Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 9/27/2017 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Wednesday, Sep 27, 2017, 06:55

Northwest Activity Summary

Temperatures continued to rise in most areas of the Pacific Northwest with a corresponding decrease in relative humidity with little to no recorded precipitation. There were 5 new reported fires for a total of 1 acre. 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 1 acre224 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 2 fires for 0 acre
WA: 3 fire for 1 acre

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

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 6
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (62) new fires

New large incidents: 1
Large fires contained: 2
Uncontained large fires: 7

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0

NIMOs committed: 2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 13

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 (+0). 46% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Watershed, timberlands, powerline infrastructure and major transportation corridor threatened. Road, trail and area closures in place.

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. 191,088 acres (+21). 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 (+0). 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. No new information received. Transfer of command to IMT3 planned for 9/28 at 0600.

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. Transfer of command to IMT3 scheduled for today at 2000.

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). 71% 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. 80,073 acres (+203). 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 (19,114 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). 30% completed. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Area closures in place. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Also managing Jones.

Diamond Creek WA-OWF-000267. ICT3. 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 this morning at 0600.

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. No new information received. Transfer of command to IMT3 planned for 9/28 at 0600.

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

Sunny and dry weather will result in a rise in fire danger for most of the region Wednesday and Thursday. In addition, easterly winds over the Cascades are expected to help dry fuels out. However, fire danger indices are not high enough to warrant much threat of new large fires or flareups for ongoing fires this week.

On Friday a cold front will move into the region which will reverse the drying trend and significantly boost winds east of the Cascades. This will begin a cooler and wetter spell which looks like it will last through the first week of October. Fire danger will likely drop much further.

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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