Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 9/18/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

9/18/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Tuesday, Sep 18, 2018, 06:51

Northwest Activity Summary

Yesterday partly cloudy skies with light breezes over the region prevailed. Overnight, slight traces of precipitation occurred along the coast of Washington and Oregon, while overnight humidities were high in all areas of the region. No lightning was recorded. Existing large fire growth was minimal. Initial attack activity was light.

Preparedness Levels
Northwest PL

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

National PL

3 (9/07)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres
9 fires for 23 acres
OR: 6 fires for 2 acres
WA: 3 fire for 21 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 6 (OR: 4 WA: 2)
276 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 (91) new fires
New large incidents: 3

Large fires contained: 3

Uncontained large fires: 20

National IMT Activity

Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 6
Type 2 IMTs committed: 14

*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: 6

Klondike. OR-RSF-000354. IMT1, SA Team (Dueitt). 9 mi NW of Selma, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 140,423 acres (+191). 72% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. Structures, private inholdings and Redwood Hwy 199 corridor threatened. Evacuation notices. Road, trail and area closures. Transfer of command to NW Team 13 (Gales) 9/19 0600

Crescent Mountain. WA-OWF-000428. IMT1, PNW Team 2 (Schulte).16 mi W of Winthrop WA. Start 7/29. Monitor/Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 51,975 acres (+44). 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 (+0). 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. 33,304 acres (+41). 84% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. Road, trail and area closures.

Miles. OR-UPF-000246. IMT3. 7 mi NE of Trail, OR. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 54,134 acres (+0). 70% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Road, trail and area closures.

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

Dry across the region again today with seasonable temperatures under zonal upper level flow. General winds will be light, but will have an easterly component the next few mornings over the Coastal Range in southern Oregon due to the presence of a thermal trough at the surface along the coast. Western Washington will see some spotty afternoon and evening showers Wednesday and Thursday. A cold front should start across the area late Thursday or Friday, bringing more widespread showers with some embedded wet thunderstorms west of the Cascades and across northern Washington. The precipitation should taper off into the weekend. The front will also generate gusty westerly winds across the Columbia Basin Friday afternoon. Check the latest NWS guidance for your local details and timing

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Given fire danger indices are at normal levels across the region and lack of critical fire weather in the forecast, the potential for new significant fires will stay generally low across the Pacific Northwest through the next 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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