BMIDC Morning Briefing for August 11th

BMIDC BRIEFING
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
8/10 (NEW) INTITAL ATTACK	Fires	Acres
Umatilla National Forest	6	1.7
Wallowa Whitman National Forest	12	2.4
Vale District BLM Baker Area	0	0
NEO Oregon Department of Forestry	7	450.6
WA DNR Snake River Unit	0	0
BIA Umatilla	0	0
Total	25	454.7
INCIDENT SUMMARY
8/10 Update: Scattered lightning across Blue Mountains’ footprint yesterday afternoon and through the night. Storm brought in multiple fires, which are still being reported on this morning. Cornet Fire OR-BKE ODF- 000843 ICT3. 19 miles S of Baker City, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Grass. Cause: Lightning. 450 acres. Phillips Creek OR-UMF-000749. IMT2. OR Team 2 (Fillis). 7 miles NW of Elgin, OR. Start 8/1. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 2,601 acres. (+167). 70% containment. Active fire behavior with group torching. Private land, livestock and fish habitat threatened. Intermittent Hwy 204 closures. Area and trail closures in effect. Tentative transition to local unit 8/12 at 0600 hrs