Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock
June 27, 2021 – 7:48 am
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 463 |
| Size | 6,679 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 70% |
| Estimated Containment Date | Friday July 02nd, 2021 approx. 12:00 AM |
| Fuels Involved | The southern half (roughly) consists of mature conifer with a mix of grass/brush understory and woody debris. Much is modeled as a fuel model 10. Areas that have had recent wildfires are composed primarily of a mixture of brush and grass as well as timber stringers. There are oak savannah fuels present to a lesser degree. |
| Significant Events | Moderate, Isolated torching, Creeping, Short-Range Spotting |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Mop-up. Support initial attack. |
| Projected Incident Activity | Deteriorating overnight humidity recovery will effectively extend burn period. Most of the potential problem areas are on relatively mild slopes, minimizing escape potential through this period. |
| Remarks | Transition to a type 3 organization is planned for 6/28 at 0600. |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns | Clear skies Saturday had temperatures 90-95 over the fire with afternoon relative humidity at 18 to 24 percent. Winds were northeast around 6 to 10 mph gusting to 20 mph. Sunday will be clear and even hotter as the heat wave continues. Temperatures will be around 102 degrees over the fire area. Northeast winds will also be a little breezy in the afternoon at 8-13 mph gusting to 25 mph on the ridges. The low daytime relative humidity will be 15 percent with very poor nighttime humidity recovery. |
June 26, 2021 – 9:00 AM
Northwest Incident Management Team 8 (NWIMT8) will meet the incident objectives at the end of the work shift on Sunday. NWIMT8 will transition to a smaller fire management organization on Monday morning. Fire Updates will be distributed once daily with additional information provided throughout the day via Facebook and Inciweb. The S-503 Fire is located in timber and grasses on the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation and privately owned in-holdings protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry. This fire is being managed as a full suppression fire.
Fire Information: (541) 670-0812 (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) or (541) 553-2004 (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
E-mail: [email protected]
Information Websites: Facebook page “CTWS – Fire Management” Inciweb information on https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7559 Oregon Smoke Information – http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/
Acreage: 6,679 (approximately 535 acres is private in-holdings protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry).
Containment: 60%
General Updates: The National Weather Service has issued an “Excessive Heat Warning.” Firefighters are well informed with extra guidance for heat-related illnesses, watch-out situation metrics and cooling tents to care for the firefighters during the anticipated record temperatures. The footprint of the S-503 Fire remains the same. Firefighters are continuing to mop-up areas of heat to the provided mop-up standards to create a cold, black rind around the fire’s edge. This buffer will secure the fire from moving out of the existing footprint. Firefighting resources from the S-503 Fire assisted in a response to a new fire start yesterday, the B-270 Fire, on the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation. A variety of different firefighting resources are prepared to respond to new starts today.
Weather: Temperatures will continue to rise over the next several days to historic highs. Today will be sunny and hot with temperatures near 97 degrees in the lower elevations and 90 degrees around 3,200 ft. Minimum relative humidity is forecast for 20 – 25% with northeast winds 7-14 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Resources: 521 Total: 2–type 1 hotshot crews,5-type 2 initial attack crews, 5-type 2 hand crews, 2-camp crews, 2-heavy helicopters, 1-light helicopter, 38-engines, 6-dozers, 15-water tender, 4-skidgines, and 99 overhead.
Closures and Evacuations: Evacuation Level 1 – Get Set, as determined by the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office remains for all residences west of Kelly Springs Rd/Back Walters Rd plus anything east of Kelly Springs to Reservation Rd, including Walters Corners and the community of Pine Grove.
Temporary Flight Restrictions: For the safety of the firefighters and aircraft fighting the S-503 Fire, a temporary flight restriction has been placed over the fire area. Please consult the “Notice to Airman” for specifics. Wildfires are a “No Drone Zone.”
June 23, 2021 – 9:00 PM
459 Personal working on the fire. Containment is at 50% and the fire is still at 6,679 Acres.
Fuels involved: The southern half (roughly) consists of mature conifer with a mix of grass/brush understory and woody debris. Much is modeled as a fuel model 10. Areas that have had recent wildfires are composed primarily of a mixture of brush and grass as well as timber stringers. There are oak savannah fuels present to a lesser degree.
S-503 Fire Evacuation levels lowered – The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office has determined all residences west of Kelly Springs Rd/Back Walters Rd have been lowered to Level 1 – Get Ready. Anything east of Kelly Springs to Reservation Rd, including Walters Corners and the community of Pine Grove, also remains at Level 1 – Get Ready.
June 23, 2021 – 9:00 PM
The S-503 Fire is burning in timber and grasses on the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation and privately owned in-holdings protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry. This fire is being managed as a full suppression fire.
Fire Information: (541) 670-0812 (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) or (541) 553-2004 (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
E-mail: [email protected]
Information Websites:
Facebook page “CTWS – Fire Management”
Inciweb information on https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7559
Oregon Smoke Information – http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/
Acreage: 6,679 (approximately 535 acres is private in-holdings protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry).Containment: 30%
General Updates: There was no fire perimeter growth today. Acreage reflects the most recently updated mapped data. The entire fire is in full mop-up mode on all perimteres. All smokes and hotspots 300 ft from the fire’s edge in the timber and 100 ft in grass/brush are being located and cooled to meet control objectives. Additonal resources are arriving to assist with the mop-up and suppression operations. Resources from the S-503 Fire will be available to assist the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation with any new fire starts.
Weather: No lightning was received over the fire area today. Tonight will become mostly clear with winds 5 to 7 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the evening. Minimum temperatures will be 49-55 degrees with maximum relative humidity of 65-75 %. The weather pattern is setting to heat-up with historic maximum temperatures predicted for this week-end.
Resources-459: 2–type 1 hotshot crews,5-type 2 initial attack crews, 2-type 2 hand crews, 2-camp crews, 2-heavy helicopters, 1-light helicopter, 44-engines, 6-dozers, 16-water tender, 3-skidgines, and 92 overhead.
Closures and Evacuations: The Wasco County Sherriff’s Office has determined all residences west of Kelly Springs Rd/Back Walters Rd remain at evacuation Level 2 – Get Set. Anything east of Kelly Springs to Reservation Rd, including Walters Corners and the community of Pine Grove, also remains at Level 2 – Get Set.
Temporary Flight Restrictions: For the safety of the firefighters and aircraft fighting the S-503 Fire, a temporary flight restriction has been placed over the fire area. Please consult the “Notice to Airman” for specifics. Wildfires are a “No Drone Zone.”