Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 12/14/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Dec 14, 2018, 08:17

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

Over the week widespread precipitation occurred with all areas receiving wetting to heavy rains. Mid-week scattered cloud cover and a break in precipitation occurred with high winds in the Columbia Basin. Upper elevation Snotel stations recorded increases in snow in all mountain ranges. Prescribed burning continued as conditions allowed with heavy fuels. Initial attack activity was light.

Preparedness LevelsNorthwest PL

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

National PL

1 (10/4)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres (12/7 – 12/13)3 fires for 3/10 acre
OR: 1 fire for 1/10 acre
WA: 2 fires for 2/10 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 0 (OR: 0 WA: 0) No growth on existing incidents

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0
National Fire Activity

IMSR Reports weekly on Fri (12/7 – 12/13)
Initial attack activity: Light (64) new fires
New large incidents: 1

Large fires contained: 0

Uncontained large fires: 1

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

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: 0

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

A series of storms will cross the Pacific Northwest today through the middle of next week. The systems will bring rain and mountain snow along with high winds at times, especially along the coast and in the basins east of the Cascades. Consult NWS wind advisories for location and timing details. After some precipitation today, Saturday should be dry before the next system comes in Saturday night/Sunday.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

With more precipitation coming to the region, the potential for new significant fires will remain minimal. Periods of high winds could elevate the risk for prescribed fire escapes, so units conducting burns should request and review spot forecasts carefully.

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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