Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 5/10/2019 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, May 10, 2019, 08:07

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

Temperatures were above average and accompanied by breezier conditions later in the week. A trace of moisture and a couple of lightning strikes in northeast Washington occurred early in the week. Partly cloudy to clear skies daily. Initial attack activity was light, but a few new starts required extended attack resources and posed problems to communities and resources. One new large fire was reported. Prescribed fire activity increased.

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 (5/3 – 5/9)78 fires for 455 acres
OR: 29 fires for 425 acres
WA: 49 fires for 30 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 1
Reported incidents: 2 (OR: 2 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 (5/3 – 5/9)
Initial attack activity: Light (561) new fires
New large incidents: 5

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: 2

Nationally, there is 1 large fire 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: 1

Medco B. OR-711S-051919. ICT3. 10 mi NE of Butte Falls, OR. Start 5/4. Full Suppression. Cause: Human. 345 acres. 90% containment. Minimal Fire Behavior. Logging slash. Last report unless significant activity occurs.

Incidents Previously Reported: 1

Bray Mill. OR-FWF-000117. ICT4. 4 mi NE of Chiloquin, OR. Start 5/1. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 405 acres. 100% containment. Minimal Fire Behavior. Timber. Last report unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

Unseasonably warm, dry weather continues today and Saturday before a cooling trend starts west of the Cascades Sunday, then region-wide Monday. By mid-week, a showery pattern will set up for the remainder of the week.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Concern for prescribed fire and backyard fire escapes continues with easterly winds around the Willamette Valley today, but then as the cooler, moist pattern sets in, fire danger indices will improve and bring the risk of significant fires to below normal seasonal levels. Units should request and review NWS spot weather forecasts in preparation for 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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