Monday, August 2nd BMIDC Morning Briefing

BMIDC MORNING BRIEFING
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
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8/1 (NEW) INITITAL ATTACK	Fires	Acres
Umatilla National Forest	0	0
Wallowa Whitman National Forest	0	0
Vale District BLM Baker Area	0	0
NEO Oregon Department of Forestry	0	0
WA DNR Snake River Unit	1	1.2
BIA Umatilla Agency	0	0
Total	0	0
INCIDENT SUMMARY
8/1 (NEW) Black Snake WA-DNR-020590. IC5. 15 miles East of Walla Walla, WA. Start 8/1/2016. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1.2 acres. 100% Containment.  Grass and brush.  Smoldering. Rail OR-WWF-000582. IMT2. NW Team 12 (Harrod). 10 miles WSW of Unity, OR. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 900 acres (+400). 0% containment. Timber and heavy logging slash. Moderate fire behavior with group torching and long range spotting. Structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. Transfer of command to IMT2 NW Team 12 (Harrod) is tentatively planned for 0600 today. Whitney OR-WWF-000583. IC4. 11 Miles NNW of Unity OR, Start 7/31. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 10 Acres. Grass and Timber. Active Fire Behavior. Torching and spotting. Weigh Station OR-973S-000573. IMT3. 13 miles SE of Pendleton, OR. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 688 acres (+188). 35% containment. Grass and timber. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Residences threatened. Area closures in effect. Increase in acreage due to more accurate mapping. North Touchet WA-SES-020574. IMT3. 26 miles NE of Walla Walla, WA. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 525 acres (+0). 85% containment. Timber, brush, and tall grass. Active fire behavior with smoldering. Residences threatened. Fire Mobilization authorized (7/30).