10/03/2017 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp:  Tuesday, Oct 03, 2017, 06:57

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Northwest Activity Summary

Mild temperatures yesterday with gusty winds east of the Cascades and in Southwest Oregon. Light precipitation across most of Oregon with widely scattered precipitation in Washington. Two new fires reported yesterday for minimal acres. No growth reported on existing large fires. Close to 60 acres of prescribed burning reported with no units reporting planned prescribed burns.

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Preparedness Levels

Current: Northwest 2 (10/02) National 2 (10/03)

Northwest PL Forecast 2 2 1 3-day 10-day 30-day

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Northwest Fire Activity
New Fires and Acres 2 fires for 0 acres0 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 1 fire for 0 acres
WA: 1 fire for 0 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 0
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 4 (OR: 4 WA: 0)

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2

National Fire Activity 
Initial attack activity: Light (103) new fires

New large incidents: 1
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 6

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0

NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 9

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Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously Reported: 1

Chumyon WA-OWF-000526. ICT4. 9 miles NE of Leavenworth, WA. Start 9/29. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression.Cause: Human. 506 acres. 30% completed. Timber and tall grass. Moderate fire behavior. This incident not included in the large fire count above. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs. See NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link) for future updates.

Incidents Previously Reported: 5

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. 48,831 acres (+0). 46% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Watershed, timberlands, powerline infrastructure, and major transportation corridor threatened. Road, trail, and area closures in place. Transfer of command to IMT3 scheduled for today at 1800.

Chetco Bar OR-RSF-000326. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 16 miles W of Selma, OR. Start 7/12. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 191,090 acres (+0). 98% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail, and area closures in place. Also managing Indigo. Transition to IMT3 scheduled for 10/06.

High Cascades Complex OR-RSF-000636. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Johnson/Keith). 16 miles N of Prospect, OR. Start 8/13.Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 27,460 acres (+0). 35% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail, and area closures in place. Includes: Broken Lookout (19,181 acres) and Pup (8,279 acres). Transfer of command to two IMT3(s) planned for 10/4 at 0700.

Jones OR-WIF-170191. IMT3. 10 miles NE of Lowell, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 10,114 acres (+0). 91% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Area closures in place.

Whitehall WA-WFS-000525. IMT3. 15 miles SW of Coulee City, WA. Start 9/30. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 3,270 acres (-730). 100% containment. Grass/brush. Minimal fire behavior. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.