Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 10/2/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Tuesday, Oct 02, 2018, 06:46

Northwest Activity Summary

Precipitation was heavy in Western Washington. Traces of moisture covered Western Oregon, Northeastern Washington and Southeastern Oregon. Dry in the Columbia Basin. No lightning was recorded. Initial attack activity was light and no growth on existing large fires was reported.

Preparedness LevelsNorthwest PL

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

National PL

2 (9/24)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres4 fires for 5 acres
OR: 2 fires for 5 acres
WA: 2 fires for 0 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 1 (OR: 1 WA: 0) No 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 (34) new fires
New large incidents: 0

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 15

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3

*Nationally, there are 48 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: 1

Klondike. OR-RSF-000354. IMT2, NW Team 12 (Harrod). 9 mi NW of Selma, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 167,033 acres (+0). 72% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. Precipitation occurred over the fire. Structure and private inholdings threatened. Evacuation notices. Road, trail and area closures.

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

A cold front will move across Washington on Tuesday bringing rain to much of the west side of Oregon and Washington and higher elevations east side. The main story with this front will be the general winds kicking up in the basins east of the Cascades during the day. Plenty of gusts over 40 mph are likely in wind prone spots as the system moves through in the afternoon. Isolated wet thunderstorms are possible over Northeastern Washington by afternoon. Check local forecasts for details in your area.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Fire danger will continue to drop over the next few days due to the cool, moist weather. The gusty winds occurring over Central Oregon and Washington on Tuesday will boost the risk of fast moving rangeland fires mainly in fine fuels but the potential for large fires with significant resource demands is minimal everywhere except the Columbia Basin.

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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