Friday, July 24, 2015

BMIDC Morning Briefing

BMIDC BRIEFING
Friday, July 24, 2015
7/23 (NEW) INTITAL 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
1
800
WA DNR Snake River Unit
0
0
BIA Umatilla
0
0
Total
1
800
INCIDENT SUMMARY
July 23th
Inc. 681 (Rye) Lightning Caused, Resources on scene, 800 acres. 5 miles SE of Paradise. 1 acre

Inc. 679 (Haystack) Lightning Caused. Contained 7/23 @ 1745. 19 miles South of Lewiston.

* Inc. 653 Blue Creek - WA-SES-000653. IMT2. WA Team 1 (Ciraulo/Jennings). 10 miles E of Walla Walla, WA. Start 7/20. Full Suppression. Timber/Grass. Cause: Unknown. 6,140 acres (+560). 10% containment. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, torching and spotting. Structures lost and more threatened. Evacuation and road closures in effect. City of Walla Walla Watershed and Blue Wood Ski area threatened.

Oregon Department of Forestry and Wallowa-Whitman Resources Respond to Fire at Joseph Canyon

Ground crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry and Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, as well as a helicopter and rappellers from the Wallowa-Whitman were dispatched to a fire located in the Joseph Canyon area of Wallowa County, about 13 miles Northeast of Flora, Oregon and about 1 1/2 miles south of the Oregon and Washington border.  Fire size is currently estimated at 150 acres, although difficult terrain and darkness are making it difficult to get a map of the fire area.  The fire is burning in grasslands and brush at the current time.
Crews were dispatched at approximately 6:30 PM.  A local Type 3 Incident Management Team has been ordered and will take control of the fire on July 24.    More information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Forest Road and Trail Closures Implemented on Blue Creek Fire



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Forest Road and Trail Closures Implemented on Blue Creek Fire

Pendleton:  Fire suppression efforts on the Blue Creek Fire have prompted forest officials to implement road and trail closures on the Walla Walla Ranger District for public and firefighter safety.
Forest road and trail closures are effective immediately and include:

  • Forest Road 6400 (Skyline Road) from the junction of Forest Road 4600 to the junction of Forest Road 6500.
  • Forest Road 6500 (Tiger Canyon Road) from the forest boundary to the junction of Forest Road 6400.
  • Forest Trail 3211 (Intake Trail) from the forest boundary to the junction of Forest Road 6400.

The Blue Creek Fire is burning ten miles east of Walla Walla, WA on state and private lands adjacent to the Umatilla National Forest boundary.

For more information on the Blue Creek Fire, please visit InciWeb at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4401/ or contact Fire Information at (509)-724-0040.

-USDA FS-

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Joani Bosworth
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Umatilla National Forest Headquarters
72510 Coyote Road
Pendleton, OR 97801
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BMIDC Morning Briefing

BMIDC BRIEFING
Thursday, July 23, 2015
7/22 (NEW) INTITAL 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
0
0
BIA Umatilla
1
10
Total
1
10
INCIDENT SUMMARY
July 22th
* Inc. 670 BIA protection, Cause Undetermined, 10 acre, and incident is controlled 7/22 @ 1932.

*Inc. 653 (Blue Creek), IMT3. 10 miles E of Walla Walla, WA. Start 7/20. Full Suppression. Timber/Grass. Cause: Unknown. 5,580 acres (+1,780). 0% containment. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, torching and flanking. Structures lost and more threatened. Evacuation and road closures in effect. City of Walla Walla Watershed and Blue Wood Ski area threatened. IMT2, WA Team 1 (Ciraulo/Jennings) ordered. WA Team 1 assumed command of the fire 7/21 @ 1800.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

BMIDC BRIEFING
Monday, July 21, 2015
7/20 (NEW) INTITAL ATTACK
Fires
Acres
Umatilla National Forest
0
0
Wallowa Whitman National Forest
1
.1
Vale District BLM Baker Area
0
0
NEO Oregon Department of Forestry
1
.1
WA DNR Snake River Unit
1
2000
BIA Umatilla
0
0
Total
3
2000.2
INCIDENT SUMMARY
July 20th
* Inc. 652 (Gunner), Wallow ODF protection, Human caused, .1 acre, and incident is contained.

*Inc. 653 (Blue Creek), Walla Walla Fire District 4 and WA DNR protection, 10 miles E of Walla Walla, WA., 2500 acres, 0% containment, Structures lost and more threatened, Mill Creek Watershed and Blue Wood Ski are threatened, IMT2 WA Team 1 ordered.

*Inc. 656 (Tin Can), La Grande Forest Service protection, Human caused, .1 acre, and incident is controlled.

Monday, July 20, 2015

BMIDC Morning Briefing

BMIDC MORNING BRIEFING
Monday, July 20, 2015
BMIDC's Website
7/19 (NEW) INTITAL ATTACK
Fires
Acres
Umatilla National Forest
0
0
Wallowa Whitman National Forest
1
1.75
Vale District BLM Baker Area
0
0
NEO Oregon Department of Forestry
0
0
WA DNR Snake River Unit
0
0
BIA Umatilla
1
.1
Total
2
1.85
INCIDENT SUMMARY
July 19th
*Inc. 645 (Mailbox), Umatilla BIA protection, near Mission, undetermined cause, incident is contained.

*Inc. 646 (Boiling Spring), Baker Forest Service protection, 4 miles South of Phillips Lake, incident is 100% lined.

Sunday, July 19, 2015

BMIDC's Morning Briefing

BMIDC MORNING BRIEFING
Sunday, July 19, 2015
BMIDC's Website
7/18 (NEW) INTITAL ATTACK
Fires
Acres
Umatilla National Forest
0
0
Wallowa Whitman National Forest
1
.1
Vale District BLM Baker Area
0
0
NEO Oregon Department of Forestry
0
0
WA DNR Snake River Unit
0
0
BIA Umatilla
0
0
Total
1
.1
INCIDENT SUMMARY
July 18th
Inc. 637 (Deadwood) - La Grande Forest Service protection, lightning caused, 19 miles SW of La Grande, and incident is controlled.