Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 10/23/2017 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Monday, Oct 23, 2017, 07:27

The Morning Brief will be updated on Fridays unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest Activity Summary

Rainy and windy across the entire region yesterday with mild temperatures. No precipitation in the Columbia Basin or parts of Southern Oregon No new fires or prescribed burning reported yesterday. Continued commitment of Northwest resources to California with some resources returning to the Northwest.

Preparedness Levels

Current:

Northwest	1 (10/21)
National	3 (10/11)

Northwest PL Forecast

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

Northwest Fire Activity
New Fires and Acres 0 fires for 0 acresNo growth on existing large fires
OR: 0 fires for 0 acres
WA: 0 fires for 0 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 0
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 1 (OR: 1 WA: 0)

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0

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

National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (50) new fires

New large incidents: 1
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 10

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams: 0

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

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents not Previously Reported: 0

Incidents Previously Reported: 1

Miller Complex OR-RSF-000647. IMT3. 20 miles west of Ashland, OR. Start 8/14. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 39,715 acres (+0) 89% containment. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Road, trail and area closures. Includes the Abney (32,846 acres). Remaining fires within complex are contained and/or in monitor status. Received rain and snow limiting fire activity. Transfer of command to ICT3 occurred today (10/23) at 0800.

Northwest Prescribed Fire Information:

Oregon Department of Forestry Burning & Smoke Management: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Fire/Pages/Burn.aspx.
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

Expect mild and dry conditions with offshore flow developing this week as high pressure builds into the Pacific Northwest. The ridge will likely get interrupted briefly by a fast moving weather system on Wednesday. That wave will bring a shot of showers to the northern part of the region and breezy winds. Conditions will then return to warm and dry the remainder of the week.

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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