This page is designed to provide for timely and official fire information about wildland fires across the Pacific Northwest. The information is posted by the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in partnership with Public Information Officers that work for federal, state and local fire agencies and is drawn from official sources within the wildland fire community.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
3/25/2020 NW Geographic Area move to PL2
Given the deployment of multiple IMTs for COVID-19 support in the Geographic Area as well as other complexities that may influence geographic area capability, the NW moved to a Preparedness Level 2 at 1100 on March 25, 2020.
3/20/2020 NWCC Morning Brief
Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Mar 20, 2020, 08:16
Report will post every Friday, unless significant activity occurs.
Northwest Activity Summary
Early in the week light and widespread precipitation coverage across the Region occurred. As the week progressed, Oregon continued to receive light precipitation coverage over the mountain ranges and high desert. The buildup of cool and dry air in Washington kept temperatures below average while the cloudy conditions in Oregon kept temperatures below average with light winds. Prescribed fire activity increased in agricultural areas in Central Washington. Light initial attack activity reported.
Preparedness LevelsNorthwest PL
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Northwest IMT Rotation (3/17 – 3/24)
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NW Area Type 1
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NW Area Type 2
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PNW Team 2 - Allen
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NW Team 13 - Gales
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PNW Team 3 - Livingston
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NW Team 9 - Goff
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NW Team 12 - Dimke
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Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres (3/13 – 3/19)19 fires for 34 acres
OR: 1 fire for 5 acres
New Fires and Acres (3/13 – 3/19)19 fires for 34 acres
OR: 1 fire for 5 acres
WA: 18 fires for 29 acres
Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 0 (OR: 0 WA: 0)
No growth on existing incidents
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
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0
National Fire Activity
IMSR posts weekly on Fridays (3/13 – 3/19)
Initial attack activity: Light (377 new fires)
New large incidents: 11
New large incidents: 11
Large fires contained: 16
Uncontained large fires: 3
National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0
Nationally, there is 1 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
Spring starts in the Pacific Northwest with mainly dry and calm weather through the weekend. A wetter, breezier pattern will begin Monday with periodic precipitation through the work week. See your local NWS forecast for details in your area.
Northwest Fire Potential Summary
Significant fire potential will stay low through the forecast period. Units conducting burns should check spot forecasts.
More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
Other GACC Morning Reports
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