Northwest Activity Summary
Temperatures were slightly cooler yesterday although remained dry with gusty winds east of the Cascades. Light initial attack across the region. Low to moderate 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 9 fires for 26 acres17,618 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 4 fires for 8 acres
WA: 5 fires for 18 acres
New Fires and Acres 9 fires for 26 acres17,618 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 4 fires for 8 acres
WA: 5 fires for 18 acres
Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 0
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 13 (OR: 10 WA: 3)
New large fires: 0
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 13 (OR: 10 WA: 3)
Northwest IMT Activity
Area Command Teams Committed: 1
Area Command Teams Committed: 1
NIMOs Committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 6
Type 2 IMTs committed: 9
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (160) new fires
Type 2 IMTs committed: 9
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (160) new fires
New large incidents: 5
Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 41
Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 41
National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams committed: 2
NIMOs committed: 3
Type 1 IMTs committed: 13
Type 2 IMTs committed: 24
Area Command Teams committed: 2
NIMOs committed: 3
Type 1 IMTs committed: 13
Type 2 IMTs committed: 24
Northwest Current Incident Details
Incidents not Previously Reported: 0
Incidents Previously Reported: 23
Eagle Creek OR-CGF-000493. Unified Command: IMT1, SW Team 2 (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. 37,567 acres (+1,931). 17% completed. Timber. Active 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.
Diamond Creek WA-OWF-000267. ICT3. 11 miles N of Mazama, WA. Start 7/23. Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 119,000 acres (+10,000). 30% completed. Timber. Active fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures and communities threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. NIMO (Houseman) enroute. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Desolation. OR-OCF-001135. ICT3. 20 miles NE of Prineville, OR. Start 9/9. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,223 acres. (+1,223). 0% containment. Brush and Timber. Active fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures, residences and campground threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.
Chetco Bar OR-RSF-000326. Unified Command: IMT1, GB Team 1 (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. 185,920 acres (+302). 12% 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. 33,950 acres (+1,441). 25% 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)/IMT2, CA Team 3 (Wakoski). 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/11. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 52,502 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. 40,856 acres (+513). 38% 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. Numerous fires in the complex including: Happy Dog (29,865 acres), Fall Creek (4,815 acres), Brokentooth (3,650 acres), Rattlesnake (1,141 acres), Devil (780 acres), Copeland (431 acres) and 3 smaller fires. IMT2 GB Team 3 (Rohrer) enroute.
Horse Creek Complex OR-WIF-107234. IMT1, AK Team (T. Kurth). 7 miles S of Belknap Springs, OR. Start 8/21. Full Suppression/Point Zone Protection/Monitor. Cause: Unknown. 31,735 acres (+1,784). 0% completed. Timber. Active fire behavior. Evacuation notice in place. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes Avenue (2,410 acres), Olallie Lookout (1,434 acres), Roney (3,297 acres), Nash (6,576 acres) and Separation (17,234 acres). This incident not included in the large fire count above.
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. 74,868 acres (-23,511). 28% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Blanket Creek (31,141 acres), Broken Lookout (18,366 acres), Pup (6,921 acres), North Pelican (+3,427 acres), Spruce Lake (15,613 acres) and 12 smaller fires. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.
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. 34,536 acres (+502). 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 (27,760 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. No new information.
Jones OR-WIF-170191. IMT3. 10 miles NE of Lowell, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 9,367 acres (+0). 55% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures, T&E habitat, recreation sites and commercial timber threatened. Road, trail, area and campground closures in place.
Whitewater OR-WIF-170123. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Johnson). 15 miles E of Detroit, OR. Start 7/23. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 13,666acres (+162). 35% completed. Timber. Active fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures and power line infrastructure threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Whitewater (11,046 acres), Little Devil (1,865 acres), Scorpion (655 acres), and French (2 acres). Also managing 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. 8,060acres (+181). 10% 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 3 (Wakoski). 22 miles W of Cle Elum, WA. Start 9/4. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 915 acres (+0). 0% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Tacoma watershed, power lines and railroad infrastructure threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. No new information.
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). 80% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Structures, commercial timber, cultural resources and T&E habitat threatened. Road and area closures in effect.
Rebel OR-WIF-170156. IMT1, AK Team (T. Kurth).13 miles S of McKenzie Bridge, OR. Start 8/4. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 8,410 acres (+79). 20% completed. Timber. Active fire behavior. Recreation sites, timber 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). Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
American WA-OWF-000351. IMT2, CA Team (Arroyo). 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/10. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 2,946 acres (+0). 0% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Structures and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area 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.
Rim OR-MHF-000505. ICT3. 6 miles E of Clear Lake, OR. Start 9/3. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 237 acres (+0). 40% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Campgrounds, watershed and timber threatened.
East Crater WA-GPF-000503. ICT4. 10 miles NW of Trout Lake, WA. Start 9/3. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 470 acres. (+0) 0% contained. Timber and grass. Minimal fire behavior. Area closure in place.
Falcon Complex OR-UPF-000295. ICT4. 17 miles N of Prospect, OR. Start 8/8. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 2,935 acres (+0). 90% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Some interior burning. Structures, private land, T&E habitat and cultural sites threatened. Road closure in place. Includes: Upper Ash Flat (1,983 acres), Double Buck (762 acres) and 4 smaller fires.
Indigo. OR-RSF-000784. IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales). 8 miles E of Agness, OR. Start 9/11. Confine. Cause: Lightning. 145 acres. (+2). 0% containment. Timber and brush. Moderate fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
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. Minimal fire behavior. Structures threatened. Road, area and trail closures in place.
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
The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will bring near critical fire weather conditions to portions of the region through the weekend. However, the threat for new ignitions and potential for significant large fires will hold in the low to normal categories during this time.
Seasonal temperatures, gusty north winds and low humidity will allow for another day of increased fire behavior today. These conditions, with higher gusts near 30 mph, will linger over eastern Oregon Friday.
High pressure will return Friday and Saturday, resulting in sunny skies and near normal temperatures. Winds will generally be light for areas west of the Cascades. The exception will be over the western Columbia River Gorge where winds will transition to moderate east winds Friday night and Saturday. The low humidity values will hold on over the southeast Oregon through the weekend.
Temperatures will warm as winds will increase out of the south ahead of the approaching front on Sunday. The strongest winds will occur across southern Oregon where humidity will also be lowest.
Another dip in temperatures, along with rain, possibly heavy at times, arrives Sunday afternoon along the coast, spreading inland overnight. Scattered showers will be common across the region Monday and Tuesday.
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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