Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 3/29/2019 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Mar 29, 2019, 08:10

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

Continued light traces of precipitation over Oregon occurred through the week. Northwestern and Northeastern Washington received below average levels of precipitation and the Columbia River Basin in Washington had light traces of precipitation. Winds remained light. Cloud cover and scattered precipitation decreased the fire potential over the week. Initial attack activity was light. Minimal amounts of prescribed fire occurred.

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 (3/22 - 3/28)13 fires for 12 acres
OR: 3 fires for 2 acres
WA: 10 fires for 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 (3/22 – 3/28)
Initial attack activity: Light (697) new fires
New large incidents: 21

Large fires contained: 23

Uncontained large fires: 13

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 complex weather pattern leads to low confidence in the details of the extended forecast, but active weather with showers and possibly a few thunderstorms is likely to resume across the region next week after a drier weekend. Temperatures will be normal for early spring and winds could get breezy at times, especially in the vicinity of showers. Check your NWS forecasts for the latest information for your area.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Fire danger indices remain too low to support naturally ignited wildfires, but breezy conditions could lead to escapes of prescription burns. Check local NWS planning forecasts or request spot forecasts to verify daily prescription parameters before conducting burns.

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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