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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

9/19/2017 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp:  Tuesday, Sep 19, 2017, 06:48


Northwest Activity Summary
Cool, wet and windy yesterday with good humidity recoveries region wide. Rain continues to accumulate with greatest amounts from the Cascades westward and lighter amounts east of the Cascades. Almost no precipitation in the Columbia Basin and East slopes of the Washington Cascades. Light initial attack yesterday with the largest fire reported at 1 acre. Minimal growth on existing large fires with two large fires reported as contained.


Preparedness Levels
Current:
Northwest
5 (8/12)
National
4 (9/18)
Northwest PL Forecast
4
3
1
3-day
10-day
30-day


Northwest Fire Activity
New Fires and Acres 4 fires for 1 acres
2,257 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 1 fires for 0 acre
WA: 3 fires for 1 acres
Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 0
Large fires contained: 2
Uncontained large fires: 11 (OR: 8 WA: 3)
Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs Committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 4
Type 2 IMTs committed: 9

National Fire Activity 
Initial attack activity: Light (76) new fires
New large incidents: 1
Large fires contained: 4
Uncontained large fires: 26
National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 3
Type 1 IMTs committed: 7
Type 2 IMTs committed: 26



Northwest Current Incident Details
Incidents not Previously Reported: 0
Incidents Previously Reported: 24
Eagle Creek OR-CGF-000493. IMT1, SW Team 2 (Pierson). 2 miles S of Cascade Locks, OR. Start 9/2. Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 48,665 (+278). 46% 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. Transfer of command to NW Team 12, IMT2 (Harrod) planned for 9/20.
Norse Peak WA-OWF-000365. IMT1, PNW Team 3 (Livingston)/IMT2, CA Team 3 (Wakoski). 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/11. Full Suppression/Point Zone Protection. Cause: Unkown. 52,502 acres (+0). 80% completed. Timber. Minimal 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.
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. 190,237 acres (+450). 68% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. NW Team 13 (Gales) also managing Indigo. Transfer East Zone to IMT1 (Lund) planned for 9/20. Fire will be managed by one organization.
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 (+0). 30% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Road, trail and area closures in place. 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. Minimal 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.
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. 63,516 acres (+300). 32% containment. Timber. Minimal 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 (18,781 acres), Pup (7,824 acres), North Pelican (3,589 acres) and 12 smaller fires. Roide also managing Spruce Lake.
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. 36,303 acres (+457). 65% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Heritage and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Abney (29,454 acres), Burnt Peak (4,147 acres), Creedence (2,090 acres), Knox (492 acres) and 16 smaller fires. IMT2 (Fogle) managing fire on CA-KNF. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Transfer to IMT3 planned for 9/22.
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. Minimal fire behavior. 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. Also managing Rebel.
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. Minimal 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.
Jones OR-WIF-170191. IMT 2, NW Team 7 (Knerr). 10 miles NE of Lowell, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 10,514 acres (+681). 70% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Structures, T&E habitat, recreation sites and commercial timber threatened. Road, trail, area and campground closures in place. Also managing Kelsey Creek.
Kelsey Creek OR-WIF-170273. IMT 2, NW Team 7 (Knerr). 10 miles E of Oakridge, OR. Start 9/9. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 527 acres. (+0). 10% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above. 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. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Transfer of command to IMT3 planned for 9/21.
American WA-OWF-000351. IMT1, PNW Team 3 (Livingston). 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/10. Full Suppression/Point Zone Protection. Cause: Lightning. 3,853 acres (+0). 95% completed. Timber. Minimal 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. Also managing Sawmill Creek.
Sawmill Creek WA-SPS-000177. IMT1 PNW Team 3 (Livingston). 22 miles W of Cle Elum, WA. Start 9/4. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,061 acres (+0). 0% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Tacoma watershed threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Also managing American.
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. Minimal fire behavior. Campgrounds, recreation sites, timber and cultural resources threatened. 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. Also managing Horse Creek Complex.
Spruce Lake. OR-CLP-000453. IMT2, GB Team 4 (Roide). 15 miles SW of Diamond Lake, OR. Start 7/29. Full Suppression Cause: Lightning. 15,826 acres (+0). 22% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. 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. 585 acres. (+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.
Desolation. OR-OCF-001135. ICT3. 20 miles NE of Prineville, OR. Start 9/9. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 3,428 acres. (+0). 20% containment. Brush and Timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures, residences and campground threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.
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.
Horse Prairie OR-730S-000514. ICT3. 15 miles NW of Canyonville, OR. Start 8/26. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 16,436 acres (+0). 95% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road and area closures in effect. Lastreport on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.
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. No new information. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.
Milli 0843 CS OR-DEF-000843. ICT4. 9 miles W of Sisters, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 24,025 acres (+0). 65% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Structures threatened. Road, area and trail closures in place. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.
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). 100% containment. Timber. Also managing Whitewater. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.
Crab Creek WA-SPD-001876. ICT3. 4 miles W of Odessa, WA. Start 9/9. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 591 acres. (+91). 100% containment. Grass and brush. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

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
Up to several inches of rain have fallen on the west slopes of the Oregon Cascades with more to come on Tuesday and Wednesday. Less amounts of rain have fallen east of the Cascades and little in central Washington near the Canadian border. Potential for new large fires is diminishing rapidly as cool, wet weather settles into the region for the next few days. Fire danger indices are headed downwards until drier weather shows up over the weekend.

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