Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 5/24/2019 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, May 24, 2019, 08:05

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

A similar trend continued over the past week, with seasonal temperatures and periodic precipitation coverage over the Pacific Northwest. Thunderstorms generated some lightning through the week. Initial attack activity remains light. Prescribed fire activity decreased with the cooler weather pattern.

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 (5/17 – 5/23)20 fires for 14 acres
OR: 6 fires for 1 acre
WA: 14 fires for 13 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 (5/17 – 5/23)
Initial attack activity: Light (422) new fires
New large incidents: 6

Large fires contained: 1

Uncontained large fires: 2

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

Nationally, there is 5 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: 0

Incidents Previously Reported: 0

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

An active weather pattern continues through the Memorial Day weekend and into next week as an upper level low is developing over the region, bringing back more widespread precipitation. Another stronger low will move down the coast Saturday to keep the showers coming. It will be breezy today in Central Oregon with gusty westerly winds through the Columbia Gorge. Occasional isolated wet thunderstorms will be possible through the forecast period, mainly at higher elevations. Check your NWS forecasts for details for your area.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

With all the recent precipitation, fire danger indices remain too low to support development of significant fires. Thunderstorms could result in a few fires, but fire growth will not be fast given the moist condition of the fuels. Units conducting burns should check spot forecasts for potential impacts from winds around passing storm systems.

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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