Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 9/17/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

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.

Preparedness Levels
Northwest PL

Current	3-Day	10-Day	30-Day
3 (9/07)	3	2	1

National PL

3 (9/07)

Northwest Incident Activity
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

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

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

*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

National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf

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