Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 7/30/2018 NWCC Morning Report

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Monday, Jul 30, 2018, 07:02

Northwest Activity Summary

The fires in Southwest Oregon experienced growth through the day and into the evening. Long range spotting is reported. Precipitation did not occur. Lightning produced several new starts in North Central Washington. There were 37 new fires for 2,057 acres with 8,407 acres of growth on existing fires. IMT2, NW Team 7 (Knerr) mobilizing to manage multiple fires in Central Washington.

Preparedness Levels
Northwest PL

Current	3-Day	10-Day	30-Day
5 (7/30)	5	5	3

National PL

5 (7/27)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres
37 fires for 2,057 acres
OR: 9 fires for 2,007 acres
WA: 28 fires for 50 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 4
Reported incidents: 17 (OR: 13 WA: 4)
8,407 acres growth on existing incidents.

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 4
Type 2 IMTs committed: 7
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (177) new fires
New large incidents: 12
Large fires contained: 4
Uncontained large fires: 63

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 8
Type 2 IMTs committed: 18

*Nationally, there are 42 large fires being managed under a strategy other than Full Suppression

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents listed below meet large fire criteria and/or incidents with a Type 1 or 2 IMT assigned. Large incidents are defined as fires which are 100+ acres in timber or 300+ acres in grass/brush. For additional information on incidents no longer listed below please refer to the NW Large Incident Summary or Northwest Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD)

Incidents not Previously Reported: 4

Cougar Creek. WA-OWF-000419. IMT2, PNW Team 11 (Rabe). 25 mi W of Chelan, WA. Start 7/29. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 350 acres. 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Trail closures. Structures, cultural, recreation threatened. IMT also managing Chelan Hills.

Lake Wallula. WA-MCR-000437. County ICT3. 5 mi E of Umatilla, WA. Start 7/29. Full Suppression/Point Zone Protection. Cause: Unknown. 2,000 acres. 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Grass and brush. Road and area closures. Structures, cultural, and recreation threatened.

Timber Crater 10. OR-CLP-000336. IMT2, PNW Team 9 (Goff). 21 m SW of Chemult, OR. Start 7/29. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 184 acres. 20% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Area closures.

Warner Gulch. WA-SES-020578. IMT3. 11 mi SW of Asotin, WA. Start 7/28. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 576 acres. 5% containment. Active fire behavior. Grass and brush. Area closures. Community of Cloverland Ridge, T&E species habitat, timber, wildlife, and agriculture threatened.

Incidents Previously Reported: 13

Garner Complex. OR-712S-016619. IMT1, ODF Team 2 (Cline), OSFM Blue Team (Magers) and USFS (Allen). 17 mi NE of Grants Pass, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 31,660 acres (+2,621). 60% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Steep terrain. Residences, timber resources, T&E species habitat, utilities, and air quality threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures. Complex includes Taylor Creek, Grave Creek, Pleasant, Section 14, Swamp, Spencer Creek, and several other smaller incidents. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte) will assume command of Taylor Creek today. IMT1, ODF Team 1 (Hessel) will assume command of Garner Complex today.

Klondike. OR-RSF-000354. IMT1, PNW Team 3 (Livingston). 9 mi NW of Selma, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 13,922 (+2,933). 5% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Burning in Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area. Structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures. IMT also managing Natchez.

Sugar Pine. OR-RSF-000331. IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales). 12 NW of Prospect, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 2,379 acres (+672). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. T&E species habitat, and watershed threatened. Evacuations in effect. IMT managing 7 additional incidents including Goodview, Round Top and Union.

Natchez. OR-RSF-000348. IMT1, PNW Team 3 (Livingston). 15 mi SE of Cave Junction, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 4,613 acres (+836). 10% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Road, trail, and area closures. Steep terrain. Infrastructure, timber, riparian habitat, and air quality threatened. IMT also managing Klondike.

South Umpqua Complex. OR-UPF-000264. IMT2, NW Team 6 (Sheldon). Snowshoe is in Unified Command with ODF (Thorton). Near Tiller, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 11,731 acres (+1,024). 16% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Evacuation notices in place on the Miles fire. T&E species habitat, and watershed threatened. Road and trail closures. Includes Miles, Railroad Gap, Snowshoe, Columbus, and multiple smaller incidents.

Long Hollow. OR-PRD-000806. IMT2, NW Team 10 (Lawson). 5 mi south of Dufur, OR. Start 7/26. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 34,550 acres (+72). 58% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Brush and grass. Road, trail, and area closures. Residences, ranches, national infrastructure, agriculture, and recreation threatened. Road, trail, and area closures.

Timber Crater 6. OR-CLP-000248. IMT2, NW Team 9 (Goff). 20 mi SW of Chemult, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 3,126 acres (+0). 75% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Area closures.

116 Wilson Prairie. OR-952S-018116. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Johnson). 15 mi NE of Spray, OR. Start 7/23. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 437 acres (+0). 60% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber and brush. Road, trail, and area closures.

Chelan Hills. WA-SES-000399. IMT2, NW Team 11 (Rabe). 2 mi E of Chelan, WA. Start 7/27. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,842 acres (+0). 87% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Grass, brush, and timber. IMT also managing Cougar Creek.

Goodview. OR-RSF-000357. IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales). 10 mi NW of Prospect, OR. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. Timber. 1,353 acres (+249). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. T&E habitat, recreation, watershed, and cultural resources threatened. Road closure. IMT also managing Sugar Pine, Round Top, and Union.

Round Top. OR-RSF-000308. IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales). 8 mi NE of Prospect, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 154 acres (+0). 48% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. T&E species habitat, watershed, and cultural resources threatened. IMT also managing Sugar Pine, Union, and Goodview.

Hendrix. OR-RSF-000278. IMT3. 9 mi SW of Ashland, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 1,081 acres (+0). 70% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. Private timber, and Pacific Crest Trail threatened. Road, trail, and area closure. Steep, rugged terrain. Ashland watershed concerns.

Union. OR-RSF-000370. IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales). 10 mi NE of Prospect, OR. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 106 acres (+0). 68% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. Recreation and cultural resources threatened. IMT also managing Sugar Pine, Round Top, and Goodview.

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

Hot, dry weather continues for the geographic area today under upper level high pressure. There is a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening along the crest of the Cascades and east. An upper level trough moves across the region through mid-week bringing another chance of afternoon/evening thunderstorms to northern Washington and eastern Oregon tomorrow and Wednesday ahead of the trough. Cooler temperatures will move across behind the trough, along with breezy to gusty winds. See your NWS fire weather planning forecast for the details in your local area.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Fire danger remains very high and continues to climb over most of the region. Even moderate amounts of lightning could result in enough ignitions to elevate the risk of large, costly fires. A weather pattern shift mid-week could bring potential problems with more wind and instability to much of Washington and sections of central and eastern Oregon. Winds behind the trough could elevate fire behavior for new and existing fires.

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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