Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 4/5/2019 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Apr 05, 2019, 08:38

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

Early in the week precipitation tracked across the region from southwest to northeast at moderate levels. Later, the pattern changed to the Coastal Range and Cascades receiving heavy amounts of coverage while the lower elevation Columbia and Harney Basin areas received traces. Winds were calm and overcast to partly cloudy skies through the week. 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 (3/29 – 4/4)23 fires for 102 acres
OR: 3 fires for 1 acre
WA: 20 fires for 101 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 (3/29 – 4/4)
Initial attack activity: Light (578) new fires
New large incidents: 19

Large fires contained: 15

Uncontained large fires: 14

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

A procession of weather systems will move across the region brining precipitation, clouds, and wind to every one of the PSAs at intervals over the next seven days.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Fire danger indices remain too low for threat of naturally ignited wildfires. Units should request and review NWS spot weather forecasts during prescribed fire operations.

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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