Wednesday, September 30, 2015

9/30/2015 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 0645 hrs.

Activity Summary

In the Northwest:

Due to a FAMWEB outage, some information is unavailable today. No lightning or precipitation occurred. Light IA activity. No growth on existing large fires.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	2 (no change)
National	2 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:

2	2	1
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 0

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 1 (OR: 0, WA: 1)

New Fires and Acres: 3 fires for 0 acres
(0 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 1 fire for 0 acres
WA: 2 fires for 0 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

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

National Fire Activity (Unavailable)

Initial attack activity:
New large incidents:
Large fires contained:
Uncontained large fires:

National IMT Activity (Unavailable)

Area Command Teams committed:
NIMOs committed:
Type 1 IMTs committed:
Type 2 IMTs committed:

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 1

North Star WA-COA-000157. IMT3. 5 miles E of Omak, WA. Start 8/13. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Human. 218,138 acres (+0). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Patrol and suppression repair ongoing.

NW 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).

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

A weak upper trough will approach the coast later today. The main effect of this will be to increase onshore flow today and Thursday with cooler marine air west of the Cascades. There will be a chance for some showers in Eastern Oregon as the trough moves eastward on Thursday. Latest weather models appear to be backing off on strong ridge for the weekend and instead want to bring another weather system down from the north which would result in cooler weather and likelihood for showers east of the Cascades.

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

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

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

9/29/2015 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 0650 hrs.

Activity Summary

In the Northwest:

No lightning or precipitation occurred. Light IA activity. No growth on existing large fires.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	2 (no change)
National	2 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:

2	2	1
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 0

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 3 (OR: 0, WA: 3)

New Fires and Acres: 11 fires for 46 acres
(0 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 4 fires for 2 acres
WA: 7 fires for 44 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

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

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (99 new fires)
New large incidents: 5
Large fires contained: 1
Uncontained large fires: 6

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 3

Kettle Complex (4 fires) WA-COF-001264. ICT4. 26 miles NW of Colville, WA. Start 8/11.Confine/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 76,512 acres (+0). 82% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Area closures in effect. Significant reductions in personnel. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs. See NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link) for future updates.

Includes 5 fires: Graves Mountain (WA-COF-001196). 8,557 acres. 85% containment;Stickpin (WA-COF-001111). 53,828 acres. 75% containment. Renner (WA-COF-001202). 13,775 acres. 85% containment. North Boulder 2 (WA-COF-000867). 232 acres. 100% containment. Roy (WA-NES-001222) 120 acres. 100% containment.

Meeks Table WA-OWF-000784. ICT3. 14 miles NW of Naches, WA. Start 9/12. Confine/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Unknown. 1,183 acres (+0). 70% containment. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Mop-up, patrol, and suppression repair ongoing. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs. See NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link) for future updates.

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

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

A dry and mild southwesterly flow continues again today. A thermal trough will shift east of the Cascades this evening starting the transition from offshore to a weak onshore flow Wednesday. Fuels are expected to remain at or slightly drier than normal. Lack of any significant fire weather and lightning will keep fire activity at a minimum with very low risk for large fires.

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

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

Other GACC Morning Reports

Monday, September 28, 2015

9/28/2015 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Monday, September 28, 2015 - 0645 hrs.

Activity Summary

In the Northwest:

No lightning or precipitation occurred. Light IA activity. No growth on existing large fires.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	2 (no change)
National	2 (no change)

Northwest PL Forecast:

2	2	1
3-day	10-day	30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary

New large fires: 0

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 5 (OR: 1, WA: 4)

New Fires and Acres: 11 fires for 1 acre
(0 acres growth on existing large fires)
OR: 6 fires for 1 acre
WA: 5 fires for 0 acres

Northwest IMT Activity

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

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (54 new fires)
New large incidents: 0
Large fires contained: 2
Uncontained large fires: 4

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 0

Incidents Previously-Reported: 5

Kettle Complex (4 fires) WA-COF-001264. IMT2. OR Team 1 (Sheldon). 26 miles NW of Colville, WA. Start 8/11. Confine/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 76,512 acres (+0). 82% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Area closures in effect. Significant reductions in personnel. Transition to the local unit will occur 9/29.

Includes 5 fires: Graves Mountain (WA-COF-001196). 8,557 acres. 85% containment; Stickpin (WA-COF-001111). 53,828 acres. 75% containment. Renner(WA-COF-001202). 13,775 acres. 85% containment. North Boulder 2 (WA-COF-000867). 232 acres. 100% containment. Roy (WA-NES-001222) 120 acres. 100% containment.

Dry Gulch OR-972S-001159. ICT4. 7 miles NW of Richland, OR. Start 9/12. Full Suppression. Brush and timber. Cause: Unknown. 17,823 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Patrol status. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Wolverine WA-OWF-000287. IMT3. 3 miles NW of Lucerne, WA. Start 6/29. Monitor/Confine/Point Zone Protection/Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning. 65,512 acres (+0). 87% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Suppression repair ongoing. Residences and structures destroyed. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs. See NW Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link) for future updates.

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

Northwest Fire Potential Summary:

Dry and mild southwesterly flow over the area today and Tuesday. Fuels undergoing a slow drying trend as ERC values rebound back to normal or a little above. Lack of any significant fire weather will keep fire activity at a minimum with very low risk for large fires.

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