Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 4/12/2019 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Apr 12, 2019, 08:20

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

Steady concentrations of precipitation tracked across the region from southwest to northeast at heavy to moderate levels producing a gloomy overcast week with fleeting traces of sunshine. Light to moderate levels of precipitation occurred in the northwest and southeast. Mountainous regions are still accumulating snow. Winds over the region were on the light side and temperatures remained average. Light levels of lightning occurred across the Region. Prescribed fire activity was limited to pile burns and initial attack 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 (4/5 – 4/11)5 fires for 1 acre
OR: 1 fire for 1/2 acre
WA: 4 fires for 1/2 acre

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 (4/5 – 4/11)
Initial attack activity: Light (352) new fires
New large incidents: 17

Large fires contained: 9

Uncontained large fires: 20

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0

Nationally, there are 3 large fires being managed under a strategy other than full suppression.

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

Frontal systems will continue to traverse the geographic area at intervals for the next five to seven days bringing additional accumulation of rain and snow to the west side and higher elevations east side. Lower elevations in central Oregon and central Washington will see less accumulation of rain this week, if any.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Due to recent wet weather, fire danger indices remain too low for threat of wildfires. Units should request and review NWS spot weather forecasts during prescribed fire operations if wind is a concern.

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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