Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 9/25/2017 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Monday, Sep 25, 2017, 06:56

Northwest Activity Summary

Yesterday temperatures began to slowly increase with a similar corresponding decrease in relative humidity. There were 7 new fires for 2 acres. Little growth on existing large fires.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	3 (9/25)
National	3 (9/22)

Northwest PL Forecast

3	3	1
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity
New Fires and Acres 7 fires for 2 acres44 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 6 fires for 2 acres
WA: 1 fire for 0 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 0
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 5 (OR: 5 WA: 0)

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 1

Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 6
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (55) new fires

New large incidents: 0
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 18

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0

NIMOs committed: 2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 15

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously Reported: 0

Incidents Previously Reported: 12

Eagle Creek OR-CGF-000493. IMT2, NW Team 12 (Harrod/Glazier). 2 miles S of Cascade Locks, OR. Start 9/2. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 48,668 acres (+0). 46% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Watershed, timberlands, powerline infrastructure and major transportation corridor 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. 127,498 acres (+0). 79% 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.

Chetco Bar OR-RSF-000326. Unified Command IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte)/Coos FPA (Savage). 16 miles W of Selma, OR. Start 7/12. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 191,067 acres (+0). 97% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures in place. Also managing Indigo.

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. 33,170 acres (+0). 64% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Avenue (3,398 acres), Olallie Lookout (1,572 acres), Roney (3,548 acres), Nash (6,738 acres) and Separation (17,914 acres). This incident not included in the large fire count above. Also managing Rebel.

Whitewater OR-WIF-170123. IMT2, NW Team 11 (Rabe). 15 miles E of Detroit, OR. Start 7/23. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 14,451 acres (+201). 47% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Evacuation notices in place. Structures and powerline infrastructure threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Whitewater (11,493 acres), Little Devil (2,162 acres) Scorpion (695 acres). 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. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 43,140 acres (+0). 60% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Critical habitat and cultural resources at risk. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Happy Dog (31,411 acres), Brokentooth (3,941 acres), Rattlesnake (1,373 acres), Devil (874 acres), Copeland (699 acres) and 3 smaller fires. This incident not included in the large fire count above.

High Cascades Complex OR-RSF-000636. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Johnson)/IMT2, GB Team 4 (Roide). High Cascades RD and Crater Lake National Park, OR. Start 7/25. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 79,870 acres (+245). 32% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Structures, timber and telecommunications site threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Spruce Lake (15,826 acres), Blanket Creek (33,322 acres), Broken Lookout (18,911 acres), Pup (8,222 acres) and North Pelican (3,589 acres). Transfer of command from IMT2 (Sheldon) to IMT2. NW Team 8 (Johnson) will occur this morning at 0700.

Jones OR-WIF-170191. IMT2, NW Team 7 (Knerr). 10 miles NE of Lowell, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 10,220 acres (+0). 80% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Area closures in place. Also managing Kelsey Creek.

Kelsey Creek OR-WIF-170273. IMT2, NW Team 7 (Knerr). 10 miles E of Oakridge, OR. Start 9/9. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 441 acres (+0). 15% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Also managing Jones.

Rebel OR-WIF-170156. IMT1, AK Team (T. Kurth). 13 miles S of McKenzie Bridge, OR. Start 8/4. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 8,703 acres (+0). 88% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. 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.

Indigo OR-RSF-000784. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 8 miles E of Agness, OR. Start 9/11. Confine. Cause: Lightning. 615 acres. (+0). 72% completed. Timber and brush. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Also managing Chetco Bar.

Desolation OR-OCF-001135. ICT4. 20 miles NE of Prineville, OR. Start 9/9. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 4,512 acres (+0). 30% containment. Brush and timber. Moderate fire behavior. Structures, residences and campground threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place. Last report unless significant activity occurs.

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

Warming and drying will continue for much of the region as high pressure recovers. Today a weak weather system will spread clouds and light rain into northwest Oregon and western Washington bringing the only brief exception to the overall warming trend. Winds are expected to be light for the next several days.

A more consistent warming and drying pattern will begin on Tuesday which looks as if it will last through the work week. Fire danger will begin to slowly climb on Tuesday and easterly winds with lower humidity will become more prevalent over western Oregon and Washington by midweek. New large fires are not likely under this pattern but some ongoing incidents will likely have pockets of heat that develop.

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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