Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 9/30/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Monday, October 1, 2018

9/30/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Sunday, Sep 30, 2018, 06:53

Northwest Activity Summary

Moderate lightning accompanied by scattered to widespread precipitation occurred over much of Western Oregon. Precipitation over Western and Northern Washington. Light initial attack and minimal growth on existing incidents.

Preparedness LevelsNorthwest PL

Current	3-Day	10-Day	30-Day
2 (9/20)	1	1	1

National PL

2 (9/24)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres8 fires for 45 acres
OR: 7 fires for 45 acres
WA: 1 fire for 0 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 4 (OR: 4 WA: 0) 4,190 acres growth on existing incidents

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (45) new fires
New large incidents: 3

Large fires contained: 3

Uncontained large fires: 16

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 5

*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: 4

Klondike. OR-RSF-000354. IMT2, NW Team 13 (Gales). 9 mi NW of Selma, OR. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 167,033 acres (+3,309). 72% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Structure and private inholdings threatened. Evacuation notices. Road, trail and area closures. Growth within strategic control lines. IMT2, NW Team 12 (Harrod) Mobilizing, In-brief 10/1.

Natchez. OR-RSF-000348. IMT3. 8 mi NW of Happy Camp, CA. Start 7/15. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 38,074 acres (+881). 84% containment. Moderate fire behavior with some growth to the South and West. Timber. Road, trail and area closures. Some precipitation received over the fire area.

Terwilliger. OR-WIF-180227. IMT3, 5 mi SE of Blue River, OR. Start 08/19. Confine/Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 11,445 acres (+0). 80% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Timber. Structures, timber and recreational sites threatened. Road, trail and area closures. Suppression repair and hazard tree removal is ongoing.

Miles. OR-UPF-000246. IMT3. 7 mi NE of Trail, OR. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 54,334 acres (+0). 82% containment. Moderate fire behavior with some interior single tree group torching. Timber. Road, trail and area closures. Suppression repair/hazard tree removal is ongoing.

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

Showers and a few wet thundershowers moved into Western Oregon and much of Washington on Saturday as a major weather change set into the region. General winds kicked up mainly east of the Cascades during the day with the change. Cooler, moister and cloudier weather is expected today and into the new week as a variety of weather systems pass over the region. Some of these weather systems will bring showers on both sides of the Cascades.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Overall fire danger will drop over the next few days due to the cooling trend. The potential for new large fires or increased activity on existing large fires is low with the expected weather and fire danger pattern

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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