Northwest Activity Summary
Smoky and hazy skies over Washington and Oregon moderated daytime temperatures yesterday. Relative humidities were above normal during the burn period and recovered well overnight. Strong winds reported across north and eastern Washington, down through the Columbia Gorge and into eastern Oregon. Light levels of lightning tracked across northeastern Oregon with traces of precipitation. Initial attack was heavy in northeast Oregon with the largest fire reported at 400 acres. Existing large fire growth was significant in central and southern Oregon and moderate in Washington.
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Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres33 fires for 1,417 acres
OR: 28 fires for 1,416 acres
WA: 5 fires for 1 acres
New Fires and Acres33 fires for 1,417 acres
OR: 28 fires for 1,416 acres
WA: 5 fires for 1 acres
Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 2
Reported incidents: 23 (OR: 16 WA: 7) 50,404 acres growth on existing incidents
New large incidents: 2
Reported incidents: 23 (OR: 16 WA: 7) 50,404 acres growth on existing incidents
Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs Committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 6
Type 2 IMTs committed: 7
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (126)
New large incidents: 6
Type 1 IMTs committed: 6
Type 2 IMTs committed: 7
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (126)
New large incidents: 6
Large fires contained: 4
Uncontained large fires: 54
National IMT ActivityArea Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 15
Type 2 IMTs committed: 21
NIMOs committed: 2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 15
Type 2 IMTs committed: 21
*Nationally, there are 58 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: 2
Skyline. OR-VAD-000187. ICT4. 15 mi S of Ironside, OR. Start 08/20. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 300 acres. 20% containment. Active fire behavior. Brush and timber. T&E species habitat threatened.
187 Gilman. OR-UMF-018187. ICT4. 12 mi NE of Monument, OR. Start 08/20. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 400 acres. 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Grass and timber. Structures threatened.
Incidents Previously Reported: 21
Crescent Mtn. WA-OWF-000428. IMT1, SA Blue Team (Wilkins).16 mi W of Winthrop WA. Start 7/29. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 26,181 acres (+2,417). 34% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures, recreation and timber threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road, trail and area closures.
Watson Creek. OR-FWF-000360. IMT2, NW Team 6 (Sheldon). 13 mi W of Paisley, OR. Start 08/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 25,800 acres (+11,800). 5% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Evacuations in effect. Structures, campgrounds and T&E species habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Cougar Creek. WA-OWF-000419. IMT1, PNW Team 3 (Livingston). 12 mi NW of Ardenvoir, WA. Start 7/28. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 38,203 acres (+248). 40% containment. Active fire behavior. Slash and brush. Evacuation notices. Structures, cultural resources, timber, infrastructure and recreation threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Taylor Creek. OR-MED-000395. IMT1, AK Team (T. Kurth).10 mi W of Grants Pass, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 52,588 acres (+0). 95% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber and brush. Steep terrain. Structures, infrastructure, recreational sites and air quality threatened. Evacuation notices. Road, trail and area closures.
Klondike. OR-RSF-000354. IMT1, AK Team (T. Kurth), Klondike East. IMT1, CA Team 4 (J. Kurth) Klondike West. 9 mi NW of Selma, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 72,074 (+3,833). 32% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber and brush. Structures, private inholdings, Redwood Hwy 199 corridor and infrastructure threatened. Evacuations in effect. Area restrictions in effect, road, trail and area closures.
McLeod. WA-OWF-000522. IMT1, SA Blue Team (Wilkins). 8 mi N of Mazama, WA. Start 8/11. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 15,313 acres (+1,862). 5% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Structures threatened. Area restrictions in effect, road, trail and area closures.
Boyds. WA-NES-001909. IMT2, NW Team 11 (Rabe). 3 mi W of Kettle Falls, WA. Start 08/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 3,278 acres (+123). 49% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber and grass. Evacuation notices. Structures threatened.
Natchez. OR-RSF-000348. IMT 2, NW Team 13 (Gales). 8 mi NW of Happy Camp, CA. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 20,275 acres (+190). 70% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber and brush. Evacuation notices. Steep terrain. Structures, infrastructure, timber, riparian habitat and air quality threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Horns Mountain. WA-COF-001904. IMT2, NW Team 9 (Goff). 12 mi NW of Northport, WA. Start 08/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 2,467 acres (+54). 20% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber and slash. Evacuation notices. Structures and timber threatened.
Miriam. WA-OWF-000443. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Johnson). 2 mi SE of White Pass, WA. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 3,146 acres (+174). 30% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Steep terrain. Evacuations in effect. White Pass Ski Resort and T&E species habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Miles. OR-UPF-000246. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte), IMT1 ODF Team 3 (Smith). 7 mi NE of Trail, OR. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 35,455 acres (+2,251). 39% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Evacuation notices. Structures, commercial timber, critical infrastructure and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures. Includes Miles, Sugar Pine and Goodview.
Columbus. OR-UPF-000237. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte), IMT1 ODF Team 3 (Smith). 18 mi NE of Trail, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression.Cause: Unknown. 10,518 acres (+677). 35% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. T&E species habitat, timber, cultural and natural resources, recreation and inventoried roadless areas threatened. Steep terrain. Road and area closures. Includes Columbus and Cripple Creek.
Jennies Peak 1039 RN. OR-RFPN-001039. IMT2, NW Team (Knerr). 13 mi S of Fossil, OR. Start 8/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 36,000 acres (+18,000). 10% containment. Active fire behavior. Grass and brush. Structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures. Previously reported as 1039 Twickwnham.
Terwilliger. OR-WIF-180227. IMT3. 5 mi SE of Blue River, OR. Start 08/19. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 125 acres (+15). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures threatened. Road, trail and area closures. IMT2, SW Team (Sinclair) inbriefing today.
Stubblefield 1008 RN. OR-PRI-001008. IMT2, NW Team (Knerr), OSFM Blue Team (Yocum). 7 mi W of Condon, OR. Start 08/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 18,000 acres (+0). 50% containment. Active fire behavior. Grass and brush. Evacuations in effect. Structures threatened.
Seale 1045 RN. OR-SGIN-001045. IMT2, NW Team (Knerr), OSFM Blue Team (Yocum). 14 mi W of Condon, OR. Start 08/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 15,500 acres. (+7,500).15% containment. Active fire behavior. Grass and brush. Evacuation notices. Structures threatened. Previously reported under Stubblefield.
Lonerock 1057 RN. OR-SGIN-001057. IMT2, NW Team (Knerr), OSFM Blue Team (Yocum). 12 mi E of Condon, OR. Start 08/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 5,000 acres (+500). 30% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Grass and brush. Evacuation notices. Structures threatened. Previously reported under Stubblefield.
Kinzua Complex. OR-952S-018175. IMT3. 10 mi radius around the town of Fossil, OR. Start 08/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 619 acres (+8). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber and brush. Includes 161 McDonald, 57 Kinzua, 58 Ricks Creek, 165 Rancheria and 172 Oxhead.
Maple. WA-OLF-000207. IMT3.10 mi N of Hoodsport, WA. Start 8/4. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,779 acres (+52). 44% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Milepost 6. OR-OCF-001012. ICT4. 6 mi S of Madras, OR. Start 08/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 1,500 acres (+0). 75% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Grass and brush. Structures, infrastructure and highways threatened.
Tenino. OR-WSA-000093. ICT3. 5 mi SW of Warm Springs, OR. Start 08/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 9,436 acres (+0). 60% containment. Active fire behavior. Grass and timber. No new information.
Northwest Fire Weather Summary
An elongated trough of low pressure will linger over the region for a couple more days before finally moving off to the east late Wednesday. The circulation around the low pressure center will keep a slight chance for thunderstorms in the area with the threat mainly in southern and eastern Oregon. A stronger trough will move across the area Thursday bringing cooler temperatures and moisture along with gusty westerly winds. Check the latest NWS fire weather planning forecasts for details for your area.
Northwest Fire Potential Summary
Fire danger remains above average, but trends downward through the week, which by early next week should bring us down close to average risk for significant fires for this time of year. While thunderstorms will be isolated over the next couple days, any lightning should be efficient in starting new fires. General winds will be light across most of the region, but offshore flow will warm and dry the west side again today and could generate gusty conditions. The situation will ease a bit after the cool, moist marine air moves in mid-week, although gusty westerly winds through mountain gaps could be an issue Thursday.
More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
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