Date/Time Stamp: Monday, Sep 17, 2018, 07:00
Northwest Activity Summary
Pulses of wetting rains were received yesterday
west of the Cascades with decreasing amounts recorded from Washington to the
Coastal Range of Oregon. The Northeastern area of Washington received traces of
rain. The remainder of the region east of the Cascades remained dry. Below
average temperatures and higher humidities characterized yesterday’s weather. Light
amounts of lightning occurred in Washington along with rain. Initial attack
activity was light and existing large fire growth was minimal.
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Preparedness Levels
Northwest PL
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Northwest
Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres
5 fires for 30 acres
OR: 4 fires for 30 acres
WA: 1 fire for 0 acres
New Fires and Acres
5 fires for 30 acres
OR: 4 fires for 30 acres
WA: 1 fire for 0 acres
Large
Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 8 (OR: 4 WA: 4)
397 acres growth on existing incidents
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 8 (OR: 4 WA: 4)
397 acres growth on existing incidents
Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs
committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (60) new fires
New large incidents: 5
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (60) new fires
New large incidents: 5
Large
fires contained: 3
Uncontained
large fires: 22
National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 6
Type 2 IMTs committed: 12
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 6
Type 2 IMTs committed: 12
*Nationally,
there are 61 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: 8
Klondike. OR-RSF-000354. IMT1, SA Team (Dueitt).
9 mi NW of Selma, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 140,232
acres (+0). 72% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. Structures, private
inholdings and Redwood Hwy 199 corridor threatened. Evacuation notices. Road,
trail and area closures.
Crescent Mountain. WA-OWF-000428. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte).16 mi W of Winthrop
WA. Start 7/29. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 51,931 acres
(+347). 75% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. 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. 11,082 acres
(+0). 75% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. Structures, timber and
recreational sites 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/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning.
22,898 acres (+50). 86% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. Road, trail
and area closures.
Natchez. OR-RSF-000348. IMT3. 8 mi NW of
Happy Camp, CA. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 33,263
acres (+0). 84% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Road, trail and area
closures.
Iron East. WA-OWF-000610 IMT3. 12 mi NE of Cle Elum, WA. Start 09/08.
Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 117 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal
fire behavior. Timber. Road, trail and area closures. Last report on
morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.
Miles. OR-UPF-000246. IMT3. 7 mi NE of
Trail, OR. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 54,134 acres
(+0). 65% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. 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. Minimal fire behavior. Timber and brush. Structures, timber,
infrastructure and recreation threatened. Road, trail and area closures. Last report on
morning briefing unless significant activity occurs.
Northwest Fire Weather Summary
It will be dry across the region today and tomorrow
with seasonable temperatures under zonal upper level flow. Winds will be light.
Wednesday afternoon brings a chance for light showers to Western Washington,
with more widespread showers following late Thursday and Friday. Dry, gusty
offshore low level winds will develop over the Coastal Range in southern Oregon
under the influence of a surface thermal trough that will set up each night
from Monday through Wednesday, but the winds are not expected to be strong.
Northwest Fire Potential Summary
The potential for new significant
fires will stay generally low across the region as fire danger indices have
dropped to normal levels for mid-September and no critical fire weather on the
horizon. Southwest Oregon (PSA NW04) and southeast Oregon (PSA NW12), having
seen little precipitation, and should continue to have the highest fire danger
in the region, but the risk for new, costly fires will remain at or below
normal levels.
More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential
Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
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