Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 7/8/2018 Morning Brief

Sunday, July 8, 2018

7/8/2018 Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Sunday, Jul 08, 2018, 06:57

Northwest Activity Summary

Seasonably mild conditions across the region yesterday with generally light winds. Light precipitation occurred in Northwest Washington. No lightning was recorded. Initial attack was light with 14 fires for a total of 4 acres. There was moderate fire activity on the Little Camas Fire. Minimal activity was reported on the other existing large fires. Preparedness Levels

Northwest PL

Current	3-Day	10-Day	30-Day
2 (6/22)	2	3	3

National PL

3 (6/29)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres14 fires for 4 acres
OR: 7 fires for 2 acres
WA: 7 fires for 2 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: (OR: 1 WA: 3)

61 acres growth on existing incidents.

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0

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

National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (166) new fires

New large incidents: 6
Large fires contained: 2
Uncontained large fires: 38

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0

NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 4
Type 2 IMTs committed: 8

*Nationally, there are 23 large fires being managed under a strategy other than Full Suppression

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents listed below meet large fire criteria and/or incidents with a Type 1 or 2 IMT assigned. Large incidents are defined as fires which are 100+ acres in timber or 300+ acres in grass/brush. For additional information on incidents no longer listed below please refer to the NW Large Incident Summary or Northwest Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD)

Incidents not Previously Reported: 0

Incidents Previously Reported: 4

Little Camas. WA-SES-000268. IMT2, NW Team 7 (Knerr). 6 miles SW of Cashmere, WA. Start 7/05. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 399 acres (+61). 11% containment. Timber and slash. Moderate fire behavior with single tree torching and short range spotting. Prepping for burnout operations. Steep terrain. T & E species and commercial timber threatened. Trail closures and evacuation notices in place.

Lobster Creek. OR-723S-000001. Local unit control. 10 miles NE of Gold Beach, OR. Start 7/01. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 397 acres (+0). 100% containment. Slash and timber. Minimal fire behavior. Mop-up ongoing. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Nisqually John. WA-WFS-001479. IMT3. 12 miles NW of Clarkston, WA. Start 7/04. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,350 acres (+0). 100% containment. Brush and grass. Patrol status. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Scorpion Coulee. WA-SPD-000280. ICT3. 10 miles S of Ellensburg, WA. Start 7/06. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 200 acres (-150). Resources released 7/7. Does not meet large fire criteria. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

Warmer and drier for much of the geographic area today. Winds will remain fairly light except in sections of Southeastern Oregon. A weak disturbance passing through Washington late Monday may bring some renewed lightning risk east of the Cascades.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Low potential for new large fires in the region today due to generally light winds for most of the area and lack of concentrated lightning ignitions. Growth potential on existing incidents remains limited as well through the foreseeable future. Fire danger indices will rise considerably next week as hotter and drier weather sets into the region on both sides of the Cascades.

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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