BMIDC Morning Briefing

BMIDC BRIEFING
Wednesday, August 12th, 2015
8/11 (NEW) INTITAL ATTACK	Fires	Acres
Umatilla National Forest	2	6
Wallowa Whitman National Forest	5	137
Vale District BLM Baker Area	0	0
NEO Oregon Department of Forestry	1	1
WA DNR Snake River Unit	0	0
BIA Umatilla	0	0
Total	8	144
INCIDENT SUMMARY
8/11 Sage Creek, OR-WWF-000878, Wallowa Fire Zone, Forest Service protection, 7 miles SW of Wallowa, 17 acres, Cause undetermined, Resources on scene. Eagle Complex OR-WWF-000872. IMT3. 25 miles S of Union, OR. Start 8/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 200 acres. Active fire behavior. Cornet OR-972S-000843. ICT3. 19 miles S of Baker City, OR. Start 8/10. Full Suppression. Brush and timber. Cause: Lightning. 2000 acres (+1550). Extreme fire behavior with uphill runs and group torching. Residences and structures threatened. IMT2 OR Team (Goff) is mobilizing to the incident. 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. (+0). 82% containment. Moderate fire behavior with torching and smoldering. Tentative transition to local unit 8/12 at 0600 hrs.