Northwest Activity Summary
Daytime conditions remained hot, dry, and windy east of the Cascades yesterday, resulting in frequent spotting and moderate growth on existing incidents. Smoke continued to affect air operations. Cooler temperatures and higher relative humidities made their way inland during the day and slowly progressed east of the Cascades last night, for good humidity recoveries overnight. Initial attack was light across the region.
Preparedness LevelsNorthwest PL
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Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres7 fires for 16 acres
OR: 2 fires for 7 acres
WA: 5 fires for 9 acres
New Fires and Acres7 fires for 16 acres
OR: 2 fires for 7 acres
WA: 5 fires for 9 acres
Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 18 (OR: 11 WA: 7)
20,316 acres growth on existing incidents
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 18 (OR: 11 WA: 7)
20,316 acres growth on existing incidents
Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs Committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 6
Type 2 IMTs committed: 8
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (106)
New large incidents: 8
Type 1 IMTs committed: 6
Type 2 IMTs committed: 8
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (106)
New large incidents: 8
Large fires contained: 6
Uncontained large fires: 52
National IMT ActivityArea Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 13
Type 2 IMTs committed: 22
NIMOs committed: 2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 13
Type 2 IMTs committed: 22
*Nationally, there are 63 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: 0
Incidents Previously Reported: 18
Crescent Mtn. WA-OWF-000428. IMT1, SA Blue Team (Wilkins).16 mi W of Winthrop WA. Start 7/29. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 36,990 acres (+4,135). 34% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Evacuations in effect. Structures, T&E species habitat and timber threatened. 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. 40,272 acres (+4,985). 10% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Evacuation notices. 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. 40,105 acres (+897). 40% containment. Active fire behavior. Slash and brush. Evacuation notices. Structures, cultural resources, timber, infrastructure and recreation threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
McLeod. WA-OWF-000522. IMT1, SA Blue Team (Wilkins). 6 mi N of Mazama, WA. Start 8/11. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 19,596 acres (+2,224). 5% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures, infrastructure and T&E species habitat 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. 3,862 acres (+374). 58% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber and grass. Evacuation notices. Structures and communication towers threatened.
Horns Mountain. WA-COF-001904. IMT2, NW Team 9 (Goff). 12 mi NW of Northport, WA. Start 08/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 4,403 acres (+835). 50% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber and slash. Evacuation notices. Structures and timber threatened.
Terwilliger. OR-WIF-180227. IMT2, SW Team (Sinclair). 5 mi SE of Blue River, OR. Start 08/19. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 3,209 acres (+1,961). 1% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures, timber and recreational sites threatened. 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. 80,725 (+1,224). 37% containment. Moderate 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.
Taylor Creek. OR-MED-000395. IMT1, AK Team (T. Kurth).10 mi W of Grants Pass, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 52,796 acres (+19). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber and brush. Steep terrain. Structures threatened. Evacuation notices. Road, trail and area closures. Transfer of command to IMT2, NW Team 12 (Harrod) 8/25.
Natchez. OR-RSF-000348. IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales). 8 mi NW of Happy Camp, CA. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 23,417 acres (+189). 70% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber and brush. Evacuation notices. Steep terrain. Structures, infrastructure and timber threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Jennies Peak 1039 RN. OR-RFPN-001039. IMT2, NW Team (Knerr). 13 mi S of Fossil, OR. Start 8/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 41,000 acres (+2,000). 70% containment. Active fire behavior. Grass and brush. Structures threatened. Road and area closures.
Miriam. WA-OWF-000443. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Johnson). 2 mi SE of White Pass, WA. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 4,025 acres (+406). 30% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Steep terrain. Evacuations in effect. Structures, White Pass Ski Resort and T&E species habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Miles. OR-UPF-000246. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 7 mi NE of Trail, OR. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 35,310 acres (+390). 54% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Evacuation notices. Structures, commercial timber, power line infrastructure and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures. Includes Miles, Sugar Pine and Goodview.
Stubblefield 1008 RN. OR-SGIN-001008. IMT2, NW Team (Knerr). 7 mi W of Condon, OR. Start 08/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 51,707 acres (-5,996). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Grass and brush. Evacuation notices. Structures threatened. Includes Seale 1045 RN.
Lonerock 1057 RN. OR-SGIN-001057. IMT2, NW Team (Knerr). 12 mi E of Condon, OR. Start 08/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 5,056 acres (+0). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Grass and brush. Evacuation notices. Structures threatened. Previously reported under Stubblefield.
Ramsey Canyon. OR-711S-032519. IMT1, ODF Team 2 (Hessel), OSFM Green Team (Hallman). 12 mi N of Eagle Point. Start 8/22. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,300 acres (+600). 15% containment. Active fire behavior. Structures, timber and T&E species habitat threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road closures.
Columbus. OR-UPF-000237. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 18 mi NE of Trail, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 10,138 acres (+77). 55% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. T&E species habitat, timber, cultural and natural resources and recreation threatened. Steep terrain. Road and area closures. Includes Columbus and Cripple Creek.
Maple. WA-OLF-000207. IMT3.10 mi N of Hoodsport, WA. Start 8/4. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 2,152 acres (+0). 39% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Northwest Fire Weather Summary
A cooling trend is underway for the region following Thursday’s dry cold front. Expect gradually lowering temperatures through the weekend for most of the geographic area. Clouds and a few sprinkles are possible over Western Washington and Northwest Oregon at times but significant accumulation of rain is not likely. Westerly general winds will persist east of the Cascades.
Northwest Fire Potential Summary
A steady reduction in fire danger is coming due to the region-wide cooling trend. This will moderate the risk of large costly fires despite increased westerly winds east of the Cascades. Increased winds will have the effect of dissipating smoke. Lightning is not expected to be much of a factor for the time being.
More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
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