Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 9/26/2017 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Tuesday, Sep 26, 2017, 06:40

Northwest Activity Summary

Yesterday brought some showers to Western Washington, Northwest Oregon and isolated areas of Northeast Oregon. Maximum temperatures remained relatively close to the previous day with another night of good humidity recoveries. There were 5 new fires with the largest reported at 200 acres on the Vale District. Minimal 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 5 fires for 217 acres81 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 4 fires for 200 acres
WA: 1 fire for 17 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 0
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 4 (OR: 4 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 (66) new fires

New large incidents: 1
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: 11

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. 48,573 acres (-95). 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. Road, trail and area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Transfer of command to ICT3 planned for 9/27 at 0600.

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. 33,346 acres (+176). 64% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures in place. Includes: Avenue (3,574 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 (+0). 53% 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 (+0). 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).

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). 21% 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). 71% 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.

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

Expect a rise in fire danger indices this week as a warmer and drier pattern takes hold over the region. Easterly winds will increase across the Cascades and southwest Oregon as the drying trend kicks in. The number of reported daily ignitions will likely rise with the warming trend but the potential for new large fires is minimal.

Late Friday and over the weekend a return to cooler weather will drop fire danger again as a cold front moves across the region. Strong winds are possible east of the Cascades. The first week of October is expected to be cool and wet.

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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