Northwest Activity Summary
Warm and dry yesterday with poor humidity recoveries at the higher elevations. Light winds with very scattered trace amounts of precipitation in Western Washington. Light initial attack yesterday with most of the IA activity in Eastern Oregon. Little growth on existing large fires. Area Command (Muir) is managing the Chetco Bar fire, Miller Complex and High Cascades Complex.
Preparedness Levels
Current:
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Northwest PL Forecast
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Northwest Fire Activity
New Fires and Acres 18 fires for 914 acres5,112 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 15 fires for 914 acres
WA: 3 fires for 0 acres
New Fires and Acres 18 fires for 914 acres5,112 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 15 fires for 914 acres
WA: 3 fires for 0 acres
Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 1
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 15 (OR: 11 WA: 4)
New large fires: 1
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 15 (OR: 11 WA: 4)
Northwest IMT Activity
Area Command Teams Committed: 1
Area Command Teams Committed: 1
NIMOs Committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 7
Type 2 IMTs committed: 7
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (95) new fires
Type 2 IMTs committed: 7
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (95) new fires
New large incidents: 5
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 39
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 39
National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams committed: 2
NIMOs committed: 4
Type 1 IMTs committed: 15
Type 2 IMTs committed: 22
Area Command Teams committed: 2
NIMOs committed: 4
Type 1 IMTs committed: 15
Type 2 IMTs committed: 22
Northwest Current Incident Details
Incidents not Previously Reported: 1
Sheep Complex OR-WWF-001057. ICT3. 12 miles W of Riggins, ID. Start 9/10. Monitor. Cause: Lightning. 850 acres. 0% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Trail and area closures in place. Fires in the complex include: Dry Diggins (345 acres), Bernard (331 acres) and Indian Ridge (175 acres). This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Incidents Previously Reported: 27
Eagle Creek OR-CGF-000493. Unified Command: IMT1, SW Team (Pierson)/OSFM Red Team (Yocum)/ODF (Hirsch). 2 miles S of Cascade Locks, OR. Start 9/2.Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 33,382 acres (+0). 7% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Structures, watershed, timberlands, power line infrastructure and major transportation corridor threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Chetco Bar OR-RSF-000326. Unified Command: IMT1, (Lund))/Coos FPA (Thornton). IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales) managing the East Zone. 16 miles W of Selma, OR. Start 7/12. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 182,284 acres (+0). 5% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.
Jolly Mountain WA-OWF-000361. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 11 miles NNW of Cle Elum, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 29,432 acres (+2,020). 15% containment. Timber. Active fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Structures, campgrounds and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.
Norse Peak WA-OWF-000365. IMT2, CA Team (Arroyo). 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/11. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 49,997 acres (+0). 12% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Watershed, ski area, structures and T&E habitat threatened. Road, area and trail closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Umpqua North Complex OR-UPF-000406. IMT1, CA Team 4 (J. Kurth). 50 miles E of Roseburg, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 39,529 acres (+0). 37% containment. Timber. Active fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures, T&E habitat, recreation sites and power line infrastructure threatened. Road, trail, area and campground closures in place. Supporting IA. Numerous fires in the complex including: Happy Dog (29,460 acres), Fall Creek (4,815 acres), Brokentooth (3,181 acres), Rattlesnake (894 acres), Devil (698 acres), Copeland (306 acres) and 3 smaller fires.
Horse Creek Complex OR-WIF-107234. IMT1, SW (Day). 7 miles S of Belknap Springs, OR. Start 8/21. Full Suppression/Point Zone Protection/Monitor. Cause: Unknown. 29,417 acres (+194). 0% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes Avenue (2,038 acres), Olallie Lookout (1,221 acres), Roney (3,161 acres), Nash (6,409 acres) and Separation (16,588 acres). This incident not included in the large fire count above. IMT1, AK Team (Kurth) mobilizing.
High Cascades Complex OR-RSF-000636. IMT2, NW Team 6 (Sheldon))/IMT2, SW Team (Millert). High Cascades RD and Crater Lake National Park, OR. Start 7/25. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 72,309 acres (+1,654). 26% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Blanket Creek (30,750 acres), Broken Lookout (15,414 acres), Pup (6,271 acres), Spruce Lake (14,411 acres), and 12 smaller fires. North Pelican (+3,688 acres) added to Complex.
Miller Complex OR-RSF-000647. IMT2, NW Team 9 (Goff)). 17 miles E of Cave Junction, OR. Start 8/14. Full Suppression/Monitor. Cause: Lightning. 34,267 acres (+140). 40% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures, historic cabins, T&E habitat and recreation sites threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Abney (27,490 acres), Burnt Peak (4,147 acres), Creedence (2,090 acres), Knox (419 acres) and 16 smaller fires. IMT1 (McGowan) managing fire on CA-KNF. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Whitewater OR-WIF-170123. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Johnson). 15 miles E of Detroit, OR. Start 7/23. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 13,140acres (+0). 33% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures and powerline infrastructure threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Whitewater (10,934 acres), Little Devil (1,598 acres), Scorpion (606 acres), and French (2 acres). Also managing Rebel, Horse Creek Complex, and Potato Hill. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Uno Peak WA-OWF-000458. IMT2, NW Team 10 (Ciraulo/Lawson). 24 miles NW of Chelan, WA. Start 8/30. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 7,236acres (+292). 1% completed. Timber. Active fire behavior. Structures, campgrounds and private property threatened. Evacuation notices in place. Road, trail and area closures in place. Also managing Ferry Point fire. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Sawmill Creek WA-SPS-000177. IMT2, CA Team (Wakoski). 22 miles W of Cle Elum, WA. Start 9/4. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 848 acres (+0). 0% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Tacoma watershed, power lines, and railroad infrastructure threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.
Rebel OR-WIF-170156. IMT1, SW (Day). 13 miles S of McKenzie Bridge, OR. Start 8/4. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 8,019 acres (+235). 19% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Recreation sites and cultural resources threatened. The fire is in the Three Sisters Wilderness. Includes Rebel (7,992 acres), Pete (51 acres) and Box Canyon (27 acres) Fires. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above. IMT1, AK Team (Kurth) mobilizing.
Horse Prairie OR-730S-000514. IMT1, ODF Team 1 (Hessel). 15 miles NW of Canyonville, OR. Start 8/26. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 16,436 acres (+0). 50% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuations notices. Structures, commercial timber, infrastructure, cultural resources and T&E habitat threatened.
Jones OR-WIF-170191. IMT3. 10 miles NE of Lowell, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 8,857 acres (+321). 48% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures, T&E habitat, recreation sites and commercial timber threatened. Road, trail, area and campground closures in place.
Bridge Creek WA-COA-000088. IMT3. 11 miles NE of Keller, WA. Start 8/9. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 3,711 acres (+0). 98% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Mop-up progressing. Some interior burning. Commercial timber, infrastructure and cultural resources threatened. Road trail and area closures in place.
Milli 0843 CS OR-DEF-000843. ICT3. 9 miles W of Sisters, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 24,025 acres (+0). 60% containment. Timber. Active fire behavior. Structures threatened. Road, area and trail closures in place.
Staley OR-WIF-170174. IMT3. 23 miles S of Oakridge, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 2,300 acres (+0). 81% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. T&E habitat and cultural resources threatened.
American WA-OWF-000351. IMT2, CA Team (Arroyo). 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/10. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 1,958 acres (+0). 0% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Structures, T&E species and recreation trails threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Archer Mountain WA-PCS-000196. IMT3. 3 miles W of Skamania, WA. Start 9/5. Confine/Point Zone Protection. Cause: Eagle Creek Spot. 259 acres (+6). 40% completed. Timber. Active fire behavior. Line construction and burnout ongoing. Structures, timber and power line infrastructure threatened. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Rim OR-MHF-000505. ICT3. 6 miles E of Clear Lake, OR. Start 9/3. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 250 acres (+0). 10% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Line prep and burnout progressing. Minimal growth expected. Structures, commercial timber resources, pipeline, powerlines threatened. No new information.
East Crater WA-GPF-000503. ICT4. 10 miles NW of Trout Lake, WA. Start 9/3. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 467 acres. (+0) 0% contained. Timber and grass. Minimal fire behavior. Minimal threat to commercial timberlands. No new information received. No new information received.
Jack Creek WA-OWF-000373. ICT4. 15 miles SW of Leavenworth, WA. Start 8/11. Monitor. Cause: Lightning. 2,154 acres (+0). 0% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Recreation infrastructure threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above. No new information received.
Falcon Complex OR-UPF-000295. ICT4. 17 miles N of Prospect, OR. Start 8/8. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 2,935 acres (+0). 75% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Some interior burning. Structures, private land, T&E habitat and cultural sites threatened. Includes: Upper Ash Flat (1,983 acres), Double Buck (762 acres) and 4 smaller fires.
Diamond Creek WA-OWF-000267. ICT3. 11 miles N of Mazama, WA. Start 7/23. Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 105,750 acres (+250). 30% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures, recreation infrastructure and T&E habitat threatened. Road, area and trail closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Potato Hill OR-WIF-170249. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Johnson). 20 miles NW of Sisters, OR. Start 8/29. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 199 acres (+0). 95% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior.
Quarry WA-MSF-000233. ICT3. 30 miles NW of North Bend, WA. Start 8/11. Confine/Point Zone Protection. Cause: Human. 215 acres (+0). 40% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Some precipitation received. This incident not included in the large fire count above. No new information received.
Hampton OR-PRD-001126. ICT3. 6 miles NE of Hampton, OR. Start 9/8. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 840 acres (-90). Grass and brush. Minimal fire behavior. Sage-grouse habitat threatened.
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
Although brief, a warming and drying trend will bring an increase in ERC values and fire activity through Tuesday. Offshore winds will be become gusty today across portions of southwestern Oregon, while lighter and more northerly winds will prevail across Washington.
A cold front will bring a few showers to southern Oregon late today, with a better chance for rain showers across Eastern Oregon Tuesday into Wednesday. There is a small threat for isolated lightning during this time.
Much cooler, fall-like, temperatures will sink over the region Wednesday and Thursday. However, humidity values will remain on the low side and the cool air mass will result in gusty Northwest winds that will enhance fire activity.
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/
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