Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 5/3/2019 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, May 03, 2019, 08:08

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

Early in the week, light precipitation tracked across central Oregon, over the Blue Mountains and northwest Washington. Temperatures were average to slightly cooler. Winds were on the lighter side. Trace levels of lightning popped up in central Oregon and northern Washington. Prescribed fire activity increased with the drying trend. Initial attack activity was light. One large fire in timber and brush was reported in southeastern Oregon.

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 (4/26 – 5/2)53 fires for 665 acres
OR: 15 fires for 596 acres
WA: 38 fires for 69 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 1
Reported incidents: 1 (OR: 1 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 (4/26 – 5/2)
Initial attack activity: Light (726) new fires
New large incidents: 9

Large fires contained: 6

Uncontained large fires: 7

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

Nationally, there are2 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: 1

Bray Mill. OR-FWF-000117. ICT4. 4 mi NE of Chiloquin, OR. Start 5/1. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 405 acres. 75% containment. Minimal Fire Behavior. Timber. Mop up continues with estimated containment 5/3.

Incidents Previously Reported: 0

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

Warm, dry weather will be in place most of the next week, with only slight chances for showers late Sunday and mid-week as low pressure systems traverse the region. Afternoon relative humidity will be low, but with decent overnight recoveries. Wind prone areas could see an uptick in the wind Sunday and Wednesday/Thursday as systems pass through. Check your NWS forecast for timing details for your area.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

The threat of significant large wildfires remains low as fire danger indices are around normal for the time of the year. Drier conditions will allow continued expansion of activity fuels burning and gusty winds could raise some concern at times for prescribed fire managers. As such, 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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