Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Activity Summary

In the Northwest:
No lightning in the last 24 hours. Initial attack activity was light. Significant growth on the Corner Creek fire (+5,700 acres).

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	3 (no change)
National	3 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:

4	3	3
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 3

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 15 (OR: 10, WA: 5)

New Fires and Acres: 26 fires for 1,364 acres
( 12,745 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 17 fires for 1,362 acres
WA: 9 fires for 2 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (180 new fires)
New large incidents: 9
Large fires contained: 4
Uncontained large fires: 32

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 11

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 3

0301 PR Blue Basin OR-PRD-000301, IMT1 ODF Team 1 (Buckman). 9 miles north of Dayville, OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Brush/Grass/Timber. Human. 317 acres. 50% containment. Active fire behavior. Structures threatened. Buckman assumed management of this fire.

Harper Complex (three fires) OR-952S-01. IMT3 (Brock, Cook trainee). Near John Day. Start 6/28. Full Suppression. Brush/Grass/Timber. Lightning. 442 acres. 67% containment. Active fire behavior. Previously listed as the Harper.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 10

0268 PRD Sugar Loaf OR-PRD-000268. IMT1 ODF Team 1 (Buckman). 9 miles N of Dayville, OR. Start 6/27. Full Suppression. Brush/Grass/Timber. Cause Unknown. 4,802 acres (+190). 40% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Structures threatened. One outbuilding destroyed.

Sleepy Hollow WA-WFS-000518. IMT2 WA Team 2 (Rabe). Wenatchee, WA. Start 6/28. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Minimal fire behavior. 2,950 acres (+0). 50% containment. Multiple structures lost.

Corner Creek OR-OCF-000297. IMT3 (Priest). 11 miles south of Dayville OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Brush/grass/timber. Lightning. 6,000 acres (+5,700). 0% Containment. Extreme fire behavior. Previously Reported as OR-OCH-000297.

Leslie Gulch OR-VAD-000062. ICT3 (DeLong). 45 miles S of Vale, OR. Start 6/28. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause lightning. 9,000 acres (+5,000). 30% containment. Active fire behavior.

Jaca Reservior OR-VAD-000059. ICT3 (Thorstad). 87 miles S of Vale, OR. Start 6/28. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause lightning. 14,049 acres (-361). 70% containment. Moderate fire behavior.

SE Benton Complex WA-WFS-15-2435. IMT3. 15 miles SE of Kenniwick, WA. Start 6/27. Full Suppression. Grass. Cause unknown. 2,400 acres (+0). 50% containment. No new information.

Saddle Lakes WA-MCR-000283. ICT3 (Reiner) 25 mi SW of Othello, WA. Start 6/28. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Moderate fire behavior. 14,357 14,437 acres (-80) 50% containment.

Paradise WA-OLP-000005. NW NIMO (Hahnenberg). 13 mi N/NE of Quinault, WA. Start 6/15. Confine. Timber. 1,025 acres (+0). 21% containment. Cause lightning. Minimal fire activity with some backing and creeping.

Bunker Hill Complex OR-UPF-201556. IMT2 OR Team 2 (Fillis). 30 miles SE of Oakridge, OR. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 320 acres (+42). 50% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Includes Bunker Hill fire and 6 Misc ABC fires totaling 20 acres.

Buckskin OR-RSF-000382. IMT3. 10 miles SE of Cave Junction, OR. Start 6/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 5,345 acres (+0). 60% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Area closures in effect.

Road 6 WA-WFS-000519. ICT3. 10 mi E of Brewster, WA. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Grass. Lightning. Smoldering. 3,500 acres (+1,500). 50% Containment.

Jones Canyon OR-MAF-15118. ICT3 (Wagner) 20 mi SW of Ukiah, OR. Start 6/28. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. 840 acres (+592). 22% Containment.

Candy Kid OR-BUD-005072. ICT3. 8 mi N of Drewsy, OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause lightning. 462 acres (+162). Active fire behavior. 30% Containment.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

Dry southwesterly flow aloft expected to be over the region today as high pressure begins to rebuild from the south. There is just a chance of a little light IA activity today in extreme SE Oregon from a very marginal thunderstorm threat near the Oregon/Nevada border. Otherwise we just wait for a return to hotter and drier weather as we progress through the week. Burning conditions will be elevating again as we get into mid-week from a combination of the hot, dry and unstable weather. Next potential for significant lightning does not seem likely before next weekend.

More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast