Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Sunday, August 09, 2015 – 0700

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
A few lightning strikes occurred in Southcentral Oregon. Precipitation occurred in Northwestern Washington. Two new large fires.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	4 (no change)
National	4 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:

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

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 2

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 14 (OR: 9, WA: 5)

New Fires and Acres: 19 fires for 1,353 acres
(3,300 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 16 fires for 1,032 acres
WA: 3 fires for 321 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 4

Wildland Fire Management Team: 1

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (91 new fires)
New large incidents: 2
Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 56

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 8
Type 2 IMTs committed: 10

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 2

Coulee Hite WA-NES-001062. IMT3. 5 miles NW of Airway Height, WA. Start 8/8. Full Suppression. Timber and grass. Cause: Unknown. 310 acres. 0% containment. Active fire behavior with wind driven runs, torching and group torching. Residences and structures threatened. Fire mobilization authorized.

0513 RN OR-PRD-000513. 12 miles E of Warm Springs, OR. Start 8/8. Full Suppression. Light fuels. Cause: Unknown. 900 acres. Moderate fire behavior.Limited information.

Incidents Previously-Reported: 12

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 3 miles NW of Lucerne, WA. Start 6/29. Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 28,725 acres. (+1,325). 20% containment. Active fire behavior with torching, spotting and wind driven runs. Structures destroyed. Communities, residences and structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road, trail and area closures in effect. Evacuations resulted in suspension of the $300M Holden Mine reclamation project. Smoke and ash impacts. PNW Team 2 (Schulte) also managing Goode and Blankenship.

Phillips Creek OR-UMF-000749. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis). 7 miles NW of Elgin, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 2,250 acres. (+0). 38% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching. Residences, structures, private land, livestock and fish habitat threatened. Intermittent Hwy 204 closures. Trail and area closures in effect.

Stouts Creek OR-732S-000090. IMT1. Unified Command (ODF Team 1 [Buckman]//USFS [Hahnenberg]). 16 miles E of Canyonville, OR. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 21,858 acres. (+1,051). 35% containment. Moderate fire behavior with flanking and creeping. Heavy smoke impacts. Numerous residences, structures, commercial timber, T&E species and cultural resources threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures in effect. Conflagration Act invoked (7/31). FMAG approved (7/31). OSFM demobed 8/8.

Baldy WA-COF-001003. IMT2. WA Team 4 (Gales). 26 miles NE of Colville, WA. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 535 acres. (+14). 7% containment. Active backing fire with backing, group torching and short crown runs. Residences, structures and powerlines threatened. Road, area and trail closures in effect. Steep terrain and rolling debris.

Collier Butte OR-RSF-000808. IMT2. OR Team 3 (Johnson ). 17 miles E of Gold Beach, OR. Start 8/2. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 1,400 acres. (+620). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior with flanking, backing short-range spotting. Commercial property, Snow Camp Lookout and Snow Camp Botanical Garden threatened. Very limited access and steep slopes. Road, area and trail closures in effect.

National Creek Complex OR-RSF-000836. WFMT. Wildland Fire Management Team (Hutton). 10 miles SW of Diamond Lake, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 322 acres. (+107). 5% containment. Acrive fire behavior with running, group torching and short-range spotting. Campgrounds, T&E species, hiking and OHV trails threatened. Smoke impacts to Crater Lake National Park. Trail closures in effect. The fires are located on the boundary of Crater Lake National Park and the Rogue-River Siskiyou National Forest and are being managed under a joint delegation of authority.

Includes: Crescent (OR-CLP). Full Suppression. 216 acres. (+76). 0% contained; National (OR-RSF). Full Suppression. 106 acres. (+31). 25% contained.

Hwy 8 WA-WFS-050595. IMT2. WA Team 3 (Allbee). 1 mile N of Roosevelt, WA. Start 8/4. Full Suppression. Grass. Cause: Unknown. 32,900 acres. (+100). 75% containment. Moderate fire behavior with wind driven runs, creeping and smoldering. Residences, power lines, wind turbines, methane plant, natural gas pipeline, transfer station and cultural sites threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures in effect. Fire mobilization authorized. FMAG approved (8/5). Transition to local unit 8/10.

Cable Crossing OR-933S-000081. IMT1. ODF Team 3 (Smith). 6 miles E of Glide, OR. Start 7/28. Full Suppression. Timber, slash and brush. Cause: Unknown. 1,857 acres. (+9). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Road and area closures in effect. Transition to local unit today atnoon.

Lime Hill OR-VAD-000137. IMT3. 5 miles NE of Huntington, OR. Start 8/5. Full Suppression. Brush and tall grass. Cause: Unknown. 12,024 acres. (+0). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Steep rocky terrain.

DL Potter Mountain Complex OR-UPF-000235. IMT3. 28 miles S of Oakridge, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 315 acres. (+71). 50% containment. Moderate fire behavior with creeping , backing and single tree torching. Road closures in effect. Area closures in effect. Includes DL Potter Mountain and 3 fires totaling less than 1 acre.

West Fork OR-MAF-015153. IMT3. 10 miles SE of Dayville, OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 924 acres. (+3). 79% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Steep terrain and snags. Prepping for burnout operations. Low level threat to private property, Aldridge Lookout and old growth forest. Road, area and trail closures.

Goode WA-NCP-000031. IMT1. PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 24 miles E of Marblemount, WA. Start 7/29. Confine. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 605 acres. (-82). 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior with backing and single tree torching. Trails and campgrounds threatened. Trail closures in effect. Confined within the Park Creek drainage. Limited access. PNW Team 2 (Schulte) also managing Wolverine and Blankenship.

Other fires of interest: 2

Krause Lane OR-710S-000882. 5 miles SW of Cave Junction, OR. Start 8/8. Full Suppression. Grass. 40 acres. All evacuations have been lifted. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Rustler Complex OR-RSF-000819. IMT3. 12 miles SW of Prospect, OR. Start 8/2. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 47 acres. (+1). 100% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Includes 16 fires with the largest being 11.5 acres. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

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:

An upper weather disturbance offshore will rotate bands of moisture and instability over the region for the next several days. This will result in isolated thunderstorms over much of the geographic area east of the Cascades but also over the west side at times as well. Lightning will elevate the potential for new large fires over sections of Central and Northeastern Oregon and probably Eastern Washington as well as this weather pattern evolves.

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