Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 7/15/2016 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Jul 15, 2016, 07:31

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Northwest Activity Summary.

In the past 24 hours, warming and drying region wide. No rain over the region with the exception of very light isolated precipitation in NW Washington near the Canadian border. No lightning activity in the geographic area. One new large fire in light fuels in south central Washington.

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

New Fires and Acres
3 fires for 1,701 acres
0 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 1 fire for 0 acres
WA: 2 fires for 1,701 acres

Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0

National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: 151 new fires
New large incidents: 6
Large fires contained: 5
Uncontained large fires: 11

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously Reported: 1

McBee Command WA-SPD-000253. ICT3. 2 miles SW of Benton City, WA. Start 7/14. Full Suppression. Cause: undetermined. 1,700 acres (+1,700). Grass. Moderate fire behavior. Residences and structures threatened.

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

With low pressure moving into the area from the north beginning today through the weekend, an increase in initial attack activity can be expected from lightning activity. Although large fire potential remains seasonally low it is on the rise from the warming and drying trend of previous days. Gusty conditions associated with thunderstorms will be of concern in the areas with light and flashy fuels.

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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