Northwest Interagency Coordination Center

Thursday, June 7, 2018

6/4/2018 NWCC Morning Update

Date/Time Stamp: Monday, Jun 04, 2018, 08:41

Morning Brief will posted on Mondays & Fridays starting June 4^th, unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest Activity Summary

A new large fire out of Central Washington was reported over the weekend, while the remainder of the region remained light in activity. The Fremont Winema NF have a couple prescribed fire burns planned over the week.

Preparedness Levels

Northwest PL

Current	3-Day	10-Day	30-Day
1 (10/21)	1	1	1

National PL

2 (4/13)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres (6/1– 6/3)18 fires for 1,803 acres
OR: 4 fires for 2 acre
WA: 14 fires for 1,801 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 1
Reported incidents: (OR: 0 WA: 1)

No growth on existing incidents

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0

National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (105) new fires

New large incidents: 2
Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 7

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0

NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2

*Nationally, there are 2 large fires being managed under a strategy other than Full Suppression

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents listed below meet large fire criteria and/or incidents with a Type 1 or 2 IMT assigned. Large incidents are defined as fires which are 100+ acres in timber or 300+ acres in grass/brush.

Incidents not Previously Reported: 1

Buffalo. WA-SES-000130. ICT3. 10 miles N of Yakima. Start 6/2. Full Suppression. Cause: unknown. 1,780 acres. 100% contained. Grass/brush. Minimal fire behavior. Last report unless significant activity occurs.

Incidents Previously Reported: 0

Northwest Prescribed Fire Information:

Oregon Department of Forestry Burning & Smoke Management: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Fire/Pages/Burn.aspx.
Washington DNR Daily Smoke Management Approvals for Large Burn Silvicultural Prescribed Fires: https://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/protection/BurnRequests

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

An upper ridge moves in Friday leading to warmer and drier conditions Friday and Saturday. Frontal passage Sunday brings stronger winds and a chance of thunderstorms in the Cascades and east, elevating risk of significant fires in the Columbia basin. Combination of fire danger indices, weather patterns, and ignition potential show low potential for significant fires through the forecast period except for slightly elevated potential in rangelands east of the Cascades.

More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast

Northwest Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link)

Lists fires (of any size) that singly utilize Monitor, Confine or Point Zone Protection suppression strategies, or use Multiple Suppression Strategies (which may also include a Full Suppression component).

National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf

Other GACC Morning Reports:

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Monday, May 21, 2018

5/18/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, May 18, 2018, 08:33

Morning Brief will posted on Fridays unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest Activity Summary

Fire activity increased slightly over the past week, but remained light overall. 2,298 acres of prescribed burning activity reported.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	1 (10/21)
National	2 (4/13)

Northwest PL Forecast

1	1	1
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity
New Fires and Acres (5/11– 5/17)45 fires for 132 acres
OR: 27 fires for 79 acres
WA: 18 fires for 53 acres

Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: (OR: 1 WA: 0)

No growth on existing incidents

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0

National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (94) new fires

New large incidents: 2
Large fires contained: 4
Uncontained large fires: 7

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0

NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents listed below meet large fire criteria and/or incidents with a Type 1 or 2 IMT assigned. Large incidents are defined as fires which are 100+ acres in timber or 300+ acres in grass/brush.

Incidents not Previously Reported: 0

Incidents Previously Reported: 1

Voltage OR-MAR-008011. ICT4. 1 mile N of the Malheur NWR Headquarters. Start 4/27. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 1,502 acres. 90% contained. Grass. Minimal fire behavior.

Northwest Prescribed Fire Information:

Oregon Department of Forestry Burning & Smoke Management: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Fire/Pages/Burn.aspx.
Washington DNR Daily Smoke Management Approvals for Large Burn Silvicultural Prescribed Fires: https://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/protection/BurnRequests

Northwest Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link)

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Onshore flow will bring near to above average temperatures and varying degrees of morning clouds and afternoon sunshine for much of the upcoming week with chance of a shower or two over the Cascades most days.

More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast

National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf

Other GACC Morning Reports:

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5/11/2018 NWCC Morning Update

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, May 11, 2018, 09:30

Morning Brief will posted on Fridays unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest Activity Summary

Light fire activity over the past week. 1,141 acres of prescribed burning activity has been reported.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	1 (10/21)
National	2 (4/13)

Northwest PL Forecast

1	1	1
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity
New Fires and Acres (5/5– 5/10)8 fires for 13 acres
OR: 3 fires for 1 acres
WA: 5 fire for 12 acres

Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: (OR: 1 WA: 0)

No growth on existing incidents

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0

National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (158) new fires

New large incidents: 1
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 6

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0

NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents listed below meet large fire criteria and/or incidents with a Type 1 or 2 IMT assigned. Large incidents are defined as fires which are 100+ acres in timber or 300+ acres in grass/brush.

Incidents not Previously Reported: 0

Incidents Previously Reported: 1

Voltage OR-MAR-008011. ICT4. 1 mile N of the Malheur NWR Headquarters. Start 4/27. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 1,502 acres. 70% contained. Grass. Minimal fire behavior. No new information

Northwest Prescribed Fire Information:

Oregon Department of Forestry Burning & Smoke Management: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Fire/Pages/Burn.aspx.
Washington DNR Daily Smoke Management Approvals for Large Burn Silvicultural Prescribed Fires: https://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/protection/BurnRequests

Northwest Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link)

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Showers will gradually diminish through the day Friday as flow aloft becomes more northerly. High pressure builds over the Pacific Northwest starting later Friday and strengthens through the weekend, bringing abundant sunshine, warm temperatures and light offshore flow. Onshore flow resumes early next week with temperatures returning closer to seasonal normal as the next low pressure system approaches the forecast area.

More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast

National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf

Other GACC Morning Reports: