Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 3/8/2019 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Mar 08, 2019, 07:08

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

Precipitation coverage mid-week was light to moderate throughout the region. Southwestern and Central Oregon continued to acquire moderate to significant gains in precipitation. Lower elevations in the Columbia River Basin and Harney Basin received wetting rains and snow. Temperatures dipped into single digits during the week at higher elevations. 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 (3/1 - 3/7)4 fires for 7 acres
OR: 0 fires for 0 acres
WA: 4 fires for 7 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 (3/1 – 3/7)
Initial attack activity: Light (83) new fires
New large incidents: 1

Large fires contained: 1

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

Showers will diminish across the region as we head into the weekend, with most of the area dry and slightly warmer by Sunday and Monday. Another cold front will cross the Pacific Northwest starting late Monday and bringing widespread precipitation Tuesday and Wednesday before another dry spell toward the end of the workweek.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Fire danger indices remain too low to support wildfires or burn escapes. Nonetheless, it is always advisable to check local NWS planning forecasts or request spot forecasts to verify daily prescription parameters prior to burn activities.

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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