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Monday, August 27, 2018

8/27/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Monday, Aug 27, 2018, 06:43


Northwest Activity Summary
Light to wetting rain fell across much of the geographic area yesterday, with the exception of Southern Oregon. Many ongoing large fires received precipitation, which helped keep fire growth to a minimum. Initial attack activity was light.


Preparedness LevelsNorthwest PL
Current
3-Day
10-Day
30-Day
5 (7/30)
5
4
1


National PL
5 (7/27)


Northwest Incident Activity 
New Fires and Acres12 fires for 1 acre
OR: 6
 fires for 0 acres
WA: 
6 fires for 1 acre
Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 
17 (OR: 11 WA: 6) 8,636 acres growth on existing incidents
Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs Committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 5
Type 2 IMTs committed: 8

National Fire Activity 
Initial attack activity: Light (72) new fires
New large incidents: 
3
Large fires contained: 6
Uncontained large fires: 45

National IMT ActivityArea Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 
2
Type 1 IMTs committed: 
13
Type 2 IMTs committed: 
25

*Nationally, there are 66 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: 17
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: Human. 1,861 acres (+110). 40% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Structures, timber and T&E species habitat threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road closures.
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. 42,784 acres (+0). 24% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Light precipitation occurred. Timber. Evacuations in effect. Structures, T&E species habitat and timber threatened. Road, trail and area closures. IMT1, NR Team (Turman) mobilizing. In-brief scheduled for 8/28.
Cougar Creek. WA-OWF-000419. IMT1, PNW Team 3 (Livingston). 12 mi NW of Ardenvoir, WA. Start 7/28. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 41,324 acres (+0). 45% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Precipitation occurred. Slash and brush. Evacuation notices. Structures, cultural resources, timber, infrastructure and recreation threatened. Road, trail and area closures. NW Team 10 (Lawson) mobilizing. In-brief scheduled for 8/28.
Watson Creek. OR-FWF-000360. IMT2, NW Team 6 (Sheldon). 13 mi W of Paisley, OR. Start 08/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 54,859 acres (+4,715). 50% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Evacuation notices. Structures, campgrounds and T&E species habitat 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: Unknown. 21,585 acres (+0). 5% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Precipitation occurred. Timber. Structures, natural resources and T&E species threatened. Area restrictions, road, trail and area closures
Terwilliger. OR-WIF-180227. IMT2, SW Team (Sinclair). 5 mi SE of Blue River, OR. Start 08/19. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 5,398 acres (+677). 2% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures, timber and recreational sites threatened. Road, trail and area closures. IMT2, NR Team (Connell) mobilizing. In-brief scheduled for 8/28.
Natchez. OR-RSF-000348. IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales). 8 mi NW of Happy Camp, CA. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 24,605 acres (+381). 70% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber and brush. Evacuation notices. Steep terrain. Structures, infrastructure and timber threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Miriam. WA-OWF-000443. IMT3. 2 mi SE of White Pass, WA. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 4,228 acres (+0). 40% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. Steep terrain. Evacuations in effect. Structures, White Pass Ski Resort and T&E species habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Klondike. OR-RSF-000354. IMT2, NW Team 12 (Harrod). Klondike East. IMT1, CA Team 4 (J. Kurth) Klondike West. 9 mi NW of Selma, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 89,579 (+0). 37% 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.
Horns Mountain. WA-COF-001904. IMT2, NW Team 9 (Goff). 12 mi NW of Northport, WA. Start 08/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 5,439 acres (+31). 85% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Brush and Timber. Light precipitation. Area closure in effect. Transfer to local unit scheduled for 8/28.
Taylor Creek. OR-MED-000395. IMT2, NW Team 12 (Harrod).10 mi W of Grants Pass, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 52,838 acres (+12). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber and brush. Steep terrain. 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. 4,549 acres (+0). 81% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Precipitation occurred. Timber and grass. Structures and communication towers threatened. Transfer to local unit scheduled for 8/29.
Miles. OR-UPF-000246. IMT3. 7 mi NE of Trail, OR. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 35,741 acres (+178). 54% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures, commercial timber, power line infrastructure and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures. Includes Miles, Sugar Pine and Goodview.
Columbus. OR-UPF-000237. IMT3. 18 mi NE of Trail, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 10,226 acres (+40). 56% containment. Active backing fire behavior. Timber. T&E species habitat, timber, cultural and natural resources and recreation threatened. Steep terrain. Road, area, and trail closures. Includes Columbus and Cripple Creek.
Jennies Peak 1039 RN. OR-RFPN-001039. Local unit. 13 mi S of Fossil, OR. Start 8/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 45,956 acres (+0). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Interior smoldering. Grass and brush. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.
Stubblefield 1008 RN. OR-SGIN-001008. Local unit. 7 mi W of Condon, OR. Start 08/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 54,221 acres (+2,492). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Grass and brush. Acreage increase due to updated mapping. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.
Lonerock 1057 RN. OR-SGIN-001057. Local unit. 12 mi E of Condon, OR. Start 08/17. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 5,056 acres (+0). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Grass and brush. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest Fire Weather Summary
Upper level high pressure is building over the region today starting a short warming and drying trend. The eastward movement of the ridge has shifted winds to a predominately northerly flow, which will cause some concerns for the Okanogan Valley this morning through afternoon as geographic channeling will result in significant wind gusts. Relative humidity should remain high enough to keep the wind from creating critical fire weather conditions. Drier weather spreads across the region starting from the west over the next couple of days. An upper level trough will move into the area mid-week, bringing another push of cool, moist air with gusty westerly winds and potential for showers.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary
The cooling trend has reduced the risk for new significant fires to normal levels for late August across the region. While gusty winds will be a concern today through the Okanogan Valley, we should avoid critical fire weather conditions due to the higher humidity. Otherwise, general winds will not be a concern for the next few days, but a wind threat will return mid-week as the next marine push comes in. 


National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf
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