Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 7/13/2015 Large Fire Brief

Monday, July 13, 2015

7/13/2015 Large Fire Brief

Lightning occurred in Southern and Eastern Oregon. Scattered precipitation occurred throughout the Geographic Area.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

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

Northwest PL Forecast:

3	2	3
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 0

Large fires contained: 2

Uncontained large fires: 8 (OR: 3, WA: 5)

New Fires and Acres: 24 fires for 133 acres
(3,000 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 11 fires for 2 acres
WA: 13 fires for 131 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (92 new fires)
New large incidents: 6

Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 14

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 10

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 10

Newby Lake WA-OWF-000337. IMT1. PNW Team 3 (Lewis). 23 miles NW of Oroville, WA. Start 7/02. Confine. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 5,065 acres (+0). 15% containment. Minimal fire behavior due to wetting rain. Fire started in Canada and crossed the border. In Pasayten wilderness and Loomis state forest. Area closure in effect. Lynx habitat and natural resources threatened. United States acres listed.

Douglas County Complex WA-SPD-000431. IMT2. OR Team 3 (Johnson/Keith). 23 miles E of Wenatchee, WA. Start 7/10. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause: Lightning. 22,700 acres (+3,000). 55% containment. Active fire behavior. Residences, crops, and T&E species threatened. Sage-Grouse habitat burned. Evacuation notices. Moses Stool added to the complex on 7/12.

Includes: Jameson Lake. Full Suppression. 7,700 acres (+0). 80% containment: Pegg Canyon/Wagon Road. Full Suppression. 15,000 acres (+3,000). 40% containment; Moses Stool. Full Suppression. 1300 acres. 40% containment; and Rimrock 300 acres.

Mt Adams Complex WA-GPF-000363. IMT2. WA Team 4 (Gales/Nickey). 15 miles NNW of Trout Lake, WA. Start 7/10. Timber. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 403 acres (+0). 63% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Mop-up ongoing. Area and trail closures in effect (including a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail).

Includes: Horseshoe. Confine/Full Suppression. 340 acres (+0). 75% contained; Riley. Full Suppression. 63 acres (+0). 10% contained; Canyon. Full Suppression. 0.1 acres (+0). 99% contained.; and 7 Lakes. Full Suppression. 0.1 acres (+0). 99% contained.

West Fork OR-MAF-015153. ICT3. 10 miles SE of Dayville, OR. Start 6/29. Timber. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 770 acres (+0). 15% containment. Minimal fire behavior due to precipitation. Threats to natural resources and a lookout.

Corner Creek OR-OCF-000297. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis/Knerr). 11 miles S of Dayville OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Brush/Grass/Timber. Cause: Lightning. 29,407 acres (+0). 80% containment. Smoldering fire behavior. Precipitation received. Cultural sites, scenic waterways, T&E species, private land, improvements, and Sage-Grouse habitat threatened. Transition to an IMT3 scheduled for 7/14 at 0600.

Paradise WA-OLP-000005. NW NIMO (Hahnenberg). 13 miles NNE of Quinault, WA. Start 6/15. Confine. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 1,590 acres (+0). 21% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Precipitation received. Fire is in the Olympic national park. Transition to IMT3 scheduled for 7/14 at 0600.

Geneva 15 OR-PRD-000388. IMT4. 5 miles W of Culver, OR. Start 7/10. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause: Lightning. 880 acres (+0). 10% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Burnout operations completed. No additional growth expected. No update received.

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT3. 5 miles S of Stehekin, WA. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. Moderate fire behavior. 314 acres (+0). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Steep, rugged terrain. Residences, historic cabins and mine infrastructure threatened. Level 2 evacuations.

Little Spokane WA-NES-000659. ICT3. 2 mi NW of Spokane, WA. Start 7/6. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 168 acres (+0). 100% containment. Creeping and smoldering. Precipitation received. Mop-up ongoing. Final report unless conditions change.

Sheep Rock OR-VAD-000082. ICT4. 45 miles NW of Vale, OR. Start 7/8. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause: Lightning. 590 acres (+0). 100% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Rehab ongoing. Final report unless conditions change.

NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link)

Lists fires (of any size) that singly utilize Monitor, Confine, or Point Zone Protection suppression strategies, or use Multiple Suppression Strategies (which may also include a Full Suppression component).

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

We expect a rather quiet week for new fire activity. A mild airmass with higher humidity will temper burning conditions. Scattered thundershowers may cause some light IA activity east of the Cascades today but will not pose much of a threat for new large fires. After a slight warming trend mid-week another “low” moves in for next weekend which will likely introduce more showers/thundershowers and cooler weather again.

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