Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 2/22/2019 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Feb 22, 2019, 08:03

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

Precipitation coverage earlier in the week was moderate through all of the mountain ranges. Light to moderate gains in precipitation occurred at lower elevations. Temperatures and winds were seasonal. Fire activity was minimal and isolated to pile burning.

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 (2/15 – 2/21)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 (2/15 – 2/21)
Initial attack activity: Light (151) new fires
New large incidents: 3

Large fires contained: 4

Uncontained large fires: 0

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 cold front coming from the northwest will start across the region today, bringing more rain to low areas west of the Cascades and snow in the mountains and across the east side of the region. The weather models suggest the front will stall over Oregon for much of the weekend, keeping precipitation over the Pacific Northwest at least into early next week. Southeastern Oregon will see windy conditions late this weekend into early next week.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Fire danger indices are low. The wet and cold conditions will keep risk of wildfires or burn escapes correspondingly low, despite the potential for elevated winds. Check local NWS planning forecasts or request spot 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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