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Friday, August 31, 2018

8/31/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Aug 31, 2018, 06:52


Northwest Activity Summary
Seasonal temperatures and above average humidities yesterday contributed to minimal growth on existing incidents and light initial attack. Scattered light precipitation fell across portions of Western Washington and Western Oregon. No new lightning strikes were recorded.


Preparedness LevelsNorthwest PL
Current
3-Day
10-Day
30-Day
4 (8/30)
4
3
1


National PL
4 (8/31)


Northwest Incident Activity 
New Fires and Acres9 fires for 24 acres
OR: 1
 fire for 1 acre
WA: 
8 fires for 23 acres
Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 
14 (OR: 8 WA: 6) 
4,453 acres growth on existing incidents
Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs Committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 5

National Fire Activity 
Initial attack activity: Light (57) new fires
New large incidents: 
3
Large fires contained: 11
Uncontained large fires: 34

National IMT ActivityArea Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 
1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 
10
Type 2 IMTs committed: 
12

*Nationally, there are 62 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: 14
Crescent Mtn. WA-OWF-000428. IMT1, NR Team (Turman).16 mi W of Winthrop WA. Start 7/29. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 44,450 acres (+734). 35% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Evacuations in effect. Structures, T&E species habitat and timber threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Klondike. OR-RSF-000354. IMT2, NW Team 12 (Harrod). Klondike East. IMT1, SA Team (Dueitt). Klondike West. 9 mi NW of Selma, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 102,168 (+1,172). 40% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber and brush. Fire now well established on west side of the Illinois River. Structures, private inholdings and Redwood Hwy 199 corridor threatened. Evacuations in effect. Area restrictions in effect. Road, trail and area closures.
Terwilliger. OR-WIF-180227. IMT2, NR Team (Connell). 5 mi SE of Blue River, OR. Start 08/19. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 7,572 acres (+706). 17% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures, timber and recreational sites threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Natchez. OR-RSF-000348. IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales). 8 mi NW of Happy Camp, CA. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 26,702 acres (+475). 70% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber and brush. Burnout ops progressing. Evacuations notices. Steep terrain. Structures, infrastructure and timber threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
McLeod. WA-OWF-000522. IMT1, NR Team (Turman). 6 mi N of Mazama, WA. Start 8/11. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 22,511 acres (+0). 35% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures, natural resources and T&E species threatened. Road, trail and area closures.


Cougar Creek. WA-OWF-000419. IMT2, NW Team 10 (Lawson). 12 mi NW of Ardenvoir, WA. Start 7/28. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 41,704 acres (+274). 50% containment. Active fire behavior. Slash and brush. Evacuation notices. Structures, cultural resources, timber, infrastructure and recreation 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. 58,218 acres (+847). 80% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Evacuation notices. Structures, campgrounds and T&E species habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Taylor Creek. OR-MED-000395. IMT2, NW Team 12 (Harrod).10 mi W of Grants Pass, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 52,839 acres (+0). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber and brush. Evacuation notices. Steep terrain. Road, trail and area closures.
Boyds. WA-NES-001909. IMT3. 3 mi W of Kettle Falls, WA. Start 08/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 4,712 acres (+0). 94% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber and grass. Mop-up progressing. Communication infrastructure, forest and grazing lands threatened.
Horns Mountain. WA-COF-001904. IMT3. 12 mi NW of Northport, WA. Start 08/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 5,583 acres (+0). 93% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Brush and Timber. Mop-up progressing. Area closure in effect.
Miriam. WA-OWF-000443. IMT3. 2 mi SE of White Pass, WA. Start 7/30. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 4,584 acres (+245). 60% 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. IMT3. 7 mi NE of Trail, OR. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 35,770 acres (+0). 56% containment. Active backing fire behavior with isolated torching. Timber. Evacuation notices. Structures, commercial timber, power line infrastructure and T&E habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures.
Columbus. OR-UPF-000237. IMT3. 18 mi NE of Trail, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 10,226 acres (+0). 56% containment. Active backing fire behavior with isolated torching. Timber. T&E species habitat, timber, recreation, cultural and natural resources threatened. Steep terrain. Road, area, and trail closures.
Ramsey Canyon. OR-711S-032519. ICT3. 12 mi N of Eagle Point. Start 8/22. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 1,971 acres (+0). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Mop-up progressing. Structures, timber and T&E species habitat threatened. Evacuations notices. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest Fire Weather Summary
Expect a slow warming and drying trend into the Labor Day weekend with decreasing general winds over most of the geographic area except sections of extreme Southwest Oregon. The atmosphere is stable with no risk of thunderstorms. No critical fire weather patterns appear likely.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary
Fire danger has moderated but remains above average in some areas. Nevertheless, without critical weather patterns and sufficient ignitions, the potential for new large fires on the landscape is limited through Labor Day.


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