Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 9/12/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Wednesday, Sep 12, 2018, 06:39

Northwest Activity Summary

Precipitation was observed in much of the region. Heaviest rain fell in northwest Washington extending east along the Canadian border and to the south, west of the cascades to the California border. Lightning accompanied the storms with lighting strikes observed in western and northeastern Washington. Both initial attack activity and fire growth on existing large fires remained light.

Preparedness LevelsNorthwest PL

Current	3-Day	10-Day	30-Day
3 (9/07)	3	3	1

National PL

3 (9/07)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres6 fires for 76 acres
OR: 3 fires for 0 acre
WA: 4 fires for 76 acre

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 1
Reported incidents: 9(OR: 5 WA: 4)
12,625 acre growth on existing incidents

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (73) new fires
New large incidents: 2

Large fires contained: 2

Uncontained large fires: 25

National IMT ActivityArea Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 5
Type 2 IMTs committed: 10

*Nationally, there are 59 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: 1

Iron East. WA-OWF-000610 IMT3. 12 mi. NE of Cle Elum, WA. Start 09/08. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 150 acres. 0% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber and brush. Structures and T&E species habitat threatened. Road, trail and area closures.

Incidents Previously Reported: 8

Klondike. OR-RSF-000354. IMT1, SA Team (Dueitt), Klondike West, IMT3, Klondike East. 9 mi NW of Selma, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 134,241 acres (+1,821). 51% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. Structures, private inholdings and Redwood Hwy 199 corridor threatened. Evacuation notices. Road, trail and area closures.

Crescent Mtn. WA-OWF-000428. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte).16 mi W of Winthrop WA. Start 7/29. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 51,363 acres (+0). 42% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Structures, T&E species habitat and timber threatened. Road, trail and area closures.

Terwilliger. OR-WIF-180227. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Johnson). 5 mi SE of Blue River, OR. Start 08/19. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 10,948 acres (+4). 66% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Structures, timber and recreational sites threatened. Area restriction in effect. Road, trail and area closures.

Natchez. OR-RSF-000348. IMT2, NW Team 7 (Prummer). 8 mi NW of Happy Camp, CA. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 32,782 acres (+180). 78% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Evacuation notices. Structures, infrastructure and timber threatened. Road, trail and area closures.

McLeod. WA-OWF-000522. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte). 6 mi N of Mazama, WA. Start 8/11. Monitor/Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 22,743 acres (+0). 55% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Natural resources and T&E species threatened. Road, trail and area closures.

Cougar Creek. WA-OWF-000419. IMT3. 12 mi NW of Ardenvoir, WA. Start 7/28. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 42,712 acres (+0). 79% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber and brush. Structures, timber, infrastructure and recreation threatened. Road, trail and area closures.

Tepee 1144 NE. OR-DEF-001144. IMT3. 17 mi SE of Bend, OR. Start 09/07. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 2,027 acres (+0). 75% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber and brush. Road, trail and area closures.

Miles. OR-UPF-000246. IMT3. 7 mi NE of Trail, OR. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 53,928 acres (+0). 65% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Road, trail and area closures.

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

A series of shortwave disturbances continues across the region through the weekend, maintaining the cool, moist weather and bringing occasional showers and a chance for wet afternoon/evening thunderstorms. Showers are likely today throughout western Oregon and western and northern Washington. The best chances for wetting rains will again be west of the Cascades with higher accumulations expected in northwest Washington. The Coastal Ranges and Cascades will have a chance for isolated thunderstorms this afternoon, as will northeastern Washington. General winds will be light, but locally gusty conditions will accompany showers and thunderstorms. Check your NWS forecasts and advisories for the latest details for your area. Forecast models now favor a brief, mild warming trend early next week.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

The potential for new large fires remains at background levels as fire danger indices have been moderated by cooler, moister conditions. Gusty winds in the vicinity of showers and thunderstorms could challenge suppression efforts. Thunderstorms over the next few days will not be dry, but lightning could start some new fires, especially in the areas that have had little or no recent precipitation.

Note: The cooler temperatures and occasional precipitation over the Cascades may pose weather exposure risks for fire personal in the coming days.

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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