Monday, May 16, 2016

5/16/2016 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief
Date/Time Stamp: Monday, May 16, 2016 - 0700 hrs.
 Posting frequency is currently weekly, Friday mornings, or as activity dictates. Daily reporting begins with increased fire activity.
Note: Until then (when standard content/format begins), the weekly format serves primarily as a general synopsis of trends in fire activity (wildfire and prescribed) and fire potential. Links to Fire Potential and Fuel Status Products are listed below as these highlight subjects of interest leading into fire season.

Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
Showery, moist weather with cooler but near seasonal temperatures  on Sunday. No initial attack or prescribed fire activity reported for Sunday. Minimal fire behavior on large fires. NW Team 10, Lawson, is managing both the Hotshot and Proctor Creek 62 Rd fires in western Washington.

Preparedness Levels

Current:
Northwest1 (10/9/15)
National1 (no change)
Northwest PL Forecast:
1
1
1
3-day
10-day
30-day

Northwest Fire Activity

Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 0
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 2 (OR: 0, WA: 2)
New Fires and Acres
0 fires for 0 acres
(0 acres growth on large fires)
OR: 0 fire for 0 acres

WA: 0 fires for 0 acres
Year-to-Date Fires and Acres:
221 fires for 1,567 acres
OR: 100 fires for 924 acres

WA: 121 fires for 643 acres
For details, see NW Daily Situation Report

Northwest IMT Activity

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

National Fire Activity and Year-to-date Statistics

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

Reporting schedule weekly (Fridays) while at National Preparedness Level 1

Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously-Reported: 1
Proctor Creek 62 Rd WA-NWS-000016. NW Team 10 (Lawson). 2 mi S of Gold Bar, WA. Start 5/13. Full Suppression.  Timber, Slash. Cause: Unknown. 352 acres (+0). 90% containment. Road closures in effect. Dozer lines completed, mop up continues.
Incidents Previously-Reported: 1
Hot Shot WA-NWS-000015. IMT2. NW Team 10 (Lawson). 2 mi NW of Oso, WA. Start 5/12. Full Suppression. Slash/Timber. Cause: Unknown. 67 acres (-13). 50% containment. Continue line construction and mop up to enable yarding operations.

None reported currently.
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:

Significant fire potential remains low through the week as moist, unsettled conditions move in.
·         The NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast is not currently being produced.
·         The National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast is being produced and displays forecasts for any/all geographic areas that are actively reporting.


Fire Potential and Fuel Status Products

Northwest

PNW Fuel Status

 NWCC Climate and Significant Fire Potential Outlooks (currently updated monthly)

NWCC Outlook (video)

NWCC Outlook (powerpoint)

National

National Monthly and Seasonal Outlook

Significant Fire Potential Outlook



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

Other GACC Morning Reports

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