Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 2/1/2019 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Feb 01, 2019, 08:14

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

Over the week, light and scattered precipitation fell over most of the Region with the exception of Northwestern Washington receiving wetting rains later in the week. Above average temperatures occurred for most of the week east of the Cascades. Easterly dry winds came in the middle of the week ahead of inland cold fronts that pushed into the Northeastern part of the region. 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 (1/1)	1	1	1

National PL

1 (1/1)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres (1/25 – 1/31)1 fire for 1/10 acre
OR: 1 fire for 1/10 acre
WA: 0 fires for 0 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 (1/25 – 1/31)
Initial attack activity: Light (135) new fires
New large incidents: 5

Large fires contained: 4

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

The first week of February is expected to be cool and/or wet for the northwest geographic area. Temperatures are expected to be below average for early February with some accumulation of snow at lower elevations.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Fire danger indices are expected to be too low and risk of wildfires or burn escapes should be low. Check local NWS forecasts to verify daily prescription parameters.

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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