Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 6/27/2017 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Monday, Jun 26, 2017, 07:19

Northwest Activity Summary

Hot and dry weather over the area yesterday with moderate humidity recoveries on the east side. Lightning over Southwest and Central Oregon with a few strikes in the Columbia Basin. Light scattered precipitation in Southwest and Central Oregon. The initial attack activity was heavy in Southwest Oregon and moderate through the rest of the Region. Two new large fires were reported in North Central Oregon.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	2 (6/25)
National	2 (5/16)

Northwest PL Forecast

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

Northwest Fire Activity
Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 2
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 2 (OR: 2, WA: 0)

New Fires and Acres 25 fires for 2,471 acres 0 acres growth on existing large fires
OR: 21 fires for 2466 acres
WA: 4 fires for 5 acres

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

National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: 111 new fires
New large incidents: 6
Large fires contained: 4
Uncontained large fires: 13

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams committed: 1
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 4

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously Reported: 2

Oak Springs 0326 RN OR-PRD-000326. ICT3. 1 mi N of Maupin, OR. Start 6/24. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 375 acres. 90% containment. Brush and grass. Minimal fire behavior. Minimal threat to structures.

Mecca Fire OR-WSC-000001. Start 6/25. 2,200 acres. 0% Containment. Grass, brush and juniper. Fast spreading fire with wind driven runs. Structures and agriculture threatened.

Incidents Previously Reported: 0

Northwest Prescribed Fire Information:

Oregon Department of Forestry Burning & Smoke Management: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Fire/Pages/Burn.aspx. Snapshot Viewer (for MS Access) is required.
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)

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

Fire danger will continue to remain high over the geographic area today due to high temperatures and lightning in Oregon and Southern Washington. A marine push is moderating conditions on the west side but bringing gusty winds to the east side. The potential for lightning continues through Tuesday mainly in Southwest and Central Oregon. Conditions remain dry through the remainder of the week. Significant fire potential is high where lightning is focused.

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

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