7/14/2016 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Thursday, Jul 14, 2016, 07:01

Posting frequency is daily by 0800. Northwest Activity Summary. In the past 24 hours, warming and drying region-wide.  No precipitation for the majority of the Geographic Area, with minimal amounts recorded in far NE Washington.  Very light lightning in far NE Washington along the Canadian border. Very light initial attack reported, primarily human-caused, with several lightning-caused fires in NE Oregon. Preparedness Levels Current: Northwest 1 (6/15) National 2 (6/6) Northwest PL Forecast 1 2 3 3-day 10-day 30-day Northwest Fire Activity Large Fire Summary New large fires: 0 Large fires contained: 0 Uncontained large fires: 0 (OR: 0, WA: 0) New Fires and Acres 11 fires for 25 acres 0 acres growth on existing large fires OR: 7 fires for 15 acres WA: 3 fires for 10 acres Northwest IMT Activity NIMOs committed: 0 Type 1 IMTs committed: 0 Type 2 IMTs committed: 0 National Fire Activity Initial attack activity: 169 new fires New large incidents: 5 Large fires contained: 2 Uncontained large fires: 14 National IMT Activity Area Command Teams committed: 0 NIMOs committed: 0 Type 1 IMTs committed: 0 Type 2 IMTs committed: 4 Northwest Current Incident Details Incidents not Previously Reported: 0 Incidents Previously Reported: 0 Northwest Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD) (link) None currently reported. 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 Warming and drying predicted today and Friday. Although large fire potential remains relatively low, it is on the rise with the warming and drying conditions. With predicted lightning over the weekend, an increase in initial attack activity can be expected. 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: Eastern Area Southern Area Rocky Mountain Southwest Northern Rockies Great Basin Southern California Northern California Alaska