Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 6/28/2017 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Wednesday, Jun 28, 2017, 06:58

Northwest Activity Summary

Seasonal conditions with generally light winds. Lightning in southeast Oregon. Light, widely scattered precipitation on the west side. Dry east of the coastal range. Moderate initial attack yesterday. 1 new large fire in Washington and slight increase in containment on existing fires. Type 2 IMT Rabe ordered for Sutherland Fire in WA.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	2 (6/25)
National	2 (5/16)

Northwest PL Forecast

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

Northwest Fire Activity
Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 1
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 8 (OR: 4, WA: 4)

New Fires and Acres 30 fires for 1,022 acres 7,669 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 20 fires for 20 acres
WA: 10 fires for 1,002 acres

Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (186 new fires)
New large incidents: 20
Large fires contained: 11
Uncontained large fires: 22

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously Reported: 5

Sutherland Canyon WA-SPD-000121. IMT3. 13 mi SE of Wenatchee, WA. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 3,500 ac. 10% containment. Grass and brush. Active fire behavior. Structures threatened. Level 1 evacuation notice in place. IMT2 (Rabe) inbrief 6/28 at 1800. Previously reported under Wenatchee area fires.

South Wenas WA-WFS-000720 IMT3. 3 mi. S of Selah, WA. Start 6/27. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 600 acres. 0% containment. Grass and brush. Active fire behavior with wind driven runs. Structures and agriculture threatened.

Straight Hollow WA-SPD-000126. IMT3. 12 mi. E of Wenatchee, WA. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 5,000 acres. 10% containment. Grass and brush. Extreme fire behavior. Special management areas and sensitive plants threatened. Previously reported under Wenatchee area fires.

Spartan WA-SES-000120. IMT3. 8 mi. SE of Wenatchee, WA. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,500 acres. 15% containment. Grass and brush. Active fire behavior. Structures threatened. Level 2 evacuation notice in place. Previously reported under Wenatchee area fires.

Sheep Springs OR-DEF-000341. IMT3. 17 mi. NW of Sisters, OR. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 10 acres. 0% containment. Timber, heavy dead and down. Moderate fire behavior. No structures threatened.

Incidents Previously Reported: 4

Oak Springs 0326 RN OR-PRD-000326. ICT3. 1 mi N of Maupin, OR. Start 6/24. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 375 acres. 90% containment. Brush and grass. Minimal fire behavior. No structures threatened. No new information.

Mecca Fire OR-WSC-000001. Start 6/25. 2,417 acres, increase in acreage due to better mapping. 50% Containment. Grass, brush and juniper. Minimal fire behavior. No structures threatened.

Gerber Flat OR-LAD-000194. ICT4. 30 mi E of Klamath Falls, OR. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 194 acres, reduction in acres due to more accurate mapping. 52% containment. Grass and brush. Minimal fire behavior. Cultural resources threatened.

Horse Cross OR-VAD-000053. ICT3. 15 mi W of Rome, OR. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 6,665 acres. 100% containment. Brush and short grass. Minimal fire behavior. Priority sage grouse habitat and special management areas threatened.

Northwest Prescribed Fire Information:

Oregon Department of Forestry Burning & Smoke Management: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Fire/Pages/Burn.aspx. Snapshot Viewer (for MS Access) is required.
Washington DNR Daily Smoke Management Approvals for Large Burn Silvicultural Prescribed Fires: https://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/protection/BurnRequests

Northwest 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

Potential for new large fires is moderating due to decreasing winds. Fire danger indices will resume rising east of the Cascades but significant additional lightning is not expected for the time being.

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

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

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