Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 2/8/2019 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Feb 08, 2019, 08:30

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

Over the week, precipitation coverage was widespread and varied from rain, sleet to heavy snow amounts at higher elevations. Central to eastern Washington had the lightest precipitation coverage, whereas the southeastern desert of Oregon received significant precipitation. Cold fronts slowly moved in producing below average temperatures with light to moderate wind speeds. Prescribed burning continued as conditions allowed with heavy fuels. Initial attack activity was minimal.

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 (2/1 – 2/7)3 fires for 43 acres
OR: 3 fires for 43 acres
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 (2/1 – 2/7)
Initial attack activity: Light (291) new fires
New large incidents: 6

Large fires contained: 4

Uncontained large fires: 2

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 pair of strong, moist systems will approach the coasts of northern California and Oregon on Friday and spread additional snow and rain into the western states from the Bay Area north to the Canadian Border Friday and Saturday. Snow levels will be down to the valley floors in most areas. Significant snowfall is possible across the entire northwestern portion of the country Sunday as the system begins to move east.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Wet and cold weather over the region for the coming week will keep fire danger too low for any significant risk of wildfires or prescribed fire escapes. 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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