions of Western Washington and Western Oregon. Light IA activity with minimal growth on existing large fires.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	2 (no change)
National	2 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:

2	2	1
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 0

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 7 (OR: 1, WA: 6)

New Fires and Acres: 7 fires for 7 acres
(257 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 2 fires for 0 acres
WA: 5 fires for 7 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (40 new fires)
New large incidents: 2
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 7

National IMT Activity

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

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 7

Kettle Complex (4 fires) WA-COF-001264. IMT2. OR Team 1 (Sheldon). 26 miles NW of Colville, WA. Start 8/11. Confine/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 76,512 acres (+0). 82% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Area closures in effect. Transition to the local unit will occur 9/29.

Includes 5 fires: Graves Mountain (WA-COF-001196). 8,557 acres. 85% containment;Stickpin (WA-COF-001111). 53,828 acres. 75% containment. Renner (WA-COF-001202). 13,775 acres. 85% containment. North Boulder 2 (WA-COF-000867). 232 acres. 100% containment. Roy (WA-NES-001222) 120 acres. 100% containment.

North Star WA-COA-000157. IMT3. 5 miles E of Omak, WA. Start 8/13. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Human. 218,138 acres (+0). 97% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Suppression repair ongoing.

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT3. 3 miles NW of Lucerne, WA. Start 6/29. Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 65,512 acres (+0). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Suppression repair ongoing. Some precipitation received. Residences and structures destroyed.

Dry Gulch OR-972S-001159. ICT4. 7 miles NW of Richland, OR. Start 9/12. Full Suppression.Brush and timber. Cause: Unknown. 17,823 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. No new information.

Meeks Table WA-OWF-000784. ICT3. 14 miles NW of Naches, WA. Start 9/12. Confine/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 1,183 acres (+0). 70% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Mop-up, patrol, and suppression repair ongoing.

Tunk Block WA-NES-001219. 3 miles E of Omak, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 165,947 acres (+0). 97% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Transitioned to local unit control on 9/26. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Okanogan Complex (2 fires) WA-NES-001203. 13 miles NW of Omak, WA. Start 8/14. Full Suppression. Timber and brush. Cause: Lightning. 133,707 acres (+257). 97% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Suppression repair complete. Transitioned to local unit control on 9/26. Lastreport on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Includes Beaver Lake (WA-OWF-000671) and Lime Belt (WA-OWF-000657

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).