Northwest Activity Summary
Below normal temperatures and rain across the region with gusty winds. Good overnight humidity recoveries throughout the region with isolated areas of moderate recoveries in southeast Oregon. Widespread rain west of the Cascades and scattered precipitation on the east side. One lightning strike on the Olympic Peninsula. Light initial attack with the largest fire reported at 450 acres near Ellensburg, WA. Little growth on existing large fires.
Preparedness Levels
Current:
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Northwest PL Forecast
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Northwest Fire Activity
New Fires and Acres 7 fires for 455 acres3,620 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 0 fires for 0 acres
WA: 7 fires for 455 acres
New Fires and Acres 7 fires for 455 acres3,620 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 0 fires for 0 acres
WA: 7 fires for 455 acres
Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 1
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 13 (OR: 9 WA: 4)
New large fires: 1
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 13 (OR: 9 WA: 4)
Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs Committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 4
Type 2 IMTs committed: 9
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (64) new fires
Type 2 IMTs committed: 9
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (64) new fires
New large incidents: 1
Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 20
Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 20
National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 4
Type 1 IMTs committed: 9
Type 2 IMTs committed: 24
Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 4
Type 1 IMTs committed: 9
Type 2 IMTs committed: 24
Northwest Current Incident Details
Incidents not Previously Reported: 1
Poison Spring WA-SES-000511. ICT4. 12 miles E of Ellensburg, WA. Start 9/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 450acres. 100% containment. Brush and grass. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.
Incidents Previously Reported: 24
Eagle Creek OR-CGF-000493. Unified Command: IMT1, SW Team 2 (Pierson). 2 miles S of Cascade Locks, OR. Start 9/2.Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 48,387 acres (+1,067). 32% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Structures, watershed, timberlands, powerline 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, 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. 189,787 acres (+225). 53% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. NW Team 13 (Gales) also managing Indigo.
Norse Peak WA-OWF-000365. IMT1, PNW Team 3 (Livingston)/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.
Desolation. OR-OCF-001135. ICT3. 20 miles NE of Prineville, OR. Start 9/9. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 3,428acres. (+628). 15% containment. Brush and Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures, residences and campground threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.
Diamond Creek WA-OWF-000267. NIMO (Houseman). 11 miles N of Mazama, WA. Start 7/23. Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 129,000 acres (+1,700). 30% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Umpqua North Complex OR-UPF-000406. IMT2 GB Team 3 (Rohrer). 50 miles E of Roseburg, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 43,139 acres (+0). 38% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures, T&E habitat, recreation sites and powerline infrastructure threatened. Road, trail, area and campground closures in place. Numerous fires in the complex including: Happy Dog (31,411 acres), Fall Creek (4,827 acres), Brokentooth (3,941 acres), Rattlesnake (1,373 acres), Devil (874 acres), Copeland (699 acres) and 3 smaller fires.
Miller Complex OR-RSF-000647. IMT2, NW Team 9 (Goff). 17 miles E of Cave Junction, OR. Start 8/14. Full Suppression/Monitor. Cause: Unknown. 35,846 acres (+0). 59% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures, historic cabins and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Abney (29,019 acres), Burnt Peak (4,147 acres), Creedence (2,090 acres), Knox (470 acres) and 16 smaller fires. IMT2 (Fogle) managing fire on CA-KNF. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Whitewater OR-WIF-170123. IMT2, NW Team 11 (Rabe). 15 miles E of Detroit, OR. Start 7/23. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 14,416 acres (+0). 35% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Structures and powerline infrastructure threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Whitewater (11,493 acres), Little Devil (2,125 acres), Scorpion (695 acres), and French (2 acres). Also managing Potato Hill. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Horse Creek Complex OR-WIF-107234. IMT1, AK Team (T. Kurth). 7 miles S of Belknap Springs, OR. Start 8/21. Confine/ /Monitor. Cause: Unknown. 32,567 acres (+0). 0% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Structures, campgrounds, watersheds, timber and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes Avenue (2,962 acres), Olallie Lookout (1,572 acres), Roney (3,548 acres), Nash (6,738 acres) and Separation (17,747 acres). This incident not included in the large fire count above.
High Cascades Complex OR-RSF-000636. IMT2, NW Team 6 (Sheldon)/IMT2, GB Team 4 (Roide). High Cascades RD and Crater Lake National Park, OR. Start 7/25. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 63,216 acres (+0). 32% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures, timber and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Blanket Creek (33,322 acres), Broken Lookout (18,791 acres), Pup (7,524 acres), North Pelican (+3,589 acres) and 12 smaller fires. Also managing Spruce Lake.
Kelsey Creek OR-WIF-170273. IMT 2, NW Team 7 (Knerr). 10 miles E of Oakridge, OR. Start 9/9. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 527 acres. (+177). 0% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Knerr also managing Jones.
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. 8,726 acres (+0). 20% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures, campgrounds and private property threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Also managing Ferry Point fire. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Jones OR-WIF-170191. IMT 2, NW Team 7 (Knerr). 10 miles NE of Lowell, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 9,833 acres (+0). 53% containment. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures, T&E habitat, recreation sites and commercial timber threatened. Road, trail, area and campground closures in place. Knerr also managing Kelsey Creek.
Jolly Mountain WA-OWF-000361. ICT3. 11 miles NNW of Cle Elum, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 36,808 acres (+0). 40% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Structures, campgrounds and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.
Sawmill Creek WA-SPS-000177. IMT2, CA Team 3 (Wakoski). 22 miles W of Cle Elum, WA. Start 9/4. Full Suppression.Cause: Unknown. 1,061 acres (-37). 0% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Tacoma watershed, threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Transfer of command to IMT1 PNW Team 3 (Livingston) planned on 9/19 at 0600.
Spruce Lake. OR-CLP-000453. IMT2, GB Team 4 (Roide). High Cascades RD and Crater Lake National Park, OR. Start 7/29. Full Suppression Cause: Lightning. 15,826 acres (+0). 22% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures, watershed and T&E habitat threatened. Trail and area closures in place. Also managing High Cascades Complex.
Indigo. OR-RSF-000784. IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales). 8 miles E of Agness, OR. Start 9/11. Confine. Cause: Lightning. 585acres. (+0). 0% containment. Timber and brush. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures in place. Also managing Chetco Bar East Zone. This incident not included in the large fire count above.
Rebel OR-WIF-170156. IMT1, AK Team (T. Kurth).13 miles S of McKenzie Bridge, OR. Start 8/4. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 8,653 acres (+0). 20% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Campgrounds, recreation sites, timber and cultural resources threatened. The fire is in the Three Sisters Wilderness. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes Rebel (8,626 acres) and Box Canyon (27 acres). This incident not included in the large fire count above.
American WA-OWF-000351. IMT1, PNW Team 3 (Livingston). 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/10. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 3,853 acres (+0). 0% completed. Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Evacuations in place. Structures, watershed 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 11 (Rabe). 20 miles NW of Sisters, OR. Start 8/29. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 199 acres (+0). 95% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Also managing Whitewater.
Horse Prairie OR-730S-000514. ICT3. 15 miles NW of Canyonville, OR. Start 8/26. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 16,436 acres (+0). 90% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Structures threatened. Road and area closures in effect.
East Crater WA-GPF-000503. ICT4. 10 miles NW of Trout Lake, WA. Start 9/3. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 483 acres. (+0) 0% containment. Timber and grass. Minimal fire behavior. Area closure in place.
Milli 0843 CS OR-DEF-000843. ICT4. 9 miles W of Sisters, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 24,025acres (+0). 65% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Structures threatened. Road, area and trail closures in place.
Crab Creek WA-SPD-001876. ICT3. 4 miles W of Odessa, WA. Start 9/9. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 500 acres. 0% containment. Grass and brush. Active fire behavior. Structures and Sage-grouse habitat threatened. No new information.
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 current series of storms will bring a continuing decline in fire potential throughout the week. Rain coverage and amounts will expand and increase and even turn to snow in some higher elevations. Frontal winds have potential to spread fires in the Columbia Basin and Southeast Oregon, but cloud cover, cold temperatures and higher humidity will moderate this and limit the potential duration of spread events.
Fire danger, new ignitions, and growth on existing incidents will plummet due to wet weather moving in. This appears to be end of significant fire potential for 2017.
More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
Other GACC Morning Reports:
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