Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 7/14/2015 Large Fire Brief

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

7/14/2015 Large Fire Brief

In the Northwest: Lightning and scattered precipitation occurred over Northeast Washington and much of Oregon.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

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

Northwest PL Forecast:

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

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 0

Large fires contained: 1

Uncontained large fires: 7 (OR: 2, WA: 5)

New Fires and Acres: 28 fires for 6 acres
(0 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 24 fires for 4 acres
WA: 4 fires for 2 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

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

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (136 new fires)
New large incidents: 6

Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 12

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 7

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 8

Newby Lake WA-OWF-000337. IMT1. PNW Team 3 (Lewis). 23 miles NW of Oroville, WA. Start 7/02. Confine/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 5,065 acres (+0). 15% containment. Minimal fire behavior due to precipitation. Prepping contingency lines. 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. IMT3. 23 miles E of Wenatchee, WA. Start 7/10. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause: Lightning. 22,212 acres (-488). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Residences, crops, and T&E species threatened. Sage-Grouse habitat burned. Evacuation notices lifted 7/12.

Includes: Jameson Lake. Full Suppression. 6,568 acres. 95% containment: Pegg Canyon. Full Suppression. 15,644 acres. 70% containment; Moses Stool, Wagon Road and Rimrock merged with the larger fires.

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). 83% 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). 85% 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. No update received.

Corner Creek OR-OCF-000297. IMT3. 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. No update received.

Paradise WA-OLP-000005. IMT3. 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.

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT3. 5 miles S of Stehekin, WA. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 314 acres (+0). 0% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Steep, rugged terrain. Residences, historic cabins and mine infrastructure threatened. Level 1 evacuations. Transfer of command to local unit at end of shift on 7/14.

Geneva 15 OR-PRD-000388. ICT4. 5 miles W of Culver, OR. Start 7/10. Full Suppression. Grass/Brush. Cause: Lightning. 875 acres (-5). 100% containment. Minimal fire behavior. No additional growth expected. 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 broad upper trough over the region will give us mild temperatures and relatively high humidity across the region. Lightning will be on the decrease until the weekend when more abundant lightning is likely again. Though the lightning will result in some limited IA activity the pattern is not conducive to much of a new large fire threat owing to the cooler temperatures and mostly wet storms.

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

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

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